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TORA TORA To Release 'Bastards Of Beale' Album In February

In 2017, Memphis rockers TORA TORA were approached by Frontiers Music Srl about recording a proper new studio album and they enthusiastically jumped at the opportunity. The resulting LP, "Bastards Of Beale", set for release on February 22, brings back the magic of the band's blues-rooted hard rock s...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Says Final 'Big Four' Concert Should Be Held In San Francisco Bay Area

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine says that there should be at least one more "Big Four" concert before SLAYER finally calls it quits. The so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — played together for the first time in history on June 16, 2010 in front of 81...

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BUMBLEFOOT Wants To 'Really Up The Intensity' On SONS OF APOLLO's Second Album

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current SONS OF APOLLO and guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal recently appeared on the Detroit radio station 101 WRIF's "Talkin' Rock With Meltdown" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether SONS...

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TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN On Why NIGHTWISH Took A Year Off: 'The Passion Just Wasn't There'

NIGHTWISH keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen recently spoke with Spain's Metal Journal. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On revisiting some of NIGHTWISH's earliest material during the band's ongoing "Decades" tour: Tuomas: "Nostalgia wou...

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MARK TREMONTI Says Touring With IRON MAIDEN Made TREMONTI 'A Much Better Band'

Prior to TREMONTI's December 4 concert in London, vocalist/guitarist Mark Tremonti spoke with Metal Underground. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the inspiration behind TREMONTI's latest album, "A Dying Machine": Mark: "I was o...

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RICHIE KOTZEN On THE WINERY DOGS' Future: 'Yes, There's Gonna Be A Record At Some Point'

THE WINERY DOGS — the hard rock power trio featuring guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (POISON, MR. BIG),bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH) and drummer Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, DREAM THEATER) — will embark on an American tour in May of 2019. The trek will mark the group's first tou...

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VLTIMAS Feat. Former MORBID ANGEL Frontman DAVID VINCENT, Ex-MAYHEM Guitarist, CRYPTOPSY Drummer: Debut Album Details

VLTIMAS, the three-piece extreme metal formation consisting of David Vincent (ex-MORBID ANGEL),Rune "Blasphemer" Eriksen (ex-MAYHEM, AURA NOIR) and Flo Monier (CRYPTOPSY),will release its debut album, "Something Wicked Marches In", on March 29, 2019 via Season Of Mist. The first single from the di...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE: 'I Enjoy Being Able To Flip-Flop Between Being Recognized And Not Being Recognized'

GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge has SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" that he appreciates being able to maintain a sense of privacy even after his true identity was revealed. "As long as I've been doing GHOST at least, I've been very keen on maintaining not necessarily an anonymity, but a low profile," he sa...

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THE WINERY DOGS Announce May 2019 U.S. Tour

THE WINERY DOGS — the hard rock power trio featuring guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (POISON, MR. BIG),bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH) and drummer Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, DREAM THEATER) — will embark on an American tour in May of 2019. The trek will mark the group's first tou...

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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO: 'It's Our Mission To Destroy IRON MAIDEN' At Next Summer's Concert In Los Angeles

FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho says that it will be his band's "mission to destroy IRON MAIDEN" when the two groups share the stage in California next summer. It was announced last month that Jericho and his bandmates will support the British heavy metal legends on September 14, 2019 at the Banc Of Ca...

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GUNS N' ROSES Bassist DUFF MCKAGAN Putting Finishing Touches On New Solo Album

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan is putting the finishing touches on a solo album that's coming in 2019. McKagan began recording the album back in March with producer Shooter Jennings. The two worked out of Station House studios, located in Echo Park, California, writing and recording in-between M...

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Video Premiere: NONPOINT's 'Wheel Against Will'

The official video for the song "Wheel Against Will" from NONPOINT can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's tenth album, "X", which was released on August 24. The follow-up to 2016's "The Poison Red" was produced by Fred Archambault, who has previously worked with ATREYU and AVENGED SEV...

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RUSH's GEDDY LEE Says There Are No Plans For Him To Release New Music

RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee has said in a new interview that there are no plans for him to release new material in the near future. Asked by Prog magazine if there is any prospect of fresh music on the horizon, Lee — who recently released a book called "Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book Of Bass", r...

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DIMEBAG's Estate, DEAN GUITARS' Parent Company Win 'Dean From Hell' Guitar Copyright Suit

The estate of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott has won a copyright suit filed against it by an instrument designer who alleged that he hadn't been paid for sales of the late PANTERA guitarist's classic "Dean From Hell" guitar, which he said he helped create. In April 2017, Buddy Webster, who goes by the nam...

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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN 'Can't Wait' To Play More Shows With A Symphony Orchestra

Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann about the band's new live album, "Symphonic Terror - Live At Wacken 17". You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On where the idea to rele...