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IRON MAIDEN Announces 50th-Anniversary 'Run For Your Lives' 2025 World Tour

IRON MAIDEN will start their "Run For Your Lives" world tour on May 27 next year in Budapest, Hungary, followed by 27 stadium, festival and arena shows around Europe. The tour marks 50 years since Steve Harris formed the band in late 1975 and, to celebrate this, MAIDEN fans are promised a very speci...

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BRUJERIA Leader And Co-Founder JUAN BRUJO Dead At 61

BRUJERIA frontman, lyricist, leader and co-founder John Lepe, a.k.a. Juan Brujo, has died at the age of 61. Earlier today, the following statement was posted on the band's official social media: "It is with deep sadness we have to announce that our leader Juan Brujo has passed away today. "Juan suff...

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The Obsession

With all due respect to former colleagues, going solo was the smartest move Charlotte Wessels ever made. The gulf between her earlier life as one of symphonic metal's female figureheads, and her current status as one of the most fascinating singer/songwriters in heavy (and not so heavy) music, now s...

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Former VIXEN Bassist SHARE ROSS Buys And Sells Homes In South Florida

Former VIXEN bassist Share Ross spoke to CoStar News about her decision to make a career switch from playing sporadic shows with the veteran rock outfit to becoming one of the top-producing real estate agents with eXp Realty in West Palm Beach, Florida. Ross, who earned her real estate license in 20...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says He Has Written 'Some Super-Cool' New Material With JEFF YOUNG

In a recent interview with Cumbria Guide, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked if he was planning to release an album of original material with KINGS OF THRASH, the project he formed with fellow ex-MEGADETH member, guitarist Jeff Young. He responded: "We've written some super-cool materi...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'Rock And Roll Makes Me Feel Like A Child'

In a new interview with Germany's EMP, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was asked about the title of his latest solo album, "Child Within The Man", which came out in May via Reigning Phoenix Music. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, rock and roll makes me feel like a child. [L...

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HINDER Shares New Single 'Live Without It'

Multi-platinum rock band HINDER has released a new single, "Live Without It", a soulful showstopper about letting go and moving on, taking the lead. The new track's titular phrase has become a mantra for the band's current journey — capturing the yearning to break free from emotional numbness. HINDE...

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JON SCHAFFER's Sentencing Hearing Postponed For Fifth Time, This Time To Late October

According to The Republic, a federal judge has agreed to push back Jon Schaffer's sentencing hearing for the fifth time, this time to October 25 from the previously announced September 13. U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta also set a deadline for prosecutors and defense attorneys to make their case...

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MASTODON And LAMB OF GOD Release Collaborative New Single 'Floods Of Triton'

MASTODON and LAMB OF GOD have shared a collaborative new single called "Floods Of Triton". The track, which was recorded prior to the launch of the two bands' recently completed "Ashes Of Leviathan" tour, can be streamed below. Out now via Loma Vista Recordings, "Floods Of Triton" is a high-energy r...

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SCOTT IAN On Next ANTHRAX Album: 'There Are Crushing Riffs And Great, Hooky Choruses'

In a new interview with Jon Wiederhorn of Guitar World magazine, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian said that he and his bandmates hope to finally release the long-awaited follow-up to 2016's "For All Kings" album in early 2025. "We're taking our time and not rushing anything because we want it to be exact...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Was Excited For MIKE PORTNOY About Drummer's Return To DREAM THEATER

In a new interview with The Metal Mixtape host Omar Rodriguez, Richie Kotzen spoke about Mike Portnoy's return to DREAM THEATER last October after the two musicians — along with bassist Billy Sheehan — completed nearly a hundred shows in support of THE WINERY DOGS' third album, last year's "III". He...

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GIRLSCHOOL Adds Five Shows To Second Leg Of Final North American Tour

The longest-tenured all-female rock band and NWOBHM legends GIRLSCHOOL will embark on the last leg of their final North American tour this autumn. The trek will conquer the West Coast and Southwest from October 16 until drawing the final curtain on November 5. The band has now added Denver, Colorado...

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HEART Announces Early 2025 'Royal Flush' North American Tour

HEART has revealed the rescheduled dates for its North American tour. The announcement comes two months after HEART postponed the remaining dates of its 2024 North American tour in order for singer Ann Wilson to undergo cancer treatments. The rescheduled "Royal Flush" will now kick off on February 2...

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Watch: U.D.O. Kicks Off 2024 North American Tour In Frenchtown, New Jersey

U.D.O., the German heavy metal band fronted by former ACCEPT vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, kicked off its 2024 North American tour on Friday (September 6) at Artie's Bar & Grill in Frenchtown, New Jersey. Fan-filmed video of the entire concert can be seen below. U.D.O.'s setlist was as follows: Se...

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MASSACRE Announces New Album 'Necrolution'

Fresh off a summer festival run, American death metal veterans MASSACRE, spearheaded by growl forefather Kam Lee, have announced details of their long-awaited fifth studio album, "Necrolution", set for release on November 8 via Agonia Records. The LP's first single, "The Colour Out Of Space", is bei...