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HELLOWEEN Announces North American Leg of '40 Years Anniversary Tour' For Spring 2026

German power metal legends HELLOWEEN have announced the North American leg of their "40 Years Anniversary Tour". Support on the trek, which will take place next spring, will come from Finnish melodic metallers BEAST IN BLACK. 2026 "40 Years Anniversary Tour" dates: Apr. 07 - Dallas, TX - The Factory...

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LOU GRAMM Says He 'Couldn't Remember' The Words To FOREIGNER's Classic Songs Shortly After His Brain Surgery

In a recent interview with LifeMinute.tv, original FOREIGNER singer Lou Gramm reflected on being diagnosed with a type of brain tumor called a craniopharyngioma nearly 30 years ago. Although the tumor was benign, the resulting surgery severely damaged Gramm's pituitary gland, leading to a massive we...

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FATES WARNING Guitarist JIM MATHEOS To Release New TUESDAY THE SKY Album 'Indoor Enthusiast'

"Indoor Enthusiast", the outstanding third record from TUESDAY THE SKY, the instrumental-driven project from guitarist Jim Matheos, arrives this Friday, October 24 via Metal Blade Records. TUESDAY THE SKY has been described as a "beautifully weird solo project" by Sonic Perspectives, while Dead Rhet...

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Watch: HELLOWEEN Pulls Out Rarities, New Songs For '40 Years Anniversary Tour' Kick-Off In Luxembourg

German power metal legends HELLOWEEN kicked off their "40 Years Anniversary Tour" Friday night (October 17) at Rockhal in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. The band's setlist was as follows, according to Setlist.fm: 01. March Of Time (first time performed live since 2018) 02. The King For A 1000 Years (...

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EDGE OF PARADISE Unveils Cinematic Cover Of 'Requiem For A Dream'

International cinematic rock band EDGE OF PARADISE has released its powerful reimagining of the iconic "Requiem For A Dream" theme. Known for fusing soaring vocals, heavy riffs, and immersive soundscapes, the band takes the haunting score into new depths, transforming it into a massive, larger-than-...

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Watch: KELLY HANSEN Says Emotional Goodbye To FOREIGNER At His Final Show With The Band

Almost five months after Kelly Hansen announced he was stepping down as lead singer of FOREIGNER, he performed his final two shows with the band this past Friday (October 10) and Saturday (October 11) at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey. During FOREIGNER's performance on th...

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MICHAEL POULSEN's Pre-VOLBEAT Albums From Death Metal Band DOMINUS Now Available On Streaming Music Services

For nearly 25 years, vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen has been spearheading Danish rock and roll machine VOLBEAT, releasing nine full-lengths, selling millions of albums, and filling stadiums worldwide. Before fronting VOLBEAT, however, Poulsen formed death metal band DOMINUS, which recorded four...

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KELLY HANSEN To Play His Final Concert With FOREIGNER This Weekend: 'I've Been In This Business Nearly 50 Years, And I Put In My Time'

FOREIGNER lead singer Kelly Hansen spoke to People about his decision to exit the band at the end of the legendary rockers' summer 2025 tour. During FOREIGNER's performance on the May 20 season finale of NBC singing competition "The Voice", Hansen announced his departure with a "passing of the torch...

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AMORPHIS Bassist OLLI-PEKKA LAINE To Miss Band's European Tour Due To 'Family Reasons'

Bassist Olli-Pekka Laine of Finnish metal veterans AMORPHIS will miss the European leg of the band's tour in support of their latest album, "Borderland", which came out on September 26 via Reigning Phoenix Music. Earlier today (Friday, October 3),Olli-Pekka released the following statement via the...

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FOREIGNER's LUIS MALDONADO: All The Fans 'Are Excited That The Band Is Gonna Continue'

This past May, FOREIGNER lead singer Kelly Hansen announced during the band's performance on the season finale of NBC singing competition "The Voice", that he would be leaving the group at the end of the legendary rockers' summer 2025 tour. In a moving segment that aired nationally, Hansen introduce...

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Borderland

A few more years pass hazily by, and somehow AMORPHIS are still not one of the biggest metal bands on the planet. There really is no justice. Last time out, the Finnish veterans excelled themselves even more than usual. "Halo" was a strong record, even by their usual standards, and seemed to indicat...

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SANTERI KALLIO And TOMI JOUTSEN Discuss Why AMORPHIS Took A 'Leap Into The Unknown' On New Album 'Borderland'

By David E. Gehlke AMORPHIS is on album number nine of the Tomi Joutsen era. What began with the 2006's world-beating "Eclipse" has spawned at least another world-beater in 2015's "Under The Red Cloud", with the remaining LPs bearing the Finns' now indelible stamp of progressive, melodic and slightl...

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AMORPHIS's TOMI JOUTSEN On Use Of A.I. To Make Music: 'What Machines Cannot Do Is Create Real Emotions'

In a new interview with Jovan Ristić of Altnote, vocalist Tomi Joutsen of Finnish melancholic progressive metallers AMORPHIS weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes based on artificial intelligence...

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RALF SCHEEPERS Stays True To The Cause Amid Drastic Lineup Changes: 'I Have PRIMAL FEAR On My Arm And In My Heart'

By David E. Gehlke PRIMAL FEAR has been so consistent and dependable for so long that any hiccups — like the departure of three members in 2023 — come as a sort of a shock. The out-of-nowhere split with guitarists Tom Naumann and Alex Beyrodt and drummer Michael Ehré threatened the German power meta...

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AMORPHIS Presented With Gold Award For 'Halo' Album

Invited to Helsinki's Sonic Pump Studios under a pretext, Finnish metal icons AMORPHIS have been decorated with gold records for sales of their 2022 studio album "Halo" by their label partners Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). The band's management, distribution and media partners gathered secretly earl...