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Heaven Comes Down

DOKKEN have a new album and it's a pretty good one. Although the prevailing narrative will probably continue to focus on Don Dokken's fractious relationships with former members, none of that is relevant here. Arriving 11 years after the good-but-not-great "Broken Bones", "Heaven Comes Down" reveals...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET To Undergo Surgery For Suspected Thyroid Cancer

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet has offered an update on his latest health scares, including issues with his vision and a growing nodule on his thyroid. On Friday (October 20),the 60-year-old vocalist/guitarist, who resides in Massachusetts, took to his social media to write: "Hello my friends, "I w...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Shares Music Video For 'I Just Don't Know' Featuring JERRY CANTRELL

Duff McKagan has released his third solo album, "Lighthouse", available now in a wide range of formats including streaming, download, CD, cassette, and LP. A number of deluxe versions and bundles featuring official Certificates Of Authenticity signed by McKagan are also available. In addition, two w...

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Watch: THE ROLLING STONES Joined By LADY GAGA During Surprise Set At Album-Release Party

THE ROLLING STONES threw a party last night (Thursday, October 19) in New York to celebrate the release of the highly acclaimed "Hackney Diamonds", their first album of new material in eighteen years. The band took over the west side club Racket NYC, and packed it with friends, fellow musicians, act...

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DEE SNIDER Is 'Done' Making Solo Albums: 'I'm Not Feeling This Urge'

In a new interview with Greece's RockPages.gr, TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider was asked if he thinks he will ever release another solo album. The 68-year-old singer responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Don't hold your breath, because I'm feeling like I'm done. I'm feeling like I'm do...

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DORO PESCH Hits 40th Anniversary With New Album And Same Outlook: 'I Always Follow My Heart'

By David E. Gehlke German metal queen Doro Pesch is many things to many people, but not least of all, she is unflinchingly positive. There is not a trace of bitterness in her voice about the 1989 collapse of WARLOCK, her influential breakout band, nor the subsequent rough patch that she and so many...

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Lightbringer

GRETA VAN FLEET are often coined as the modern band that's bringing the "classic rock" sound back, but they aren't the only ones who pay homage to '70s and '80s rock with their music. California rockers RIVAL SONS got their start in the mid-2000s, before classic rock revivalists were a trend. It jus...

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SONATA ARCTICA Shares New Single 'First In Line'

After releasing two acoustic albums, Finnish metallers SONATA ARCTICA have been secretly working on a new full-length. Fans can expect a return to their golden power metal roots on the group's forthcoming opus. Slated for release in the spring of 2024 via Atomic Fire, the band has unveiled a first t...

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LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA: 'We Were The Only Band To Ever Prank METALLICA'

In a new interview with Australia's Triple M radio station, LINKIN PARK's Mike Shinoda told the story of how he and his bandmates worked up the guts to prank METALLICA in the middle of the metal legends' set when the two groups were touring together in 2003 as part of the second and final edition of...

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GRAHAM BONNET Confirms He Was Once Approached About Possibly Joining BLACK SABBATH

In a new interview with the "Disturbing The Priest" podcast, legendary rock vocalist Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, GRAHAM BONNET BAND) was asked if it's true that he was once approached by Tony Iommi about possibly joining BLACK SABBATH. He responded (as transcribed by B...

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GEORGE LYNCH On RICHIE FAULKNER: 'He's Not Even Aware How Good He Is'

Former DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch, who became a grandfather for the fifth time when his daughter, Mariah Lynch, and her boyfriend, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner, welcomed their first child, a baby girl, in July 2020, spoke to Let's Rock about Richie's skills as a guitar player. He said (...

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Watch: MITCH MALLOY Sings U.S. National Anthem At SuperMotocross World Championship Finals

Former GREAT WHITE vocalist Mitch Malloy sang the U.S. national anthem at the SuperMotocross World Championship Finals celebrity night at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 23 in Los Angeles, California. Video of his rendition can be seen below. The world's most competitive off-road motorcyc...

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My Veneration

The follow-up to last year's much praised "Reach For The Stars" debut, "My Veneration" suggests that Dan Lorenzo (HADES / CASSIUS KING / VESSEL OF LIGHT) and Johnny Kelly (TYPE O NEGATIVE / DANZIG) are becoming a very reliable source of dark, gritty and unpredictable metal. PATRIARCHS IN BLACK are a...

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TESLA's JEFF KEITH Says Tuning Down To Accommodate His Aging Voice Has 'Worked Out Well' For The Band

In a new interview with Rockin' Metal Revival, TESLA singer Jeff Keith spoke about the fact that he and his bandmates are still enjoying themselves on stage, more than 40 years after the group's formation. "I will admit that back in the '80s or in the '90s, I could sing things in the regular key of...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Launches 'Melodic Rock' Project SOLEDRIVER

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the upcoming debut album from SOLEDRIVER, a collaboration between two extremely talented and prolific songwriters, musicians and producers, Michael Sweet (STRYPER, BOSTON, ICONIC, SWEET & LYNCH) and Alessandro Del Vecchio (EDGE OF FOREVER, HARDLINE, JORN). The...