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PAUL STANLEY On KISS's Retirement: 'Intellectually, I Know Why We Stopped And That We Had To Stop'

During a recent appearance on the "Off The Cupp With S.E. Cupp" podcast, KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley reflected on the completion of the band's farewell tour, "End Of The Road", in December 2023. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think in the last year, I've come to articulate...

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Watch: MR. BIG Plays Final Concert Of 'The BIG Finale' 2025 Tour

MR. BIG played the final show of its "The BIG Finale!" tour earlier tonight (Tuesday, February 25) at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. In an October 2024 interview with Ruben Mosqueda of We Go To 11, MR. BIG bassist Billy Sheehan was asked if the ban...

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Here Be Dragons

Everybody is guaranteed a good time when Tobias Sammet is in charge. AVANTASIA have become much more than the occasional, all-star supergroup that the German polymath promised back in 1999. With Sammet's other band, EDGUY, on a lengthy hiatus, his symphonic, multi-vocalist flights of fancy have beco...

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SWANS Announce 17th Studio Album 'Birthing'

SWANS have announced details of their seventeenth studio album, "Birthing", due for release in North America on May 30 via Mute/Young God Records. "Birthing" will be released on triple vinyl (in a brown chipboard sleeve),double CD (in a brown chipboard digipack) and digitally. Initial pressings of...

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BEARTOOTH, I PREVAIL, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE And PARKWAY DRIVE To Team Up For 'Summer Of Loud' 2025 Tour

Sound Talent Group/Live Nation has announced the "Summer Of Loud" tour — an epic bill featuring hard rock platinum acts, genre mainstays, and up and comers. The tour features four rotating headliners, who are the heavyweights of the genre: BEARTOOTH, I PREVAIL, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and PARKWAY DRIVE. T...

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AVANTASIA's TOBIAS SAMMET Feels Like 'Here Be Dragons' Is Another 'Record Of The Century'

By David E. Gehlke Calling AVANTASIA a "side project" or even a "project" feels wrong in light of the band's staying power. Considered a finished entity after the world-beating power metal glory of their first two albums, 2001's "The Metal Opera" and 2002's "The Metal Opera Pt. II", founder, songwri...

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JIMMY PAGE And THE BLACK CROWES Release Cover Of LED ZEPPELIN's 'The Lemon Song' From Expanded Edition Of 'Live At The Greek'

Jimmy Page and THE BLACK CROWES have released a live version of the LED ZEPPELIN classic "The Lemon Song" from the upcoming 25th-anniversary expanded edition of their iconic live album "Live At The Greek". The newly released recording of "The Lemon Song" is one of five tracks on the "Live At The Gre...

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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Hopes To Release New Album Before End Of 2025

In a new interview with U.K.'s Amped magazine, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA vocalist Mike Hranica spoke about what fans can expect from the band's upcoming follow-up to 2022's "Color Decay" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " I think Jeremy's [DePoyster, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA guitarist/v...

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STEPHEN PEARCY And WARREN DEMARTINI Announce More Spring/Summer 2025 Shows

Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini will perform a set of RATT classics on April 5 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Support at the gig will come from VIXEN. Pearcy and DeMartini are also scheduled to perform at Rock The Dam 8 in Beaver Dam, Kentucky, on July 26 along with SLAUGHTER, L.A. G...

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Watch: BIOHAZARD Joined By ONYX For 'Slam' Performance In Dublin

Reunited classic lineup of BIOHAZARD was joined by the American hip-hop group ONYX on stage Sunday night (February 23) at the Academy in Dublin, Ireland to perform the 1993 ONYX song "Slam". Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. "Slam" was originally released in May 1993 as the seco...

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CHRISTIAN OLDE WOLBERS Quits VIO-LENCE: 'It's Not Easy Throwing In The Towel'

Former FEAR FACTORY bassist Christian Olde Wolbers has announced his departure from San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans VIO-LENCE. Earlier today (Monday, February 24),Olde Wolbers shared a photo of him with VIO-LENCE singer Sean Killian, ex-VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel and former VIO-LE...

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HO99O9 Partners With LAST GANG RECORDS; New Music To Arrive This Year

Hip-hop/punk/metal duo HO99O9 (pronounced "horror") has signed a global partnership with MNRK Music Group's Last Gang Records. The inimitable group, consisting of theOGM and Yeti Bones, will release new music in spring 2025. Chris Moncada, MNRK's COO, says: "There is no group on earth like HO99O9....

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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Announces 'The David Ellefson Show' Video Podcast

Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, alongside co-host Joshua Toomey, has announced the launch of "The David Ellefson Show" video podcast, a bi-weekly show which will debut Monday, March 3 on YouTube and major streaming platforms. The podcast offers listeners a front-row seat to captivating conve...

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DISTURBED Announces European Leg Of 'The Sickness' 25th-Anniversary Tour With Support From MEGADETH

DISTURBED has announced the European leg of "The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour" with support from MEGADETH. The trek celebrates 25 years of DISTURBED's seminal debut album which launched the band into public consciousness and is one of the most important and influential heavy metal albums of all ti...

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KING'S X Has Been 'Talking About' Making A New Album: 'Slowly We'll Come Around To It'

In a new interview with Sportzwire Radio, KING'S X bassist/vocalist Doug "Dug" Pinnick spoke about a possible follow-up to the band's last album, "Three Sides Of One", which came out in September 2022 via InsideOut Music. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I don't know. We're just not as...