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SYMPHONY X Announces Rescheduled Dates For '25th Anniversary North American Tour' With PRIMAL FEAR And FIREWIND

New Jersey's progressive metal masters SYMPHONY X have announced the rescheduled dates for their "25th Anniversary North American Tour". The 28-date trek, which was originally scheduled to kick off in Englewood, New Jersey on May 14 and and conclude on June 17 at The Masquerade in Atlanta, will now...

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NICKELBACK Releases Animated Music Video For Cover Of THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND's 'The Devil Went Down To Georgia'

Canadian rockers NICKELBACK have released a cover of THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND classic "The Devil Went Down To Georgia", along with an accompanying music video. Honoring Daniels, who passed away last month, NICKELBACK invited guitarist Dave Martone to join them on a cover of the infamous classic sto...

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AXL ROSE Says TRUMP Administration 'Doesn't Care' About Problems American Families Are Facing

Axl Rose says that the Trump administration "doesn't care" about the problems that American families are facing. The GUNS N' ROSES frontman made the comment as it became increasingly unlikely there will not be any new coronavirus relief for Americans until Congress resumes in September. With each si...

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LINKIN PARK Announces 'Hybrid Theory' 20th-Anniversary Reissue

A 20th-anniverary reissue of LINKIN PARK's debut album, "Hybrid Theory", will be made available on October 9 via Warner Records. The set comes in multiple physical and digital formats, including a super deluxe box set, super deluxe vinyl box set and deluxe CD that all come with the original "Hybrid...

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MR. BUNGLE To Release 'The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo' In October

MR. BUNGLE will release "The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo" on October 30 via Ipecac Recordings. As was the case with MR. BUNGLE's live performances this past February, original MR. BUNGLE members Trevor Dunn, Mike Patton and Trey Spruance are joined by Scott Ian (ANTHRAX, S.O.D.) and Dave L...

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DEVILDRIVER Unveils Music Video For New Single 'Nest Of Vipers'

Californian dark groove metallers DEVILDRIVER recently announced their upcoming double album, "Dealing With Demons". The first volume — titled "Dealing With Demons I" — drops on October 9 via Napalm Records and marks the band's first release of new, original material since 2016’s acclaimed "Trust No...

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KING DIAMOND: Official 'Abigail' Jigsaw Puzzle To Be Released In October

KING DIAMOND will get the jigsaw puzzle treatment this fall. "Abigail" will be made available on October 9, 2020 as a 500-piece puzzle. Zee Productions will release the album cover as a jigsaw via its Rock Saws imprint. The iconic arts of some of rock's most influential and highly regarded albums is...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'I Can't Wait Until The Day When SPOTIFY Is No More'

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet is the latest musician to take issue with Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's suggestion that artists need to be more prolific in the streaming age. For years, Spotify has been criticized for offering paltry payouts to musicians and songwriters, with some claiming that the service...

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Rockers React To KAMALA HARRIS Being Announced As JOE BIDEN's Running Mate: 'Let's Do This'

Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW),Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, SONS OF APOLLO),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT) and Axl Rose (GUNS N' ROSES) are among the rockers who have reacted to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's announcement that California senator Kamala Harris will be his running mate in the 202...

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REPENTANCE Feat. STUCK MOJO, Ex-SOIL Members: 'God For A Day' Music Video

Metal band REPENTANCE has released the official music video for "God For A Day", the title track of its debut album, due out September 25 via Art is War Records/Intercept Music. REPENTANCE came together in 2018 when Shaun Glass, a veteran guitarist of SOIL, BROKEN HOPE and DIRGE WITHIN, recruited Mi...

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SLASH, MATT SORUM, TAYLOR MOMSEN, LZZY HALE, GAVIN ROSSDALE, Others To Take Part In (DE)TOUR Virtual Music Festival

When the coronavirus pandemic struck — pressing pause on all live tours and concerts and putting many touring artists and crew members out of work — Morrison Hotel Gallery went to work to forge a new kind of virtual show for these extraordinary times. On Saturday, August 15, the gallery and its part...

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GIL MOORE On Possibility Of New Music From TRIUMPH: 'It Could Happen'

Legendary Canadian rockers TRIUMPH reformed their classic lineup of drummer Gil Moore, guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett and bassist Mike Levine for an invite-only event last November at Moore's MetalWorks studio in Mississauga (a suburb of Toronto),Ontario, Canada. The reunion — which was taped for th...

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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI Doesn't Want Fans To Get 'Wrong Idea' That MIKE PORTNOY Is Rejoining Band

DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci will release his second solo album, "Terminal Velocity", on August 28 via Sound Mind Music/The Orchard. The follow-up to 2005's "Suspended Animation" features guest musicians Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, ex-DREAM THEATER) on drums and Dave LaRue (DIXIE DREGS) o...

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REPENTANCE Feat. STUCK MOJO, Ex-SOIL Members: 'God For A Day' Album Due Next Month; Title Track Available

Metal band REPENTANCE has released "God For A Day", the title track of its debut album, due out September 25 via Art is War Records/Intercept Music. REPENTANCE came together in 2018 when Shaun Glass, a veteran guitarist of SOIL, BROKEN HOPE and DIRGE WITHIN, recruited Mike Sylvester on bass and bega...

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DREAM THEATER To Begin Work On New Studio Album In The Fall

DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci has confirmed to Spain's Metal Hammer magazine that the band is planning to use some of its coronavirus downtime to work on the follow-up to last year's "Distance Over Time" album. "There's a lot going on musically this year," Petrucci said (see video below). "O...