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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer: They Will Leave Us With A Legacy Of Brilliant Metal Anthems

Original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins has commented on the band's recent announcement that it will head out on its farewell world tour beginning in 2011. The group intends to hit all major cities across the globe as they sign off on a career that has lasted for nearly 40 years. The "Epitaph" tour w...

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GRIM REAPER's STEVE GRIMMETT: Footage From Brazil Concerts Available

British heavy metal vocalist Steve Grimmett (GRIM REAPER, ONSLAUGHT, LIONSHEART) played two shows in Brazil last month (November 13 at Carioca Club in São Paulo, SP and November 14 at Rio Rock Blues Club in Rio de Janeiro, RJ),both of which were reportedly professionally recorded for an upcoming li...

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STRYPER Schedules One-Off Show In California

Christian hard rockers STRYPER will perform at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, California on Saturday, January 15, 2011 during the winter NAMM show. They will play their classics as well as some material from their upcoming covers album, "The Covering", which will be released on February 1. Line6 is...

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IRON MAIDEN To Headline Spain's SONISPHERE Festival

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have been confirmed as the headliners of the Sonisphere festival in Spain in 2011. The event, now in its third year, will be held at Getafe Open Air, Madrid on Saturday, July 16. For ticket availability and other information, click here. As previously reported...

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MICK BROWN, RUDY SARZO Interviewed On 'Iron City Rocks' (Audio)

The latest installment of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features brand new interviews with DOKKEN/TED NUGENT drummer "Wild" Mick Brown and legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, DIO, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE). The podcast is now available for streaming using the audio player below.

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SOUNDWAVE Organizer Claims AVENGED SEVENFOLD Refused To Play During The Day

AJ Maddah, who is responsible for organizing Australia's Soundwave festival, has slammed AVENGED SEVENFOLD for allegedly refusing to play during the day or clash with festival headliners IRON MAIDEN, despite being billed in tenth place on the lineup poster. In a series of comments posted on Twitter,...

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MR. BIG: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

MelodicRock.com has uploaded 45-second audio samples (see below) of all the tracks that will appear on "What If…", the new album from the reunited MR. BIG. The CD will be released in Europe on January 21, 2011 via Frontiers Records. The North American release, also on Frontiers Records, will follow...

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BUCKCHERRY Interviewed By KERRANG! Magazine (Video)

Kerrang! magazine conducted an interview with vocalist Josh Todd and guitarist Keith Nelson of Californian rockers BUCKCHERRY during the U.K. leg of the band's "Taste Of Chaos" tour with DISTURBED, PAPA ROACH and HALESTORM. You can now watch the chat below. BUCKCHERRY has released an original Christ...

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STRYPER: 'The Covering' Tentative Release Date Announced

"The Covering", the much-anticipated covers album from Christian hard rockers STRYPER, will tentatively be released on February 1, 2011 via Big3 Records. The band has already released its cover of BLACK SABBATH's "Heaven And Hell" and as of today (December 14),KANSAS' "Carry On Wayward Son", which...

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IRON MAIDEN To Headline Poland's SONISPHERE; SLIPKNOT And MOTÖRHEAD Also Rumored

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will headline the Polish installment of the Sonisphere festival on Friday, June 10, 2011 at the 100,000-capacity Bemowo Airfield in Warsaw. According to Antyradio, the biggest rock radio station in Poland, SLIPKNOT and MOTÖRHEAD will also perform at the event,...

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IRON MAIDEN Drummer Performs At 'Rock N Roll Ribs' One-Year-Anniversary Celebration

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain appeared at the one-year-anniversary celebration of Rock N Roll Ribs, the recently opened barbecue restaurant owned by McBrain, guitarist Rick "Moby" Baum and close friend Mitch Tanne, on Sunday, December 12 in Coral Springs, Florida. McBrain, a Boca Raton resident...

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BUCKCHERRY Guitarist Interviewed By U.K.'s SONIC SHOCKS

Sonic Shocks recently conducted an interview with guitarist Keith Nelson of Californian rockers BUCKCHERRY. You can now watch the chat below. BUCKCHERRY has released an original Christmas song, "Christmas Is Here", via iTunes. Commented the band: "We have been wanting to write an original Christmas...

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MICHAEL MONROE, GLENN HUGHES, CLIFF EVANS Interviewed For 'Classic Rock And Metal Podcast'

Michael Monroe (HANOI ROCKS),Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION),Cliff Evans (TANK) and John Wetton (ASIA) were interviewed for the December 2010 edition of the "Classic Rock And Metal Podcast". You can now stream the podcast using the audio player below. According t...

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KAMELOT To Support IRON MAIDEN In Argentina

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT will support IRON MAIDEN on Friday, April 8, 2011 at Estadio Velez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires, Argentina. KAMELOT recently announced its highly anticipated return to Europe on the heels of the band's new album release, "Poetry for the Poisoned". The 2011 E...

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LINKIN PARK, AC/DC, GODSMACK, DISTURBED Among Top-Selling Hard Rock Albums Of 2010

Billboard magazine has published a list of the top-selling hard rock and metal albums, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Not all the albums on the list were actually released during 2010.) It is as follows: 01. Dark Horse - NICKELBACK 02. A Thousand Suns - LINKIN PARK 03....