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RICHIE FAULKNER Is 'Not Quite Sure' Why K.K. DOWNING Believes He Should Have Been Asked To Rejoin JUDAS PRIEST

Richie Faulker says that he "not quite sure" why K.K. Downing believes he should have been asked to rejoin JUDAS PRIEST following Glenn Tipton's announcement that he would no longer be touring with the band. Two weeks after Tipton revealed that he was retiring from the road due to his battle with Pa...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Says Music Helped Him In Early Days Of His Sobriety

In a brand new interview with the Green Bay Press Gazette, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford was asked what has been the "biggest storm" he has weathered in his life up until now. "My own personal alcohol and drug addiction, which stopped 32 years ago," he replied. "Music was incredibly important to...

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman DEE SNIDER Returns To Broadway In Epic Concert 'Rocktopia'

The producers of the Broadway concert "Rocktopia" have announced that rock icon Dee Snider, lead singer of multi-platinum-selling band TWISTED SISTER, will triumphantly return to Broadway as a special guest vocalist in the show for the fourth week of its limited engagement, April 9-15. An explosive...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Doesn't Waste His Time Engaging Internet Trolls

Rob Halford says that he doesn't waste his time dealing with negative comments from Internet trolls. While most of the JUDAS PRIEST singer's social media interactions are positive, he still faces criticism for everything from his vocal performance to being an openly gay leather-clad metal icon. Spea...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'I'm Not A DONALD TRUMP Supporter For A Lot Of Reasons'

Rob Halford says that he is "not a Donald Trump supporter," explaining that it's "scary how one person or a few people can have that much control and dictate such an outcome." The JUDAS PRIEST singer, who revealed he was gay 20 years ago, spoke to Newsweek about how the U.S. president's policies hav...

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RUSH Releases Official Lyric Video For 'A Farewell To Kings' Title Track To Promote 40th-Anniversary Reissue

RUSH has released the official lyric video for the title track of the band's landmark album "A Farewell To Kings" — the fifth studio LP originally released in 1977, which introduced the radio hit "Closer To The Heart", album tracks "Madrigal", "Cinderella Man", as well as enduring fan favorites with...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 'We Just Want To See Some More Metal In There'

JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford (vocals),Richie Faulkner (guitar) and Glenn Tipton (guitar) were recently interviewed by BUILD Series. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the strong first-week sales of the group's new album, "F...

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BLAZE BAYLEY: 'Heavy Metal Isn't The Most Popular Music In The World Anymore'

British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) was recently interviewed by Belfast Metal. The complete conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On "The Redemption Of William Black", the recently released conclusion of his "In...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Credits STEVE PERRY With Helping Him Expand His Vocal Range

Sebastian Bach has credited Steve Perry with helping him expand his vocal range. The former SKID ROW frontman praised the the ex-JOURNEY singer after spending time with Perry at a recent birthday party thrown by ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell. Bach posted a photo of him hanging out with Pe...

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ROB ZOMBIE: Trailer For 'Astro-Creep: 2000 Live'

Rob Zombie's 2016 front-to-back concert performance of WHITE ZOMBIE's 1995 album "Astro-Creep: 2000 – Songs Of Love, Destruction And Other Synthetic Delusions Of The Electric Head" will be released as a live album, "Astro-Creep: 2000 Live", on March 30 via Interscope/Geffen/A&M. "Astro-Creep: 2000...

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Watch MARILYN MANSON's 'Tattooed In Reverse' Video Featuring COURTNEY LOVE

Marilyn Manson's music video for the song "Tattooed In Reverse" can be seen below. In the clip, Courtney Love plays nurse to Manson's wheelchair-bound patient. Manson wrote on Twitter: "Who allowed Courtney Love to be my nurse? Oh shit…I did." Manson also recently shared two new photos with Love, wr...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Video Footage, Photos Of 'Firepower' New York City Signing Session

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST signed copies of their new album, "Firepower", this past Monday, March 19 at the Sony Square NYC in New York City. Joining singer Rob Halford, guitarist Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis at the event was PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton,...

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GLENN TIPTON On His Future Role With JUDAS PRIEST: 'It's A Question That I Can't Really Answer'

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton says that he doesn't really know what his role in the band will be now that he has stepped back from performing after being diagnosed with the later stages of Parkinson's disease. Tipton found out he had Parkinson's four years ago — after being stricken by the deg...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER: Playing With GLENN TIPTON Again Was 'A Goosebump Moment'

Richie Faulkner says that Glenn Tipton's first performance with JUDAS PRIEST since he stepped down from the band due to his battle with Parkinson's disease was a "goosebump moment." Last night, during PRIEST's show at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, the band welcomed Tipton for its thre...

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CHEAP TRICK Frontman ROBIN ZANDER To Make Broadway Debut In 'Rocktopia'

The producers of the Broadway concert "Rocktopia" have announced that multi-platinum Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Robin Zander, lead singer of CHEAP TRICK, will make his Broadway debut as a special guest vocalist in the show for the final week of its limited engagement, April 23-29. An explosive con...