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FOO FIGHTERS To Honor TOM PETTY As 2017 'MusiCares Person Of The Year'

Tom Petty will be honored as the 2017 MusiCares Person Of The Year in celebration of his extraordinary creative accomplishments and significant charitable work. Proceeds from the annual Person Of The Year tribute — now in its 27th year — provide essential support for MusiCares, which ensures music p...

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RUSH To Be Honored With 'Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award'

Canadian Music Week has announced RUSH — Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart — as the 2017 recipient of the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award. The multi-platinum trio will be honored for its achievements and longstanding career in the music industry, social activism and support of humanitar...

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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER: 'I'm Playing Better Than Ever'

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler spoke to Tulsa World about the band's decision to call it quits after completing "The End" tour in early 2017. "We decided after the '13' tour to do one final tour while we're all at the top of our game," Geezer said. "We are obviously not getting any ...

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SOEN Feat. Ex-OPETH Drummer MARTIN LOPEZ: 'Lykaia' Album Due In February

SOEN, the progressive group featuring drummer Martin Lopez (formerly of AMON AMARTH and OPETH) and the dynamic voice of Joel Ekelöf (WILLOWTREE),has taken another trip into uncharted waters. For those who have followed SOEN's career thus far, the concepts of journey and exploration are not new. 201...

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MASTODON Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON are putting the finishing touches on the follow-up to 2014's "Once More ‘Round The Sun". Once again, MASTODON has chosen to record with famed producer Brendan O'Brien, who first worked with the band on their 2009 groundbreaking concept album "Crack The Skye". S...

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How MIKE MUIR And DAVE MUSTAINE Squashed Their Feud

Vocalist Mike Muir of Venice, California crossover thrash/hardcore punk legends SUICIDAL TENDENCIES was interviewed on a recent installment of the "Rise To Offend" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below (starting at around 47-minute mark). Asked about his short-lived...

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Estranged BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD's Halloween Radio Special (Video)

This weekend's edition of legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's radio show "Rock 50" was his Halloween special. Check out video highlights of the program below. Ward recently slammed his ex-bandmates in SABBATH again, accusing them of "selfishness, self-centeredness, dishonesty and disloyalty"...

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SLIPKNOT: KNOTFEST 2016 Video Wrap-Up

A two-minute video "wrap-up" of this year's Knotfest, which was held last month at San Manuel Amphitheater And Festival Grounds in San Bernardino, California, can be seen below. SLIPKNOT performed its 2001 album "Iowa" in its entirety at the two-day Ozzfest Meets Knotfest event, which took place Sep...

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Swastika Scrawled In Pig's Blood On Wall At Scottish Black/Death Metal Festival

According to Glasgow Live, "Third Reich imagery" — including a swastika — was scrawled in pig's blood on a wall during this past weekend's Caledonian Darkness black/death metal festival in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, resulting in a four-figure cleaning bill. The pig blood was reportedly meant...

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FOREIGNER's First-Ever Official Biography Due In 2017

Legendary rockers FOREIGNER have been universally hailed as one of the world's most popular rock acts, with 10 multi-platinum albums and 16 Top 30 hits that continue to propel sold-out tours and album sales, now exceeding 75 million. Now they're getting ready to embark on a brand new journey into th...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Announces 'Forbidden Territories Of The World' European Tour

Veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have announced the "Forbidden Territories Of The World" European headlining tour with DEW-SCENTED and IZEGRIM. The metal rampage will kick off on Thursday, March 23 at Plutonium in Strasskirchen, Germany, and will continue throughout Europe, hitting Slove...

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FOZZY Re-Signs With CENTURY MEDIA; New Album Due In 2017

FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho alongside members of STUCK MOJO — has re-signed with Century Media for the follow-up to its 2014 album "Do You Wanna Start A War", due next year. Jericho told Planet Mosh about FOZZY's songwriting process: "We don't put any boundaries...

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PEARL JAM, JOURNEY, JANE'S ADDICTION, YES Among Nominees For ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction

PEARL JAM, Tupac Shakur, DEPECHE MODE, ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA, JANE'S ADDICTION, Janet Jackson, JOURNEY, THE CARS, THE ZOMBIES and YES are among the nominees for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's Class of 2017. The top vote-getters will will be announced in December and inducted next April at a cer...

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THE NEAL MORSE BAND: 'City Of Destruction' Video Released

"City Of Destruction", the new video from THE NEAL MORSE BAND, can be seen below. The song is taken from the group's new album, "The Similitude Of A Dream", which will be released on November 11 on Radiant Records via Metal Blade Records/Sony. The journey of Neal Morse has seen three decades of musi...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Announces Fall 2016 U.S. Headlining Tour

Veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, currently on tour in Europe, have announced the first batch of dates for year-end headlining dates as part of their the "Touring the Forbidden Territories Tour 2016/7". Joining FLOTSAM on the run will be old and new friends in the form of Texas old-schoo...