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PEARL JAM's MIKE MCCREADY Praises Players Boycotting In Solidarity With JACOB BLAKE: 'We Have To Be Continuous Allies'

PEARL JAM guitarist Mike McCready has praised NBA, MLB and other professional athletes for boycotting sports in protest of the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The protests came on the heels of Sunday night's shooting of Blake, a black man, who was shot in the back seven...

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MOTÖRHEAD: Expanded And Remastered Edition Of 'On Parole' Due In October

Newly remastered from the original analogue tapes, MOTÖRHEAD's "On Parole" will be re-released on October 9 as part of National Album Day. Available as a single CD and double LP, it features six bonus tracks that include a previously unreleased original version of "Iron Horse / Born to Lose" and a p...

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TRIXTER's P.J. FARLEY To Release 'Accent The Change' Solo Album In September

TRIXTER bassist P.J. Farley will release his second solo album, "Accent The Change", on September 25 through HighVolMusic. "This record is something that I am proud of on a profound level," he says. "For starters, I'm proud that I completed it unknowing I was going to make a follow up. Songs kept co...

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FOX NEWS Airs Tribute To POWER TRIP's RILEY GALE

Fox News' Greg Gutfeld has paid tribute to POWER TRIP singer Riley Gale, saying they were "good friends" who "helped each other out." Gutfeld, one of the co-hosts of "The Five" and Fox News' resident metalhead, struck up a friendship with Gale over Twitter after he played some of POWER TRIP's music...

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ACE FREHLEY On Making Music: 'I Like Coming Up With Ideas Off The Top Of My Head'

Ace Frehley, KISS co-founder and 2014 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee, continues his reflections on a lifetime in music with "Origins Vol. 2". No stranger to cover versions throughout his musical history — having recorded, rebranded and repossessed such notable nuggets as "New York Groove", "Do...

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Politics Versus The Erection

Irrespective of where you lurk on the political spectrum, there must surely be moments when the urge to block out any mention of politics or politicians becomes overwhelming. Helpfully, VENOMOUS CONCEPT have spewed up their fourth studio album as the perfect means to drown out the tsunami of bullshi...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Guests On WILLIAM SHATNER's Cover Of 'The Thrill Is Gone' (Audio)

William Shatner will release a new album, "The Blues", on October 2 via Cleopatra Records. The effort find the legendary actor deliver exactly what the title suggests: covers of blues classics. Due on October 2, it will feature versions of songs penned by Robert Johnson, Albert King and B.B. King, M...

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Panther

Fans of PAIN OF SALVATION have been trained to expect the unexpected. With a catalogue that stretches back to the mid '90s, Sweden's most fervently adventurous prog metal band have little to prove at this point, but there's still absolutely no chance that leader and chief composer Daniel Gildenlöw w...

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FATES WARNING To Release New Album, 'Long Day Good Night', In November

On November 6, FATES WARNING will release its new album, "Long Day Good Night", via Metal Blade Records. The disc's first single, "Scars", can be streamed below. FATES WARNING has been a formidable presence in progressive metal for more than 35 years, helping to shape and drive the genre without eve...

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Watch Pro-Shot Video Of METALLICA's Entire 2017 Concert In Mexico City

METALLICA has posted the final video as part of its concert series "#MetallicaMondays", where the band is streaming a complete live show for fans on the group's YouTube channel and on Facebook every week. The latest concert to be shared was recorded on March 3, 2017 at Foro Sol in Mexico City, Mexic...

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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist JAMES LOMENZO Says SPOTIFY CEO DANIEL EK 'Should Be In Jail'

Former MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and WHITE LION bassist James LoMenzo is the latest musician to take issue with Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's suggestion that artists need to be more prolific in the streaming age. For years, Spotify has been criticized for offering paltry payouts to musicians and songw...

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KATAKLYSM Guitarist Is Feeling 'Much Better' After Testing Positive For COVID-19: 'It Is A Nasty Bug,' He Says

KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-François Dagenais says that he is feeling "much better," less than a week after tested positive for COVID-19. The Canadian-born musician, who has lived in Dallas, Texas, for the past decade, exhibited "severe symptoms" of the novel coronavirus before it was confirmed he had...

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NITA STRAUSS To 'Set The Tone' At LOS ANGELES RAMS' Home Games This Season

Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, joined the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday (August 22) as they held their first of two scrimmages at SoFi Stadium, aiming to create competitive situations to help evaluate key position battles and get used to the new stadium...

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Guru Meditation

The problem with micro-subgenres like digital grindcore is that, for most of us at least, there is only so much of the stuff one can consume before your brain gives up and sends you howling back to your SLAYER collection. There has always been much to be said for drinking too much coffee and listeni...

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W.A.S.P. Guitarist DOUGLAS BLAIR Performs Acoustic Version Of 'Wild Child' With Finland's ATOMIC ANNIE (Video)

On July 25, Douglas Blair of W.A.S.P. joined the Turku, Finland-based "fuzz rock" quintet ATOMIC ANNIE for an engaging acoustic version of the W.A.S.P. hit "Wild Child". Blair holstered his Crimson Oath "Borra" custom aluminum Telecaster, and played an uncharacteristic yet effective slide guitar ove...