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TESSERACT: 'Juno' Video Released

With their world tour preparing to hit European stages next month, British genre-bending progressive rockers TESSERACT have released a new video for the track "Juno", taken from their latest studio album, "Sonder"' This stunning clip created by Dark Fable Media and was filmed in high-definition 4K....

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DEF LEPPARD Singer Says Original Guitarist PETE WILLIS 'Deserves' To Be Inducted Into ROCK HALL Alongside Former Bandmates

DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott has told Billboard that he was pleased to learn that original guitarist Pete Willis, who was fired after the band's second album, was included in the list of members who have been nominated for Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction next year. "Pete is very important in...

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STEVE PERRY Is Not Interested In Reuniting With JOURNEY: 'I Love Going Forward'

In a brand new interview with "CBS Sunday Morning", former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry was asked if the door is still open for him to one day play with the band again. He responded (see video below): "All I can think about is where I'm at right now… I love going forward; I love going to the edge of w...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Demonstrates Custom-Built SONOR Drum Kit In Manchester (Video)

On September 29, IRON MAIDEN's Nicko McBrain made an appearance at Manchester Central in Manchester, U.K. following The UK Drum Show. An evening of drums, drumming, chit chat and an in-depth look at life in one of the world's most successful heavy metal bands, the event — which was hosted by Al Murr...

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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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DEF LEPPARD, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, MC5 Among Nominees For ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction

DEF LEPPARD, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and the MC5 are among the nominees for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame next year. Also nominated are RADIOHEAD, Stevie Nicks, THE CURE, DEVO, Janet Jackson, KRAFTWERK, LL COOL J, ROXY MUSIC, Todd Rundgren, John Prine, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan and...

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Ex-JOURNEY Singer STEVE PERRY Dismisses Idea Of New Collaboration With NEAL SCHON

Steve Perry has told Rolling Stone that he can't imagine working with Neal Schon in any capacity again or even re-establishing the friendship. The former JOURNEY singer, who originally left the band more than three decades ago, made his comments in response to Neal's frequent public calls for a rene...

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WITHERFALL Feat. ICED EARTH, SANCTUARY Members: 'Moment Of Silence' Video

"Moment Of Silence", the new video from WITHERFALL — the U.S. dark melodic metal band featuring Joseph Michael (vocals, SANCTUARY) and Jake Dreyer (guitar, ICED EARTH) — can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's sophomore album, "A Prelude To Sorrow", which will be released on November 2....

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GOTTHARD Collaborates With STATUS QUO's FRANCIS ROSSI On New Single, 'Bye Bye Caroline'

Released in 1997, "Defrosted" was the very first live album released by the Swiss hard rock band GOTTHARD. To this day, it is seen as a cult milestone in the group's career that helped establish GOTTHARD as the most successful band from Switzerland. For more than 25 years, GOTTHARD has thrived in t...

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K.K. DOWNING Looks Back On JUDAS PRIEST's Contentious Rivalry With IRON MAIDEN: 'It Got A Bit Ugly'

During a brand new interview with SiriusXM's Eddie Trunk, former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Ken "K.K." Downing spoke about the contentious rivalry that developed between PRIEST and IRON MAIDEN when the two bands toured together in the early 1980s. "We'd just finished the 'British Steel' record in Englan...

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OVERKILL's D.D. VERNI: 'Night Of The Swamp King' Video

The official music video for "Night Of The Swamp King", a new song from OVERKILL bassist and main songwriter D.D. Verni, can be seen below. The track is taken from Verni's first solo album, "Barricade", which will be released on October 12 via Mighty Music. The record, which was mixed and mastered b...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES Frontman ANDY BIERSACK Announces 'The Ghost Of Ohio' Graphic Novel

Coming on the heels of the recent release of "Apocrypha: The Legend Of BabyMetal", Z2 Comics has announced its next title, a collaborative partnership with BLACK VEIL BRIDES frontman Andy Biersack. "The Ghost Of Ohio" is a graphic novel based on an original story idea created by Biersack alongside t...

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DEICIDE: Making Of 'Defying The Sacred' Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making "Defying The Sacred", the new video from Florida death metal veterans DEICIDE, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's long-awaited new album, "Overtures Of Blasphemy", which was released on September 14 via Century Media. The follow-up to 2013...

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ANTHRAX's JOEY BELLADONNA Belts Out JOURNEY Classics Karaoke-Style (Video)

Following ANTHRAX's August 7 performance at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan as the opening act for SLAYER, singer Joey Belladonnna stopped by Founders Brewing Co.'s "Founders Open Mic" to belt out some JOURNEY classics karaoke-style in front of a live audience. Check out video footage...

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STEVE PERRY Talks About Making Of His First Solo Album In More Than Two Decades, 'Traces' (Video)

In the nine-minute video below, former JOURNEY vocalist Steve Perry discusses the making of "Traces", his first solo album in more than two decades. The disc is due on October 5 via Fantasy Records (a division of Concord Records/UMG). "Traces" marks Perry's first solo album since 1994's "For The Lo...