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IRON MAIDEN's Stance Against Exploitative Ticketing Proves A Huge Success

IRON MAIDEN's recent and continued efforts to safeguard their fans against touting and counterfeiting ahead of 2017's "The Book Of Souls" U.K. arena tour, which starts on May 4, has been hailed a triumph by fans, promoters and legitimate ticketing sites. By implementing an extensive "paperless ticke...

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JAY JAY FRENCH: IRON MAIDEN Didn't Want To Perform After TWISTED SISTER At European Festivals

Jay Jay French says that IRON MAIDEN did not want to perform after TWISTED SISTER at some of the European festivals last year. In 2016, TWISTED SISTER embarked on one final tour, titled "Forty And Fuck It", in celebration of its 40th anniversary. These shows featured the band's "core lineup" of voca...

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DEVILDRIVER's Album Of Outlaw Country Covers To Include Guest Appearance By LAMB OF GOD Guitarist

California metallers DEVILDRIVER are working on an album of outlaw country covers, to be released later in the year. According to singer Dez Fafara, the effort will include thirteen "insanely heavy, swinging badass outlaw tracks by some of the best outlaw country artists," including Willie Nelson, J...

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Listen To New QUIET RIOT Song 'The Seeker'

Frontiers Music Srl will release QUIET RIOT's new studio album, titled "Road Rage", on April 21. The first single from the disc, "The Seeker", can be streamed below. Said QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali: "The songs on 'Road Rage' are very diversified and 'The Seeker' harkens back to the music of t...

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LIKE A STORM's 'Pure Evil' Becomes Band's Fifth American Top 50 Single In A Row

New Zealand hard rock/metal act LIKE A STORM has just released its formidable new single, "Pure Evil". The first offering from the band's upcoming record, "Catacombs", is already creating a buzz amongst their fans and musical peers alike. "Pure Evil" was initially released to coincide with LIKE A ST...

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NIGHT RANGER: New Song 'Comfort Me' Available For Streaming

Frontiers Music Srl will release "Don't Let Up", the new studio album from NIGHT RANGER, on March 24. The disc will be available in both a standard edition and a deluxe edition (featuring bonus track and bonus DVD — physical format only). The song "Comfort Me", taken from "Don't Let Up", can now be...

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GHOST Wins Swedish GRAMMIS Award For 'Popestar'

GHOST was honored in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal" category at the Swedish Grammis awards (Swedish Grammy equivalent),which was held Tuesday night (February 28) at Konserthuset in Stockholm. This marks the act's third win in this category. The bands were nominated for their most recent releases, all o...

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RIOT V Releases Music Video For 'Sign Of The Crimson Storm'

"Sign Of The Crimson Storm", the new video from RIOT V, the band featuring the remaining members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT, can be seen below. Originally recorded for RIOT's "Thundersteel" album in 1988, this song has been a staple of RIOT V live setlists over the past two years. Footage and...

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Video: New QUIET RIOT Lineup Performs In Clearwater, Florida

Fan-filmed video footage of QUIET RIOT's February 18 performance at the Quaker Steak & Lube in Clearwater, Florida as part of the Florida Motorcycle Expo & Bike Builder Invitational can be seen below. QUIET RIOT's new studio album, titled "Road Rage", will be released on April 21 via Frontie...

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DEVILDRIVER Guitarist Had To Fight To Contribute To Songwriting Process

Fret12 recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mike Spreitzer of California's DEVILDRIVER as part of "The Sound And The Story" series. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about his songwriting contributions to DEVILDRIVER, Spreitzer said: "My influence with the band has been kind of a...

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ARJEN LUCASSEN's AYREON Releases 'Everybody Dies' Lyric Video

AYREON, the highly acclaimed project from singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer Arjen Lucassen, has released the official lyric video for the song "Everybody Dies", taken from the upcoming album "The Source". Check it out below. "The Source" is an exciting new chapter in the...

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Brazil's VANDROYA To Release 'Beyond The Human Mind' Album

Brazilian female-fronted progressive power metallers VANDROYA will release their new album, "Beyond The Human Mind", on April 28 via rough Inner Wound Recordings. With a more evident progressive influence but without giving up the weight and virtuosity of power metal, the new album brings a more mat...

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JACK RUSSELL: 'I've Been Waiting For A Long Time To Put A Record Out'

BackstageAxxess.com recently conducted an interview with former GREAT WHITE and current JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why it took so long to release JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE's...

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ALTER BRIDGE Announces Spring U.S. Headline Dates With IN FLAMES And METAL CHURCH

Hot on the heels of its most successful headline tour of North America, ALTER BRIDGE has announced the next leg of "The Last Hero" tour in the United States hitting the road this spring. The headline dates will be scattered among the numerous festival dates that ALTER BRIDGE is already confirmed for...

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ICE-T: DONALD TRUMP Is 'The Ultimate Con Artist'

In a brand new interview with Playboy.com, BODY COUNT frontman, hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T was asked if he was surprised that Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency. He responded: "I think we all were surprised that Trump won, because dude be lying. He's a motherfucker. He didn't never s...