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When PARADISE LOST released their seventh album in 1999, a lot of people lost their shit. For some, it was a bold move, enshrining the daring ethos that had taken the Brits from the esoteric doom of their early years to the mainstream-conquering bombast of "Draconian Times". For others, "Host" was —...

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On The Prowl

STEEL PANTHER may be known as a spoof glam band, but that title doesn't do them justice. The group got their start on the Sunset Strip back in the early 2000s and painstakingly built a name for themselves playing regular shows at the Viper Room and Key Club and working their own originals into sets...

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Y&T Frontman DAVE MENIKETTI Is In 'Total Remission' After Fighting Prostate Cancer

Y&T frontman Dave Meniketti, who went public with his prostate cancer battle in February 2022, says that he is in complete remission after receiving radiation. Earlier today, the 69-year-old guitarist/vocalist took to his Twitter to share a new selfie, and he included the following message: "Jus...

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STEPHEN PEARCY: RATT 'Would Have Been Perfect' For 'The Stadium Tour' With MÖTLEY CRÜE And DEF LEPPARD

In a new interview with Clint Switzer of On The Road To Rock, Stephen Pearcy was asked to comment on Switzer's observation that RATT would have been "perfect" as one of the support acts on last year's "The Stadium Tour" with MÖTLEY CRÜE and DEF LEPPARD. The RATT singer said (as transcribed by BLABBE...

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DEE SNIDER Believes His Comments About ROBERT PLANT And RONNIE JAMES DIO Were Misinterpreted

In a new interview with Ultimate Guitar, TWISTED SISTER's Dee Snider was asked to clarify his recent comment that Robert Plant and Ronnie James Dio were great singers but not great performers. He said: "When I said they weren't great frontmen, everybody said, 'Here's Dee shooting his mouth off again...

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BRET MICHAELS's 'Salute To Poison' Album Gets Reissued

Around the turn of the century, POISON frontman and one of the most iconic figures of the 1980s glam metal explosion, Bret Michaels, found himself struck with a serious case of nostalgia. On the heels of POISON's first "Greatest Hits" compilation as well as a superb "MTV Unplugged" release, Michaels...

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SLEEP TOKEN Announces Third Studio Album, 'Take Me Back To Eden'

Mysterious genre-bending band SLEEP TOKEN will release its third studio album, "Take Me Back To Eden", on May 19 via Spinefarm. The LP — an hour-plus of music across 12 distinctive tracks — is Part 3 of a trilogy, a spectacular chapter-closer in the ongoing SLEEP TOKEN saga — a saga that kicked off...

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MACHINE HEAD, RAVEN, WARBRINGER, Others Added To MILWAUKEE METAL FEST 2023

MACHINE HEAD, WARBRINGER and RAVEN are among the artists who have been added to the rebooted Milwaukee Metal Fest, set to take place on Memorial Day Weekend — May 26-28 — at The Rave/Eagles club. The iconic multi-day event has been defunct since the mid-2000s, but is returning this year after HATEBR...

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GARY HOLT And CHARLIE BENANTE Praise METALLICA's 'Flawless' 'Master Of Puppets' Album: 'From Start To Finish, You Can't Touch It'

In a new interview with Knotfest, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt and ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante discussed some of their favorite and most influential albums of all time, including EXODUS's debut LP, "Bonded By Blood", which Benante had previously said was the "best thrash record that's ever come ou...

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LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, NAPALM DEATH, Others Confirmed For MILWAUKEE METAL FEST 2023

Before Ozzfest. Before Mayhem Festival. Before all of them — there was Milwaukee Metal Fest. The iconic, midwestern, multi-day event was the stuff of legends and is returning to prominence in 2023. HATEBREED frontman and podcaster Jamey Jasta purchased the rights last year and today announces the li...

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Watch: STEPHEN PEARCY Performs RATT Classics In Coachella, California

The Fortheloveofrock YouTube channel has uploaded video of RATT singer Stephen Pearcy's solo concert this past Saturday night (January 28) at the Spotlight Showroom at the Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella, California. Also appearing at the gig was MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil who performed with h...

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MICHAEL SWEET: 'It Was Great To Be Able To Bury The Hatchet' With SEBASTIAN BACH

During a January 24 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", STRYPER's Michael Sweet spoke about how he and former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach ended their long-running feud at last year's edition of the Kiss Kruise where both STRYPER and Bach performed. Brought together by Metal...

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NICKELBACK Announces Spring/Summer 2023 'Get Rollin'' North American Tour

Acclaimed rock band NICKELBACK has announced the 2023 "Get Rollin'" tour, in support of their most recent 10th studio album, "Get Rollin'". Produced by Live Nation, the massive run will hit 38 cities this summer, kicking off on Monday, June 12 in Quebec City, Quebec at Videotron Centre, with stops a...

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EVANESCENCE Announces 'Fallen' Makeup Set

EVANESCENCE has teamed with the makeup company HipDot for a makeup palette celebrating the band's debut album, "Fallen". The set is packaged in a "Fallen" CD-sized case that contains a ring of eight different color "tracks" that are inspired by EVANESCENCE's multi-platinum LP. Jeff Sellinger, co-fou...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Announces First Tour Since Passing Of TREVOR STRNAD

Michigan metallers THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will return to the stage this spring on the "Verminous Remnant" tour. The band's first trek following the tragic death of frontman Trevor Strnad will mark the close of the "Verminous" touring cycle and introduce a reformed lineup consisting of remaining and...