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IRON MAIDEN's Trooper Beer Celebrates Its Tenth Birthday

Trooper beer, the hugely successful and award-winning beer produced in collaboration between British music icons IRON MAIDEN and Stockport-based Robinsons brewery, celebrates its tenth birthday this year on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. To celebrate the milestone, and the achievement of over 35 million pint...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'We Still Don't Really Feel Like We Belong, No Matter How Successful We Are'

During a new appearance on the "Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend" podcast, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke about how he and his bandmates brought the gnarly underground sounds of thrash metal into the mainstream in the late 1980s. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "At that time, the musi...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Explains Why He Uses Wah Pedal So Much

METALLICA's Kirk Hammett discussed his long-professed love of the wah-wah pedal in a recent interview with Guitar World, telling the magazine: "The wah enables me to mirror the inner voice in my head and in my heart. That's what I'm hearing. All these manipulated notes and tones, because that's what...

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BRET MICHAELS: POISON Is 'Never Breaking Up'

Bret Michaels, who will embark on the "Parti-Gras" solo tour this summer, has told People magazine that POISON isn't going anywhere. "There's a brotherhood there," he said. "We're never breaking up." Bret also talked about the infamous backstage fistfight between him and POISON guitarist C.C. DeVill...

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CYNIC And ATHEIST Announce Spring/Summer 2023 'Focus And Presence' North American Tour

Progressive music icon CYNIC will embark on an extensive North American co-headlining tour with ATHEIST. The trek will launch on June 10 in Austin, Texas and will conclude on July 9 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, April 28. CYNIC will be celebrating the 30th anniv...

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LAMB OF GOD Recruits Ex-MACHINE HEAD Guitarist PHIL DEMMEL For Three South American Shows

Former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel is filling in for Willie Adler on three South American LAMB OF GOD shows this week. Demmel previously stepped in for Adler during LOG's European tour in August 2022, the January 2022 appearance on the ShipRocked cruise and in May for th...

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PHIL DEMMEL Reflects On His Audition To Become SEPULTURA's Singer: 'It Was A Good Experience'

During an appearance on "Put Up Your Dukes", the podcast hosted by ex-EXODUS singer Rob Dukes, former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel reflected on his audition for the lead-singer position in SEPULTURA when Max Cavalera quit the latter band in 1996. Speaking about how his au...

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GEORGE LYNCH Is 'Conflicted' About Performing Under LYNCH MOB Name Again

In a new interview with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio, legendary DOKKEN axeman George Lynch spoke about his decision to return to using the LYNCH MOB name for his solo project. For much of 2021 and 2022, George had played dates around the U.S. under the name ELECTRIC FREEDOM, which he previously...

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Rights To First Two JUDAS PRIEST Albums Acquired By REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING

Reach Music Publishing has acquired both the master and publishing rights of JUDAS PRIEST's "Rocka Rolla" and "Sad Wings Of Destiny" albums from Gull Entertainments. Reach will be working in partnership with JUDAS PRIEST on these two albums and is planning a variety of projects to be announced later...

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DAVID COVERDALE Says WHITESNAKE Has Never Used Backing Tracks During Live Shows

David Coverdale says that WHITESNAKE has never used backing tracks during the band's concerts. In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-recorded tracks, drum triggers and other assorted technology that makes concerts more synthetic but also more consistent. Fo...

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FINGER ELEVEN Releases First New Single In More Than Seven Years, 'Together Right'

Craft Recordings celebrates the enduring career of FINGER ELEVEN with the band's first collection of hit singles. Spanning over two decades, the "Greatest Hits" album highlights the group's diverse range with fan favorites, including multi-platinum hit "Paralyzer" and Juno-nominated "One Thing", plu...

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EMPIRE STATE BASTARD Feat. DAVE LOMBARDO: Music Video For 'Harvest' Available Now

Having recently obliterated three venues during its almost instantly sold-out introductory U.K. headline tour, EMPIRE STATE BASTARD, the extreme metal band founded by Simon Neil (BIFFY CLYRO) and Mike Vennart (BIFFY CLYRO live guitarist and solo artist, ex-OCEANSIZE),has shared a new music video fo...

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DISTURBED Shares Music Video For 'Unstoppable' From 'Divisive' Album

DISTURBED has shared the official music video for the song "Unstoppable". The track is taken from the band's eighth full-length album, "Divisive", which arrived last November via Reprise. About "Divisive", DISTURBED singer David Draiman noted: "Partisan tribal warfare has become a part of our regula...

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KAMELOT Announces August/September 2023 North American Tour With BATTLE BEAST And XANDRIA

Modern heavy symphonic metal leaders KAMELOT have announced the 2023 "Awaken The World" North American headline tour, featuring special guests BATTLE BEAST and additional support from XANDRIA. The tour kicks off in Silver Spring, Maryland on August 17, visiting several major cities in the U.S. and C...

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MOTIONLESS IN WHITE Announces September/October 2023 North American Tour

Expanding an already stacked slate in 2023, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE had shared details of its biggest North American headline run to date, "The Touring The End Of The World Tour", kicking off this fall. The upcoming trek includes support from special guests KNOCKED LOOSE, AFTER THE BURIAL and ALPHA WOLF...