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MARC STORACE Is Hopeful KROKUS Will Perform Again

Two years ago, Swiss hard rock legends KROKUS postponed their last-ever concerts in USA and Canada due to the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. The 13-date trek was originally scheduled to kick off at Canton Hall in Dallas, Texas on September 18, 2020 and conclude at Whisky A Go Go in...

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SOUNDGARDEN's 'Superunknown' Album Certified Six Times Platinum In U.S.

SOUNDGARDEN's breakthrough 1994 album "Superunknown" was certified six times platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) on April 21 for sales in excess of six million copies. The LP was previously certified five times platinum in March 1996. The RIAA developed its gold and plat...

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LAMB OF GOD Cancels Fort Wayne Concert After Fill-In Singer Falls Ill

LAMB OF GOD has been forced to cancel tonight's (Thursday, April 21) performance at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The show, which is part of "The Metal Tour Of The Year" with MEGADETH, TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES, will go ahead with the other bands playing their sets as sc...

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MERCYFUL FATE Announces Spring/Summer 2022 European + U.S. Tour Dates

Influential Danish metallers MERCYFUL FATE will embark on a European tour this spring and summer. The trek will kick off on June 2 in Hannover, Germany and will include shows in Poland, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, France, Spain, Finland, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Norway, Cz...

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DEF LEPPARD Releases New Single 'Take What You Want'

The official visualizer for DEF LEPPARD's new single, "Take What You Want", can be seen below. It is the second single from DEF LEPPARD's upcoming album, "Diamond Star Halos", which will arrive on May 27 via UMe. The follow-up to 2015's self-titled LP is available for pre-order now in multiple confi...

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Watch: KISS Plays First Concert Of 2022 In Santiago

KISS kicked off its 2022 South American tour last night (Tuesday, April 19) at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile. It marked the band's first live appearance of 2022 and its first live performance since taking part in the "Kiss Kruise" last November. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Detroit Ro...

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GENE SIMMONS Partners With GIBSON To Re-Launch Signature Bass

Gibson, the iconic, American instrument brand, has partnered with Gene Simmons — international rock legend and co-founder of KISS — to create the new Gene Simmons G² Thunderbird Bass. The Gene Simmons G² Thunderbird Bass (pronounced G-squared) defines the merging of two music icons and will bring mu...

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BEAST IN BLACK's ANTON KABANEN: 'I've Always Considered Heavy Metal The Richest And Most Liberating Genre'

By David E. Gehlke Anton Kabanen's 2015 split with BATTLE BEAST and subsequent re-emergence via BEAST IN BLACK the same year provided some rare intrigue into Finnish metal's otherwise heads-down, no-frills, drama-less profile. Citing the age-old "insurmountable disagreements" for his BATTLE BEAST di...

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Watch 3RD SECRET, Featuring Members of SOUNDGARDEN, NIRVANA And PEARL JAM, Perform At Museum Of Pop Culture

Video of 3RD SECRET, the new band featuring SOUNDGARDEN guitarist Kim Thayil, NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic and SOUNDGARDEN and PEARL JAM drummer Matt Cameron, performing the song "I Choose Me" in March at the Museum Of Pop Culture in Seattle can be seen below. The group, whose lineup is rounded o...

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ROB HALFORD Names New Litter Of Kittens For KITTEN RESCUE, Donates Personal Collection Of Autographed Cat T-Shirts

Kitten Rescue, a Los Angeles-based non-profit, volunteer-run organization devoted to finding loving homes for unwanted, homeless cats and kittens, has introduced a new litter of kittens for The New York Times-recognized kitten cam room, named by none other than JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford, a.k.a. The...

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JOURNEY's 'Don't Stop Believin'' And QUEEN's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Selected For Induction Into National Recording Registry

JOURNEY's "Don't Stop Believin'" and QUEEN's "Bohemian Rhapsody" are among the individual songs that have been selected for induction into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. Under the terms of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, the Librarian, with advice from the Lib...

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Members of SOUNDGARDEN, NIRVANA And PEARL JAM Launch New Supergroup 3RD SECRET

SOUNDGARDEN guitarist Kim Thayil, NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic and SOUNDGARDEN and PEARL JAM drummer Matt Cameron have joined forces in a new band called 3RD SECRET. The group, whose lineup is rounded out by Bubba Dupree, guitarist for D.C. hardcore outfit VOID and alt-metal supergroup HATER (als...

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LARS ULRICH 'Couldn't Heal' DAVE MUSTAINE's 'Pain' During Filming Of 'Some Kind Of Monster' Scene

METALLICA's "performance coach" Phil Towle, a former psychotherapist who was brought into the picture in January 2001 to help James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich repair their relationship with Jason Newsted, was interviewed on the latest episode of the METALLICA-centric podcast "…And Podcas...

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DEF LEPPARD's VIVIAN CAMPBELL On His Ongoing Cancer Battle: 'I Never Actually Thought It's Gonna Kill Me'

DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell says that he never thought he was going to die of Hodgkin's lymphoma, with which he was diagnosed in 2013. For the past seven years, Vivian has been treated with medication called pembrolizumab, which became FDA approved in early 2017, at City O...

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DEF LEPPARD's 'Kick' Debuts At No. 39 On BILLBOARD's Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart

DEF LEPPARD's new single, "Kick", has landed at position No. 39 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. It's the British rockers' first appearance on the chart since March 2003. "Kick" is the first single from DEF LEPPARD's upcoming album, "Diamond Star Halos", which will arrive on May 27 via...