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RONNIE ROMERO Says He Contemplated Suicide Over Critiques Of His RAINBOW Performances

Ronnie Romero says he contemplated committing suicide twice over Internet critiques of his performances with the Ritchie Blackmore-led RAINBOW, with whom he played live shows between 2015 and 2019. In a recent interview with BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Romero, who is originally from Chile but is now settled i...

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Raised On Heavy Radio

Having sung with Ritchie Blackmore 's RAINBOW to great acclaim and, more recently, taken on the frontman role with MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, Ronnie Romero could reasonably claim to have little to prove at this point. Fortunately, the Chilean has a voracious appetite for doing what he does best. A sequ...

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D1G1T4L_DR1FT

Prolonged to exposure to THOTCRIME will almost certainly make your brain hurt. A self-proclaimed "multinational cybergrind quartet", their masterplan is fairly self-explanatory. From its confounding title — which takes far too long to type, incidentally — and the gleeful quirkiness of its song title...

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Animalistic

Looking back, it's remarkable how many classic hard rock artists' legendary albums were released in rapid succession. The first six KISS studio records were issued over a span of just 40 months; "Paranoid" came out only seven months after BLACK SABBATH's debut, with "Master of Reality" following a s...

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Former ACCEPT Guitarist HERMAN FRANK Releases Video For 'Teutonic Order' From New Solo Album 'Two For A Lie'

Former ACCEPT guitarist Herman Frank has released an official music video for the song "Teutonic Order". The clip, which was created by Kai Swillus, can be viewed below. "Teutonic Order" is taken from Frank's fifth solo album, "Two For A Lie", which is due on May 21 via AFM Records. The disc was onc...

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Former ACCEPT Guitarist HERMAN FRANK Releases Lyric Video For 'Venom' From New Solo Album 'Two For A Lie'

Former ACCEPT guitarist Herman Frank has released an official lyric video for the song "Venom". The clip, which was created by Kai Swillus, can be viewed below. "Venom" is taken from Frank's fifth solo album, "Two For A Lie", which is due on May 21 via AFM Records. The disc was once again mixed by A...

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Former ACCEPT Guitarist HERMAN FRANK To Release New Solo Album, 'Two For A Lie', In May

Former ACCEPT guitarist Herman Frank has released an official lyric video for the song "Eye Of The Storm". The clip, which was created by Hard Media, can be viewed below. "Eye Of The Storm" is taken from Frank's fifth solo album, "Two For A Lie", which is due on May 21 via AFM Records. The disc was...

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SOILWORK To Release Feature Film For 'A Whisp Of The Atlantic' Next Week

Last month, Swedish metallers SOILWORK released a new EP, "A Whisp Of The Atlantic" featuring their most daring and virtuous song to date, the 16-minute-title track that showcases all facets of their skill and ingenuity. Today, SOILWORK has announced the release of an epic feature film that presents...

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JORN LANDE To Compete In Norway's EUROVISION National Selection Show 'Melodi Grand Prix'

Acclaimed hard rock vocalist Jorn Lande will compete this weekend in the first semi-final of Norway's Eurovision Song Contest qualifier, Melodi Grand Prix (MGP). According to NRK, the network responsible for the Norwegian national final and the country's representation in the Eurovision Song Contest...

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EDGUY/AVANTASIA Singer TOBIAS SAMMET Looks Back On 2020: 'It's Been A Dark Year'

EDGUY and AVANTASIA frontman Tobias Sammet has lamented the devastating impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on the music industry, with canceled concerts, tours and music festivals, all leaving hundreds of thousands of crew members out of work. In his end-of-year message on social media, Tobias...

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RAINBOW Singer RONNIE ROMERO: 'I'm SO F**king Tired Of This Dirty 'Music' World'

RAINBOW singer Ronnie Romero has decried the hardball nature of the music business, saying that "too many people" in the industry are "beyond the good and the evil." Romero, who is originally from Chile but is now settled in Romania after living in Madrid, Spain for a number of years, gave his scath...

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Return To Hemmersmoor

Originally formed as a straightforward KING DIAMOND tribute band, THEM have long since outgrown their initial masterplan and evolved into the one of the most entertaining heavy metal bands on the planet. If you missed the international sextet's first two albums, 2016's "Sweet Hollow" and 2018's "Man...

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TIMO TOLKKI's INFINITE VISIONS Adds Ex-STRATOVARIUS Bassist JARI KAINULAINEN

INFINITE VISIONS, the new band formed by ex-STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki, has announced that Timo's longtime STRATOVARIUS bandmate Jari Kainulainen has joined the lineup as bassist. Timo states: "I would like to welcome my old friend Jari Kainulainen to INFINITE VISIONS. Having played and tour...

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Redneck Vikings From Hell

It might be a slight exaggeration to say that AETHER REALM are attempting to be all of your favorite bands at the same time, but they're certainly demonstrating a phenomenal grasp of multiple metallic disciplines on "Redneck Vikings From Hell". Perhaps mindful that bands from the US generally don't...

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GRIM REAPER, FIREWIND, CYHRA, MASTERPLAN Members Join Forces For Epic Metal Cover Of 'We Are The World'

Over 50 rock and metal musicians, including members of GRIM REAPER, FIREWIND, CYHRA and MASTERPLAN, have joined forces to record an epic metal cover of "We Are The World" while in quarantine. The project is the brainchild of Norwegian musician Marius Danielsen of the band DARKEST SINS. The original...