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Former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist JASON HOOK Launches New Band FLAT BLACK

Guitarist Jason Hook is storming out of the gates with his new band FLAT BLACK. The former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist has recruited a trio of young and talented turks, and the band has signed with Fearless Records for its debut album, the details of which are to be announced. The LP was recor...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Announces September 2023 'Blood In The Water' U.S. Tour

Arizona thrash metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have announced the "Blood In The Water" tour for September 2023. Support on the 10-date trek will come from GENERATION KILL, MISFIRE and WOLFTOOTH. The details are as follows: Sep. 19 - Atlanta, GA @ Boggs Social Sep. 20 - Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 181...

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Morgöth Tales

Despite emerging from the well-populated thrash metal explosion of the mid-'80s, VOIVOD never sounded remotely like anyone else. Courtesy of the late, great Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, even the band's first few records were defiant in their refusal to rely on the same musical tropes that everyone else wa...

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GODSMACK Announces September/October 2023 North American Tour With ATREYU And I PREVAIL

Multi-platinum Grammy-nominated hard rock band GODSMACK has announced additional North American tour dates in continued support of their eighth studio album "Lighting Up The Sky" (BMG). The band will kick off their headlining fall tour, produced by Live Nation and FPC Live, on September 3 in Baton R...

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EUROPE To Release New Single 'Hold Your Head Up' In September

Swedish hard rock veterans EUROPE have entered Atlantis Studios in Stockholm with producer Klas Åhlund (GHOST, ROBYN) to begin working on a new song titled "Hold Your Head Up". The track, which is described by the band as "a punchy uptempo rocker with reminiscent elements of early EUROPE," will be r...

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SHADOWS FALL Will Continue Recording New Material Throughout 2023

Long-running Massachusetts-based band SHADOWS FALL entered the studio last month with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris to begin recording some of its new material. Speaking to the "Nothing Shocking Podcast" about the band's decision to work with Zeuss again, SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner said (as...

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Watch: TED NUGENT Kicks Off 'Adios Mofo '23' Farewell Tour In Immokalee, Florida

Ted Nugent kicked off his "Adios Mofo '23" farewell tour Wednesday night (July 12) in Immokalee, Florida. The legendary rocker's performance at the Seminole Casino Hotel, which is billed as Southwest Florida's premier gaming and entertainment destination, saw him backed by his current solo band cons...

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RUSH's ALEX LIFESON Teaches You How To Play 'Limelight' Solo In First Episode Of 'Shred With Shifty'

On the first episode of the new podcast series "Shred With Shifty", which features host and FOO FIGHTERS guitarist Chris Shiflett getting a front-row lesson from our favorite guitar heroes, Shiflett learns the solo from RUSH's "Limelight" with a little help from the man who wrote it, Alex Lifeson. A...

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SAMMY HAGAR: 'There's Not Going To Be A VAN HALEN Reunion'

Sammy Hagar has once again weighed in on the proposed all-star VAN HALEN tribute concert, saying he "would love to play" with Alex Van Halen one more time. No progress has been reported on a possible VAN HALEN tribute show since April 2022 when former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted revealed to The...

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MARK TORNILLO: How I Ended Up Singing For IRON MAIDEN At Club Show Four Decades Ago

On a recent episode of the "Talk Louder" podcast, hosted by veteran music journalist "Metal Dave" Glessner and lifelong hard rock/metal vocalist Jason McMaster (DANGEROUS TOYS),ACCEPT's Mark Tornillo reflected on the experience of fronting IRON MAIDEN at an impromptu performance at a New York club...

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LAST IN LINE Announces Summer/Fall 2023 U.S. Tour Dates

LAST IN LINE — the band featuring frontman Andrew Freeman, bassist Phil Soussan (ex-OZZY OSBOURNE),and original DIO members Vivian Campbell (DEF LEPPARD) and Vinny Appice (ex-BLACK SABBATH) — will hit the road in September in support of its third album, "Jericho". The dates are as follows: Sep. 01...

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OVERKILL's BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH Says He 'Will Know' When It's Time To Retire

In a new interview with Metal Remains, OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth was asked when he thinks it's the right time for musicians to call it quits with dignity. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "My meter is to be able to present myself at a high level. If I can't do that,...

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RICHIE FAULKNER Reveals The Best Piece Of Advice He Ever Got From ROB HALFORD

On a recent episode of the "Talk Louder" podcast, hosted by veteran music journalist "Metal Dave" Glessner and lifelong hard rock/metal vocalist Jason McMaster (DANGEROUS TOYS),JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner was asked to name the best piece of advice he ever got from PRIEST singer Rob Halfo...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On METALLICA-MEGADETH 'Feud': 'It Was Not My Feud, Because I Was A Huge METALLICA Fan'

On the latest episode of Riff Crew's The Realm, David Ellefson was asked about the supposed early "feud" between MEGADETH and METALLICA, stemming primarily from the fact that MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine was a member of METALLICA for less than two years, from 1981 to 1983, before being dismissed an...

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TED NUGENT Says He Will Still Perform Live At 'Occasional Special Events' After His Last-Ever Tour

In a new interview with "THAT Rocks!", the weekly YouTube series hosted by Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson, legendary rocker Ted Nugent spoke about his decision to embark on what is being billed as his last-ever tour, dubbed "Adios Mofo '23". Regarding why he doesn't want to spend time...