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Upcoming Book 'No Big Deal' Reveals Story Of Groundbreaking 1984 METALLICA And ANTHRAX Concert

On July 27, 1984, indie record label Megaforce Records released METALLICA's "Ride the Lightning" in the U.S. Days later, on August 3, a show at New York City's Roseland Ballroom, billed as "A Midsummer's Night Scream", took place. It featured three underground bands: RAVEN, METALLICA and ANTHRAX. It...

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Watch DOKKEN Perform In New Buffalo, Michigan

The zztopeurope YouTube channel has uploaded video of DOKKEN's July 12 concert at Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo, Michigan. Check out the clips below. Last month, DOKKEN postponed what was being billed as the band's European "farewell" tour due to frontman Don Dokken's ongoing health i...

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FORBIDDEN Parts Ways With Guitarist STEVE SMYTH, Recruits VOIVOD's DANIEL MONGRAIN

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans FORBIDDEN have parted ways with guitarist Steve Smyth. Stepping in for Smyth as his temporary replacement for FORBIDDEN's next batch of European dates in August will be VOIVOD's Daniel Mongrain. Steve said in a statement: "Hey everybody, I've...

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NIGHTWISH Releases Seventh 'Yesterwynde' Making-Of Episode

Symphonic metal veterans NIGHTWISH have released the seventh part of a documentary about the making of the band's upcoming album, "Yesterwynde", due on September 20, 2024 via Nuclear Blast. It marks the band's tenth studio LP, following on from the release of "Human. :II: Nature." in 2020. In the la...

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RYAN ADAMS Releases Cover Of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's 'Clean My Wounds'; PEPPER KEENAN Reacts

Singer-songwriter Ryan Adams performed a stripped-down cover version of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's "Clean My Wounds" on June 21 at Meymandi Concert Hall in the band's original hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina. You can now hear his rendition in the YouTube clip below. "Clean My Wounds" was released...

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MIKAEL STANNE Talks 'Profound' New DARK TRANQUILLITY Album 'Endtime Signals': 'It's A Big Step Forward'

By David E. Gehlke Frontman Mikael Stanne became the last remaining original member of the long-running and influential Gothenburg, Sweden, melodic death metal outfit DARK TRANQUILLITY after drummer Anders Jivarp left the band in 2021. Stanne has probably experienced more lineup turnover than he wou...

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DOKKEN Postpones European 'Farewell' Tour After DON DOKKEN Fractures Ankle

DOKKEN has postponed what is being billed as the band's European "farewell" tour due to frontman Don Dokken's ongoing health issues. Earlier today, DOKKEN released the following statement via social media: "It is with heavy hearts we have to inform you that all scheduled DOKKEN European Summer dates...

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DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says MIKE PORTNOY Is In Charge Of Tour Setlists Again: 'He's Done A Terrific Job'

In a new interview with Brazilian music journalist Igor Miranda, DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie spoke about the progressive music titans' upcoming "40th Anniversary Tour 2024 - 2025". The trek — presented as "An Evening With Dream Theater" — is the first outing since drummer Mike Portnoy's return...

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NIGHTWISH Discusses Filming Of 'Perfume Of The Timeless' Video In Fourth 'Yesterwynde' Making-Of Episode

Symphonic metal veterans NIGHTWISH have released the fourth part of a documentary about the making of the band's upcoming album, "Yesterwynde", due on September 20, 2024 via Nuclear Blast. It marks the band's tenth studio LP, following on from the release of "Human. :II: Nature." in 2020. In the lat...

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DOUG ALDRICH Recalls Getting 'Kind Of Booted' Out Of RONNIE JAMES DIO's House By The Legendary Singer

In a new interview with Radioactive MikeZ, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire", former DIO and WHITESNAKE guitarist Doug Aldrich was asked if he was part of the DIO lineup that opened for IRON MAIDEN on a U.S. tour more than two decades ago. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBER...

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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Names His Favorite Rock/Metal Song Of All Time

In a new interview with Germany's Rock Antenne, NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen was asked to name his favorite rock or metal song. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "'One' by METALLICA. [It's] such a brilliant composition and lyric and music video. And th...

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FORBIDDEN Has 'The Beginnings Of A Lot Of Songs' For Upcoming Comeback Album

In a new interview with Rock Hard magazine conducted at last month's Rock Hard Festival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero confirmed that he is working on new music from the resurrected band. He is collaborating on the material with the rest of the new FORBIDDEN lineup, co...

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DIO: 'The Complete Donington Collection' Due In July

On July 19, 2024, Niji Entertainment and BMG will release "The Complete Donington Collection", a limited-edition five-LP box set housing DIO's classic Castle Donington '83 and Castle Donington '87 performances at the Monsters Of Rock festival in the U.K., both on two-LP 180-gram vinyl with an etchin...

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2024 MAYHEM Festival Lineup Announced; BAD OMENS, PARKWAY DRIVE And ARCHITECTS To Headline

Mayhem festival will return as a single-destination event in Southern California on October 12, 2024. 23 bands will perform at the festival, which will be held at Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California, where Mayhem first began. Mayhem had a long successful history of elevating headli...

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You Can Duet With DISTURBED At This Year's LOUDER THAN LIFE Festival

Think you can sing like HEART's Ann Wilson does on "Don't Tell Me" with DISTURBED? Time to prove it! ALT 105.1 and The Fox Den, in partnership with Q Prime, Danny Wimmer Presents and DISTURBED, are searching for a lucky female fan to join DISTURBED on stage at the Louder Than Life festival in Louisv...