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IRON MAIDEN Announces European Tour With SHINEDOWN

Rock legends IRON MAIDEN continue their hugely successful "The Book of Souls" world tour into 2017 with a series of European arena shows opening in Antwerp, Belgium on April 22, MAIDEN's first visit to this city since 1981 on the "Killers" tour! The band then travel to Germany for shows in Oberhause...

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RIOT V To Perform 'Fire Down Under' Shows With Guitarist RICK VENTURA

RIOT V, the new band featuring the remaining members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT, will perform RIOT's entire "Fire Down Under" album for a limited number of dates with original "Fire Down Under" guitarist Rick Ventura. The trek will include appearance at the Loud Park festival in Japan in early...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Says He Didn't Get ROB DUKES Fired From EXODUS

TESTAMENT's Chuck Billy has shot down Rob Dukes's allegation that Chuck was "responsible" for getting him fired from EXODUS. Billy, who is part of the EXODUS management team, was accused by Dukes of masterminding his exit from the band and bringing back his predecessor, Steve "Zetro" Souza, who prev...

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PHIL LEWIS Wants To See If 'The Magic Is Still There' Between Him And TRACII GUNS

L.A. GUNS singer Phil Lewis and the band's co-founding guitarist Tracii Guns have inked a deal with Frontiers Music Srl for the release of a new L.A. GUNS album, tentatively due in June 2017. After a nearly 15-year break, Lewis and Guns are back together for another chapter in their partnership that...

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NEUROSIS: Entire 'Fires Within Fires' Album Available for Streaming

"Fires Within Fires", the eleventh full-length album from long-running Oakland, California-based industrial/alternative/metal pioneers NEUROSIS, can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. Due on September 23 via the band's own Neurot Recordings, the follow-up to 2012's "Honor...

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CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED Feat. Ex-JUDAS PRIEST, DEATH Members: Entire 'Creatures' Album Streaming

CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED, the brainchild of former DEATH/ICED EARTH drummer Richard Christy, will release its third full-length album, "Creatures Watching Over The Dead", on September 23 via Metal Blade Records. The entire CD can now be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. Ask Christy what...

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TRACII GUNS And PHIL LEWIS To Record New L.A. GUNS Album For FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL

According to LA Weekly, L.A. GUNS singer Phil Lewis and the band's co-founding guitarist Tracii Guns will record a new album under the L.A. GUNS moniker, to be released in June 2017 via Frontiers Music Srl. The disc's release will be supported by a world tour that will kick off with two shows ...

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STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA 'Never Had A Problem' With Singing ROB DUKES-Era EXODUS Songs

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: In terms of your own experience, your world just turned around when this...

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ANTHRAX Performs 'Aftershock' Song For First Time Since 1985 (Video)

ANTHRAX performed the song "Aftershock" live for the first time since 1985 during their very special concert this past Friday, September 16 at Brooklyn, New York's Saint Vitus Bar. Fan-filmed video footage of the show can be seen below. "Aftershock" originally appeared on ANTHRAX's sophomore album,...

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Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer BLAZE BAYLEY To Perform 'Run To The Hills' Live For First Time On 'Trinity' Tour

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Blaze Bayley has revealed that he will perform the band's classic song "Run To The Hills" live for the first time on the upcoming "Trinity" tour. "Run To The Hills" was released as the first single from MAIDEN's third studio album, "The Number Of The Beast", in 1982. It was...

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FATES WARNING's 'Awaken The Guardian' Lineup: Video Footage Of Entire PROGPOWER USA Performance

American progressive power metal legends FATES WARNING celebrated the 30th anniversary of their "Awaken The Guardian" album with an exclusive headlining live appearance at the 2016 edition of the ProgPower USA festival on September 9 in Atlanta, Georgia. The band — in its original "Awaken The Guardi...

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RUSH's ALEX LIFESON And DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Were Honored To Appear On RIK EMMETT's 'Res 9'

TRIUMPH legend Rik Emmett and his new band, RESOLUTION9, will release their electrifying new album, "Res 9", worldwide on November 11 via Mascot Label Group. "Res 9" features contributions from RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson, DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie, and Rik Emmett's onetime TRIUMPH bandmat...

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GOTTHARD To Release New Album In January

Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD are putting the finishing touches on their as-yet-untitled twelfth studio album at the Yellow House Studio in Lugano. The third disc with lead singer Nic Maeder was produced by Charlie Bauerfeind (HELLOWEEN, BLIND GUARDIAN) and Leo Leoni and will be released on January 13...

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Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Performs WILLIE NELSON, JOHN PRINE, DOUG SEEGERS Covers (Video)

Video footage of former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted and his CHOPHOUSE BAND (named after his four recording studio facilities around the U.S. and featuring a fluid roster of players) performing at the studios of KSRO 1350AM's "The Drive With Steve Jaxon" radio show can be seen below. The clips in...

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GAMMA RAY's KAI HANSEN: 'XXX - Three Decades In Metal' Audio Samples

Kai Hansen, earMUSIC and Wacken Foundation are gearing up for the release of "XXX - Three Decades In Metal", the first solo album by Hansen, one of the most influential guitarists and singers to emerge from Germany during the first part of the '80s. Hansen first made his name with the ground-breakin...