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Ex-STYX Frontman DENNIS DEYOUNG Wants 'One Last Tour' With Former Bandmates

Issue #3 of the newly launched U.K. magazine Rock Candy features a candid interview with ex-STYX vocalist and keyboardist Dennis DeYoung where he makes an emotional plea to his former bandmates to get the classic lineup back together. DeYoung, the voice behind such STYX classics as "Come Sail Away",...

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Legendary Drummer Brothers CARMINE And VINNY APPICE To Release 'Sinister' Album In October

You're unlikely to find a phenomenon like Carmine and Vinny Appice a second time in the history of rock music. For more than forty years, the two brothers have been among the most sought-after and renowned rock drummers worldwide. Carmine and Vinny (each of them on his own) can be heard on numerous...

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Watch ANNIHILATOR Perform New Song 'Twisted Lobotomy' Live For First Time

Fan-filmed video footage of Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR performing a brand new song called "Twisted Lobotomy" live for the first time on July 29 at the Nord Open Air festival in Essen, Germany can be seen below. "Twisted Lobotomy" is expected to appear on ANNIHILATOR's upcoming follow-up to 2015'...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO On 'Lulu': 'Love It Or Hate It, It Was Definitely Something That We Enjoyed'

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo has once again defended "Lulu", the band's controversial collaborative disc with Lou Reed, calling it "something that we enjoyed and that we embraced." "Lulu" polarized fans around the world and earned METALLICA some of the most scathing reviews of its career. The e...

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OBITUARY Releases 'Sentence Day' Live Video

Florida death metallers OBITUARY have released the official live video for the song "Sentence Day" off the band's self-titled full-length album. The video was filmed in stunning 4K by Magnetar Studios at several locations on the band's headlining tour with GRUESOME earlier this year. OBITUARY comme...

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Watch STEELHEART's Video For New Single 'You Got Me Twisted'

STEELHEART — the brainchild of Miljenko Matijevic, whose powerful voice and multi-octave range is the heart and soul of the band — will release its new album, "Through Worlds Of Stardust", on September 15 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official video for the second single from the disc, "You Got Me Tw...

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JAMES LABRIE Discusses Timeline For New DREAM THEATER Album, Announces Solo Appearance At PROGPOWER USA

DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie took part in a Facebook Live video chat on Sunday, July 30. You can now watch the question-and-answer session below. Asked when fans can expect to see DREAM THEATER's follow-up to 2016's "The Astonishing" album, James said: "We're touring the rest of '17 until Decem...

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METALLICA Pays Homage To 'Pasadena Boys' VAN HALEN With 'Runnin' With The Devil' Cover (Video)

METALLICA performed an abbreviated cover version of VAN HALEN's classic song "Runnin' With The Devil" Saturday night (July 29) at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The one-minute nod to the hometown band saw METALLICA frontman James Hetfield attempting to replicate those iconic David Lee Roth s...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: CHESTER BENNINGTON Was 'A Very Kind,' 'Unassuming' And 'Gentle Soul'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has paid tribute to Chester Bennington, saying that the LINKIN PARK frontman was a "kind," "unassuming" and "gentle soul, who had a really big heart." METALLICA and LINKIN PARK toured together nearly fifteen years ago as part of the "Summer Sanitarium" package, also fea...

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Vengeful Ascension

While most intense bands seem to unload their best work and ideas on their initial three releases or so, N'Awlins' GOATWHORE has been aging like a fine wine. The band has been churning out its blackened emanations for two decades now, and with album number seven, "Vengeful Ascension", its released i...

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FRANKIE BANALI Says New QUIET RIOT Singer JAMES DURBIN Is 'An Incredible Live Performer'

Brian Rademacher of RockEyez recently conducted an interview with QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked how new QUIET RIOT singer James Durbin is working out so far, Banali said: "It's been really, really great. He's an incredible live performer, which is a m...

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MIKE PORTNOY: 'I Have No Longing To Reunite With' DREAM THEATER

Mike Portnoy says that has "no longing to reunite" with DREAM THEATER but says that he would return to his former band "for the fans." Portnoy, who co-founded DREAM THEATER more than thirty years ago, abruptly quit the band in September 2010 while on tour with AVENGED SEVENFOLD. He has since been re...

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PAUL STANLEY Doesn't Know Why GENE SIMMONS Attempted To Trademark 'Horns' Hand Gesture

Paul Stanley says that he has no idea why Gene Simmons attempted to trademark the so-called "devil's horns" hand gesture. The KISS bassist/vocalist withdrew his application to trademark the symbol late last month — less than two weeks after filing with the federal copyright office. Most music fans s...

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SWEET & LYNCH Featuring MICHAEL SWEET, GEORGE LYNCH: 'Unified' Album Due In November

SWEET & LYNCH — the band featuring guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of STRYPER, legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB),bassist James LoMenzo (MEGADETH, WHITE LION, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) and drummer Brian Tichy (THE DEAD DAISIES, WHITESNAKE) — will release its sophomore album, "Unified"...

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LARS ULRICH To Host His METALLICA Bandmates On His Radio Show 'It's Electric'

Lars Ulrich will host his METALLICA bandmates on "It's Electric", his online radio show on Apple Music's Beats 1. The episodes were recorded in Canada earlier this month at various tour stops on the band's "WorldWired" North American tour and are unlike anything METALLICA fans have ever heard before...