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QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT Announce 2020 European Tour

Having well and truly rocked North America with 25 giant shows across the summer which drew universally ecstatic reviews and played to sold-out audiences totalling close to 400,000 spectators, QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT have finally announced that they will bring their brand new, hugely anticipated "Rhaps...

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Ex-SCORPIONS Drummer JAMES KOTTAK Doubles Down On His Claim That Climate Change Is 'Political B.S.'

Former SCORPIONS and current KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak has doubled down on his claim that the issue of climate change is nothing but "political B.S." Kottak raised eyebrows last week when he questioned whether climate change is real, writing in a series of since-deleted tweets: "So call Indi...

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LES BINKS On JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Do Not See How They Could Possibly Do A 50th-Anniversary Tour That Didn't Have K.K. DOWNING Onstage'

Marko Syrjala of Metal Rules recently conducted an interview with former JUDAS PRIEST drummer Les Binks. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metal Rules: This is a bit of speculation, but if and when JUDAS PRIEST will someday to be elected to the [Rock And Roll] Hall Of Fame, would you like to a...

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WISHBONE ASH Signs With SPV/STEAMHAMMER; New Album Due In January

WISHBONE ASH, one of the most important and influential rock bands in music history, has signed with Steamhammer/SPV. A new studio album will arrive in January 2020. The disc's lead single, "We Stand As One", has been scheduled for release in October/November 2019, exactly 50 years after the band's...

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LARS ULRICH Reveals His Highlights From METALLICA's Shows With SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY

On September 6, METALLICA played the first of two shows with the San Francisco Symphony for the grand opening of Chase Center, the new home of the Golden State Warriors. The concert, conducted by Edwin Outwater with a special appearance by Michael Tilson Thomas, marked the 20th anniversary of METALL...

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JEFF 'MANTAS' DUNN Says He Has 'No Good Memories At All' Of VENOM's 'Possessed' Album

In a recent interview with Jason Saulnier, former VENOM and current VENOM INC. guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn discussed VENOM's 1984 "At War With Satan" studio album and its follow-up, "Possessed", which was the last offering to feature the band's classic lineup of Dunn, vocalist/bassist Conrad "Crono...

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SAMMY HAGAR Vows To 'Make It Up' To Fans After 'High Tide Beach Party & Car Show' Cancelation

Sammy Hagar has vowed to "make it up" to the fans after his second annual "High Tide Beach Party & Car Show" was canceled less than a week before it was scheduled to take place. The 2019 edition of the festival was called off after failing to secure the necessary permits. A statement posted on t...

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BODY COUNT Is Mixing 'Carnivore' Album

BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, is putting the finishing touches on its new album, "Carnivore", for a tentative early 2020 release. Asked by a fan on Twitter how the new BODY COUNT record is coming along, Ice-T responded: "Mixing it as we speak.. No so...

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DELAIN Performs New Song 'Burning Bridges' Live For First Time (Video)

Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN performed their new song "Burning Bridges" live for the first time this past Thursday night (September 19) at the opening show of their North American tour with AMORPHIS at the Theater Of Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fan-filmed video footage of the perf...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Has 'Zero Regrets' About Performing PANTERA Classics With THE ILLEGALS

Tapped as one of the opening acts on SLAYER's "The Final Campaign", the seventh and final leg of the thrash legends farewell world tour, Philip Anselmo and his band THE ILLEGALS will perform a special set of PANTERA classics only. Since the June 2018 death of drummer Vinnie Paul, Anselmo and THE ILL...

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ADAM LAMBERT On Late QUEEN Singer FREDDIE MERCURY: 'I Wish He Were Alive So I Didn't Even Have The Gig'

In a recent interview with SiriusXM's Volume, Adam Lambert about how the success of the QUEEN biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" has affected the band's fanbase. "I keep hearing from so many people, who are maybe slightly older than me — original QUEEN fans — that come up to me, especially dads: 'Oh, man, m...

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SAMMY HAGAR's 'High Tide Beach Party & Car Show' Has Been Canceled

The 2019 edition of "Sammy Hagar's High Tide Beach Party & Car Show" has been canceled after failing to secure the necessary permits. A statement posted on the festival's web site said the event was called off after California State Parks denied a permit for the event. State Parks superintendent...

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URIAH HEEP's MICK BOX: 'As Long As We've Got Our Health, We'll Keep Rocking'

URIAH HEEP guitarist Mick Box recently spoke with Greece's Rockpages TV. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the rigors — and joys — of touring: Mick: "The biggest rock 'n' roll saying there is is, 'Hurry up and wait.' That's what w...

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Ex-SCORPIONS Drummer JAMES KOTTAK Is A Climate Change Skeptic: 'It's All B.S.,' He Says

Former SCORPIONS and current KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak has outed himself as a climate change skeptic. Apparently responding to news reports that millions of people were expected to walk out of school and work on Friday, kicking off a week of protests calling for action to combat climate chan...

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AVATARIUM To Release 'The Fire I Long For' Album In November

On November 22, doom metal wizards AVATARIUM return with their dark gospel to open another chapter of their hauntingly beautiful otherworld. Only two years after taking the fans by storm with "Hurricanes And Halos", which has been named "album of the month" by magazines worldwide, the Swedes announc...