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UNISONIC Feat. HELLOWEEN Members: 'Exceptional' Performance Clip From 'Live In Wacken' DVD

A performance clip of the song "Exceptional" from UNISONIC's "Live In Wacken" set can be seen below. Recorded at UNISONIC's 2016 Wacken Open Air show, "Live In Wacken" will be released on July 21 via earMUSIC. With its 2012 self-titled debut album, UNISONIC unleashed a storm of enthusiasm. For the f...

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GEOFF TATE On CHRIS CORNELL: 'He Was A Fantastic Songwriter And Excellent Singer'

In a brand new interview with Meltdown of the Detroit, Michigan radio station WRIF, former QUEENSRŸCHE and current OPERATION: MINDCRIME singer Geoff Tate was asked for his thoughts on the recent passing of Chris Cornell. He responded: "I really respected and admired his music. I think he was a fanta...

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Former QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Performs With AVANTASIA In Switzerland (Video)

Former QUEENSRŸCHE and current OPERATION: MINDCRIME singer Geoff Tate just played two shows as one of the guest vocalists in EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Fan-filmed video footage of AVANTASIA's June 28 concert at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland can be seen below. Tate was one of the...

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The Last Real Rock n' Roll

Let's be real here. For every ten hard rock and metal bands out there, eight are Jonesing to be one of the following: METALLICA, BLACK SABBATH, SLAYER, MOTORHEAD, IRON MAIDEN, FATES WARNING, JUDAS PRIEST or AC/DC. Indeed, the most emulated of these is AC/DC, a band that struck the right chord with t...

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TODD LA TORRE On GEOFF TATE Returning To QUEENSRŸCHE: 'I Don't See It In The Foreseeable Future'

Hayley Leggs conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre and guitarist Michael Wilton at this year's Hellfest, which was held June 16-18 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. When asked if they could ever envision a scenario where former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Begins Work On 'Thornz' Solo Album

Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin has officially commenced work on his long-awaited third solo album. Teamed with drummer Danny "Danté" Needham of TONY MARTIN'S HEADLESS CROSS and VENOM, and American guitarist Scott McClellan, Tony's new collection of songs currently has the working title of "...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'I Won't Be Working With GEOFF TATE Again'

Tim "Ripper" Owens says that he won't work with Geoff Tate again, a little over six months after he collaborated with the former QUEENSRŸCHE frontman and ex-IRON MAIDEN singer Blaze Bayley on the "Trinity" tour. The trek, which consisted of a handful of U.S. dates in November, saw the three powerhou...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE: 'I Risk Losing My Audience All The Time' With My New Music

Chasing Strange Music recently conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE and current OPERATION: MINDCRIME frontman Geoff Tate. You can now listen to the chat below. When asked if he feels as creative today as he did twenty or thirty years ago, Tate said: "I feel equally as creative. I think wha...

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UNISONIC Feat. HELLOWEEN Members: 'Live In Wacken' CD + DVD Due In July

earMUSIC will release UNISONIC's 2016 Wacken Open Air show on July 21 on CD and DVD. With its 2012 self-titled debut album, UNISONIC unleashed a storm of enthusiasm. For the first time in 23 years, two former members of Hamburg's metal institution HELLOWEEN — Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen — reunited...

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Reaching into Eternity

Now on its seventh album, DRAGONFORCE has a lot to live up to: namely its members' rep as meta-human musicians. The decision-making process on whether to continue dropping albums slung at two hundred miles an hour each must be as nerve-racking as coming up with extravagant guitar solos not yet heard...

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Ex-BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN On Possible New Collaboration With TONY IOMMI: 'I Know He Wants To Do It'

Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin was interviewed by Metal Jacket Magazine two days before his May 16 performance in Zagreb, Croatia as a guest at a concert of Zele Lipovača, longtime guitarist of the Bosnian heavy metal band DIVLJE JAGODE. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpt...

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ROB ZOMBIE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, MARILYN MANSON, HALESTORM Set For ROCK ALLEGIANCE Festival

The music lineup, along with food and beverage highlights have been announced for the third annual Monster Energy Rock Allegiance festival, set to take place Saturday, October 7 at the festival's new location at BB&T Pavilion and Wiggins Waterfront Park in Camden, New Jersey. The Northeast's big...

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RUDY SARZO Joins New 'Thrash' Band Featuring Ex-ANTHRAX Guitarist DAN SPITZ, Former JOURNEY Drummer DEEN CASTRONOVO

Legendary bass player Rudy Sarzo has joined the new thrash band launched by former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz and ex-JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo. Since the early 1980s, Sarzo has played with some of the biggest bands and artists in hard rock and heavy metal, including OZZY OSBOURNE (alongside r...

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Influential NWOBHM Band TRESPASS Signs With MIGHTY MUSIC

NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) legends TRESPASS have inked a deal with Mighty Music. The band's new studio album will be released in late 2017. TRESPASS was formed in Sudbury, Suffolk, England in April 1979 by brothers Mark (guitar, vocals) and Paul Sutcliffe (drums),Dave Crawte (guitar)...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Welcome Back Singer BRIAN ALLEN, Introduce Guitarist GUNNAR DÜGREY

San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have welcomed back lead singer Brian Allen. Brian sang on the VICIOUS RUMORS albums "Razorback Killers" (2011),"Live You To Death" (2012) and "Electric Punishment" (2013) before leaving the band for family reasons. VICIOUS RUMORS guitarist Geoff Thorp...