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HEART's ANN WILSON Heads To New York City To Headline 'Red Dress Awards', 'iHeartRadio Icons'

HEART's Ann Wilson, whose "Immortal" album (BMG) has garnered radio success and critical acclaim, is heading to New York City next week for two high-profile events: The Woman's Day 16th Annual Red Dress Awards on Tuesday, February 12 at the Appel Room at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Linco...

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WHITESNAKE Teases Music Video For New Single 'Shut Up & Kiss Me'

WHITESNAKE's 13th studio album, "Flesh & Blood", will tentatively be released in May via Frontiers Music Srl. A teaser for the first single and video from the disc, titled "Shut Up & Kiss Me", is available below. The full clip is expected to be posted online on February 14. WHITESNAKE filmed the "Sh...

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NETFLIX Nearing Deal For U.S. Rights To JAMES HETFIELD's Dramatic Acting Debut

According to Variety, Netflix is nearing deal for U.S. rights and some international territories for the thriller "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile", in which METALLICA frontman James Hetfield makes his dramatic acting debut. The deal cost about $8 million. "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Ev...

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Video: DEE SNIDER Performs Solo Material, TWISTED SISTER Classics In Sydney

Fan-filmed video footage of Dee Snider's February 1 concert at the Manning Bar in Sydney, Australia can be seen below. Snider's Australian tour includes dates in Sydney and Melbourne, where the TWISTED SISTER frontman is performing two shows per city, one "spoken" and one "shouted." Snider recently...

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New Year's Eve OZZFEST Was Attended By More Than 12,000 Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Fans

According to Pollstar, the special one-night-only New Year's Eve Ozzfest, which took place on December 31 at The Forum in Los Angeles, California, was attended by 12,465 hard rock and heavy metal fans. Ticket sales from the Live Nation-produced concert totaled $1.2 million, with tickets priced from...

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IAN HILL On JUDAS PRIEST's Exclusion From ROCK HALL: 'I Don't Think They Like Heavy Metal Music In General'

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill believes that his band has been snubbed by the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in part because the members of the Hall's nominating committee "don't like heavy metal." Each year, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame foundation's nominating committee selects the group of artists no...

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STRYPER Frontman Reveals Guest Musicians For New Solo Album

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet has commenced recording his next solo album. The follow-up to 2016's "One Sided War" will arrive this summer via Rat Pak Records. Among the guest musicians who will appear on Sweet's new disc are QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre, guitarists Joel Hoekstra (WHITESNAKE, N...

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Trailer For 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile' Movie Featuring JAMES HETFIELD's Dramatic Acting Debut

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield makes his dramatic acting debut as part of the cast of the thriller "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile", which will receive its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26. The film follows the relationship between notorious serial killer Ted Bund...

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UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP's BRAVADO Acquires Merchandise And Branding Company EPIC RIGHTS

Universal Music Group's Bravado, the leading global consumer, lifestyle and brand management company, has acquired Epic Rights, a boutique merchandise and branding company. Epic Rights works with a diverse group of iconic artists, including KISS, Billy Joel, AEROSMITH, DEF LEPPARD, AC/DC, Eric Cla...

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SOEN Feat. Ex-OPETH Drummer MARTIN LOPEZ: 'Lotus' Video

"Lotus", the new Costin Chioreanu-created video from SOEN, the progressive heavy rock group featuring world-renowned drummer Martin Lopez (formerly of AMON AMARTH and OPETH),can be seen below. The track is the title cut of SOEN's fourth album, which will be released on February 1 via Silver Lining...

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MILEY CYRUS, ADAM LEVINE, FIONA APPLE, BRANDI CARLILE, Others Added To CHRIS CORNELL Tribute Concert

More artists have been added to the upcoming benefit concert in memory of late SOUNDGARDEN and AUDIOSLAVE frontman Chris Cornell. Billed as "I Am The Highway: A Tribute To Chris Cornell", the event will take place at the Forum in Los Angeles on January 16. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the show will featu...

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Ex-OPETH Drummer MARTIN LOPEZ Says Music Should 'Have Value' And 'Make You Think'

France's United Rock Nations recently conducted an interview with former AMON AMARTH and OPETH drummer Martin Lopez about his progressive heavy rock group SOEN. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the writing and recording process...

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MEGADETH's Next Album Will 'Probably' Be 'A Lot Heavier' Than 'Dystopia', Says DAVE MUSTAINE

MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine spoke to Metal Wani's Jessie David about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's 16th studio album, tentatively due before the end of the year. "What we're writing right now is really exciting," Dave said (hear audio below). "Kiko [Loureiro, guitar] and...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Guitarist On 'The End Of Chaos': 'It Seems Like We Really Hit Our Stride On This Record'

Joel Barrios and Rodrigo Altaf of Sonic Perspectives recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Gilbert of Arizona metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's upcoming album,...

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WOODSTOCK Co-Founder Announces 50th-Anniversary Concert On Same Weekend As Bethel Woods Tribute

Woodstock 1969's co-producer and co-founder Michael Lang announced today the return of the legendary Woodstock Music & Arts Fair for its official 50th-anniversary celebration. Woodstock 1969 was billed as "three days of peace and music," and 50 years later, Woodstock 50 will give generations of fans...