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VOLBEAT's MICHAEL POULSEN Says METALLICA's '…And Justice For All' Album 'Doesn't Need Bass'

VOLBEAT frontman Michael Poulsen says that he doesn't agree with the criticism METALLICA's "…And Justice For All" has received for the bass parts being nearly inaudible, explaining that he is "totally fine" with how the finished record sounds. While "...And Justice For All" is considered one of META...

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IRON MAIDEN Still Doesn't Care About Getting Played On The Radio

Steve Harris says that IRON MAIDEN doesn't care about getting radio airplay, explaining that the band's appeal has been largely misunderstood. "It's amazing if you get played [on the radio], but we never relied on it, because we never used to get played at all," Harris told iNews. "So maybe you get...

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Watch IRON MAIDEN Perform In Sheffield, England

Fan-filmed video footage of IRON MAIDEN's May 10 concert at Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England can be seen below. MAIDEN's European tour consists of a total of sixteen dates, including three shows in Germany, eight in England, two in Scotland and one each in Ireland and Wales. The U.K. leg marks...

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Listen To New MELVINS Song 'Christ Hammer'

MELVINS will release a double album, "A Walk With Love And Death", on July 7 via Ipecac Recordings. The dual albums find the trio of Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover and Steve McDonald showcasing two distinct sides to the band's music: "Death", a proper MELVINS release, and "Love", the score to the Jesse N...

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Michael Schenker Fest Live, Tokyo International Forum Hall A

If the past tells us anything, it's that some things are strictly of their time and place. One might be tempted to nick a few bars of Michael Schenker's "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" in judgment of his well-intended if staggeringly muffed return to MSG roots. Currently riding a high with his TEMPLE OF ROC...

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TESLA, QUEENSRŸCHE, LITA FORD, WINGER, DORO, KIX Set For 2018 MONSTERS OF ROCK CRUISE

Details for the eighth annual Monsters Of Rock Cruise have been announced. Departing out of Miami, Florida, the five-day/five-night full ship charter cruise will set sail February 11-16 aboard Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas (a new ship for Monsters Of Rock) and visiting two new ports: Falmo...

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RADIATION ROMEOS Feat. Former WARRIOR Singer PARRAMORE 'PERRY' MCCARTY: Listen To 'Like An Arrow' Song

"Like An Arrow", a new song from RADIATION ROMEOS, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's self-titled debut album, which will be released on June 2 via Frontiers Music Srl. RADIATION ROMEOS is a new band formed by Parramore "Perry" McCarty, best known for being the frontman of leg...

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DEVILDRIVER's 'Outlaws Till The End' Covers Album Will Be 'Beyond Heavy As Balls,' Says DEZ FAFARA

California metallers DEVILDRIVER have set "Outlaws Till The End" as the title of their album of outlaw country covers, to be released in early 2018. According to singer Dez Fafara, the effort will include thirteen "insanely heavy, swinging badass outlaw tracks by some of the best outlaw country arti...

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IRON MAIDEN's STEVE HARRIS: 'We Don't Take Anything For Granted'

IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris spoke to Planet Rock's Paul Anthony this past Thursday night (May 4) about the 2017 leg of the band's "The Book Of Souls" European tour, which kicked off on April 22 at Sportpalais in Antwerp, Belgium. He said (see video below): "When we ask [MAIDEN manager] Rod [Sma...

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EXODUS To Record Follow-Up To 'Blood In Blood Out' In The Fall

San Francicsco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS are tentatively scheduled to enter the studio this fall to begin recording the follow-up to 2014's "Blood In Blood Out" album for an early 2018 release. "Blood In Blood Out" was EXODUS's first album since the departure of the band's lead singer of nine years,...

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L.A. GUNS To Release 'The Missing Peace' Album In October; Cover Artwork Unveiled

The current version of L.A. GUNS — which includes singer Phil Lewis and the band's co-founding guitarist Tracii Guns — will release its new album, "The Missing Peace", on October 6 via the Italian record label Frontiers Music Srl. The disc's cover artwork was created by the Las Vegas portrait painte...

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JOURNEY Drummer Says STEVE PERRY 'Declined' To Sing At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction

Steve Perry reunited with JOURNEY for the first time in years last month as they were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The iconic singer appeared onstage with his former bandmates as they each gave speeches, but did not perform with the group later in the event. Asked in a new interview...

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DEEP PURPLE Launches 'About The Band' Video Series

British/American hard rock veterans DEEP PURPLE have launched a new video series, "About The Band", in support of their new studio album, "InFinite". Check out parts one and two below. "InFinite" was released on April 7 via earMUSIC. The disc was tracked in February 2016 at a studio in Nashville, Te...

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Video: DEMOLITION HAMMER Performs At Germany's KEEP IT TRUE Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of reunited cult New York thrashers DEMOLITION HAMMER performing on April 28 at the Keep It True festival at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany can be seen below. DEMOLITION HAMMER will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its second album, "Epidemic Of Violence",...

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Former PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN Featured In Latest Episode Of ERNIE BALL's 'String Theory'

Ernie Ball's latest "String Theory" episode features former PANTERA and DOWN bassist Rex Brown. The seven-minute clip can be seen below. As the last of 26 grandchildren, it was through Rex's older sister that he was first introduced to rock music: THE ROLLING STONES, THE BEATLES, THE STRAWBERRY ALAR...