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Watch: GEOFF TATE Pays Tribute To ACE FREHLEY 'With A Song Inspired A Lot By His Former Band'

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate has paid tribute to original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, who died on Thursday (October 16) at the age of 74. The news of his passing came just hours after TMZ reported that Ace was hospitalized on life support after he suffered a brain bleed when he took a fall i...

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Former TIGERTAILZ Drummer ACE FINCHUM Dead At 62

According to Metal Sludge, former TIGERTAILZ drummer Ace Finchum passed away over the weekend. He was 62 years old. The news of Finchum's death was broken by Ace's former TIGERTAILZ bandmate Steevi Jaimz. Jaimz took to his Facebook page to write: "I know many of you really cared for Ace, and I am so...

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Watch: GEOFF TATE Performs Acoustic Set At Irish Pub In Peoria, Illinois

Becky Buerkett Meier and Rock Preservation Society have shared video of ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate's September 5 acoustic performance at the Ulrich's Rebellion Room Irish pub in Peoria, Illinois. Featured songs: 00:00 - Walk In The Shadows 03:57 - Jet City Woman 08:37 - Chasing Blue Sky 12:31...

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GEOFF TATE Is 'Days Away From Releasing' First Single From Upcoming 'Operation: Mindcrime III' Album

In a new interview with Shawn Ratches of Laughingmonkeymusic, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about his upcoming third and final chapter in the band's classic "Operation: Mindcrime" album series. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We're days away from releasing a new song that's c...

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PARADISE LOST Announces February/March 2026 European Tour

Icons of melancholic doom and gothic metal PARADISE LOST have announced the second leg of their "Ascension Of Europe" tour, expanding the original run, which will start on October 10, by 21 new dates. Tickets for the new shows go on sale today, Friday, October 3, via paradiselost.co.uk. PARADISE LOS...

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PARADISE LOST's NICK HOLMES On Most 'Challenging' Part Of Making 'Ascension' Album: 'It's Always Hard To Get The Ball Rolling'

In a new interview with India's Sinusoidal Music, PARADISE LOST vocalist Nick Holmes spoke about the British gothic metal pioneers' 17th album, "Ascension", which came out on September 19 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band's first LP in five years, following 2020's critically acclaimed "Obsidian",...

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KIRK WINDSTEIN On Upcoming DOWN Album: 'It's Got More Of A Live Feel'

In a new interview with Geoff of the Gas Masks & Hand Grenades podcast, DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein offered an update on the progress of the recording sessions for the band's long-awaited new album. Kirk is joined in the long-running heavy metal supergroup by vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitar...

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The Devil's Asylum

Forty years have passed since the release of VICIOUS RUMORS' debut album "Soldiers of the Night", but founding guitarist Geoff Thorpe still approaches the genre with the same levels of excitement and belligerence. This (largely) unsung Bay Area hero has been a consistent force for heavy metal greatn...

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GEOFF TATE's New Album To Be Produced By DISTURBED's JOHN MOYER

DISTURBED bassist John Moyer has revealed that he is producing the new studio album from former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. John, who spent the last couple of weeks traveling in Europe with Geoff as part of Tate's Backstage Pass Travel company, took to his social media on Thursday (August 28) to...

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PARADISE LOST's GREGOR MACKINTOSH Says Re-Recording 'Icon' Album Influenced Songwriting For 'Ascension'

In a new interview with Jerry Kurunen of Rauta, guitarist Gregor Mackintosh of British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST spoke about the band's long-awaited 17th album, "Ascension", due on September 19 via Nuclear Blast Records. PARADISE LOST's first album in five years, following 2020's criticall...

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PARADISE LOST Shares Music Video For New Single 'Tyrants Serenade' From Upcoming 'Ascension' Album

British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST have released the official music video for "Tyrants Serenade", the third single from their long-awaited 17th album, "Ascension", due on September 19 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band's first album in five years, following 2020's critically acclaimed "Obs...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Has 'A Pile Of Songs' To Sort Through For Next Studio Album: 'It Sounds Killer', Says TODD LA TORRE

In a new interview with Paul Salfen of AMFM Magazine, QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Todd La Torre spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2022's "Digital Noise Alliance" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We're writing the next album now. And so we'...

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ERIC MARTIN On MR. BIG's Decision To Stop Touring: 'I Think It Was Time'

MR. BIG played the final show of its "The BIG Finale!" tour on February 25 at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Earlier that same month, the band played three other shows: on February 14 at the Bloomverse Festival in Meghālaya, India, on February 16 at the Bloomverse Express in Bengaluru, India, and o...

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DIAMOND HEAD, RAVEN, TANK And PRAYING MANTIS Members Join Forces As New Supergroup LORDS OF NWOBHM

With the ever-growing interest and respect around the world for the rock music genre known as the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) — the monumental British metal and European metal movement from 1979 through 1982 — there has never been a better time to celebrate the music of those pioneering...

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GEOFF TATE Has 'No Regrets' About His Time With QUEENSRŸCHE: 'It Was A Wonderful Experience'

In a new interview with WDR Rockpalast, former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about the lyrical inspiration for the band's classic third album, 1988's "Operation: Mindcrime". He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " Well, 'Operation: Mindcrime' was born in the middle '80s, really. It was...