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VOLBEAT's 'Beyond Hell/Above Heaven' Album Certified Gold By RIAA

VOLBEAT's fourth album, 2010's "Beyond Hell/Above Heaven", was officially certified gold in March by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for sales in excess of a 500,000 copies. Over the past few years, more and more people have stopped paying to download or physically own albums an...

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WHITESNAKE's JOEL HOEKSTRA To Record Album With STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET

WHITESNAKE guitarist Joel Hoekstra has revealed plans to record an album with STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet. Hoekstra announced the project on the current episode of the "White Line Fever" podcast (download on iTunes),explaining he had built a strong relationship with Sweet while contributing to t...

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PHANTOM 5 Feat. SCORPIONS, BONFIRE Members: 'Since You're Gone' Song Available For Streaming

Frontiers Music Srl will release PHANTOM 5's self-titled debut album on May 13. PHANTOM 5 is the new band featuring former BONFIRE singer Claus Lessmann and producer and guitar player Michael Voss (CASANOVA, BONFIRE, MAD MAX, MICHAEL SCHENKER). They have enlisted a sort of "who's who" of German clas...

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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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Review: GUNS N' ROSES Felt Like GUNS N' ROSES Again At First Official Comeback Concert

By Clay Marshall What a difference a quarter-century makes. After one of the most peculiar launches imaginable — one that, following a press release which raised more questions than answers, saw a high-profile late-night television appearance scrapped at the last minute, a curious concert cancellati...

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THE 69 EYES: 'Dolce Vita' Video Released

"Dolce Vita", the new video from Finnish gothic metallers THE 69 EYES, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's eleventh album, "Universal Monsters", which will be released on April 22 via Nuclear Blast. The CD was recorded with producer Johnny Lee Michaels at his Helsinki-based Bat Cave...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: Lyric Video For New Song 'Iron Maiden'

Veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM will release their new, self-titled album on May 20 via AFM Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Seventh Seal 02. Life Is A Mess 03. Taser 04. Iron Maiden 05. Verge Of Tragedy 06. Creeper 07. L.O.T.D. 08. The Incantation 09. Monkey Wre...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN Announces 'The Brightest Void' Album Prequel

While waiting for the August 5 release of Tarja Turunen's new album, "The Shadow Self", the former NIGHTWISH singer has yet another surprise for her fans: Tarja and earMUSIC have announced the release of the new album's prequel, "The Brightest Void". With over 50 minutes of new music, the extra albu...

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VOLBEAT's 'Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie' Album Due In June; Listen To 'The Devil's Bleeding Crown' Single

Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT will release their sixth full-length album, "Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie", on June 3 via Republic Records. The CD's first single, "The Devil's Bleeding Crown", has just been made available at radio and can be streamed below in the form of the official ly...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK: Trailer For 'On A Mission: Live In Madrid' CD, DVD, Blu-Ray

MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK's November 19, 2015 concert at Joy Eslava in Madrid, Spain was professionally filmed and recorded for a new CD, DVD and Blu-ray, "On A Mission: Live In Madrid", to be released on April 27 in Japan, April 29 in Europe, and May 6 in North America via Inakustik. In add...

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PANTERA Confederate Flag Tattoo Leads To Accusations Of Racism From MICHAEL JACKSON's Family

According to TMZ.com, members of Michael Jackson's family fear that his daughter is dating a racist because of her boyfriend's PANTERA tattoo featuring the Confederate flag. Michael Snoddy, the 26-year-old drummer with the band STREET DRUM CORPS, reportedly met the 18-year-old Paris Jackson at Alcoh...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK To Release 'On A Mission: Live In Madrid' CD, DVD, Blu-Ray In May

MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK's November 19, 2015 concert at Joy Eslava in Madrid, Spain was professionally filmed and recorded for a new CD, DVD and Blu-ray, "On A Mission: Live In Madrid", to be released on May 6 via Inakustik. Joining Schenker at the show were Doogie White (vocals),Herman Ra...

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MARK TREMONTI On Recording Process For Next ALTER BRIDGE Album: 'We're Well On Our Way'

Rock powerhouse ALTER BRIDGE has commenced recording the follow-up to the band's critically acclaimed 2013 album "Fortress". The as-yet-untitled fifth LP is once again being produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette and is tentatively set for release in the fall. In a brand new interview with Metal Wani,...

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DARK ANGEL To Celebrate 35th Anniversary By Playing Entire 'Darkness Descends' Album

To celebrate their 35th anniversary and the 30th anniversary of their legendary album "Darkness Descends", reunited California thrashers DARK ANGEL will play the LP in its entirety on October 8 at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The band will also include songs from "Time D...

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IHSAHN Sees 'Absolutely No Point' In Making New EMPEROR Studio Album

EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan) says that he sees "absolutely no point" in making another studio album with the band because the final product "would be a disappointment" to the group's fans. EMPEROR hasn't released any new material since 2001's "Prometheus - The Disciplin...