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DEATH ANGEL's WILL CARROLL Is 'Stoked' About How Band's New Material Is Turning Out

DEATH ANGEL drummer Will Carroll says that he is "stoked" about how the band's new music is shaping up. Earlier today (Wednesday, March 6),Will took to his personal Facebook page to write: "I'm listening to the latest DEATH ANGEL song that I tracked yesterday at our practice space and I am pretty d...

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JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL On Possibility Of Playing With K.K. DOWNING Again: 'I Think He's Gone A Bit Too Far For That Now'

In a new interview with Greg Prato of AllMusic, JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill was asked if he is still in touch with former PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing and whether he would ever consider working with K.K. again. Ian responded: "I think he's gone a bit too far for that now. I gave him a c...

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DAVE GROHL Partners With EPIPHONE To Release His DG-335 Guitar

For 150 years, Epiphone has been a leading innovator in instrument design. By leveraging its iconic past and leaning into the future, Epiphone has set the stage for the next era of sound for present and future generations. Earlier today, Epiphone announced that it has now partnered with Dave Grohl....

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EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT Sells Los Angeles Home For $3.75 Million

EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt has sold his California home for $3.75 million. The 57-year-old musician purchased the property atop the Beachwood Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles for $2.1 million back in April 2013. He originally put it on the market for $3.95 million last October but ended up...

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BLACK SABBATH's 'Paranoid' Surpasses One Billion Streams On SPOTIFY

BLACK SABBATH has joined Spotify's "Billions Club" with the band's classic song "Paranoid". Billions Club is a playlist first launched in 2020 which includes all of the songs on Spotify that have surpassed one billion streams on the platform. After the achievement, Spotify gifts artists the Billions...

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190-Million-Year-Old Fossil Named In Honor Of ALICE COOPER

A new fossil has just been named Serpula alicecooperi in honor of the American singer and performer Alice Cooper. Alice joins several other legendary musicians like Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH),Lemmy (MOTÖRHEAD),King Diamond and THE ROLLING STONES, to name but a few, who all have fossils named in th...

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MIKE PORTNOY Says It Would Be 'Nice' If DREAM THEATER Could Bring Back 'Crazy' Setlist Ideas For Upcoming Shows

In a January 29, 2024 interview with the "Pure Saturation" radio show, drummer Mike Portnoy was asked if he will go back to preparing a different setlists for every DREAM THEATER concert now that he is once again playing with the band or if he will "kind of have to just see how it is for a little bi...

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METALLICA To Perform As ELTON JOHN And BERNIE TAUPIN Receive 2024 Gershwin Prize

METALLICA is among the artists who will perform in honor of Elton John and Bernie Taupin as they receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song on Wednesday, March 20. The invitation-only event, which will include appearances by John and Taupin, will be hosted by Billy Porter. METAL...

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TONY KAKKO On SONATA ARCTICA's Return To Power Metal On 'Clear Cold Beyond': 'It Was Like Riding A Bike'

By David E. Gehlke Finland's SONATA ARCTICA were on a four-album winning streak by the time the touring cycle for 2004's "Reckoning Night" concluded. With countrymen STRATOVARIUS consumed by lineup instability, SONATA ARCTICA stepped up to the plate with a series of LPs that were shamelessly fast, o...

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Anthology of Horror

VINCENT CROWLEY is best known for the three decades he was the ringleader of the blasphemous blackened death metal beast ACHERON, and from that band's ashes, he has emerged with this, his eponymous project. He's even made his mark in the pop cultural sphere, having appeared several times on popular...

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IAN HUNTER Announces Star-Studded Lineup For 'Defiance Part 2: Fiction' Album

Legendary singer-songwriter, author, and rock 'n' roll star Ian Hunter will release his new album, "Defiance Part 2: Fiction", on Friday, April 19 via the Sun Records label. The 10-song collection will be available on standard vinyl, CD, and digital download. A limited-edition 2LP vinyl edition of...

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DRAGONFORCE Releases Music Video For Cover Of TAYLOR SWIFT's 'Wildest Dreams'

DRAGONFORCE has unveiled an official video for its Taylor Swift cover, "Wildest Dreams (Dragonforce's Version)", which is included as a bonus track on select editions of the band's upcoming album, "Warp Speed Warriors", due out on March 15 via Napalm Records. The Grammy-nominated unit has transforme...

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HELLOWEEN To Release New Studio Album In 2025

The reunited expanded classic lineup of German power metallers HELLOWEEN has signed with Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM) for the release of their next studio album. The band will enter the studio this summer to begin work on the follow-up to 2021's acclaimed self-titled effort, with plans to issue the...

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ROBERT PLANT And ALISON KRAUSS Announce 'Can't Let Go' 2024 U.S. Tour

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have announced their return to North America. Reunited once more — and much sooner than the 12 years that passed between their previous two tours — the Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer and 27-time Grammy winner will hit the road this spring and summer for nearly 30 headline...

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DEE SNIDER Says 'Something Is Lost' When Bands Rely Too Heavily On Backing Tracks During Live Shows

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider says that "something is lost" when artists enhance their show by relying too heavily on backing tracks during their concerts. In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-recorded tracks, drum triggers and other assorted technolo...