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ORIANTHI Signs With FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL; New Solo Album Due In The Fall

Australian guitarist Orianthi (ALICE COOPER, RSO, Michael Jackson) has signed a deal with Frontiers Music Srl. Orianthi's first new studio album in seven years and her first new music as a solo artist in six years is expected to be released this fall. "I am thrilled about this new chapter with Front...

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer ROB HALFORD Completes Recording Audiobook Version Of His Autobiography, 'Confess'

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has finished recording the audiobook version of his autobiography, "Confess". "Confess" will arrive on September 29 via Hachette Books. Pre-orders are now available at Amazon. On Wednesday (August 5),Halford shared a photo of him in a recording booth, and he captio...

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DEATH ANGEL's WILL CARROLL Looks Back On His Coronavirus Experience: 'I Was Scared I Wouldn't Be Able To Drum Again'

DEATH ANGEL drummer Will Carroll has spoken out about returning behind the kit for the first time since spending almost two weeks on a ventilator in an intensive care unit at a Northern California hospital. The musician — who tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus —...

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Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape

We've come a long way from the days when being remotely progressive in metal was seen as an act of extreme radicalism, but it's still quietly thrilling to see the continued rise of bands like BLACK CROWN INITIATE. The progressive death metal scene has often suffered from too weighty a debt to the fi...

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THE TROOPS OF DOOM Feat. Ex-SEPULTURA Guitarist JAIRO 'TORMENTOR' GUEDZ: 'The Rise Of Heresy' EP Due In October

THE TROOPS OF DOOM, the new Brazilian band featuring former SEPULTURA guitarist Jairo "Tormentor" Guedz, will release its debut EP, "The Rise Of Heresy", on October 9 via Nuclear Blast's digital subsidiary, Blood Blast Distribution. The effort, which was mastered by Øystein G. Brun (BORKNAGAR) at Cr...

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DEEP PURPLE: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Whoosh!' Album

Legendary rockers DEEP PURPLE will release their new album, "Whoosh!", on August 7 via earMUSIC. The LP was once again helmed by Canadian producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, PINK FLOYD, ALICE COOPER),who also worked on the band's last two studio albums, 2017's "Infinite" and 2013's "Now What?!" Together they...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's 'Got Your Six' Certified Silver In U.K.

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's 2015 album, "Got Your Six", has been certified silver in the United Kingdom for equivalent sales of 60,000 units. The platinum, gold and silver certifications awarded by the British Phonographic Industry in recognition of sales milestones have included audio streaming data...

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DEEP PURPLE's IAN GILLAN Loves Singing 'Smoke On The Water': 'It's Like A Congregational Euphoria'

In a new interview with Greg Prato of Songfacts, DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan was asked what the "few red lights and a few old beds" are that he sings about in the band's classic song "Smoke On The Water". He responded: "That's the hotel we moved into — the Grand Hotel — after the casino burned d...

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Ex-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Drummer JEREMY SPENCER's PSYCHOSEXUAL Performs Live For First Time (Video)

PSYCHOSEXUAL, the new rock band fronted by former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH drummer Jeremy Spencer, played its first concert this past Friday night (July 31) as part of a Kilpop-presented event which was livestreamed via the group's Facebook page and YouTube channel from Structure's Virtual Venue. On...

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THE STOOGES' JAMES WILLIAMSON Teams Up With RADIO BIRDMAN's DENIZ TEK For 'Two To One' Album

Legendary proto-punk guitar heroes James Williamson and Deniz Tek have joined forces for a brand new, odds-defying studio album, "Two To One", set to be released September 18 by Cleopatra Records. An inductee into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Williamson was the guitarist and co-songwriter for one...

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EMERSON LAKE & PALMER Photo Book 'ELP Together And Apart' Due In October

Wymer Publishing has set an October 30 publication date for "ELP Together And Apart", a photographic book on the English progressive rock supergroup EMERSON LAKE & PALMER. If any band deserves to have homage paid to them with a lavish, limited-edition hardback A4 224-page photographic book, look...

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Tribute Singer Who Auditioned For AC/DC In 2016 Tells His Story In 'Beyond The Thunder' Podcast

What's it like to stand in the shoes of Brian Johnson, or Bon Scott, for that matter? Season 2 of "AC/DC Beyond The Thunder" podcast asks that very question, exploring a once-in-a-lifetime audition with AC/DC tribute band singer Lee Robinson, just one of four known vocalists to try out for AC/DC. It...

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Ex-OVERKILL Guitarist BOBBY GUSTAFSON Addresses JAMES HETFIELD 'Lookalike' Accusations, Recalls METALLICA Audition

Former OVERKILL and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Bobby Gustafson was a guest on a recent episode of EXODUS frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza's YouTube show, "Zetro's Toxic Vault". During the chat, which can be seen in two parts below, Souza brought up the fact that Gustafson's visual appearance toward the...

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OVERKILL Is 'Hard At Work' On New Album, Says JASON BITTNER

OVERKILL drummer Jason Bittner has confirmed to BODS Mayhem Hour in a new interview that the band is "hard at work" on a new studio album. "Technically, we were supposed to already be done with it by now, if the world hadn't changed back in March," he said, referring to the coronavirus pandemic whic...

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LARS ULRICH: 'Playing Covers Will Always Be A Significant Part Of The DNA Of METALLICA'

During an appearance on this past Wednesday's (July 29) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Lars Ulrich spoke about METALLICA's penchant for covering classic songs from artists that he and his bandmates were influenced or inspired by. The drummer said: "You have to remember that,...