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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER Says DEMONS & WIZARDS Will Be 'The Focus' Of His Creative Energy This Year

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer has confirmed that he will spend some time later this year working on material for the long-awaited third album from DEMONS & WIZARDS, his side project with BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch. DEMONS & WIZARDS was launched in 1997 and has released two full-length al...

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RICHIE FAULKNER: If JUDAS PRIEST Is Not Inducted Into The ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, What Is The Credibility Of It?

Richie Faulkner says that the credibility of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame should be questioned if JUDAS PRIEST doesn't eventually get the honor of being inducted. Even though artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single, iconic h...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'The Timing Of K.K. DOWNING's Statement Was A Little Bit Suspect'

Rob Halford has dismissed as "unfortunate" K.K. Downing's statement in which the former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist insinuated that producer Andy Sneap was covering Glenn Tipton's parts on the band's new album. Two weeks after Tipton announced that he was retiring from the road due to his battle with Par...

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Video Premiere: JUDAS PRIEST's 'Spectre'

The official video for "Spectre", a brand new song from British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Firepower", which is being released today (Friday, March 9) via Epic. The follow-up to 2014's "Redeemer Of Souls" was recorded by Bri...

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DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist DON AIREY To Release 'One Of A Kind' Solo Album In May

DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey will release his new solo album, "One Of A Kind", on May 25 via earMUSIC as 2CD (including a bonus live CD) as well as on vinyl and digitally. It is hard to find a name amongst all those that over the last 30 years have left their mark in the history of rock that ha...

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MC5's WAYNE KRAMER To be Joined By KIM THAYIL, DOUG PINNICK For 'Kick Out The Jams' 50th-Anniversary Tour

Wayne Kramer, the founding guitarist and leader of Detroit's proto-punk/hard rock band the MC5, will celebrate the landmark anniversary of its incendiary debut album "Kick Out The Jams" with the 35-plus-date "Kick Out The Jams: The 50th Anniversary Tour" and a memoir "The Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, Th...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH And BREAKING BENJAMIN To Co-Headline Summer Tour; First Shows Announced

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will hit the road this summer for co-headlining dates with BREAKING BENJAMIN. A few of the tour dates have been announced via Live Nation's "Ticket To Rock" program and additional shows will be revealed on March 13. Tickets will go on sale on March 16. Live Nation announced...

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ROB ZOMBIE And MARILYN MANSON To Join Forces For 'Twins Of Evil - The Second Coming' Summer 2018 Tour

But never say never — the Twins Of Evil are back this summer for a co-headlining tour. Yes, Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson are heading out on tour again to bring their unique brands of showmanship to audiences across America. The 29-date North American summer trek will kick off in Detroit on July 11....

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ROB ZOMBIE: Complete 'Astro-Creep: 2000 Live', Vinyl Box-Set Details Revealed

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. Also due out the sa...

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Former ANTHRAX Singer DAN NELSON Looks Back On His Time With Veteran Metal Band

Former ANTHRAX singer Dan Nelson says that he has no regrets about the way his time with the band ended, explaining that everything that's happened to him led him to where he is now. Nelson was officially in ANTHRAX for nearly two years — from late 2007 until July 2009 — during which time he recorde...

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JOHN 5: Quality Multi-Camera Footage Of Westland, Michigan Concert

Quality multi-camera video footage of former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 performing on February 17 at the Token Lounge in Westland, Michigan can be seen below (clip edited and produced by George S Pogacich). As previously reported, John 5 will be joined by Ace Frehley (KIS...

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K.K. DOWNING Says He Didn't Mean To Insinuate ANDY SNEAP Played GLENN TIPTON's Guitar Parts In Studio

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing says that he never meant to insinuate that producer Andy Sneap played Glenn Tipton's guitar parts during the making of the band's new album, "Firepower". Two weeks after Tipton announced that he was retiring from the road due to his battle with Parkinson's...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says His New Drum Recording Studio Is 'Almost Complete'

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach is in the process of having a drum recording studio built on his property in Southern California for the purpose of demoing music for his next studio album. A second video update from Bach can be seen below. Sebastian previously stated that "the mission" of his...

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HALFORD Fires Back At DOWNING For Insinuating TIPTON's Parts On JUDAS PRIEST's 'Firepower' Were Laid Down By Producer

Rob Halford has fired back at K.K. Downing over the former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist's insinuation that producer Andy Sneap was covering Glenn Tipton's parts on the band's new album, insisting that "everything that you hear from Glenn on 'Firepower' is the amazing Glenn Tipton." Two weeks after Tipton...

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Watch EXODUS Perform In San Francisco

Fan-filmed video footage of EXODUS's February 25 performance at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California can be seen below. EXODUS frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza recently said that fans will have to wait until at least the end of 2019 before the band's follow-up to 2014's "Blood In Blood Out"...