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RICHIE FAULKNER: 'It's Amazing To Be Part Of A Legacy Act Like JUDAS PRIEST'

During a recent appearance on the "Appetite For Distortion" podcast, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner spoke about the overwhelmingly positive response to the band's latest album, "Firepower". "It's always a thrill when the music that you create connects with the fans, and you see there's a lot...

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GEORGE LYNCH Reveals Name Of New Project With JEFF PILSON, MICK BROWN, ROBERT MASON

The new band featuring three members of the classic DOKKEN lineup along with former LYNCH MOB and current WARRANT singer Robert Mason has been christened THE END. Guitarist George Lynch, who is joined in THE END by his onetime DOKKEN bandmates Jeff Pilson (bass) and Mick Brown (drums),revealed the...

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JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL On SLAYER's Decision To Call It Quits: 'Good Luck To 'Em; We Love 'Em To Death'

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill spoke to Germany's M94.5 radio station about SLAYER's decision to call it quits after completing one last world tour. "SLAYER have had a great run; they really have," he said (see video below). "We love 'em to death; we're great admirers of SLAYER. And we've worked with...

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SIEGE OF POWER Feat. AUTOPSY, ASPHYX Members: 'Violence In The Air' Song

SIEGE OF POWER's song "Violence In The Air" can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's debut album, "Warning Blast", which will be released on September 7 via Metal Blade. SIEGE OF POWER started in 2013 as a project without any expectations. Shortly after releasing a split album, it...

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Watch JOE BONAMASSA's Music Video For 'Self-Inflicted Wounds'

Two-time-Grammy-nominated blues-rock titan Joe Bonamassa has released the music video for his track "Self-Inflicted Wounds", taken from his upcoming studio album, "Redemption", which is due on September 21 via his own record label J&R Adventures. "Redemption", Bonamassa's 13th solo studio album and...

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EVOKEN To Release 'Hypnagogia' Album In November

Death/funeral doom legion EVOKEN will unleash its new album, "Hypnagogia", on November 9 via Profound Lore Records. Recorded, mixed and mastered at Sound Spa studios in New Jersey by Steven DeAcutis, the record comes swathed in the artwork of Adam Burke (ARTIFICIAL BRAIN, MOS GENERATOR, HOODED MENAC...

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SCORPIONS' KLAUS MEINE Is Open To Making Another Studio Album

SCORPIONS singer Klaus Meine says that the band is not opposed to making another studio album. The legendary German hard rockers' latest release, 2017's "Born To Touch Your Feelings - Best Of Rock Ballads", was an anthology of the band's new and classic material. SCORPIONS' last full-length collecti...

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GLENN HUGHES Kicks Off U.S. Leg Of 'Classic Deep Purple Live' Tour In Westbury, New York (Video)

Glenn Hughes kicked off the 18-city U.S. leg of his "Glenn Hughes Performs Classic Deep Purple Live" tour last night (Saturday, August 25) at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury in Westbury, New York. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Hughes's "Glenn Hughes Performs Classic Deep Pu...

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Watch JUDAS PRIEST Perform In Sterling Heights, Michigan

Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's August 24 performance at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill in Sterling Heights, Michigan can be seen below (courtesy of Bob Rich). The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Firepower 02. Grinder 03. Sinner 04. Lightning Strike 05. Bloodstone 06...

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IVAR BJØRNSON Says New ENSLAVED Album 'E' Is 'The Most Difficult Thing We've Done'

Banger TV 's Sam Dunn recently conducted an interview with frontman Grutle Kjellson and guitarist and primary songwriter Ivar Bjørnson of Norwegian progressive black avantgardists ENSLAVED. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what element...

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EPICA's SIMONE SIMONS: 'I Don't Have Any Stage Fright'

Canal Metal conducted an interview with frontwoman Simone Simons of Dutch symphonic metal giants EPICA at this year's Alcatraz Hard Rock & Metal Festival, which was held earlier this month in Kortrijk, Belgium. You can watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). O...

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ROB HALFORD: ARETHA FRANKLIN Had The 'Power To Touch You And Move You So Deeply With The Emotion In Her Voice'

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford paid tribute to Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul," who died on August 16 after it was reported that she was "gravely ill" in Detroit. Her family said that the cause of death was advanced pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type. During an interview with Meltdow...

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GLENN HUGHES: 'I Will Be A Student Of Music And A Student Of Singing Until They Throw The Dirt Over Me'

Glenn Hughes, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee as member of DEEP PURPLE and bassist/vocalist with supergroup BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, spoke to the "Iron City Rocks" podcast about his "Glenn Hughes Performs Classic Deep Purple Live" tour, which finds him performing various hits and deep cuts from...

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NORTHWARD Feat. NIGHTWISH Singer And PAGAN'S MIND Guitarist: 'While Love Died' Video Released

NORTHWARD, the hard rock project featuring current NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen and PAGAN'S MIND guitarist Jørn Viggo Lofstad, has unleashed its debut single, "While Love Died", alongside a video for the track. The song is taken from NORTHWARD's self-titled debut album, which will be released on Oc...

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IAN GILLAN And THE JAVELINS: Audio Snippets Of Entire Debut Album

Ian Gillan has reunited with his pre-DEEP PURPLE band THE JAVELINS to record the group's debut album. "Ian Gillan And The Javelins" will be released August 31 as a CD digipak, a vinyl LP and a digital download. The 16-track collection features covers of American blues, rock 'n' roll, soul and countr...