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UFO Is Considering 'Strangers In The Night' Tour

UFO singer Phil Mogg has told Planet Rock magazine that the band is contemplating a special tour during which it would perform its 1979 live album, "Strangers In The Night", in its entirety. "We have talked about touring and just doing the whole of 'Strangers In The Night' — for the crack," Phil ...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY Says VAN HALEN Tour Featuring Both DAVID LEE ROTH And SAMMY HAGAR Would Not Leave Fans Disappointed

Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony says that he "can pretty much confirm" that the band's singer David Lee Roth personally donated thousands of dollars to a fundraising campaign launched by Anthony's family after the bassist's two-week-old grandson died of heart disease. Rex Becerra was the so...

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Watch SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Perform On Brazilian TV Show 'The Noite'

On April 28, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES took part in an interview and live performance on a Brazilian TV show called "The Noite". You can now watch video footage of the band's appearance below. In a recent interview with The Salt Lake Tribune, Mike Muir called the 2016 addition of former SLAYER drummer Dav...

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Michael Schenker Fest Live, Tokyo International Forum Hall A

If the past tells us anything, it's that some things are strictly of their time and place. One might be tempted to nick a few bars of Michael Schenker's "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" in judgment of his well-intended if staggeringly muffed return to MSG roots. Currently riding a high with his TEMPLE OF ROC...

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Have STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Finally Found Their New Singer?

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have apparently settled on their new singer, according to former FILTER guitarist Geno Lenardo. The Pulse Of Radio reported that Lenardo watched the band's new lineup perform at rehearsal over the weekend, with Lenardo writing on social media, "Feeling blessed I just got to see m...

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DEVILDRIVER Will Start Performing COAL CHAMBER Songs, Says DEZ FAFARA

Dez Fafara says that DEVILDRIVER will start performing material from COAL CHAMBER, the band that put him on the musical map and gave him his first and only gold-certified album in the shape of the group's 1997 debut. COAL CHAMBER existed for ten years before disbanding in 2003 to pursue other musica...

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Former VOIVOD Bassist BLACKY Launches CŒUR ATOMIQUE

Original VOIVOD member Jean-Yves Thériault (a.k.a. Blacky) has joined forces with fellow bassist Monica Emond in a new project called CŒUR ATOMIQUE. The group's music was written for two basses and electronics and is accompanied on stage by "powerful" film projections. CŒUR ATOMIQUE's debut album ca...

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ADEMA's Original Lineup Reunites, Begins Work On New Material

The original lineup of the California rock band ADEMA — vocalist Mark Chavez, vocalist/guitarist Tim Fluckey, guitarist Mike Ransom, bassist Dave DeRoo and drummer Kris Kohls — has reunited and is writing material for a new album, to be recorded later in the year. The reactivated group will play its...

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Emperor of Sand

Oh, the dilemmas of high-profile tech wizards who, 30 years ago, would've faced less scrutiny than they do in the face of a sophisticated and far more opinionated metal community. Then again, people cried foul at IRON MAIDEN for utilizing synthesizers and writing a rock-friendly tune on "Somewhere i...

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BLIND GUARDIAN To Release 'Live Beyond The Spheres' Concert Album In July

German progressive power metal pioneers BLIND GUARDIAN will release a new concert album titled "Live Beyond The Spheres" on July 7 as a 3-CD and 4-LP box via Nuclear Blast. The set will include material recorded at various shows during the band's European tour in 2015. It will contain old classics,...

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Original BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Celebrates 69th Birthday (Video)

This weekend's edition of legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's radio show "Rock 50" was a celebration of his 69th birthday. Watch the clip below as Bill remembers his musical influences dating back to when he was growing up in England. Ward last fall slammed his ex-bandmates in SABBATH again,...

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Watch KISS Perform In Helsinki

Fan-filmed video footage of KISS's entire May 4 concert at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Deuce 02. Shout It Out Loud 03. Lick It Up 04. I Love It Loud 05. Love Gun 06. Firehouse 07. Shock Me 08. Guitar Solo (Tommy Thayer) 09. ...

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MIKE PORTNOY Says RICHIE KOTZEN 'Wanted A Breather' From THE WINERY DOGS To 'Go Do His Solo Thing'

In a brand new interview with Australia's The Rockpit, drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) was once again asked about the status of THE WINERY DOGS, his power trio with guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen and legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH). He said:...

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NICKELBACK's CHAD KROEGER: 'Feed The Machine' Is 'Definitely Heavier Than A Lot Of Our Previous Records'

NICKELBACK leader Chad Kroeger spoke to Music Choice about the band's forthcoming ninth album, "Feed The Machine", which will be released on Friday, June 16 via BMG. "This album is definitely heavier, as a whole, than a lot of our previous records," he said (see video below). "We've gone back to som...

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DEEP PURPLE Launches 'About The Band' Video Series

British/American hard rock veterans DEEP PURPLE have launched a new video series, "About The Band", in support of their new studio album, "InFinite". Check out parts one and two below. "InFinite" was released on April 7 via earMUSIC. The disc was tracked in February 2016 at a studio in Nashville, Te...