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STYX To Release First Studio Album In 14 Years, 'The Mission'

"The Mission", STYX's sixteenth studio album and its most ambitious, most challenging, and most rewarding release to date, will arrive on June 16 via the band's label, Alpha Dog 2T/UMe. The first single, "Gone Gone Gone", was released today at radio and online retail outlets. A video can be seen bel...

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METAL CHURCH Recruits Former W.A.S.P. Drummer STET HOWLAND

METAL CHURCH has recruited Stet Howland (ex-W.A.S.P.) to play drums for the band on all its summer shows. He joins the group as the replacement for Jeff Plate, who announced his departure from METAL CHURCH last month. Howland commented: "I was contacted by my good friend METAL CHURCH bass player Ste...

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ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS Launches All-Female Band WE START WARS

Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, has launched a brand new all-female group called WE START WARS. Says Strauss: "I've been wanting to be in this exact band since I started playing guitar, and after over a year of putting this together and auditioning musi...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Says It's 'Highly Unlikely' DONALD TRUMP Will Be A Two-Term President

Kirk Hammett says that it's "highly unlikely" that Donald Trump will be a two-term president. Asked by the Brazilian radio station 89FM A Rádio Rock at last month's Lollapalooza Brasil festival if he thinks the United States Of America will change now that Donald Trump is in the White House, the MET...

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STONE SOUR Films Music Video For New Single 'Fabuless'

STONE SOUR filmed a music video for the band's new single, "Fabuless", on Tuesday (April 18) in Los Angeles. Frontman Corey Taylor shared some photos from the video shoot via his Instagram account. Check them out below. "Fabuless" is expected to make its online debut at the end of April. The track i...

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BLOODCLOT Feat. CRO-MAGS, Ex-DANZIG Members: 'Up In Arms' Album Due In July

BLOODCLOT, the project featuring John Joseph of the CRO-MAGS, plus former members of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE (Joey Castillo, drums; Nick Oliveri, bass),and DANZIG (Todd Youth, guitar),will release its new album, "Up In Arms", on July 14 via Metal Blade Records. The cover artwork for the disc can b...

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NEW YORK DOLLS' Classic '70 LPs Back On Limited-Edition Colored Vinyl

It's been more than four decades since the NEW YORK DOLLS first outraged mainstream critics and struck terror into the hearts of public guardians of taste and morality. In that time, the once-controversial quintet has been recognized as a seminal musical force and a key influence on the punk movemen...

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Video: L.A. GUNS Performs New Song 'Speed' In Santa Ana

Video footage of L.A. GUNS performing a new song called "Speed" on April 8 at Yost Theater in Santa Ana, California can be seen below. The current version of L.A. GUNS — which includes singer Phil Lewis and the band's co-founding guitarist Tracii Guns — has recorded a new album for a tentative June...

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JAMES HETFIELD Says METALLICA's Collaboration With LADY GAGA 'Was A Good Fit'

James Hetfield says that Lady Gaga's "energy was very, very exciting" when METALLICA collaborated with the pop superstar at this year's Grammy Awards. METALLICA's appearance with Gaga at the 59th annual event in Los Angeles on February 12 turned into something of a disaster when the Grammy sound cre...

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New MOTÖRHEAD 'Rock Iconz' Statues Coming From KnuckleBonz

KnuckleBonz has announced plans to create limited-edition MOTÖRHEAD statues and has entered into an agreement with Global Merchandising, the representative for the worldwide merchandising rights for MOTÖRHEAD. "We are delighted to see Lemmy remembered so excellently from his younger years," says MOT...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD On DONALD TRUMP: 'My Opinion Stays With Me'

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield says he will keep his opinion about President Donald Trump to himself, explaining that politics "polarizes people." Hetfield made his comments during an interview with journalist Claudio Vergara of the Chilean newspaper La Tercera, conducted before METALLICA's April...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Announces U.S. Tour With ONCE HUMAN, GABRIEL AND THE APOCALYPSE

Wednesday 13, who mixes punk rock and metal with kitschy horror imagery and who is formerly one half of the MURDERDOLLS braintrust, will return to the road this summer in support of his new album, "Condolences". Support on the trek will come from ONCE HUMAN and GABRIEL AND THE APOCALYPSE. Tickets go...

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JUNKYARD: New Song 'Wallet' Available For Streaming

"Wallet", a brand new song from JUNKYARD, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track is taken from the band's first official album in 26 years, "High Water", which will be released on April 21 via Acetate Records. While odds and sods have been released over the decades, "High Water...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Says His Relationship With JAMES HETFIELD Is 'The Best It's Been'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was interviewed by Sonar FM before the band's April 1 concert at Lollapalooza Chile in Santiago. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about what it has been like for METALLICA to self-fund its projects, having launched their independent record label, Blackened Rec...

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JUDAS PRIEST Is Back For 'Vol. III - Hell Bent For Hollywood' Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST are returning for "Vol. III - Hell Bent For Hollywood" this September 14-17 in Los Angeles, California, continuing the celebration of Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp's 21st anniversary. Fresh out of the recording studio and before they hit the road for their world...