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FOO FIGHTERS To Release 'Concrete And Gold' Album In September; U.S. Tour Announced

"I wanted it to be the biggest-sounding FOO FIGHTERS record ever. To make a gigantic rock record but with Greg Kurstin's sense of melody and arrangement… MOTÖRHEAD's version of 'Sgt. Pepper'… or something like that." So speaks Dave Grohl of the mission statement made manifest in FOO FIGHTERS' ninth...

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NIGHTWISH To Launch Nine-Month 'Decades: World Tour' Next March In North America

In March 2018, symphonic metal legends NIGHTWISH will begin their nine-month-long "Decades: World Tour 2018" starting with 34 shows in North America. The band will have a very special setlist for the tour, featuring rarely heard material from the earlier era, and excitingly for both band and fans, t...

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LOU GRAMM Says He Will Rejoin FOREIGNER For 'Half A Dozen' Songs At Several Shows On 40th-Anniversary Tour

Singer Lou Gramm has confirmed that he and the other founding members of FOREIGNER will join the group's current lineup to perform "half a dozen songs" at several concerts on the band's upcoming tour. FOREIGNER's 40th-anniversary summer tour will see group founder Mick Jones reuniting with original...

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GREAT WHITE Didn't Want A JACK RUSSELL 'Clone' As His Replacement

GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall was recently interviewed by the "Music Mania" podcast. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about what current GREAT WHITE singer Terry Ilous (also of XYZ) adds to the band's sound, Kendall said: "I wasn't really that familiar with XYZ except for 'Inside...

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'Ride For Ronnie' Raises $40,000 For Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund

Despite the continuous threat of rain, the third annual Ride For Ronnie motorcycle rally and concert, held on Sunday, May 7, attracted motorcycle enthusiasts and rock music fans alike and raised $40,000 for the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund. Dio Cancer Fund co-founder and president...

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MINISTRY Performs New Song 'Antifa' At 'Blackest Of The Black' Festival (Video)

Industrial metal veterans MINISTRY debuted a new song called "Antifa" during their May 27 appearance at this year's edition of the "Blackest Of The Black" festival, which took place May 26-27 at Oak Canyon Park in Silverado, California. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below....

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MASTODON's BRENT HINDS Proposes To Girlfriend Onstage In Alabama (Photo)

MASTODON's Brent Hinds proposed to his girlfriend Raísa Moreno onstage during the band's April 28 concert in Birmingham, Alabama. The singer/guitarist, who grew up in nearby Helena, was also joined by his grandmother, who came up onstage to dance while the band played. A fan in attendance took a pho...

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Hear Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS And PRIMAL FEAR's RALF SCHEEPERS Duet On 'Victim Of Changes'

Original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Al Atkins has released a new version of the PRIEST classic "Victim Of Changes", featuring a duet with PRIMAL FEAR singer Ralf Scheepers. The track is taken from Atkins's latest solo album, "Reloaded", which was released in January via Gonzo Multimedia. The album is a c...

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DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist DON AIREY Launches Pre-Sale Campaign For 'K2' Limited-Edition Box Set

DEEP PURPLE keyboard legend Don Airey has launched a pre-sale campaign on PledgeMusic for a very special limited edition deluxe box set of his solo album "K2 - Tales Of Triumph And Tragedy", to be released on Gonzo Multimedia in June. "K2" was recorded in 1988 at Sarm East Studios, London, and origi...

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GREAT WHITE/XYZ Singer TERRY ILOUS Covers BLACK SABBATH, DEF LEPPARD, LED ZEPPELIN On 'Gypsy Dreams' Solo Album

Terry Ilous, lead singer for the band GREAT WHITE and founder of '80s metal band XYZ, will release his third solo venture, "Gypsy Dreams", on Friday, April 28. A video trailer for the album is available below. Ilous relocated to Hollywood, California from Lyon, France in 1986, forming the metal band...

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DREAM THEATER To Bring 'Images, Words & Beyond' Tour To North America In The Fall

Dream Theater World conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung when the band performed in Trondheim, Norway on February 20. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about DREAM THEATER's plans for the rest of 2017, Petrucci said: "We have the second Europ...

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KORN Frontman Says Performing Live Is Like 'Having A Therapy Session'

Festival promoters Danny Wimmer Presents (DWP),who are behind the rock fest branding platform called "The World's Loudest Month," have posted an exclusive video interview with KORN singer Jonathan Davis and guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer in which they explain what drives them. You can watch the cl...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Announces 'Madness' U.S. Tour

Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS will embark on a U.S. tour at the end of April. The band will be supporting its eighth studio album, "Madness", which is due out on April 28. The effort was recorded at West Valley Studios in Woodland Hills, California with producer Howard Benson, who has pre...

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What Would It Take For SAMMY HAGAR To Reunite With VAN HALEN? Not Money, He Says

During a brand new interview with Billboard, Sammy Hagar was asked if there is any chance of him reuniting with VAN HALEN, more than a year after he sent a tweet to Eddie Van Halen wishing him a happy birthday — and getting a cordial response. "Let's put it like this — when ...

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DOPE Covers MINISTRY's 'Thieves' With COMBICHRIST's ANDY LAPLEGUA

DOPE is hinting at its upcoming album, "Blood Money Part 2", by releasing a brand new video for their cover of MINISTRY's industrial metal classic "Thieves" featuring Andy Leplegua of COMBICHRIST. The two bands are currently co-headlining the Black Craft Whisky-sponsored "Blood Lust Death" tour. "To...