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LIFE OF AGONY To Begin Recording New Album In February

LIFE OF AGONY will enter the studio in February to begin recording its new album for a tentative late 2019 release. The disc will be the band's first since the addition of drummer Veronica Bellino, who replaced Sal Abruscato earlier this year. "We're very excited about this next record we're writin...

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QUEEN's BRIAN MAY To Launch First Solo Single In 20 Years From NASA

QUEEN guitarist Brian May will issue his first new entirely solo work in over two decades next month. "New Horizons", written by Brian and Don Black, recorded and completed only this month, will receive a global digital release on January 1. The single will have its worldwide premiere from NASA con...

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GEDDY LEE Is Grateful For JOHN PAUL JONES's Participation In New Bass Guitar Book

Set for publication on Tuesday (December 18) is "Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book Of Bass". The standard edition of the 408-page hardcover tome sells for $75 and showcases the bulk of Geddy's personal collection of bass guitars. According to the press release: "Geddy's love of the bass has been nurtur...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Members Featured On EMERALD SABBATH Tribute Album

This is the story of how an Irish nuclear construction safety inspector brought 10 former members of BLACK SABBATH together to produce a tribute album to one of the greatest bands ever. The "Ninth Star" album by EMERALD SABBATH is an ambitious epic rock and classical music tribute to BLACK SABBATH....

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RUSH Frontman Announces 'Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book Of Bass' Signing Events

RUSH frontman Geddy Lee has announced two book-signing events for "Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book Of Bass". Due on December 18 via Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, "Geddy Lee's Big Book Of Beautiful Bass" showcases the RUSH frontman's collection of bass guitars and the stories...

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SAXON Teases 'Largest, Loudest, Brightest' And 'Most Explosive Show Ever' For 40th Anniversary In 2019

British heavy metal legends SAXON will celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2019 with what they promise will be the band's "largest, loudest, brightest, most explosive show ever!" The trek — the details of which will be announced soon — will see the group accompanied by 60 tons of light and sound, an...

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STEVEN TYLER And NUNO BETTENCOURT's Cover Of THE ROLLING STONES' 'Brown Sugar': Behind-The-Scenes Look

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler's cover version of THE ROLLING STONES' 1971 hit "Brown Sugar" is featured on "Muscle Shoals… Small Town, Big Sound", a compilation album in tribute to Alabama's Muscle Shoals sound, which was released September 28 on BMG. EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt also played...

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'Never Say Die!: Celebrating 50 Years Of Black Sabbath' Immersive Exhibition To Open In Los Angeles This Week

Home Of Metal has partnered with Subliminal Projects in Los Angeles to present "Never Say Die!: Celebrating 50 Years Of Black Sabbath". This immersive exhibition features portraits from the Home Of Metal BLACK SABBATH fan archive, historical photos, ephemera, and memorabilia sourced directly from th...

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SAXON Announces February 2019 U.S. Tour Dates

British heavy metal legends SAXON have announced a string of U.S. tour dates, following the incredibly successful tour with JUDAS PRIEST earlier this year and prior to their appearance on the 2019 Monsters Of Rock cruise out of Florida. SAXON frontman Biff Byford said in a statement: "We're bringing...

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LIFE OF AGONY Bassist On Upcoming Tour With BIOHAZARD's BILLY GRAZIADEI: 'We're Going To Do Some Really Cool Things Together'

The career paths of former Roadrunner Records labelmates LIFE OF AGONY and BIOHAZARD have intersected at numerous points over the last quarter-century, with the latter band's Billy Graziadei even co-mixing LOA's live album, "River Runs Again: Live 2003". This fall, LIFE OF AGONY will return the favo...

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SAXON Singer Says All The Music For His Solo Album Has Been Written

SAXON frontman Biff Byford is preparing to start recording his debut solo effort. He told Rock Bottom in a new interview that the music for the record is done, and he is presently working on the lyrics. "I'm doing my solo album next, so that will be done in one period," he said (see video below). "...

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SAXON To Celebrate 40th Anniversary In 2019

SAXON frontman Biff Byford has told Moshpit Passion in a new interview that the band is planning to celebrate a special milestone in 2019. "We are touring until December, I think, but we've got something planned next year for our 40th anniversary," he said (see video below). "So I'm looking forward...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION To Release Rarities Collection 'Medium Rarities'

On November 23, San Diego-based deathgrind masters CATTLE DECAPITATION will release their new rarities collection, "Medium Rarities", via Metal Blade Records. Featuring six previously unreleased pre-"Human Jerky" (1999) demos with frontman Travis Ryan on guitar (while also handling vocal duties),pl...

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SYMPHONY X Bassist's MIKE LEPOND'S SILENT ASSASSINS: 'Black Legend' Video

"Black Legend", the new video from MIKE LEPOND'S SILENT ASSASSINS, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Pawn And Prophecy", which was released on January 26 via Frontiers Music Srl. The SYMPHONY X bassist is extremely excited for the release of his solo band's sophomo...

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Unbroken

TOKYO BLADE is one of the special bands that comprise the highly esteemed NWOBHM scene. The act initially formed in the late seventies—previously using the monikers WHITE DIAMOND, KILLER and GENGHIS KHAN—and aside from two extended periods of inactivity following disbanding, the band has been kickin...