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GENE SIMMONS Says 'It's Too Early' To Judge DONALD TRUMP's Presidency

Gene Simmons says that "it's too early" to judge Donald Trump's presidency. The KISS bassist/vocalist — who is a former contestant on Trump's "The Celebrity Apprentice" series — made his comments during an appearance on "The Strombo Show", a music-oriented free-form radio talk program hosted by Cana...

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Former CYNIC/DEATH Drummer SEAN REINERT Joins PERFECT BEINGS

Los Angeles progressive rock group PERFECT BEINGS has signed with InsideOut Music for the release of its new album, due in January 2018. The band's current lineup includes Ryan Hurtgen (vocals, piano),Johannes Luley (guitar, bass, production) and Jesse Nason (keyboards) alongside new drummer Sean R...

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Listen To New PINK CREAM 69 Song 'Path Of Destiny'

Frontiers Music Srl will release PINK CREAM 69's new album, "Headstrong", on November 10. Another track from the disc, "Path Of Destiny", can be streamed below. "Headstrong" marks the thirtieth anniversary of the German/British hard rockers PINK CREAM 69. And what better way to celebrate than by a...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Announces U.S. Book Events

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will read from his forthcoming autobiography, "What Does This Button Do?", talk about the experience of writing it and answer questions from the audience at half a dozen U.S. appearances in late October and early November: Oct. 30 - Huntington, NY @ Book Revue at...

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The Rise of Chaos

One of metal's most enduring tropes is devastation. While much of this horror and calamity is figuratively conveyed through bombastic, guitar and drum-driven textures, metal historically tends to hold an ugly reflection against what's happening in the world. Two notable past metal classics were rele...

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The Solace System

If you've been following this act since "The Phantom Agony" and "Consign to Oblivion", you'll attest to how greatly the band has matured. It's been a joy watching EPICA not merely stand toe-to-toe against anyone within its symphonic metal ranks, but prove to be a viable leader. The core team—Simone...

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DAVE GROHL On JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE's Guest Appearance On FOO FIGHTERS Album: 'He Was Such A Pro'

FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl spoke to U.K.'s Absolute Radio about Justin Timberlake's guest appearance on the band's new album, "Concrete And Gold". "He's the greatest," Dave said (see video below). "He's fun, he's smart, he's funny, obviously he's really talented. He's fun to hang out with. I m...

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SATYRICON Frontman Questions Whether AC/DC Is Still 'Relevant'

Vocalist Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven of Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON was interviewed on the latest installment of "The MetalSucks Podcast". You can now listen to the chat below (starting at the 21:38 mark). A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his relationship with drumme...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS On New Singer Search: 'It's Looking Good'

Dean and Robert DeLeo say that things are "looking good" for STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, nearly two years after the passing of the band's original singer, Scott Weiland, and two months following the death of Weiland's replacement, Chester Bennington. STP has been without a vocalist since November 2015, whe...

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Former CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Vocalist ERIC EYCKE Dies

Eric Eycke, who sang on CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's 1984 debut album, "Eye For An Eye", has passed away. Just prior to his death, Eycke had reportedly been in hospice with various maladies. C.O.C. said in a statement that Eric's "broad musical knowledge shaped the band's early identity," adding that...

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Listen To Title Track Of SERENITY's 'Lionheart' Album

Austrian symphonic metal masters SERENITY will release a brand new full-length album, "Lionheart", on October 27 via Napalm. The disc was mixed and mastered by Jan Vacik at Dreamsound Studios. Gyula Havancsák at Hjules Design And Illustrations created the fantastic album artwork, which can be seen b...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Unveils 'Audio Video' For 'Wish You Were Here' From 'Winter Carols' Re-Release

Ritchie Blackmore has been known worldwide for his guitar shredding in DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW. He has also shown hints of his penchant for medieval music in both of those bands. That 18th and 19th Century love, though, has only truly come to the fore within the acoustic context of his "renaissance...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Recalls Joining IRON MAIDEN In New Autobiography Excerpt

Dey Street Books (formerly It Books),an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, will publish IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's autobiography, "What Does This Button Do?", in the U.S. on October 31. An excerpt from the book, in which we pick up the story at the tail end of Bruce's time in SAMSON,...

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SONS OF APOLLO Feat. PORTNOY, SHEEHAN, BUMBLEFOOT, SOTO, SHERINIAN: 'Coming Home' Commentary Video

A two-minute video clip of SONS OF APOLLO discussing its song "Coming Home" can be seen below. SONS OF APOLLO is the band featuring former DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian alongside Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOGS, MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROT...

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Listen To Previously Unreleased STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Song 'Only Dying'

A previously unreleased STONE TEMPLE PILOTS song called "Only Dying", taken from the upcoming 25th-anniversary expanded reissue of the band's debut album, "Core", can be heard using the SoundCloud widget below. The track was demoed early in STP's career and the band had planned to re-record in 1994...