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DIO: 'The Studio Albums: 1996-2004' Limited-Edition Deluxe CD And LP Box Sets Due In September

BMG and Niji Entertainment Group Inc. have partnered to issue limited-edition deluxe CD and LP box sets of Ronnie James Dio's final four studio albums on September 22, 2023. Titled "The Studio Albums: 1996-2004", the set will include "Angry Machines" (1996),"Magica" (2000),"Killing The Dragon" (20...

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RICHIE FAULKNER On Follow-Up To JUDAS PRIEST's 'Firepower': 'We've Got A Lot To Live Up To'

In a new interview with Metal Magnitude's Chelsea, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2018's "Firepower" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's actually in the mixing stages at the moment, so we're...

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ALICE COOPER Shares Lyric Video For 'Welcome To The Show' Single From 'Road' Album

Alice Cooper has shared the official lyric video for his new single "Welcome To The Show" from his upcoming album "Road", due out August 25 via earMUSIC. Alice says: "'Welcome To The Show' is just that: Telling the audience here it is. The show is ready to go and we are fully loaded. Here it comes!"...

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DAVE LOMBARDO: 'I Admonish The People Who Talk S**t About LARS ULRICH'

In a new interview with U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine, former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo came to the defense of METALLICA's Lars Ulrich. Asked whether he feels Ulrich gets unfairly dismissed as a drummer by many metal fans, Lombardo said: "Absolutely. I saw Mario Duplantier [GOJIRA] recently talkin...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Says New PANTERA Lineup Sounds 'Amazing': 'The Justice To The Material Is There'

Wolfgang Van Halen has weighed in on the fact that PANTERA's surviving members Philip Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown (bass) have united with guitarist Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) and drummer Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) for a world tour under the PANTERA banner. Anselmo and Brown, a...

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CHRIS DAUGHTRY Says He Was Once Approached By JOE PERRY About Singing For AEROSMITH

Chris Daughtry says that he was one of the singers who were approached about singing for AEROSMITH when the rest of the band fell out with Tyler in 2009 after a canceled tour and Tyler's stated intention to work for two years on a solo project. Tyler subsequently entered rehab for an addiction to pa...

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Watch: METAL CHURCH Performs With New Singer MARC LOPES At Belgium's ALCATRAZ Festival

Fan-filmed video of METAL CHURCH's August 11 performance at the Alcatraz festival in Kortrijk, Belgium can be found below. METAL CHURCH made its live debut with the band's new vocalist Marc Lopes (ROSS THE BOSS, LET US PREY) on June 3 at the Legions Of Metal festival at Reggies in Chicago, Illinois....

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"RUCKUS!"

California post-hardcore band MOVEMENTS broke out in 2020 with their album, "No Good Left to Give", which debuted at No. 3 on the alternative chart. But, just because that album debuted on the alternative chart doesn't mean they're going to be pigeonholed into that genre. On Movements' latest album,...

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JEFF YOUNG: 'KINGS OF THRASH Album Will Be Better Than Anything MEGADETH Has Done Recently'

In a new interview with Metal Edge, former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young spoke about his new band KINGS OF THRASH in which he is joined by another former MEGADETH member, David Ellefson (bass). KINGS OF THRASH recently completed a couple of tours during which it performed MEGADETH's classic albums "...

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SOEN Continues Fight For Equality And Human Rights On New Album 'Memorial'

By David E. Gehlke Drummer Martin Lopez is the first to admit that his post-OPETH career in SOEN has required a lot of work. The band's 2012 "Cognitive" debut was immediately hit with TOOL comparisons, perhaps justifiably so, rendering bass legend Steve DiGiorgio's (DEATH, SADUS, TESTAMENT) inclusio...

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Watch: New FORBIDDEN Lineup Performs At Belgium's ALCATRAZ Festival

Resurrected San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans FORBIDDEN played their first European show last night (Friday, August 11) at the Alcatraz festival in Kortrijk, Belgium. Video and photos of the band's performance can be found below. The new FORBIDDEN lineup — consisting of Craig Locicero (gu...

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DEE SNIDER Blasts Bands Who Wait Too Long To Retire: 'I See People Singing 'Crazy Nights' And They're Not So Crazy Anymore'

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider visited Rock City Music Company in Livonia, Michigan on July 19 to participate in a very special in-store event to celebrate the release of his novel "Frats". Dee was involved in a moderated question-and-answer session hosted by Detroit radio legend Doug Podell of...

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DOUG ALDRICH Confirms His Unreleased Song Collaboration With RONNIE JAMES DIO Will Finally See Light Of Day

A previously unreleased Ronnie James Dio song which guitarist Doug Aldrich was working on with the legendary heavy metal singer before his 2010 death will be included on an upcoming Dio collection of never-before-heard and obscure recordings. The track in question was written during the sessions for...

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In Teufels Namen

Everybody knows that Germany loves heavy metal. Less widely known but equally true is that Germany also loves industrial metal and has effectively kept the genre alive over the last few decades. For most of the world, RAMMSTEIN remain the benchmark, but MEGAHERZ are also a pretty big deal in their n...

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ALICE COOPER Shares 'Welcome To The Show' Single From 'Road' Album

Alice Cooper has released a new single, "Welcome To The Show", from his upcoming album "Road", due out August 25 via earMUSIC. Alice says: "'Welcome To The Show' is just that: Telling the audience here it is. The show is ready to go and we are fully loaded. Here it comes!" Produced by longtime colla...