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IRON MAIDEN's 'Aces High' Hillbillified By STEVE 'N' SEAGULLS (Video)

Finnish band STEVE 'N' SEAGULLS, which shot to fame in 2014 thanks to its bluegrass covers of metal classics, will release its second album, "Brothers In Farms", on September 9 via Spinefarm. The first single, STEVE 'N' SEAGULLS' hillbillified cover of IRON MAIDEN's "Aces High", is slated for releas...

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Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer BLAZE BAYLEY Releases Video For 'Calling You Home' Track

The official music video for "Calling You Home", a new song from British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE),can be seen below. The track is taken from Blaze's eighth solo album, "Infinite Entanglement", which was released on March 1. In an interview with Jimmy Kay and Alan D...

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BLAZE BAYLEY On IRON MAIDEN Concert Featuring All Three Singers: 'I've Been Into That Idea For Years'

Ex-IRON MAIDEN singer Blaze Bayley has once again expressed hope that a special MAIDEN concert could be staged where he would get to perform with the current lineup of the band alongside fellow former MAIDEN frontman Paul Di'Anno. "I've been into that idea for absolutely years, because I just think...

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VADER's 'The Empire' Album Pushed Back To November; 'Iron Times' Single Artwork Unveiled

Polish death metal veterans VADER have pushed back the release date of their new studio album, "The Empire", to November 4 from the previously announced September 23 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2014's "Tibi Et Igni" was recorded at Hertz Studios in Bialystok, Poland with producers Wojtek and...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Talks About Performing In China, Paying Tribute To Victims Of Paris Terror Attacks

Paul Anthony of Planet Rock conducted an interview with Bruce Dickinson ahead of IRON MAIDEN's headlining appearance at last weekend's Download festival in the U.K. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On performing in...

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ACCEPT Guitarist WOLF HOFFMANN: First Trailer For 'Headbangers Symphony' Solo Album

ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann will release his second solo album, titled "Headbangers Symphony", on July 1 via Nuclear Blast. The first trailer for the CD is available below. Wolf Hoffmann has a passion. His life-long love and dedication to heavy metal music is documented in dozens of albums spanni...

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Video: JORN LANDE Covers JOHN FARNHAM's 'You're The Voice'

Frontiers Music Srl released JORN's new album, "Heavy Rock Radio", on June 3. One of the greatest rock singers of our time, Jorn Lande returns with a unique album of covers of classics from artists and bands that have meant something special to him, and helped forge this talented man's own unique st...

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IRON MAIDEN's STEVE HARRIS Talks About BRUCE DICKINSON's Cancer Scare, Playing China For First Time

Ahead of IRON MAIDEN's barn-storming headline slot at last weekend's Download festival, bassist Steve Harris spoke to Planet Rock about how he has survived their 29 years of touring, that famous Ed Force One jet and how singer Bruce Dickinson's illness failed to derail the MAIDEN juggernaut. You can...

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Video: MICHAEL SCHENKER Performs With GARY BARDEN, GRAHAM BONNET, ROBIN MCAULEY At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker played a very special show, Michael Schenker Fest, at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, on June 11 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The concert featured appearances by three MSG singers: Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet and Robin McAuley. They were joined by Ted McKenna o...

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Former MOTÖRHEAD Drummer PHIL 'PHILTHY ANIMAL' TAYLOR Left Will Worth $1.85 Million

According to the Daily Mail, former MOTÖRHEAD drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor left a will worth £1.3 million (approximately $1.85 million),but made sure that his wife didn't get a share of his fortune. Taylor died on November 11, 2015 of liver failure. He was 61 years old. He left the bulk of...

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Watch IRON MAIDEN's 'Ed Force One' Plane Land In U.K. Ahead Of DOWNLOAD Appearance

Video footage of IRON MAIDEN's Ed Force One plane touching down at East Midlands Airport on Saturday afternoon ahead of the band's headline appearance at the U.K.'s Download festival on Sunday night can be seen below. Piloted by MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson, the chartered Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN: BRUCE DICKINSON Is 'My Hero'

Paul Anthony of Planet Rock spoke to IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain ahead of the band's much-anticipated closing set on Sunday, June 12 at the U.K.'s Download festival. Nicko talked about the phenomenal success of MAIDEN's latest album, "The Book of Souls", saying: "It's been so well received; it...

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Watch BLACK SABBATH Perform In Berlin, Germany

Fan-filmed video footage of BLACK SABBATH's June 8 performance at Waldbühnein in Berlin, Germany can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Black Sabbath 02. Fairies Wear Boots 03. After Forever 04. Into The Void 05. Snowblind 06. War Pigs 07. Behind The Wall Of Sleep 08. N.I.B. 09. H...

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BRUCE DICKINSON's Son Pays Tribute To LEMMY (Video)

Austin Dickinson, vocalist of the London five-piece AS LIONS and son of IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson, was interviewed by Ticketmaster UK at this year's edition of the Download festival, which is being held June 10-12 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the ch...

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VADER To Release 'The Empire' Album In September

Polish death metal veterans VADER will release their new studio album, "The Empire", on September 23 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2014's "Tibi Et Igni" was recorded at Hertz Studios in Bialystok, Poland with producers Wojtek and Slawek Wiesawski. A special ten-inch single, "Iron Times", will...