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SKINDRED: 'Big Tings' Cover Artwork Unveiled; Studio Footage Available
The cover artwork for "Big Tings", the new album from the Welsh "ragga metal" band SKINDRED, can be seen below. The disc will be released on April 27 via Napalm Records. A single, "Machine", will precede the full-length effort, featuring vocals by REEF frontman Gary Stringer and guitar by Phil Campb...January 23, 2018
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DAVE MUSTAINE Hopes For One More 'Big Four' Show Before SLAYER Retires From Touring
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine hopes that there will be at least one more show featuring the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — before SLAYER retires from touring. SLAYER announced on Monday that it will embark on one "final" world tour before cal...January 23, 2018
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MORGAN LANDER On KITTIE's Career: 'Our Story Is Not Always A Happy One'
James Geiser of Antihero Magazine recently conducted an interview with frontwoman Morgan Lander of Canadian all-female metal band KITTIE about their forthcoming career-spanning documentary, "Origins/Evolutions". You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMO...January 21, 2018
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CARMINE APPICE On Scrapped BLUE MURDER Reunion Plans: 'We Still Can't Get JOHN SYKES Out Of The House'
Legendary drummer Carmine Appice (BLUE MURDER, VANILLA FUDGE, KING KOBRA) was recently interviewed by Tigman of the Albany, New York radio station Q103. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On "Monsters And Heroes", a song from the...January 20, 2018
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CRAIG GOLDY Says Performing With RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram Is 'Very Surreal' And 'Heart-Wrenching'
Craig Goldy says that performing with a hologram of Ronnie James Dio is a "very surreal" and "heart-wrenching" experience. Goldy joined DIO during the "Sacred Heart" tour in 1986 after original guitarist Vivian Campbell was fired from the band following a contentious business disagreement with the s...January 18, 2018
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TOOL Is 'Looking To Go Into The Studio' Very Soon
TOOL drummer Danny Carey spoke to Ireland's Overdrive about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2006's "10,000 Days" album. "It's all coming together really well," he said. "We'll be hitting the studio again very soon and have a couple of gigs in May, so...January 18, 2018
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Watch AVENGED SEVENFOLD Perform In Reading, Pennsylvania
Fan-filmed video footage of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's January 16 performance at Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania can be seen below. AVENGED SEVENFOLD's North American tour with BREAKING BENJAMIN and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE kicked off earlier in the month. AVENGED SEVENFOLD frontman M. Shadows told...January 17, 2018
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Former DIO, AC/DC, QUIET RIOT Members Join Forces In DREAM CHILD
Frontiers Music Srl has announced the formation of DREAM CHILD, a brand new band featuring former members of DIO, AC/DC and QUIET RIOT. DREAM CHILD is: * Craig Goldy (DIO, GIUFFRIA): Guitar * Wayne Findlay (MSG): Guitar, Keyboards * Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO, OPERATION: MINDCRIME): Drums * Rudy Sarz...January 17, 2018
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SPINAL TAP Bassist DEREK SMALLS To Release 'Smalls Change' Solo Album In April
Derek Smalls, the bass force formerly of the fabled heavy metal band formerly known as SPINAL TAP, returns with the release of his first full-length solo venture, "Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing)", out globally April 13 via Twanky Records/BMG on digital, CD and vinyl. Additionally, Smalls la...January 17, 2018
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Three Original SMASHING PUMPKINS Members Photographed In Studio
According to The Pulse Of Radio, three original SMASHING PUMPKINS members were photographed together in the studio on Tuesday (January 16). Founder and frontman Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin were joined at a Los Angeles recording studio by original guitarist James Iha, prompting Corgan t...January 17, 2018
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CORELEONI Feat. GOTTHARD Guitarist, RAINBOW Singer: 'Downtown' Song Streaming
"Downtown", another song from CORELEONI, the new project founded by GOTTHARD guitarist Leo Leoni to pay a very personal tribute to his rock and roll past, can be streamed below. The track is taken from CORELEONI's debut album, "The Greatest Hits - Part 1", which will be released on February 23 via F...January 16, 2018
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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, SMASHING PUMPKINS Members, Others React To Death Of THE CRANBERRIES Singer
According to The Pulse Of Radio, rock artists around the world responded to the shocking news that THE CRANBERRIES singer Dolores O'Riordan had died suddenly on Monday (January 15) in a London hotel at the age of 46. New STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Jeff Gutt wrote: "Rest In Peace Dolores O'Riordan. I...January 16, 2018
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THE DEAD DAISIES To Release 'Burn It Down' Album In April
THE DEAD DAISIES will release their new album, "Burn It Down", on Friday, April 6 via Spitfire Music/SPV. "Burn It Down" is a muscular tour-de-force, a tornado of pounding drums, pulverizing bass, screaming guitars and in-your-face raw vocals. Evoking the best of '70s rock with moments of Birmingha...January 16, 2018
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VIXEN Singer JANET GARDNER Releases Music Video For 'Heartfelt' Song 'Candle'
VIXEN frontman Janet Gardner's official music video for the song "Candle" can be seen below. The track is taken from her self-titled debut solo album, which was released last August via Pavement Entertainment. Gardner told Rock Pages that "Candle" is a "really heartfelt" song that she wrote about he...January 15, 2018
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Creator Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram Says 'Dio Returns' Concerts Are 'Unforgettable Experiences'
The CEO of the company behind the hologram of Ronnie James Dio says that the first leg of the "Dio Returns" tour was a resounding success, with "thousands" of fans coming out every night to take part in "an unforgettable experience." Dio died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologra...January 14, 2018
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