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JOEL HOEKSTRA Is A Blue-Collar Guitar Hero: 'It's Really Important For Me To Keep That Drive And Want To Be Better'

By David E. Gehlke Given the number of projects he's involved in, "ubiquitous" may be a good term for guitarist Joel Hoekstra. He first came into broader view as a member of NIGHT RANGER in 2008 before hooking up with TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA in 2010 for the departing Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT). Four...

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See Official Unboxing Video For 'Breaking Out Of Heaven 2007-2009' From BLACK SABBATH Offshoot HEAVEN & HELL

Next month, Rhino will release "Breaking Out Of Heaven 2007-2009", a new collection focusing on the final chapter of Ronnie James Dio's celebrated tenure with members of BLACK SABBATH. Reuniting with Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice under the name HEAVEN & HELL, the band returned to th...

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JASON BECKER Announces 'The Strawberry Jams' Collection Of Songs, Demos And Musical Ideas

Legendary guitarist and composer Jason Becker, who has been living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's Disease) for 35 years, will release the official music video for "Crip Tone Night", a new song from Jason's upcoming effort "The Strawberry Jams", on Saturday, February 14...

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JOURNEY's JONATHAN CAIN Releases New Solo Single, 'Only A Prayer Away'

Legendary songwriter, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and JOURNEY bandmember Jonathan Cain has released "Only A Prayer Away". The single is available now from The Fuel Music through and precedes Cain's new six-song EP, which is due on February 27. "This song is for anyone who's been tired, overw...

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TWISTED SISTER Cancels All 2026 Reunion Concerts Due To DEE SNIDER's 'Health Challenges'

TWISTED SISTER has canceled all of its previously announced 2026 reunion concerts due to "a series of health challenges" faced by the band's lead singer Dee Snider. A lifetime of legendarily aggressive performing has taken its toll on Snider's body and soul. Unbeknownst to the public (until now),th...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Doesn't Rule Out Performing METALLICA's 'Ride The Lightning' On MEGADETH's Upcoming Tour

During a February 4 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Dave Mustaine once again spoke about his decision to include his version of "Ride The Lightning", the title track of METALLICA's 1984 album for which he got a co-writing credit following his 1983 departure from the band, o...

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Ex-I PREVAIL Singer BRIAN BURKHEISER Says His 'Legal Dispute' With His Former Band Is Finally 'Behind' Him

Ex-I PREVAIL vocalist Brian Burkheiser will release a new original song, "Phases", along with the track's accompanying music video, next week under the SCATTERBRAIN banner. Earlier today, Burkheiser released the following statement via social media: "I'm grateful to share that I am officially a free...

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BLACK SABBATH Offshoot HEAVEN & HELL: 'Breaking Out Of Heaven 2007-2009' 4CD/Blu-Ray And 7LP Box Sets Coming In March

Rhino presents "Breaking Out Of Heaven 2007-2009", a new collection focusing on the final chapter of Ronnie James Dio's celebrated tenure with members of BLACK SABBATH. Reuniting with Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice under the name HEAVEN & HELL, the band returned to the stage and stud...

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EXODUS Shares 'Censored' And 'Uncensored' Versions Of '3111' Music Video

Just last week, San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends EXODUS announced their twelfth studio album, "Goliath". Their first LP with singer Rob Dukes since 2010, the band's Napalm Records debut, and the follow-up to their highest-charting record ever will be out March 20, 2026. Along with it, the band...

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MAYHEM's ATTILA CSIHAR Confronts His Mortality On 'Liturgy Of Death'

By David E. Gehlke Recent chatter from founding MAYHEM bassist Jørn "Necrobutcher" Stubberud suggested there's an expectation that the long-running, infamous and highly influential Norwegian black metal outfit will survive long enough to celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2034. It's not an unrealis...

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MICK MARS's Attorney Blasts Arbitrator's Ruling In MÖTLEY CRÜE's Favor: 'It's Ridiculous', He Says

An attorney for former MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars has blasted an arbitrator's ruling that the group was within its rights to dismiss Mars as an officer in their business affairs as well as bandmember, for cause, once he dropped out of MÖTLEY CRÜE's touring due to health issues. Moreover, the ju...

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Watch: STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Performs EXODUS And TESTAMENT Classics In San Francisco

Former EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza performed with his solo band on Monday, January 26 at at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California. Video of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of Walter Morgan). When the San Francisco gig was first announced last month, Zetro said in a...

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SKINDRED Shares New Song 'This Is The Sound'

Welsh ragga metallers SKINDRED have released their brand-new song "This Is The Sound". A fiery, fizzing, hook-laden blast of SKINDRED craziness, it's the second track to be taken from the band's upcoming album, "You Got This". SKINDRED frontman Benji Webbe says about the track: "SKINDRED's sound has...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Claims Victory In Legal Battle With MICK MARS: 'The Band Has Been Fully Vindicated'

MÖTLEY CRÜE says that it has won "a decisive victory" against former guitarist Mick Mars, resulting in "a final arbitration award that rejects every claim Mars made against the band and orders him to pay damages back to the group." According to a press release issued by MÖTLEY CRÜE's attorney, Sasha...

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Official PAUL DI'ANNO Documentary 'Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer' To Be Released This Summer Via CLEOPATRA ENTERTAINMENT

The life and career of pioneering heavy metal frontman Paul Di'Anno, the powerhouse voice heard on IRON MAIDEN's early albums, will be celebrated in the forthcoming documentary, "Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer", to be released by Cleopatra Entertainment this summer. In a strikingly raw and intim...