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SHINEDOWN's BRENT SMITH And ZACH MYERS Cover BILLIE EILISH's 'Bad Guy'

SMITH & MYERS — the duo comprised of SHINEDOWN members Brent Smith and Zach Myers — has released dual songs from its newly announced full-length album "Smith & Myers Volume 2" out October 23 via Atlantic Records, that will follow the release of "Volume 1" on October 9. Original track "Bad At...

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Watch SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE Cover 'Sympathy For The Human' As Part Of 'Lockdown Sessions'

Sammy Hagar and his CIRCLE bandmates have once again teamed up via the Internet to record music. After previously connecting via their smartphones from four separate locations to lay down a brand new song titled "Funky Feng Shui", as well as covers of THE WHO's "Won't Get Fooled Again", VAN HALEN's...

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DEE SNIDER Says 'It's An Insult' To His Korean War Vet Father To See DONALD TRUMP 'Buddying Up' To KIM JONG-UN

Dee Snider says that Donald Trump's praise of despotic and brutal leaders like Kim Jong-un is an "insult" to the TWISTED SISTER singer's father, who was a Korean War vet. Snider, who found himself in the middle of controversy in 2016 when he asked Trump to stop using the 1984 TWISTED SISTER anthem "...

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Misanthropic Breed

There were a handful of songs on LIK's last album, "Carnage", that were so absurdly exciting that I couldn't listen to them while driving. You know, just in case. The Swedish band have only existed for seven years at this point, but "Misanthropic Breed" proves again that they have virtually no equal...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Opens Up About Being Sexually Abused By His Father's Friend: 'It Was Terribly Confusing'

In his new autobiography, "Confess", JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford opens up about an assault that happened early in his life at the hands of his father's friend. Asked in an interview with Variety how he has processed what happened to him and if writing the book helped, Rob said: "It's an importan...

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EVANESCENCE To Hold Virtual Concert In October

EVANESCENCE will hold a virtual concert in October, to be streamed online to fans all over the world. Singer Amy Lee spoke about the performance during an appearance this morning (Wednesday, September 23) on MSNBC's "Way Too Early". She said (see video below): "We have to put that together still, b...

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Confess

Editor's note: This is a book review JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford is as beloved offstage as he is on, due in part to how charming his demeanor is during the battery of press interviews that come with every album release and tour. His dry sense of humor is the type that can sometimes be hard to...

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EVANESCENCE's AMY LEE: 'There's A Way That You Can Have A Strong Opinion And Still Be Respectful To Your Fellow Humans'

Last month, EVANESCENCE released a new single, "Use My Voice", which was written to celebrate the power of speaking out in order to promote more justice in the world. The track, featuring contributions from THE PRETTY RECKLESS's Taylor Momsen and HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale, was chosen by HeadCount in the...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Looks Back On His 'GEORGE MICHAEL Moment'

In his new autobiography "Confess", JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford reveals that he was once arrested for cruising Venice Beach toilets (in a case of police entrapment),yet the cops didn't release the information to the media because they were PRIEST fans. Asked by NME what effect he thinks being "outed...

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JOAN JETT: 'RUTH BADER GINSBERG Broke Through So Many Barriers And Never Let Anyone Tell Her She Couldn't'

Joan Jett has paid tribute to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday (September 18) due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer. She was 87. Earlier today, Jett took to her social media to write: "Yesterday we lost a woman who knew the meaning of perseverance, truth and...

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PUSCIFER Announces 'Existential Reckoning' Album; 'The Underwhelming' Single Now Available

PUSCIFER, the Arizona-born band led by TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan, will release its fourth studio album, "Existential Reckoning", on October 30 via Alchemy Recordings, a partnership with BMG. Alchemy Recordings is a new record label created in partnership between Dino Paredes, former America...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Has 'About 20 Songs' Written For 'Heavy As F**k' New Album

In a new interview with "The Ex-Man" podcast hosted by Doc Coyle (BAD WOLVES),BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE guitarist Michael "Padge" Paget revealed that the band will enter the studio before the end of the year to begin recording the follow-up to 2018's "Gravity" album. He said (hear audio below): "We'r...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Says He Once Tried To Seduce IRON MAIDEN's PAUL DI'ANNO

Rob Halford says that he once tried to seduce former IRON MAIDEN frontman Paul Di'Anno. The JUDAS PRIEST singer made the revelation in his upcoming autobiography, "Confess", which has already been described by the U.K.'s The Telegraph as "one of the most candid and surprising memoirs of the year." I...

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Circle Of Darkness

There's always been something uniquely exciting about collisions between thrash metal and brutal hardcore. Recent records by the likes of RINGWORM and INTEGRITY have proved that point tenfold, but while PLAGUE YEARS are considerably more traditional in thrash terms than either of those bands, there...

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FEAR FACTORY's DINO CAZARES Doesn't Understand 'Senseless Drama' Surrounding Band's Comeback Effort

FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares has once again defended his decision to launch a GoFundMe campaign to assist him with the production costs associated with the release of the band's long-awaited new album. Last week, FEAR FACTORY singer Burton C. Bell, who has fronted the group since its inceptio...