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FOREIGNER Singer Says Making Full-Length Albums No Longer Makes Any Sense

Kelly Hansen says that it no longer makes sense for FOREIGNER to make full-length albums, explaining that the band will instead focus on creating a steady stream of short, immediately available works. Hansen, who joined FOREIGNER in 2004, shortly after the departure of singer Lou Gramm, the guy whos...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman On Division In America: 'The Whole Thing Is Mind-Blowing'

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe has weighed in on the ever-increasing toxic environment in America, comparing the current situation to "a really loud game of clumsy chess." Although many people believe that America was divided long before Donald Trump became president, some are convinced that he i...

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See First Photo Of JUDAS PRIEST And Production Team For New Studio Album

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have entered the studio to begin recording their long-awaited follow-up to 2014's "Redeemer Of Souls" album. Helming the sessions for the new disc are the band's longtime producer Tom Allom, acclaimed British knob-twiddler Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, TESTAM...

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VINNIE PAUL: 'Rock Will Never Die'

In September 2014, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons made headlines when he declared in an Esquire article that rock was "finally dead." In the months and years that followed, many a musician has weighed in on the topic in a variety of interviews, with some digging a little deeper into Simmons's fu...

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QUIET RIOT Performs With Singer JAMES DURBIN For The First Time (Video)

QUIET RIOT made its live debut with the band's seventh lead singer, "American Idol" finalist James Durbin, last night (Saturday, March 18) at The Cotillion in Wichita, Kansas. Video footage of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of Steven Seuferling). Durbin, who became known as the "metal guy"...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's JEREMY SPENCER To Make His Feature-Film Debut In 'Murder Hill'

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH drummer Jeremy Spencer will make his feature-film debut in "Murder Hill", a horror movie based on true events. The film, which also stars actor Tom Proctor from "Guardians Of The Galaxy" and "Birth Of A Nation", was written by Mark and Anna Casadei, who are also producing thr...

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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Announces 'Last' Live Performances In USA, Australia

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss has announced a couple of convention appearances this spring that are being being on his web site as his final live performances. On May 12-14, Criss is scheduled to appear at the KISS Konvention Australia in Victoria, with his May 12 set said to be Peter's last liv...

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JIMMY PAGE-Produced Demo Recording By CHRIS FARLOWE AND THE THUNDERBIRDS Coming In April

Available now for the very first time, "Chris Farlowe And The Thunderbirds: The Beginning…" presents a 12-song demo recording produced by legendary guitarist and producer Jimmy Page (pictured). Recorded in 1961 at RG Jones Sound Studio in Morden, London, this historic session marks the launch of a h...

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JUDAS PRIEST Taps Producers TOM ALLOM, ANDY SNEAP For New Album

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have entered the studio to begin recording their long-awaited follow-up to 2014's "Redeemer Of Souls" album. Helming the sessions for the new disc are the band's longtime producer Tom Allom, acclaimed British knob-twiddler Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, TESTAM...

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Watch HELLYEAH Perform In Corpus Christi, Texas

Fan-filmed video footage of HELLYEAH's March 7 performance at Brewster Street Icehouse in Corpus Christi, Texas can be seen below. HELLYEAH's fifth album, "Unden!able", was released on June 3, 2016 via Eleven Seven Music. The effort marks the first time HELLYEAH's current lineup — vocalist Chad Gray...

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Video Premiere: BUSH's 'Mad Love'

"Mad Love", the new video from BUSH, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Black And White Rainbows", which will be released on March 10. Written, recorded and produced by Gavin Rossdale, "Black And White Rainbows" is the follow-up to 2014's "Man On The Run" and will arriv...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Is 'About To Start' Work On Follow-Up To 'Give 'Em Hell'

Sebastian Bach has confirmed that he is preparing to make the follow-up to his 2014 album "Give 'Em Hell". The former SKID ROW singer told the "Talk Is Jericho" podcast: "I'm about to start on a new record, and my goal is to totally make a 'vinyl' album, as far as the sound ...

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VINCE NEIL, RATT, TOM KEIFER, L.A. GUNS, SEBASTIAN BACH To Perform At 'L.A. Metal Summit In Tokyo'

Vince Neil (MÖTLEY CRÜE),Tom Keifer (CINDERELLA),L.A. GUNS, RATT and Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) are among the confirmed artists for the L.A. Metal Summit In Tokyo, set to take place May 13-14 at Makuhari Messe Event Hall in Chiba, Japan. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, May...

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Former PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN Signs With ENTERTAINMENT ONE

Former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown has signed a worldwide deal with Entertainment One (eOne),with plans to release a debut solo LP later this year. The yet-to-be-titled full length will be the first time in Brown's career in which he will serve as both lead vocalist and guitarist in a band. "I've bee...

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1349 Signs Worldwide Deal With SEASON OF MIST

Season Of Mist has announced the signing of 1349. The Norwegian black metal stalwarts have already been signed to this label in the U.S. and now extend the deal to a worldwide representation. Regarding their signing, 1349 comment: "We are currently in the early creative stages of our new art offerin...