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MR. BIG Is 'Strongly Considering' Playing Some Shows In 2023, Says BILLY SHEEHAN

Billy Sheehan says that MR. BIG is "strongly considering" playing some shows in 2023. The bassist made the comment while discussing MR. BIG's future plans after the band's decision to go on hiatus following the passing of Pat Torpey. The drummer died in February 2018 at the age of 64 from complicati...

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KING DIAMOND On 'The Institute' Live Show: We Are Building Something That Has Never Been Seen On A Stage Before

At this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom, King Diamond spoke to Bloodstock TV's Oran O'Beirne about his plans for the long-awaited new album from his namesake band. Titled "The Institute", the group's first studio LP in 16 years is tentatively due i...

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LAST IN LINE Feat. VIVIAN CAMPBELL, VINNY APPICE: Fall 2022 U.S. Tour Announced

LAST IN LINE will embark on a U.S. tour in late September. The run of shows is in support of the band's upcoming EP, "A Day In The Life", which will arrive on November 11 via earMUSIC. The effort is numbered and limited to 3,000 copies worldwide. The title track, which is described in a press releas...

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THE PRETTY RECKLESS To Release 'Other Worlds' Collection Of Acoustic Recordings, Covers And Other Reimaginings

THE PRETTY RECKLESS will release a new collection of music, "Other Worlds", on November 4 via Fearless Records. The effort sees the group delivering its first proper acoustic recordings, unexpected covers and other reimaginings. "For a long time, we've been trying to figure out an alternative way o...

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Watch: ARCH ENEMY, TRIVIUM, DARK TRANQUILLITY Singers Perform At 'Metal: Hellsinger' Concert At GAMESCOM

Metal: Hellsinger, the heavy metal rhythm shooter from publisher Funcom and developer The Outsiders, took to the stage earlier today (Thursday, August 25) at Gamescom, Europe's leading trade fair for digital games culture, in Cologne, Germany in the largest live concert ever seen at the event. Sever...

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MATT SORUM Looks Back At The Rise And Fall Of VELVET REVOLVER: How 'We Imploded'

Matt Sorum has reflected on the breakup of VELVET REVOLVER, the band he formed in 2002 with fellow ex-GUNS N' ROSES members Duff McKagan and Slash. Sorum, McKagan, Slash and guitarist Dave Kushner held an exhaustive singer search after VELVET REVOLVER's formation that lasted for almost two years, du...

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THE PRETTY RECKLESS To Release New 'Collection Of Music' Featuring 'Covers' And 'Alternative Versions Of Songs'

During an appearance on the latest episode of the "Loaded Radio" podcast, THE PRETTY RECKLESS frontwoman Taylor Momsen confirmed that she and her bandmates have been working on new music during the coronavirus downtime. "I don't really know what I'm allowed to say, but there's another collection of...

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STEPHEN PEARCY Performs RATT Classics At Tennessee's MONSTERS ON THE MOUNTAIN Festival (Video)

Fan-filmed video of Stephen Pearcy's August 20 performance at the Monsters On The Mountain festival in Gatlinburg, Tennessee can be seen below. As previously reported, guitarist Erik Ferentinos, who has played with Pearcy since 2001, suffered a heart attack after the RATT singer's July 15 performanc...

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OF KINGDOM AND CROWN

Every album in the MACHINE HEAD catalogue has its merits and charms, but there is a fairly broad consensus that two albums stand out as particularly significant. Released in 1994, "Burn My Eyes" was an epoch-wrecking debut that noisily established Robb Flynn's band as standard bearers for a new bree...

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DOPE Shares Music Video For New Single 'Believe'

Coming on the heels of the announcement of their seventh studio album "Blood Money Part Zer0" being released on February 24, 2023, New York City electro metal pioneers DOPE have unveiled their first music video for the track "Believe" (featuring Drama Club). The clip, which was directed by Edsel Dop...

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Watch LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Sing METALLICA's 'Fight Fire With Fire' With BAY AREA INTERTHRASHIONAL

LAMB OF GOD's Randy Blythe joined the BAY AREA INTERTHRASHIONAL project — featuring Matt Camacho (FORBIDDEN),Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN) and Chris Kontos (MACHINE HEAD),among others — at this year's Dynamo Metalfest in Eindhoven, Netherlands on Sunday, August 21 to perform a cover of the METALLICA...

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THE PRETTY RECKLESS Shares Music Video For 'Got So High'

THE PRETTY RECKLESS has released the official music video for the song "Got So High". The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Death By Rock And Roll", which was made available in February 2021 via Fearless Records in the U.S. and Century Media Records in the rest of the world. Upon release...

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MACHINE HEAD Shares Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Surprise Appearance At This Year's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

On August 12, MACHINE HEAD played a surprise set at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom. Three members of MACHINE HEAD — frontman Robb Flynn, bassist Jared MacEachern and drummer Matt Alston — who were in the U.K. rehearsing for their upcoming Eur...

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PHILIP ANSELMO On LEMMY: 'He's Forever, And I Love Him'

Banger TV has uploaded a new video of Philip Anselmo sharing his MOTÖRHEAD stories and love for the Lemmy-fronted band. The PANTERA singer said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The first thing that attracted me to MOTÖRHEAD was Lemmy Kilmister and the sound of his voice. And then it was solidi...

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Watch BUTCHER BABIES Perform Cover Of SAWEETIE's 'Best Friend' At Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT Festival

Fan-filmed video of BUTCHER BABIES performing their cover version of rapper Saweetie's chart-topping single "Best Friend" on August 11 at the Brutal Assault festival in Jaromer, Czech Republic can be seen below. BUTCHER BABIES recently recorded their cover of "Best Friend" for inclusion on their upc...