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Legendary Progressive Metal Band WATCHTOWER Partners With PROSTHETIC RECORDS

Prosthetic Records will release legendary progressive metallers WATCHTOWER's recent digital-only tracks on LP and CD. The four tracks will be combined with one brand new song, creating the EP "Concepts of Math: Book One" and will be released on limited edition vinyl and digipack CD later this year....

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DAVID ELLEFSON On METAL ALLEGIANCE's LEMMY Tribute: 'It Was Really A Moving Moment'

METAL ALLEGIANCE, the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, paid tribute to iconic MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister during METAL ALLEGIANCE's January 9 concert at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. They were j...

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PAUL STANLEY On His Guest Appearance On ACE FREHLEY Album: 'It Was A Lot Of Fun'

Paul Stanley has joined forces with Ace Frehley for a new track on Frehley's upcoming solo covers set. The new album, "Origins Vol. 1", will be released on April 26, and marks the first time the KISS co-founders have appeared on an original album together since the band's 1998 set, "Psycho Circus"....

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METALLICA: Sample Pages From 'Back To The Front' Book About Making Of 'Master Of Puppets'

METALLICA has collaborated with an author named Matt Taylor on a book about the making of the band's classic 1986 album "Master Of Puppets". Taylor, who wrote an acclaimed and extensively detailed book on the making of the movie "Jaws", contacted the band with a proposal to create a definitive histo...

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WALLS OF JERICHO: Album Version Of 'Relentless' Song Posted Online

"Relentless", a new song from Detroit, Michigan's WALLS OF JERICHO, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "No One Can Save You From Yourself", which will be released on March 25 via Napalm Records. WALLS OF JERICHO released a demo version of "Relentless" in 2014. Comme...

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METAL CHURCH: Lyric Video For New Song 'Killing Your Time'

Hard rock titans METAL CHURCH will release their new album, "XI", on March 25 via Rat Pak Records. Produced by Kurdt Vanderhoof and co-produced by Chris "The Wizard" Collier, the band's eleventh studio release also marks the return of legendary vocalist and frontman Mike Howe. The official lyric vid...

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ACE FREHLEY's 'Origins Vol. 1' To Feature Guest Appearances By PAUL STANLEY, SLASH, MIKE MCCREADY, LITA FORD

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will release "Origins Vol. 1", a collection of twelve newly recorded classics from Ace's formative years featuring some of the biggest names in rock and roll, on April 15. Most notably, KISS frontman Paul Stanley joins Ace on FREE's hit "Fire And Water". This coll...

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LAMB OF GOD, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Members Guest On New SOURVEIN Album

For over two decades, SOURVEIN frontman T-Roy has managed to keep the roving pirate ship that is his band afloat through sheer will alone. Pushing through poverty, the deaths of friends and family, bouts of severe depression, periods of alcohol abuse, and an absence of the stability provided by a co...

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FALLUJAH To Release 'Dreamless' Album In April

Progressive death metallers FALLUJAH will release their third full-length album, titled "Dreamless", on April 29 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. "Dreamless" was recorded at Sharkbite Studios with producer Zack Ohren (ANIMOSITY, SUFFOCATION, ALL SHALL PERISH, DECREPIT BIRTH),and was mixed and maste...

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MIKE PORTNOY 'Would Surely Welcome' Opportunity To Play With DREAM THEATER Again

In a brand new interview with GigsAndFestivals.com, ex-DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy was asked if the recent passing of British art-rock icon David Bowie has made him think that perhaps he would like to one day play with his former bandmates again. "Look, I'm a very sentimental guy, I'm a very...

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CANDLEBOX Performs Acoustic Set At Q103 Studios (Video)

Video footage of CANDLEBOX performing acoustically at the studios of the Q103 radio station in Albany, New York can be seen below. CANDLEBOX will release its sixth album, "Disappearing In Airports", on April 22 via Pavement Entertainment. The first single, "Vexatious", was released to radio on Febru...

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WALLS OF JERICHO: Third 'No One Can Save You From Yourself' Studio Webisode

The third studio webisode for "No One Can Save You From Yourself", the new album from Detroit, Michigan's WALLS OF JERICHO, can be seen below. The CD will be released on March 25 via Napalm Records. Comments WALLS OF JERICHO frontwoman Candace Kucsulain: "Sometimes in life we lose ourselves, and for...

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FEAR FACTORY's DINO CAZARES: 'I Always Felt In My Heart That This Is What I Wanted To Do For The Rest Of My Life'

FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares recently spoke to The Cut about when he felt like he "had made the cut" as a musician. He said (see video below): "I always felt in my heart that this is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, and I wasn't gonna let ...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK Breaks Down New Signature Guitars From JACKSON

Former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE guitarist Chris Broderick swung by the Jackson booth at the 2016 NAMM show to unveil his new Jackson signature guitars — a USA Signature Soloist HT6 and a USA Signature Soloist HT7. Find out why he went with some of the features in the quick clip below. Pl...

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THE WINERY DOGS: 'Hot Streak' Video Released

"Hot Streak", the new video from THE WINERY DOGS — the power trio featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB),legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH) and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON) — can be seen below. The clip w...