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MINISTRY Announces 'The Squirrely Years Revisited' Album, Tour Celebrating Early Synth Pop Years

Al Jourgensen is finally making peace with the past. After the incredible reception to MINISTRY's "With Sympathy" and "Twitch"-heavy set at Cruel World 2024, Jourgensen decided it was time to reexamine his long-dormant synth pop hits and give them a fresh polish 40 years later. The result is the for...

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STEEL PANTHER And BUCKCHERRY Announce Month-Long Canadian Tour

As February gets underway and Valentine's Day fast approaches, a Californian musical hookup that has been years in the making is finally happening. Metal maestros STEEL PANTHER and hard rock legends BUCKCHERRY are coming together for "The Northern Exposure Tour" throughout the Great White North. The...

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RICKY WARWICK Talks 'Cathartic' New Solo Album: 'People Don't Need To Be Reminded Of How F***ed Up The World Is'

By David E. Gehlke BLACK STAR RIDERS and THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick is currently on the media circuit promoting his new solo album, "Blood Ties". It's a collection of hard-driving rockers that finds the Northern Ireland-born Warwick getting quite a few things off of his chest and enlisting...

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DREAM THEATER's JOHN MYUNG On Reunion With MIKE PORTNOY: 'It Made Sense To Bring Him Back'

In a new interview with The Heavy Metal Journal, DREAM THEATER bassist John Myung discussed the band's decision to reunite with Mike Portnoy in October 2023, 13 years after the drummer first left the progressive metal titans. Asked how the reunion with Mike came about, John said (as transcribed by B...

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To live in a different way

Even metalheads have a softer side, and when they choose to display it, an artist such as LOVE IS NOISE should offer some reverie. The band, which, after the recent departure of former guitarist Tom Mellon, features just one member in vocalist and guitarist Cameron Humphrey, is soothing for the ears...

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JERRY DIXON Says WARRANT Box Set Is Being Planned Featuring Previously Unreleased Material And New Music

In a new interview with Mark Strigl, WARRANT bassist Jerry Dixon spoke about the band's plan to release new music. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We're kind of thinking and probably implementing kind of like a box set of things we have with [late WARRANT frontman] Jani [Lane], unrel...

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Official KISS Coloring Book Now Available

U.K. independent publisher Rock N' Roll Colouring has set a March 21 release date for the first 100% official coloring book from the hottest band in the world — KISS. Featuring iconic artwork and instantly recognizable images all printed on high-quality paper in a square format officially licensed b...

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GEOFF TATE Says METALLICA Fans Threw Bottles At QUEENSRŸCHE At 1988 Concert In Helsinki

In a new interview with Southeast Wreck Metal, former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was asked if he had any recollection of bottles being thrown at him and his bandmates when they were opening for METALLICA in Helsinki, Finland in October 1988. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh,...

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K.K. DOWNING On His Participation In BLACK SABBATH's Final Concert Event: 'I Am Deeply Honored'

Former JUDAS PRIEST and current KK'S PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing has commented on his participation in BLACK SABBATH's upcoming reunion concert event, which will take place on July 5 in the latter band's original hometown of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Ozzy Osbourne and the rest of the o...

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Watch: GIRLSCHOOL's KIM MCAULIFFE Struggles To Stay On Her Feet During Örebro, Sweden Concert

Some GIRLSCHOOL fans have expressed their concern after frontwoman Kim McAuliffe struggled to complete the band's set on Friday, February 7 Conventum in Örebro, Sweden as the support act for SAXON. In a video of the performance shared on YouTube courtesy of Johan Jansson, the 65-year-old McAuliffe c...

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TRACY G Reflects On His Exit From DIO: 'They Didn't Kick Me Out Of The Band'

In a new interview with Chris Akin Presents, guitarist Tracy "G" Grijalva, who has previously said that he left DIO in 1999 after he claimed he was "asked to play in a dual-guitar situation" in Ronnie James Dio's band, was asked why he never joined another nationally touring act after his departure...

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SHARON OSBOURNE: 'It's Going To Take A Lot Of Physical Energy For OZZY' To Sing At Villa Park Concert

Sharon Osbourne spoke to Birmingham Live about BLACK SABBATH's upcoming reunion concert, which will take place on July 5 in the band's original hometown of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Ozzy Osbourne and the rest of the original BLACK SABBATH lineup — guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and dr...

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GENE SIMMONS Explains Why Rock Music Is No Longer As 'Fashionable' As It Once Was

In a new interview with Tom Cridland of the Greatest Music Of All Time podcast, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was asked why he thinks rock music is no longer as "fashionable" as it once was. He responded in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's the business and who the fans are. The...

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BATTLE BEAST And SMACKBOUND Singers Return With Second Collaborative Album, 'Falling Through Stars'

LAURENNE/LOUHIMO — the collaboration between powerhouse Finnish vocalists Noora Louhimo (BATTLE BEAST) and Netta Laurenne (SMACKBOUND) — will release its sophomore album, "Falling Through Stars", on April 18, 2025 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official music video for the LP's first single, "Damned",...

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FORBIDDEN Announces '40 Years Of Twisted Evil' August 2025 European Tour

Resurrected San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans FORBIDDEN will embark on the "40 Years Of Twisted Evil" European tour in August. The trek will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band's formation and the 35th anniversary of the release of FORBIDDEN's second album, "Twisted Into Form", whi...