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IRON MAIDEN's ED-PH0N3S Headphones: Unboxing Video

Video footage of Download festival organizer Andy Copping trying IRON MAIDEN's on-ear headphones ED-PH0N3S for the first time can be seen below. The ED-PH0N3S have been specially designed by the award-winning Japanese electronics company Onkyo Corporation to provide fans of IRON MAIDEN, rock and hea...

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LARS ULRICH On New METALLICA Album: 'It Would Be Difficult For Me To Believe That It Won't Come Out In 2016'

METALLICA has been working on and off on its tenth studio album for a couple of years now, but the last few months have seen the band get down to serious business on the disc and spend less time than usual on touring or other projects. Drummer Lars Ulrich told Billboard.com that the ...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Says JOE LYNN TURNER Should Have Been Honored By ROCK HALL For His Work With DEEP PURPLE

On Friday night, April 8, Brooklyn, New York's Barclays Center hosted the 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, welcoming a star-studded class that included DEEP PURPLE, which had been eligible for induction for two decades. METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich inducted DEEP PURPLE into the i...

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GLENN HUGHES's Father Dies At Age 90

William Hughes, the father of legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION),has died at the age of 90. Glenn, a native of Cannock, England but now living in Los Angeles, announced his father's passing on Twitter, adding that he was flying back to the...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Wants To See MAIDEN, PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich took questions backstage in the press room after inducting DEEP PURPLE into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame this past Friday, April 8 during a ceremony at Brooklyn, New York's Barclays Center. You can now watch video footage of the question-and-answer session below. Aske...

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WHITESNAKE's DAVID COVERDALE Is Contemplating Retirement In 2017

Former DEEP PURPLE and current WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale says that he is contemplating retiring in 2017 on the 30th anniversary of the release of one of the best-selling hard rock albums in history, WHITESNAKE's "1987". During an interview with RollingStone.com that focused primarily on DE...

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CENTINEX: 'Doomsday Rituals' Album Artwork Unveiled

Swedish reformed death metallers CENTINEX are in the middle of recording their next full-length album and follow-up to 2014's comeback CD, "Redeeming Filth". Surprisingly reunited in 2014 after a nearly eight-year hiatus, the band dosen't want the fans to be kept waiting another near-decade. The new...

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New METALLICA Album Is 'Almost Done'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has told Rolling Stone that the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic" is "well on its way." He added: "It may come out any century now, actually. There's a saying: where there's life, there's hope." Asked if the new METALLICA album has been recorded,...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Inducts DEEP PURPLE Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME; Photos, Video Footage

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich finally got a chance earlier tonight (Friday, April 8) to induct classic heavy rockers DEEP PURPLE into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. PURPLE has been on the ballot three times and Ulrich has been championing their inclusion for years, Ulrich gave a passionate speech i...

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Y&T Bassist BRAD LANG 'On Indefinite Hiatus'; Temporary Replacement Announced

Guitarist/vocalist Dave Meniketti of veteran San Francisco Bay Area rockers Y&T has released the following statement: "We're extremely disappointed that we've been put in this position, but Brad Lang [bass; pictured] is currently on indefinite hiatus as he resolves some personal issues. In order...

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KVELERTAK Releases Official Video For New Song '1985'

Norwegian rockers KVELERTAK will release their third album, "Nattesferd", on May 13 via Roadrunner. The follow-up to 2013's "Meir" was recorded live at Amper Tone Studio in Oslo, Norway (KVELERTAK's first effort to be recorded in the group's homeland) and was produced by the band and mixed/engineere...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH 'Psyched' To Induct DEEP PURPLE Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Tonight

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich will finally get a chance on Friday night (April 8) to induct classic heavy rockers DEEP PURPLE into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. PURPLE has been on the ballot three times and Ulrich has been championing their inclusion for years, and he told The Pulse Of Radio he's...

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BARONESS Releases 'Shock Me' Video

BARONESS, the Savannah, Georgia metal band which kicks off a five-week North American tour later this month, has released a video for the song "Shock Me". Filmed in rural Pennsylvania, the clip — which was directed by Don Tyler and John Baizley, with art direction by Karen Jerzyk — brings to life a...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Travels To 'The Canyon Of The Gods' To Film 'Edge Of Tomorrow' Video

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) recently traveled to Vikos Gorge in northern Greece to film a video for the song "Edge Of Tomorrow" from his SUNSTORM project with director Menelaos Sykovelis. The track is the title cut of SUNSTORM's fourth album,...

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TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION: New Song 'Rise' Available For Streaming

"Rise", a brand new song from the gritty southern metal four-piece TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's forthcoming album, "Dark Side Of Black", which is due on April 22 via Carved Records. Embracing southern roots while exploring a heavier sound than eve...