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Hear Cover Of MOUNTAIN's 'Silver Paper' From 'Tribute To Leslie West' Album

Provogue Records / Mascot Label Group has presented a new lyric video to the classic MOUNTAIN song "Silver Paper" in front of the March 25 release of "Legacy: A Tribute To Leslie West". The recording features vocals by Charlie Starr from BLACKBERRY SMOKE. Friends, many of whom were influenced by the...

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See Poster For Official RONNIE JAMES DIO Documentary 'Dio: Dreamers Never Die'

The official poster for "Dio: Dreamers Never Die", the career-spanning documentary on the life and times of the legendary rock icon Ronnie James Dio, can be found below. The film will receive its world premiere at this year's SXSW Film Festival. This year, SXSW will take place in person in Austin, T...

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DANZIG Announces May 2022 U.S. Tour With CRADLE OF FILTH And CROBOT

DANZIG will embark on a U.S. tour this spring. The two-week trek, which will kick off in early May, will include a special show that will see Glenn Danzig and his bandmates perform the entire 1990 album "Danzig II: Lucifuge". The tour, featuring from CRADLE OF FILTH and CROBOT, will launch May 5 in...

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RISE AGAINST Announces Summer 2022 U.S. Tour With THE USED And SENSES FAIL

RISE AGAINST has announced a summer 2022 U.S. headline tour, including shows at The Forum in Los Angeles (July 19) and The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City (August 9),with support from THE USED and SENSES FAIL. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, March 4. RISE AGAINST tour dates: Apr. 01 - Vill...

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ROB HALFORD Says Leftover Material From His 'Confess' Autobiography Is Being Used In Soon-To-Be-Announced Project

In a new interview with the Phoenix, Arizona radio station KSLX-FM 100.7, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford discussed his autobiography, "Confess", which arrived in September 2020 via Hachette Books. Co-written with Ian Gittins, the book offered readers a compelling, heartfelt and honest look at the s...

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Watch EDDIE VEDDER Pay Tribute To MARK LANEGAN During Seattle Concert: 'He's Gonna Be Deeply Missed'

PEARL JAM frontman Eddie Vedder paid tribute to Mark Lanegan during his concert in Seattle last night (Tuesday, February 22). Lanegan, the lead singer of the SCREAMING TREES and fellow icon of the 1990s Seattle music scene, died on Tuesday in Killarney, Ireland, at 57. No cause of death was specifie...

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SUM 41 And SIMPLE PLAN Announce 'Blame Canada' Spring/Summer 2022 U.S. Tour

Grammy-nominated band SUM 41 will join forces with SIMPLE PLAN for the "Blame Canada" tour, their upcoming two-part, full U.S. co-headline run. This sure-to-be-epic trek marks the first time both bands will be touring together. Fans will be able to join in as the bands commemorate their debut record...

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Music Assets Of Blues Icon JOHN LEE HOOKER Acquired By BMG

BMG has announced it has acquired the music interests of iconic American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist John Lee Hooker from his estate. The agreement includes his entire publishing catalog ("Boom Boom", "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", "Boogie Chillen", among others),co-acquired with BM...

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Metal II

At best, familiarity breeds indifference, which may be why ANNIHILATOR remain such a perennially underrated force for metallic good. Guitarist and founder Jeff Waters has made a virtue of sticking to his own, ferociously focused script, and while the Canadians have traversed plenty of diverse territ...

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PEARL JAM's STONE GOSSARD Says He Was A Fan Of Early MÖTLEY CRÜE

PEARL JAM guitarist Stone Gossard has admitted that he was a fan of early MÖTLEY CRÜE, just days after his bandmate Eddie Vedder said that he "hated" the 1980s glam metal genre. On Monday (February 14),Gossard took part in a "Fan First" interview with Revolver in which he discussed CRÜE and pointed...

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JUDAS PRIEST's 'Breaking The Law' Featured In SUPER BOWL Commercial From LIQUID DEATH

A cover version of JUDAS PRIEST's "Breaking The Law" was featured in a new Super Bowl LVI commercial from Liquid Death, a water company that packages its product in a can instead of plastic bottles. The commercial shows a bunch of grade school-aged children hanging out and drinking Liquid Death in a...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Fires Back At EDDIE VEDDER, Calls PEARL JAM 'One Of The Most Boring Bands In History'

MÖTLEY CRÜE's Nikki Sixx has blasted PEARL JAM as "one of the most boring bands in history" after Eddie Vedder revealed that he "despised" the glam-metal scene of the late 1980s. In an in-depth interview with The New York Times to promote his upcoming solo album, Vedder discussed a variety of topics...

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Official RONNIE JAMES DIO Documentary 'Dio: Dreamers Never Die' To Receive World Premiere At This Year's SXSW Film Festival

"Dio: Dreamers Never Die", the career-spanning documentary on the life and times of the legendary rock icon Ronnie James Dio, will receive its world premiere at this year's SXSW Film Festival. This year, SXSW will take place in person in Austin, Texas from March 11 to March 20, with select films ava...

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TESLA's FRANK HANNON Pulls Out Of 'Monsters Of Rock' Cruise Due To 'Ongoing And Changing COVID Issues'

TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon has canceled his previously announced solo shows in February, including his appearance on the Monsters Of Rock cruise, due to "the ongoing and changing COVID issues." The 55-year-old musician, who battled the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus last year, shared...

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GENE SIMMONS Says He Will Accept Cryptocurrency For Sale Of His Las Vegas Valley Estate

KISS bassist/vocalist, rock icon and serial entrepreneur Gene Simmons, an early adopter of cryptocurrency, announced today that he will accept cryptocurrency for his Las Vegas estate, which is currently on the market for $13,500,000. "I have been an outspoken proponent of cryptocurrency from the beg...