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Watch: BRUCE DICKINSON Officially Kicks Off 2024 Solo Tour In Santa Ana, California

After playing two warm-up shows at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California over the weekend, IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson officially kicked off his first solo tour in more than 20 years on Monday, April 15 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California. As was the case with the two Whi...

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BRUCE DICKINSON On Playing Small Venues Like Whisky A Go Go: 'It's What It's All About'

On April 9, IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson spoke to KTLA 5's Doug Kolk about his first solo tour in 20 years. "The Mandrake Project" trek officially kicks off tonight (Monday, April 15) at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California. Dickinson also played two back-to-back warm-up shows at the Whi...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On MARTY FRIEDMAN: He 'May Be Small, But He's F***ing Mighty'

In a new interview with Alejandrosis, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine was asked what it was like for the band to be reunited with former guitarist Marty Friedman for two appearances over a six-month period last year — first in February 2023 at Tokyo, Japan's famed Budokan and then in early August 2023...

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WOLF HOFFMANN On ACCEPT's Songwriting Process: 'Riffs Are Really Easy For Me'

In a new interview with Ola Englund, ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann spoke about his songwriting process, especially when it comes to coming up with riffs. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I've said it often, and I say it again, riffs are really easy for me. I don't know why, but they a...

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Watch: BRUCE DICKINSON Performs 'Starchildren', 'Book Of Thel' And 'The Tower' At Second Whisky A Go Go Concert

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson played the second intimate concert at legendary Los Angeles club Whisky A Go Go last night (Saturday, April 13) as a warm-up for his upcoming solo tour. Performing under the banner of THE HOUSE BAND FROM HELL, Dickinson played a 15-song set with his backing band, f...

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Watch: BRUCE DICKINSON Plays First Solo Concert In Over 20 Years At Legendary Whisky A Go Go Club

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson played an intimate concert at legendary Los Angeles club Whisky A Go Go last night (Friday, April 12) as a warm-up for his upcoming solo tour. Performing under the banner of THE HOUSE BAND FROM HELL, Dickinson played a 15-song set with his backing band, featuring D...

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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN: 'In My Mind, I'm Still 16'

In a new interview with Niclas Müller-Hansen of RockSverige, ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann was asked how he feels about getting older. He responded: "That brings me to the point of [the ACCEPT song] 'Ravages Of Time' [from the band's upcoming album 'Humanoid']. That's why I wrote that song. When I...

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EVERGREY Announces New Album, 'Theories Of Emptiness'

Veteran Swedish progressive metal veterans EVERGREY will release their fourteenth studio album, "Theories Of Emptiness", on June 7 via Napalm Records. This new chapter kicks off with the mesmerizing new single "Falling From the Sun", featuring heavy riffs combined with catchy choruses and hard-hitti...

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WOLF HOFFMANN On Being Sole Remaining Original Member Of ACCEPT: 'It's Only By Default'

In a new interview with Brazil's A Ilha Do Metal, ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann reflected on the fact that he is the sole remaining member of the band's classic lineup, having led the legendary German heavy metal outfit for nearly five decades. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I am th...

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POWERWOLF To Release New Studio Album, 'Wake Up The Wicked', In July

POWERWOLF will release a new studio album, "Wake Up The Wicked", on July 26, 2024 via Napalm Records. "Wake Up The Wicked" — the highly anticipated follow-up to the extremely successful "Call Of The Wild" (2021) — will arrive just in time for the award-winning band's first-ever full North American t...

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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN: 'The Thought Of Artificial Intelligence Creating Art, That Is Something That Concerns Me'

During a press conference in Paris, France to promote ACCEPT's upcoming album "Humanoid", guitarist Wolf Hoffmann addressed the positive side of A.I. (artificial intelligence),particularly as it relates to the potential to drive innovation, streamline processes, enhance productivity and improve dec...

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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN: 'I Stopped Drinking About Eight Years Ago, And It's Beautiful'

In a new interview with Jorge Botas of Metal Global, ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann revealed that he has been sober for almost a decade. "I was never a hardcore drinker, but I was a steady drinker," he explained (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). "Every night I would have my two, three glasses of...

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Watch: DIMMU BORGIR Rejoined By ICS VORTEX, MUSTIS And TJODALV During 2024 INFERNO Festival Performance

Three former members of DIMMU BORGIR — bassist/clean vocalist ICS Vortex (real name: Simen Hestnæs),keyboardist Mustis (real name: Øyvind Mustaparta) and drummer Tjodalv (real name: Ian Kenneth Åkesson) — rejoined the Norwegian symphonic black metallers on stage last night (Saturday, March 30) duri...

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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN Admits He Tried Using A.I. For Lyrical Ideas: 'It's Scary Good'

In a new interview with Appetite For Distortion, ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann 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 algorithms and machine learning (ML) models....

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ACCEPT Shares Music Video For New Single 'The Reckoning'

Legendary German/American heavy metal titans ACCEPT have shared the official music video for "The Reckoning", the second single from their upcoming album "Humanoid". Due on April 26 via Napalm Records, "Humanoid" was once again produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by critically acclaimed heavy met...