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KAMELOT Taps Drummer ALEX LANDENBURG For San Bernardino Concert

KAMELOT has tapped drummer Alex Landenburg (RHAPSODY, CYHRA) to sit behind the kit for the band's July 1 performance at Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California as the support act for IRON MAIDEN. He will be filling in for KAMELOT's regular drummer, Casey Grillo, who is currently on the...

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'Tuska20 - The Anniversary Song' Video Feat. Members Of NIGHTWISH, STRATOVARIUS, AMORPHIS, HIM, CHILDREN OF BODOM

The official video for "Tuska20 - The Anniversary Song", a track celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Finland's Tuska open-air metal festival, can be seen below. The clip, which was edited by Antti Kuivalainen and Ykä Järvinen, includes excerpts from Tuska 2015 and 2016 aftermovies as well as ne...

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ZAKK WYLDE Is Open To Making New Studio Album With OZZY OSBOURNE

Zakk Wylde says that he is open to making another studio album with Ozzy Osbourne, less than two months after it was announced that the guitarist would be rejoining Ozzy's backing group for all the singer's upcoming 2017 solo show dates. Wylde will reunite with the iconic BLACK SABBATH frontman for...

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KAMELOT Announces 2018 North American Tour With DELAIN, BATTLE BEAST

After tours around the globe, KAMELOT will return to North America in April/May 2018 to support their upcoming album on Napalm Records. The new offering will be released in early 2018 and the first tour behind the disc will see the band performing in the United States and Canada, bringing their bigg...

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ZAKK WYLDE Says OZZY OSBOURNE Asked Him To Play Summer Shows Because GUS G. 'Couldn't Do It'

Legendary guitarist Zakk Wylde will reunite with iconic BLACK SABBATH frontman Ozzy Osbourne for a summer tour that marks the thirtieth anniversary of when the two first collaborated together. Wylde's return to Ozzy's band marks the end of Osbourne's collaboration with Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G.,...

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Listen To New ADRENALINE MOB Song 'Lords Of Thunder'

"Lords Of Thunder", a brand new song from ADRENALINE MOB — the band featuring Russell Allen (vocals; also of SYMPHONY X) and Mike Orlando (guitar) — can be streamed below. The track is taken from the group's third studio album, "We The People", which is being released today (Friday, June 2) via Cent...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Looks Back On PMRC: 'It Was An Unpleasant Time'

Patrick Prince of Goldmine magazine recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Goldmine: A lot of people, especially kids nowadays — and there are obviously kids into JUDAS PRIEST — they don't remember the PMRC. I liked how you gav...

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Watch WENDY DIO Discuss RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram At POLLSTAR LIVE!

A hologram of the late Ronnie James Dio made its U.S. debut on February 2 at the 28th annual Pollstar Awards at the The Novo (formerly Club Nokia) in Los Angeles, California. Created by Eyellusion, the appearance of the heavy metal icon took place during a performance by DIO DISCIPLES, which pays tr...

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KAMELOT Has 'Around Fifteen Solid Song Ideas' For Follow-Up To 'Haven'

KAMELOT guitarist Thomas Youngblood spoke to the band's German fan club about the progress of the writing sessions for the follow-up to 2015's "Haven" album. He said: "I just returned from a second round of songwriting with Oliver [Palotai, keyboards], and we have around fifteen solid song ideas. We...

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BORKNAGAR Guitarist Says Working With Former Vocalist KRISTOFFER 'GARM' RYGG Was 'Fantastic'

Jasmin St. Claire conducted an interview with guitarists Jens F. Ryland and Øystein G. Brun of Norwegian epic black metal pioneers BORKNAGAR at this year's edition of the Inferno festival, which was held April 12-15 in Oslo, Norway. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcrib...

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GUS G. Says Reunion Between OZZY OSBOURNE And ZAKK WYLDE Is 'Long Overdue'

Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., who joined Ozzy Osbourne's just under a decade ago, says that "it's great to see" the BLACK SABBATH singer back together with his longtime axeman Zakk Wylde. It was announced earlier today that Wylde would be rejoining Ozzy's backing group for all his upcoming 2017 solo...

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OZZY OSBOURNE And ZAKK WYLDE Reunite For 2017 Tour

For the first time in more than a decade, Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde are together again. Known as one of rock's most lethal singer and guitarist pairings, the two will hit the road for a series of Ozzy headlining shows in the U.S. this summer and fall, beginning July 14. While they've performed to...

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Members Of DREAM THEATER, WHITESNAKE, LIVING COLOUR, JOURNEY, ARCH ENEMY, Others React To Passing Of ALLAN HOLDSWORTH

Members of DREAM THEATER, WHITESNAKE, LIVING COLOUR, JOURNEY and ARCH ENEMY are among the rock musicians and scores of other artists who reacted on social media to the passing of the groundbreaking British guitarist Allan Holdsworth. The news of Holdsworth's death was broken by his daughter's Louise...

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Video: STEPHEN PEARCY Performs RATT, JUDAS PRIEST Classics In Houston

Fan-filmed video footage of RATT singer Stephen Pearcy and his solo band performing on April 13 at the Proof Rooftop Lounge in Houston, Texas can be seen below. Stephen's fourth solo album, "Smash", was released on January 27 via Frontiers Music Srl. Speaking about the songwriting process for his so...

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Video Premiere: FIREWIND's 'Lady Of 1000 Sorrows'

"Lady Of 1000 Sorrows", the new video from FIREWIND, can be seen below. The clip was filmed, directed and edited by Panagiotis Kountouras. "Lady Of 1000 Sorrows" is taken from FIREWIND's eighth studio album, "Immortals", which was released on January 20 via the band's longtime label partner Century...