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NIGHTWISH, SONATA ARCTICA, AMARANTHE Members Featured On RASKASTA JOULUA's 'Ragnarok Juletide'

Finland's annual, all-star symphonic Christmas rock project, dubbed RASKASTA JOULUA, which translates to "Heavy Christmas," is enjoying its 10th year running. To celebrate, the project, which tours every holiday season, will release a new studio album this year. The CD, titled "Ragnarok Juletide", w...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'I Really Love Being Sober'

Noisey has uploaded the first of three "Back & Forth" videos featuring legendary BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne and his son Jack Osbourne. Check it out below. Asked what advice he would give to his 21-year-old self, Ozzy said: "Don't do drugs. [But I would tell a 30-year old Ozzy] take more...

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DEE SNIDER Talks 'Rock & Roll Christmas Tale' On 'You & Me This Morning' (Video)

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider appeared on on WCIU's "You & Me This Morning" to talk about "Dee Snider's Rock & Roll Christmas Tale", starring and written by the iconic rocker, directed by Adam John Hunter and produced by John B. Yonover, which will play the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tow...

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Ex-BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN's New Solo Album To Include Song Written By BLACK WIDOW's CLIVE JONES

"Book Of Shadows", the long-awaited new solo album from former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin, will feature a song called "Devil's Man Down", which was written by Clive Jones, "sax player, flute player, singer and all-round good egg" from classic U.K. progressive rockers BLACK WIDOW. Martin adds:...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'I Love Getting Old, I Really Do'

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford who revealed earlier in the year that he was suffering from umbilical hernia, a condition where the belly button pops outwards due to a weakness in the muscles in or around the belly button, tells The Morning Call in a brand new interview that his health is good. ...

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JACK RUSSELL: 'The World Is, Once Again, My Oyster'

Andy Preston of the 98.7 The Gater radio station in West Palm Beach, Florida recently conducted an interview with legendary GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell, who currently fronts his own version of the band called JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts...

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MICHAEL SWEET, DOUG PINNICK, MARTY FRIEDMAN Guest On TOURNIQUET Drummer's 'Onward To Freedom'

TOURNIQUET is widely known for its outspoken voice against animal abuse and has previously released songs that focused on that subject matter. This time, however, drummer and songwriter Ted Kirkpatrick devotes an entire album, "Onward To Freedom", to the struggles and abuses animals face. The CD fea...

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RATED X Featuring JOE LYNN TURNER, CARMINE APPICE, TONY FRANKLIN: 'This Is Who I Am' Video Released

"This Is Who I Am", the new video from RATED X (formerly LEGACY X),the new band featuring legendary vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),drummer Carmine Appice (VANILLA FUDGE, CACTUS, MOTHER'S ARMY),bassist Tony Franklin (THE FIRM, BLUE MURDER) and guitarist Karl Coch...

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SONATA ARCTICA: Trailer For Re-Recorded, 15th-Anniversary Edition Of 'Ecliptica'

While on yet another successful world tour, this time to support their latest studio album, "Pariah's Child", Finnish melodic metal heroes SONATA ARCTICA swung by the studio to re-record their debut album "Ecliptica", which was released 15 years ago. This new version will be released on October 24 u...

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EMPEROR Has No Plans To Do Any More Reunion Shows, Says IHSAHN

Daniel P. Carter of Scuzz TV conducted an interview with Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan) of reunited Norwegian black metallers EMPEROR at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 7-10 at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom. You...

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BLACK SABBATH To Begin Work On New Studio Album Next Year

Heavy metal legends BLACK SABBATH will begin work on a new studio album in 2015, to be followed by one final tour. BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi, who has battled cancer since 2012, recently hinted that the group's July 4 gig at London's Hyde Park could have been the band's last because the tour...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist TONY IOMMI Begins Job As Teacher

According to The Pulse Of Radio, BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has posted photos online from his first day on the job as a teacher at Coventry University in the U.K. Iommi began his stint as a professor of music last Wednesday (September 24) and posted pictures of a class session as well as an...

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Former WICKED LESTER Guitarist Faces Child-Pornography Charge

**UPDATE**: The official Beaufort County Sheriff's Office press release reads as follows: "A Bluffton man was arrested on child pornography charges Friday afternoon following a search warrant served by Beaufort County Sheriff's Office investigators at a Plantation Pointe apartment. "On June 30, 2014...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY To Release 'Sun Eater' Album In November

Arizona extreme metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY have completed work on their fourth full-length album, "Sun Eater", for a November 11 release in North America (one day earlier internationally) via Metal Blade Records. The CD was produced by Jason Suecof, who has previously worked with TRIVIUM, AUGUST BUR...

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LARS ULRICH, ROBERT TRUJILLO, SLASH, PERRY FARRELL Attend 11th Annual 'Stand Up For Skateparks' Benefit

With DJ Z-Trip spinning and mashing sounds atop the 13-foot halfpipe, Tony Hawk's 11th annual Stand Up For Skateparks benefit came to a climactic conclusion with Hawk and other top skate and BMX pros performing an all-star demo yesterday (Sunday, September 21) at Green Acres Estate in Beverly Hills,...