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DAVID ELLEFSON Says Business Disagreements Were The Reason He Didn't Rejoin MEGADETH in 2004

David Ellefson has explained why he declined to rejoin MEGADETH upon the band's 2004 reformation, citing concerns with the business structure he had in place with band leader Dave Mustaine. Mustaine reformed MEGADETH 15 years ago after disbanding the group in 2002. Originally setting out to record a...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST Releases Music Video For New Single 'Rock Steady'

Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker's MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST project will release its second studio album, "Revelation", on September 20 through Nuclear Blast. The disc was produced by Michael Schenker and Michael Voss and was recorded and mixed by Voss at Kidpool Studio Greven & Kidwood Stud...

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GEORGE LYNCH Says DOKKEN's Classic Lineup 'Could Make A Great' New Album

George Lynch says that the classic DOKKEN lineup is capable of making a "great" new album that would "stand up to the old records that people love." DOKKEN's classic lineup — including Lynch and bassist/vocalist Jeff Pilson — reunited for a short Japanese tour in the fall of 2016. The trek marked th...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Brings Spoken-Word Tour To Malta (Video)

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson brought his "What Does This Button Do? An Evening With Bruce Dickinson" spoken-word tour to Malta last week. Video footage of the event, which took place on June 8 at Sir Temi Zammit Hall (University Of Malta) in Msida, can be seen below. Dickinson's speaking tour...

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JOHN WETTON Box Set 'An Extraordinary Life' Coming Soon

Since John Wetton's passing in January 2017, his family, friends and management have been working on finding a fitting tribute to such a remarkable man and iconic artist. The result of this labor of love is a box set titled "An Extraordinary Life", dedicated entirely to John's solo career. The proje...

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PHIL LYNOTT's Mother PHILOMENA LYNOTT Dies After Battle With Cancer

Philomena Lynott, mother of the late THIN LIZZY frontman Phil Lynott, has died at the age of 88. She was battling cancer in recent years. Philomena's death was confirmed by Hot Press magazine, which worked with her on the book "My Boy" about Phil's life. The book, which was written with Jackie Hayde...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE On His Relationship With His Former Bandmates: 'It's Pretty Much Dead In The Water'

Geoff Tate says that "it's such a shame to see what's happened to" QUEENSRŸCHE since his exit from the group. Asked in a new interview with the "Cobras & Fire" podcast if "time has healed any wounds" with him and his former bandmates, Tate responded (hear audio below): "Oh, I don't know. I couldn't...

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Video Premiere: SHINEDOWN's 'Monsters'

SHINEDOWN has unveiled the music video for explosive new single "Monsters", exploring the ever-present demons and self-sabotaging inner voices that we all battle, and serving as the next visual installment in the story of the "Attention Attention" album. Frontman Brent Smith shares: "The Opus contin...

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The Blind Leading The Blind

Formed just over five years ago by a gaggle of Ukrainian underground metal veterans, 1914 immediately sound like a band with a bright future. Heavy music doesn't need to be complicated, and this band are not inclined to stray from the extreme metal basics, but there is something undeniably fresh and...

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FAITH NO MORE's RODDY BOTTUM Teams Up With 81-Year-Old Vocalist In Art-Doom Collective NASTIE BAND

Sleeping Giant Glossolalia has set a July 26 release date for the self-titled debut album by NASTIE BAND. With leather, chains, macabre makeup, and a cast of characters including an 81-year-old vocalist, shirtless twin brothers, and iconic keyboard player Roddy Bottum (FAITH NO MORE, IMPERIAL TEEN),...

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GEOFF TATE To Perform QUEENSRŸCHE's Entire 'Empire' Album On 30th-Anniversary World Tour Next Year

Former QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate has confirmed that he will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band's landmark "Empire" album on a special tour next year. Released in 1990, the set included the hit ballad "Silent Lucidity", which reached No. 9 on the Billboard singles chart, helped propel "...

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TOMMY LEE Fires Back At COURTNEY LOVE After She Calls 'The Dirt' 'Dumbest NETFLIX Film Ever'

Tommy Lee has fired back at Courtney Love after the HOLE singer called the MÖTLEY CRÜE biopic "The Dirt" the "dumbest Netflix film ever." In a new question-and-answer session with Interview magazine, Love was asked to name her favorite thing to do with her girlfriends. She responded: "I recently had...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Confirms Drummer For New Album: 'This Guy's A Beast'

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has confirmed that Charlie "The Engine" Engen is laying down the drum tracks for the band's eighth album, due later in the year. Engen made his live debut with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH during the band's fall 2018 tour with BREAKING BENJAMIN. He stepped in for FIVE FINGER DEAT...

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Video Premiere: AMON AMARTH's 'Mjölner, Hammer Of Thor'

"Mjölner, Hammer Of Thor", the new Roboshobo-directed video from Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest album, "Berserker", which was released on May 3 via Metal Blade Records. The disc was recorded at Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, Calif...

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The Coffin Train

DIAMOND HEAD is legendary. The English band's debut, "Lightning to the Nations", will forever be revered as a seminal, classic heavy metal album. The NWOBHM band's debut has been influential, to say the least, most notably for its profound impact upon a little ol' band named METALLICA. In spite of t...