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EPICA's SIMONE SIMONS Interviewed On Australia's 'Rabid Noise' (Audio)

Nev Pearce of Australia's "Rabid Noise" podcast recently conducted an interview with vocalist Simone Simons of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. EPICA’s sixth studio album, "The Quantum Enigma", will be released in North America on May 6 via N...

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JIMMY PAGE Set To Give Berklee School Of Music Commencement Speech

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Jimmy Page will be the commencement speaker on May 10 at Boston’s Berklee College of Music. The Associated Press reported that Page will address graduating seniors art the Agganis Arena, with the college also presenting honorary doctorates to Motown songwriter Valeri...

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ICED EARTH's STU BLOCK Speaks To 'The Metal Voice' (Video)

"The Metal Voice" co-host Jimmy Kay recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH vocalist Stu Block during the band's North American tour. You can watch the chat below. ICED EARTH's new album, "Plagues Of Babylon", sold around 6,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land...

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EPICA's SIMONE SIMONS, MARK JANSEN Discuss How They Write Lyrics Together (Video)

Vocalist Simone Simons and guitarist Mark Jansen of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA recently spoke to U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine about how they write lyrics together. You can check out the clip below. EPICA’s sixth studio album, "The Quantum Enigma", will be released in North America on May 6 via Nucl...

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GEOFF TATE Announces 'Queensrÿche Starring Geoff Tate - The Farewell Tour'

More than thirty years after setting forth on the musical journey that would become known as QUEENSRŸCHE, singer Geoff Tate — one of rock's quintessential front men and the lead vocalist heard on all QUEENSRŸCHE hits — will be performing his farewell tour as QUEENSRŸCHE beginning in late July. The a...

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GEOFF TATE On QUEENSRŸCHE Lawsuit Settlement: 'I'm Very Happy That It's Over And Done'

Nearly two years after QUEENSRŸCHE fired Geoff Tate, the singer and his former bandmates announced that QUEENSRŸCHE members Eddie Jackson (bass),Scott Rockenfield (drums) and Michael Wilton (guitar) will keep the group's name. According to the agreement, Jackson, Rockenfield and Wilton along with r...

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MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist HANK SHERMANN's SHERMANN TANK: 'The Bloodbath Begins' Video Released

"The Bloodbath Begins", the new video from SHERMANN TANK — the band featuring MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann and Marc Grabowski on bass and vocals — can be seen below. SHERMANN TANK's sound is described as metal with crushing brutality, relentless guitar attacks and vocals from the depths of...

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Video: QUEENSRŸCHE Performs At M3 ROCK FESTIVAL

Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's April 26 performance at the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland can be seen below. Nearly two years after QUEENSRŸCHE fired Geoff Tate, the singer and his former bandmates announced that QUEENSRŸCHE members Eddie Jackson...

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ICED EARTH: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Entire Minneapolis Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of ICED EARTH's entire April 7 performance in Minneapolis, Minnesota can be seen below. ICED EARTH's new album, "Plagues Of Babylon", sold around 6,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 49 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's...

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It's Official: JACKSON, ROCKENFIELD And WILTON Will Be Sole Entity Recording And Touring As QUEENSRŸCHE

QUEENSRŸCHE members Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield, Michael Wilton and Geoff Tate have released the following joint statement: "We wanted to let QUEENSRŸCHE fans around the world know that an amicable settlement has been reached between Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield, Michael Wilton and Geoff Ta...

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EPICA's SIMONS, JANSSEN Speak To France's TV ROCK LIVE (Video)

TV Rock Live recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Coen Janssen and vocalist Simone Simons of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA in Paris, France. You can now watch the chat below. EPICA’s sixth studio album, "The Quantum Enigma", will be released in North America on May 6 via Nuclear Blast....

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LULLACRY: Video For New Song 'Hell On High Heels' Featuring Singer TANJA KEMPPAINEN

Finnish female-fronted heavy rockers LULLACRY will release a farewell 2CD compilation, "Legacy 1998-2014", on May 9 via Spinefarm Records. The set will include lots of special material like previously unreleased tracks, live recordings and one brand new song, "Hell On High Heels", laid down this pas...

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ROBERT PLANT Says There's Zero Chance Of A LED ZEPPELIN Reunion

The Pulse Of Radio reports that despite Robert Plant revealing last year that he wasn't the one keeping a LED ZEPPELIN reunion from happening — it now seems that he is. While promoting the June 3 reissues of ZEPPELIN's first three albums, both Plant and Jimmy Page spoke to BBC Radio, and when the qu...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Recruits Guitarist BILL HUDSON

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the Florida-based band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, has recruited Bill Hudson (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, CELLADOR, POWER QUEST, NIGHTRAGE) as its new guitarist. Says JON OLIVA'S PAIN drummer Christopher Kinder: "Bill is a world-class guitar player and truly a welcome addition to t...

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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME: 'Lay Your Ghosts To Rest' Video Released

"Lay Your Ghosts to Rest", the new video from the Raleigh, North Carolina-based progressive rock/cutting-edge metal band BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, can be seen below. The clip was filmed at the Baltimore Soundstage, The Orange Peel in Asheville, North Carolina, and The Cannery Ballroom in Nashville,...