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METALLICA: 'The Story Of The Songs' To Premiere On REELZ This Sunday

"Metallica: The Story Of The Songs" will premiere this Sunday, December 6 at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT on Reelz. It is described as a look at the making of METALLICA hits "One", "Enter Sandman" and "St. Anger", three of the tracks that helped turn the band from underground thrash metal pioneers to indisp...

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JEREMY SPENCER Is 'A Little Surprised' By IVAN MOODY's Reaction To JASON HOOK's Guest Appearance On PSYCHOSEXUAL EP

Jeremy Spencer has opened up about his collaboration with another ex-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH member, guitarist Jason Hook, on the new EP from Spencer's theatrical rock band PSYCHOSEXUAL. Last month, PSYCHOSEXUAL surprise-released a covers EP, "Songs To Stalk You By", featuring a guest appearance by...

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EYEHATEGOD Releases 'High Risk Trigger' Single From 'A History Of Nomadic Behavior' Album

New Orleans disciples of hardcore, blues-based, post-amplified audio wreckage EYEHATEGOD have set a March 12 release date for the band's first new full-length album in seven years, "A History Of Nomadic Behavior". The official visualizer for the disc's first single, "High Risk Trigger", can be seen...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS' BILLY CORGAN Says He Has Been Portrayed As 'Crazy', 'Insane' And A 'Tyrant' By The Media

In a new interview with Tom Power, host of "Q" on Canada's CBC Radio One, SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan was asked why he interacts so much with his fans on Instagram. He responded (see video below): "Well, on a very kind of simple level, as someone who's been portrayed by the media in a pa...

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Ex-QUIET RIOT Singer JAMES DURBIN Releases 'Kings Before You' Video Feat. CHRIS JERICHO, PHIL DEMMEL

Hailing from the shores of Santa Cruz, California, modern heavy metal revivalist James Durbin is on the verge of releasing his boldest, heaviest album to date with the announcement of the debut album from DURBIN, "The Beast Awakens". Coming February 12, 2021 via Frontiers Music Srl, fans can get the...

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STYX Releases Quarantine Video For 'Too Much Time On My Hands' In Time For STEELERS/RAVENS Football Game

STYX has released a video for its classic hit "Too Much Time On My Hands", filmed from the band's home studios specifically for Pittsburgh #SteelersNation in time for yesterday's (Wednesday, December 2) game against the Baltimore Ravens. STYX's affiliation with the Pittsburgh Steelers has been stron...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Perform 'Cyr' Title Track On 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' (Video)

SMASHING PUMPKINS performed the title track of their new album, "Cyr", on Tuesday's (December 1) episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". Founding members Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin and James Iha, along with longtime guitarist Jeff Schroeder played the song in a studio, but the foota...

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DREAM THEATER Records Medley Of Holiday Classics, 'The Holiday Spirit Carries On'

Progressive metal titans DREAM THEATER have recorded a brand new medley of holiday classics, called "The Holiday Spirit Carries On", available for download starting today at dreamtheaterofficial.bandcamp.com. Says the band: "With touring cancelled around the world, the incredible members of DREAM TH...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram Would Be 'Touring All The Time' If It Wasn't Losing Money On The Road

Tim "Ripper" Owens has once again defended the "Dio Returns" tour, which features a hologram of legendary metal singer Ronnie James Dio performing alongside a living backing group consisting, in large part, of Ronnie's onetime DIO bandmates. The Dio hologram was created by a company called Eyellusio...

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Watch DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Sing A Cappella Version Of 'Pull Me Under'

Video of DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie belting out an a cappella version of "Pull Me Under", the first single from the band's breakthrough album "Images And Words", can be seen below. LaBrie sang a couple of lines from the track while filming a new video message on Cameo, which lets users hire c...

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IVAN MOODY Reacts To News That JEREMY SPENCER And JASON HOOK Have Collaborated On New EP: 'Challenge Accepted'

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH singer Ivan Moody has reacted to the news that two of his former bandmates, Jeremy Spencer and Jason Hook, worked together on the new EP from Spencer's theatrical rock band PSYCHOSEXUAL. On Friday, PSYCHOSEXUAL surprise-released a covers EP, "Songs To Stalk You By", featuring...

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How JUDAS PRIEST Debunked Existence Of Hidden Messages In Its Songs

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford says that he still doesn't know why he and his bandmates were subjected to a subliminal-message trial in Reno, Nevada more than three decades ago. In August 1990, a judge ruled that JUDAS PRIEST was not liable for the deaths of two young men who cited the band's music...

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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI And JAMES LABRIE Reflect On Losses Of NEIL PEART And EDDIE VAN HALEN

In a new interview with "Talk Is Jericho", DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci and singer James LaBrie reflected on the losses this year of two of greatest and most influential rock musicians of all time: Neil Peart, drummer and lyricist for the rock band RUSH; and Eddie Van Halen, the guitar virt...

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Swedish Metal Musicians Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO On 'Legacy' Album

A tribute album to legendary singer Ronnie James Dio made by Swedish metal musicians has just been released. "Legacy - A Tribute To Ronnie James Dio" features the bands MADISON, MEMORY GARDEN, TAD MOROSE, GORMATHON, TRAIL OF MURDER, FRONTBACK, SOULSHINE and SVEN-HOLGER ROSENVINGE plus guest appearan...

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DREAM THEATER Is 'Off To A Great Start' With Writing Sessions For New Album

DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci has confirmed that the band is using the coronavirus downtime to commence the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to last year's "Distance Over Time" album. "As a band, we did decide to pivot and we entered the studio a couple of weeks ago," he said during an...