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Ex-MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS THE BOSS Inducted Into 'Hall Of Heavy Metal History' At WACKEN OPEN AIR (Video)

Wacken Open Air, one of the world's largest heavy metal music festivals, and the Hall Of Heavy Metal History have joined forces to former MANOWAR and DICTATORS guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman as the first-ever "Global Metal Ambassador." The onstage induction ceremony took place August 3 in front...

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BLAZE BAYLEY: 'BRUCE DICKINSON Was Very Supportive Of Me When I Was In IRON MAIDEN'

Blaze Bayley says that he went through a "horrible time" after he was fired by IRON MAIDEN but insists that it is a period that he still looks back on "very fondly." The 54-year-old Bayley, who was born in Birmingham, was the original frontman in WOLFSBANE, but left in 1994 to join MAIDEN. He record...

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AMBERIAN DAWN To Release 'Darkness Of Eternity' Album In November

Finnish symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN will release their eighth album, titled "Darkness Of Eternity", on November 10 via Napalm Records. Commented AMBERIAN DAWN keyboardist and mastermind Tuomas Seppälä: "'Darkness Of Eternity' is one of the most emotional AMBERIAN DAWN albums so far. It's got s...

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Resurrected DIRGE WITHIN Plays First Comeback Concert (Video)

Resurrected Chicago metallers DIRGE WITHIN played their first comeback concert this past Saturday, August 5 at Route 20 at Route 20 in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. Video footage of the gig can be seen below. DIRGE WITHIN in June released a new version of the song "Memories". The track was mixed by Joel Wa...

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Video: MAX And IGOR CAVALERA Perform SEPULTURA's 'Roots' In Zurich

Fan-filmed video footage of former SEPULTURA members Max Cavalera (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) performing on August 3 at Dynamo Grosser Saal in Zurich, Switzerland can be seen below. Igor and Max's "Return To Roots" tour sees them celebrating the twentieth anniversary of SEPULTURA's "R...

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GENE SIMMONS Talks Politics: 'The Last Thing We Should Be Doing As A Country Is To Fight With Each Other'

In a brand new interview with WGN Radio, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons — a former contestant on Donald Trump's "The Celebrity Apprentice" show — was asked if he is still friends with the billionaire real estate mogul. "Sure," he responded (hear audio below). "And for people out there who think...

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GARY CHERONE Says 'Strangest' Place He Heard EXTREME's 'More Than Words' Was While Getting His Teeth Cleaned

Kylie Olsson of uDiscover Music conducted an interview with EXTREME vocalist Gary Cherone and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt at Ramblin' Man Fair, which was held July 29-30 at Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom. You can watch the full interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLAB...

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Watch ACCEPT Perform With Orchestra At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

German/American heavy metal veterans ACCEPT celebrated the release of their new album, "The Rise Of Chaos", with a special performance this past Thursday, August 3 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. The set consisted of three parts: a classic ACCEPT set, packed with new and old hit...

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CINDERELLA's TOM KEIFER: 'The '90s Was Not A Joyride For Me'

Meltdown of the WRIF radio station recently conducted an interview with CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked which CINDERELLA album he would pick as the band's "quintessential" release, Tom said: "I think they're all very different in the...

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SONS OF APOLLO Feat. PORTNOY, SHEEHAN, BUMBLEFOOT, SOTO, SHERINIAN: Video Footage Of Live Debut

SONS OF APOLLO, the new band featuring former DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian alongside Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOGS, MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE),made its live debut las...

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GONE IS GONE Feat. MASTODON, AT THE DRIVE-IN, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Members: 'Echolocation' Video

"Echolocation", the new video from GONE IS GONE, the new project featuring MASTODON's Troy Sanders, AT THE DRIVE-IN's Tony Hajjar, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Troy Van Leeuwen and guitarist-keyboardist Mike Zarin, can be seen below. The song is the title track of GONE IS GONE's debut album, which was...

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MIKE PORTNOY, BILLY SHEEHAN, RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL, JEFF SCOTT SOTO, DEREK SHERINIAN Join Forces In SONS OF APOLLO

For the past few months, rumors have been circulating about a new secret project including former DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian. Now, the time has come to make the grand and highly anticipated introduction to their new band, SONS OF APOLLO. Reuniting to form SONS OF APOLLO,...

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CHESTER BENNINGTON's 'Heavy' Duet Partner KIIARA Pays Tribute To LINKIN PARK Singer At PANORAMA Festival (Video)

Kiiara, the singer featured on LINKIN PARK's song "Heavy", paid tribute to Chester Bennington at New York City's Panorama festival. Kiiara performed the first few songs of her gig at the festival's indoor Parlor Stage on Sunday before addressing the LINKIN PARK singer's passing. "It's been… a pretty...

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NIKKI SIXX Posts Graphic Footage Of Rotator Cuff Surgery (Video)

MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx underwent surgery on Tuesday (July 25) to repair a torn rotator cuff. He has since posted graphic video footage of the operation shot using a point-of-view (POV) camera captured from the surgeon's perspective. Check it out below, beginning at around the f...

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Listen To Early Demo Version Of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' 'Sex Type Thing'

An early demo version of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' song "Sex Type Thing", taken from the upcoming 25th-anniversary expanded reissue of the band's debut album, "Core", can be streamed below. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS roared on to the scene 25 years ago with "Core". A breakout success, the album peaked at #3 on...