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ZZ TOP's BILLY GIBBONS And CHEAP TRICK's RICK NIELSEN To Be Honored At 2024 VEGAS ROCKS! MAGAZINE MUSIC AWARDS

Sally Steele's seventh Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Awards will take place on Sunday, January 21, 2024 at Sam's Town Event Center at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event, which will also celebrate Vegas Rocks! Magazine's 20th anniversary, will be available online throu...

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NONPOINT's Flint, Michigan Concerts To Be Livestreamed

NONPOINT will celebrate the wrap of its 2023 sold-out "Million Watts" tour on Friday, December 15, followed by a second event on Saturday, December 16 — a performance of the band's major label debut album, "Statement". Both concerts will be livestreamed via The Machine Shop Digital Lounge, based out...

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SONATA ARCTICA Announces 'Clear Cold Beyond' Album

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA will release a new studio album, titled "Clear Cold Beyond", on March 8, 2024 through Atomic Fire. The LP contains 10 tracks reviving the band's penchant for power metal-esque tunes following their trip to acoustic landscapes during the pandemic. "Clear Cold...

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NONPOINT's ELIAS SORIANO: 'The World Of Delivery And Consumption Is Changing Exponentially'

In a new interview with "The Logan Show", NONPOINT frontman Elias Soriano talked about how aspiring artists use the popular social media app TikTok to boost their careers in ways previous musicians never could, often landing hit songs without ever playing a single live gig. Elias said (as transcrib...

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SONATA ARCTICA Shares New Single 'First In Line'

After releasing two acoustic albums, Finnish metallers SONATA ARCTICA have been secretly working on a new full-length. Fans can expect a return to their golden power metal roots on the group's forthcoming opus. Slated for release in the spring of 2024 via Atomic Fire, the band has unveiled a first t...

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NONPOINT Announces December 2023 Tour With (HED) P.E., SUMO CYCO And VRSTY

NONPOINT has announced "The Million Watts Tour 2023" with (HED) P.E., SUMO CYCO and VRSTY. The 11-date trek will kick off on December 1 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and conclude on December 15 in Flint, Michigan. Tickets go on sale this Friday, September 29 at 10 a.m. EDT. "The Million Watts Tour 202...

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Sure, a lot of nu-metal rose up from California; think LINKIN PARK or KORN. But, the movement wasn't confined to one geographical locale as other movements were, think Seattle or the Sunset Strip. Instead, nu-metal ravaged its way across America, often popping up in places you would least expect. Su...

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NONPOINT's ELIAS SORIANO Says 'The Unforgiven' Is The Song That Got Him Into METALLICA

In a new interview with RadioactiveMike Z, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM radio program "Wired In The Empire", NONPOINT singer Elias Soriano discussed his fandom of METALLICA. Speaking about his first introduction to the heavy metal giants, Elias said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's crazy. I k...

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NONPOINT Releases New Single 'A Million Watts'

NONPOINT has released a new single, "A Million Watts", via the band's independent label 361 Degrees Records. The track, which was produced by Chris Collier, who has previously worked with KORN and WHITESNAKE, among other bands, is the third single from NONPOINT's upcoming "Heartless" EP, due out on...

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STRATOVARIUS And SONATA ARCTICA Announce 'Nordic Power Metal Titans' Fall 2023 European Tour

Since putting their mark on the map of heavy music in the mid/late-'90s, Finnish melodic metal whirlwinds SONATA ARCTICA have consistently expanded their following, not only by releasing a colorful range of works (ten studio albums, two acoustic albums etc.),but also by performing countless shows....

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JAMES KOTTAK Says His Battle With The Bottle Is 'An Ongoing Process': 'It's Progress, Not Perfection'

Former SCORPIONS and current KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak spoke about his alcohol issues in a new interview with Tulsa Music Stream. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I've had a few bouts with booze over the years. But what people don't know is all the years that I was sobe...

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SLAUGHTER Documentary In The Works; 'The Wild Life' Definitive Edition Due This Summer

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, SLAUGHTER frontman Mark Slaughter was asked if he and his bandmates have any ideas demoed out for a possible new studio album. Mark responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "No. But Dana [Strum, bass] and I, when we wrote [1990...

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JAMES KOTTAK Explains How He Cracked Three Ribs And His Left Hip In Two Separate Incidents Months Apart

Former SCORPIONS and current KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak says that he feels "great" after undergoing physical therapy for a hip that he "cracked" last fall when he "tripped and fell on the pavement." The 60-year-old musician, who missed some of KINGDOM COME's shows last September because he wa...

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KINGDOM COME's KEITH ST. JOHN Says JAMES KOTTAK 'Should Have Started Working On His Health' Before SWEDEN ROCK Performance

KINGDOM COME singer Keith St. John, who joined the band in 2018 as the replacement for original frontman Lenny Wolf, spoke to Italy's Poisoned Rock about the absence of drummer James Kottak from some of the group's recent shows. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "James needed some time o...

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NONPOINT's ELIAS SORIANO On Decision To Launch Band's Own Record Label: 'We've Tried It Every Other Way'

Two years ago, NONPOINT launched its independent record label 361 Degrees Records LLC and filmed the process, along with documenting the making of new music, in a docu-series titled "A Path To Independence" that can be seen on the band's YouTube and official web site. In a new interview with the "No...