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KING'S X Frontman On LGBTQ Acceptance In Hard Rock/Metal Community: 'We're Just Taught To Be Homophobic'

For Gay Pride Month, Billboard asked artists about the reality of being out musicians in hard rock/metal and the state of LGBTQAI acceptance in the genre. Doug Pinnick, bassist-singer for progressive veterans KING'S X and rock act KXM, has been publicly out since he declared his orientation in an i...

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BRET MICHAELS To Appear In 'Sharknado 5' On SYFY Channel

POISON singer Bret Michaels will appear in "Sharknado 5", debuting his custom-made Sharkslayer guitar in one of the most action-packed scenes of the entire franchise. "Sharknado 5: Global Swarming", the latest installment in the hit franchise will premiere on Syfy channel Sunday, August 6 at 8/7c an...

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RECKLESS LOVE Singer OLLI HERMAN Gets His Dream Harley-Davidson Bike, 'Penelope'

Olli Herman has been dreaming about two things when he was a kid: becoming a rock star and owning and riding a custom built Harley-Davidson chopper. As frontman of glam rock band RECKLESS LOVE, the 34-year-old already enjoys rock-star status in his native Finland. With Penelope, his dream of owning...

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TONY HARNELL, BRUCE KULICK, RUDY SARZO, KEE MARCELLO Guest On ROBERT HAGLUND's 'I Wanna Be Somebody'

Bruce Kulick (KISS),Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE),Kee Marcello (EUROPE) and Tony Harnell (TNT) are among the guest musicians who appear on Robert Haglund's new album, "I Wanna Be Somebody". Famous Swedish singers like Svante Thuresson and Jan Johansen also contribute duet voca...

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Former TROUBLE Singer ERIC WAGNER's BLACKFINGER To Release 'When Colors Fade Away' Album In September

BLACKFINGER, the band led by former TROUBLE singer Eric Wagner, will release its new album, "When Colors Fade Away", on September 15 via M-Theory Audio. Renowned and still cherished for the classic material he recorded with Chicago's TROUBLE for over two decades, Wagner has in recent years been focu...

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MAYHEM Announces Second Leg Of 'Purgatorium Europæ' Tour

Norwegian black metal icons MAYHEM will embark on the second leg of their European live takeover this fall. The "Purgatorium Europæ - Pars Duorum" tour will commence September 29 in Berlin, Germany and ravage its way through twelve countries and nineteen cities, drawing to a close on October 27 in G...

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SLIPKNOT And STONE SOUR's COREY TAYLOR: My 10 Favorite Metal Albums

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor was among the first people Rolling Stone consulted when the magazine began work on its recently published list of the "100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time." Prior to unveiling Taylor's picks, Rolling Stone had posted "favorite metal albums" by METALLIC...

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DANZIG Announces U.S. Tour Dates With CORROSION OF CONFORMITY

DANZIG will hit the road with CORROSION OF CONFORMITY before the Glenn Danzig-fronted band's appearance at Riot Fest on September 16 in Chicago, Illinois where they will play their groundbreaking album "Danzig III: How The Gods Kill" live from start to finish. The trek kicks off on September 7 in Ha...

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STYX Frontman's 'Sing For The Day! Tommy Shaw And Contemporary Youth Orchestra' Special To Air Next Month

Classical music and classic rock collide as AXS TV presents STYX frontman Tommy Shaw in the premiere of the 2016 concert special "Sing For The Day! Tommy Shaw And Contemporary Youth Orchestra", airing Sunday, July 9 at 10:00 p.m. The broadcast follows the season premiere of the popular AXS TV origin...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer And Ex-PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS Guitarist: Entire 'The Uprising' EP Available For Streaming

"The Uprising", the six-song EP from former SUPERJOINT RITUAL and PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS guitarist Marzi Montazeri and ex-JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens, can be streamed below. Released on June 23 via Montazeri's recently launched Crunchy Western Records, the effort...

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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Joins Forces With Wife In AURI Project

AURI, the project featuring NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and his wife, popular Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela, has inked a deal with Nuclear Blast. AURI's debut album is tentatively due in early 2018. AURI begun its life with three people, united through their shared need to hear...

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Watch IRON MAIDEN's Entire San Antonio Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of IRON MAIDEN's entire June 24 concert at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. If Eternity Should Fail 02. Speed Of Light 03. Wrathchild 04. Children Of The Damned 05. Death Or Glory 06. The Red And The Black 07. The Tr...

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TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Will Return This Fall In Honor Of Creator PAUL O'NEILL

Less than three months after the death of Paul O'Neill, creator of TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, the surviving members of the multi-platinum rock theater experience have announced plans to bring the show back for a fall 2017 U.S. tour. O'Neill passed away on April 5 of an accidental drug overdose. Accor...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Doesn't Want To 'Lie To People' By Reforming STRAPPING YOUNG LAD

Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend once again reiterated that he has no interest in reforming STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, the seminal industrial metal outfit he fronted until 2007. Since the band's dissolution, Townsend has been asked repeatedly whether he would reform STRAPPING, only to cite the me...

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Watch MARTY FRIEDMAN Play Snippets Of Songs From His Upcoming Album, 'Wall Of Sound'

To ring in a new era, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman demonstrates his brand new Jackson MF-1 signature model in a new video posted on Jackson's YouTube page. The ten-minute-plus clip showcases Marty playing this new guitar amidst rare, intimate discussions about his decision to return to J...