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SODOM Parts Ways With Guitarist, Drummer

SODOM bassist/vocalist and sole remaining original member Thomas "Angelripper" Such has parted ways with guitarist Bernd "Bernemann" Kost and drummer Markus "Makka" Freiwald. Says Such: "After much thought and reflection, I have decided on this difficult step to pave the way for new challenges. "SO...

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JUDAS PRIEST Teases 'Lightning Strike' Video

A teaser for the "Lightning Strike" video from JUDAS PRIEST is available below. The full clip will be released tomorrow (Friday, January 5). "Lightning Strike" is taken from JUDAS PRIEST's new album, "Firepower", which will be released in March. The British heavy metal legends spent much of 2017 in...

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BRUCE DICKINSON On Leaving IRON MAIDEN In 1993: 'It Was All About Stepping Out Of What Was A Pretty Comfortable Regime'

Tom Bedell of Q104 radio station in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada recently conducted an interview with Bruce Dickinson about the IRON MAIDEN frontman's new autobiography, "What Does This Button Do?" You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed...

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Video: SODOM Rejoined By Three Former Guitarists At 35th-Anniversary Concert In Germany

German thrash metal veterans SODOM were rejoined by former guitarists Josef "Grave Violator" Dominik (who was in the band 1984-1985),Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik (1986-1989) and Andy Brings (1991-1995) during their 35th-anniversary show on December 26 at Zeche in Bochum, Germany. Fan-filmed video foot...

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TOM KEIFER Says 'Country Influence' In His Music Comes From Listening To THE ROLLING STONES, Not From Living In Nashville

CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer has confirmed to AntiHero Magazine that he has commenced writing material for the follow-up to his debut solo album, 2013's "The Way Life Goes". "There has definitely been some song ideas, gathering or collecting," he said. "Once 'The Way Life Goes' was released and th...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer's DOWN 'N' OUTZ Is Working On First Album Of Original Material

DOWN 'N' OUTZ, the project founded and fronted by DEF LEPPARD's Joe Elliott, is working on its third studio album, tentatively due in 2019. Unlike the first two records, which consisted solely of covers of songs by artists related to MOTT THE HOOPLE, such as MOTT, BRITISH LIONS and Ian Hunter, the u...

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Watch Multi-Camera Footage Of TOM KEIFER's Concert In Westland, Michigan

Quality multi-camera video footage of CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer's December 15 performance at the Token Lounge in Westland, Michigan can be seen below (video produced by George S Pogacich). Keifer, who recently released an expanded compilation of his critically acclaimed solo debut album, "The W...

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DIO DISCIPLES Bassist Defends RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram, Says You Can't Compare It To The Real Thing

DIO DISCIPLES bassist Bjorn Englen has defended the band's decision to go on the road with a hologram of Ronnie James Dio, saying that a lot of the tour's critics would change their minds if they experienced the live show in person. For the past several years, the ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN bassist has pl...

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WALKING PAPERS Featuring DUFF MCKAGAN: New Teaser For 'WP2' Album

Seattle's WALKING PAPERS, featuring Jefferson Angell (THE MISSIONARY POSITION),Benjamin Anderson (THE MISSIONARY POSITION),Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and Barrett Martin (SCREAMING TREES, MAD SEASON),will release its second album, "WP2", on January 19, 2018 via Loud & Proud Reco...

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Psychosis

We're not going to start this review with the unnecessary "us vs. them" preamble. Max and Igor Cavalera are one hundred percent at peace, as brothers and artists, and with their trusted sidearm, Marc Rizzo, IMO one of the greatest guitarists on the planet still failing to be suitably glorified, the...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Doesn't Believe There Will Be More 'Big Four' Shows In The Future

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King says that he doesn't think there will be more shows featuring the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX. The four influential acts played together for the first time in history on June 16, 2010 in front of 81,000 fans at the...

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Los Angeles Heavy Psych Trio NEBULA Returns To Action; 2018 Tour Dates Announced

The influential Los Angeles-based heavy psych trio NEBULA will end its eight-year hiatus in 2018 and return to action with a new studio album and a series of European tour dates. Formed in 1997 by guitarist Eddie Glass and drummer Ruben Romano upon leaving FU MANCHU, NEBULA released its debut EP, "...

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CHESTER BENNINGTON, TOM PETTY, CHRIS CORNELL Among GOOGLE's Top Searches Of 2017

Chester Bennington and Tom Petty were among the top 10 global searches of 2017, as reported by Google in its annual "Year in Search" feature. Google's latest list of the most popular searches, which was released today (Wednesday, December 13),breaks down results into categories like people, how to,...

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POISON, A PERFECT CIRCLE, GODSMACK, CHEAP TRICK, GHOST, THE CULT, VINCE NEIL Set For Next Year's ROCKLAHOMA

Rocklahoma, presented by Bud Light, is set for Friday, May 25, Saturday, May 26 and Sunday, May 27, 2018 at "Catch the Fever" Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma, just outside Tulsa. The 12th year of America's Biggest Memorial Day Weekend Party will feature performances from a slew of top rock artis...

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CINDERELLA's TOM KEIFER Has 'A Lot Of Song Ideas' For Second Solo Album

Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station recently conducted an interview with CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Keifer, who recently released an expanded compilation of his critically acclaimed solo debut album, "The Way Life Goes", stated a...