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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI Collaborates With ERNIE BALL MUSIC MAN On JP16 Guitar

Ernie Ball Music Man, one of the world's premier guitar, bass and amplifier manufacturers, announced the JP16, a brand new guitar designed in collaboration with acclaimed guitarist John Petrucci. Named by Guitar World magazine as one of the greatest guitar players of all time, Petrucci is a founding...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'It's Not Me That Wants To Retire; It's BLACK SABBATH'

BLACK SABBATH will bring its storied career to a close in the band's native England, with seven shows booked there in January and February. The last two, on February 2 and February 4, will take place in SABBATH's hometown of Birmingham and will likely be their final shows. "[Guitarist] Tony Iommi wa...

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BILL WARD's DAY OF ERRORS To Perform At Tomorrow Night's 'Ultimate Jam Night'

DAY OF ERRORS, the new three-piece band led by estranged BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward, will perform at tomorrow night's "Ultimate Jam Night", the long-running weekly free music show held at the famed Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. DAY OF ERRORS made its live debut this past Saturda...

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GLENN HUGHES On BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION Reunion: 'The World Needs Another Big Rock Album'

Glenn Hughes spoke to the Danish metal magazine Metalized about BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION's plans to reunite for a fourth studio album in 2017. BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION was the Anglo-American rock supergroup featuring Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE),drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN, FOREIGNER),keyboa...

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GUNS N' ROSES' 'Not In This Lifetime' Tour Gets Stage Production Boost From TAIT

Dubbed "Motor City's biggest rock event so far this year," by the Detroit Free Press, the partial reunion of the classic lineup of GUNS N' ROSES kicked off its "Not In This Lifetime" tour last Thursday night, June 23 at the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. GUNS N' ROSES performed a high-impact, hard...

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SABATON: First 'The Last Stand' Album Trailer

Swedish metallers SABATON will release their eighth studio album, "The Last Stand", on August 19 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2014's "Heroes" was once again produced by Peter Tägtgren (PAIN, LINDEMANN, HYPOCRISY) and it "marks a brand new chapter in SABATON history," according to a press rele...

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Video: Estranged BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Plays First Show With New Band DAY OF ERRORS

DAY OF ERRORS, the new three-piece band led by estranged BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward, made its live debut last night (Saturday, June 25) at Gaslamp in Long Beach, California. Video footage of DAY OF ERRORS performing the song "Vacant Church" at the concert can be seen below. The group, which was...

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ROSE TATTOO's ANGRY ANDERSON Would Have Considered Stepping In For BRIAN JOHNSON In AC/DC

ROSE TATTOO singer Angry Anderson says that he would have considered fronting AC/DC if he had been asked to step in for Brian Johnson on the Australian band's recent tour. AC/DC postponed the last ten dates of its recent North American trek after Johnson was advised to stop playing live or "risk tot...

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Watch BLACK SABBATH Perform At Denmark's COPENHELL

Fan-filmed video footage of BLACK SABBATH's June 25 performance at the Copenhell festival in Copenhagen, Denmark can be seen below. BLACK SABBATH has announced that it will play its last show ever in the U.S. on November 12 at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. The gig will take place nearly fiv...

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RAINBOW Adds DEEP PURPLE's 'Burn' And 'Soldier Of Fortune' To Setlist At Birmingham Concert (Video)

The new lineup of Ritchie Blackmore's RAINBOW played its third concert earlier tonight (Saturday, June 25) at the Gent Arena in Birmingham, England. Joining Ritchie in the group are LORDS OF BLACK singer Ronnie Romero, STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT drummer David Keith an...

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SACRED REICH Still Has No Plans To Record New Music

Hayley Leggs of TotalRock Radio conducted an interview with guitarists Jason Rainey and Wiley Arnett of Arizona thrash metal veterans SACRED REICH at this year's edition of Hellfest, which was held June 17-19 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the fact that SACRED REIC...

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Video: Late MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA Talks About His 'Influx' Art Collection

Just two days before his passing, former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza and SceneFour announced a new art release which was to be made available on June 16. Understandably, SceneFour and Nick's family postponed the release for a later time. On July 23, which would have been Nick's 52nd birthday, this a...

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Listen To New RAINBOW Singer RONNIE ROMERO Cover 'Lady Of The Lake' With LORDS OF BLACK

Spanish melodic progressive metal masters LORDS OF BLACK — who feature in their ranks new RAINBOW singer Ronnie Romero — recorded a cover version of the RAINBOW classic "Lady Of The Lake" during the sessions for their second album, "II". The track, which was released as a bonus cut with the new disc...

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WHITECHAPEL: 'Elitist Ones' Video Premiere

"Mark Of The Blade", the sixth full-length album from Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL, is being released today (Friday, June 24) via Metal Blade Records. According to a press release, the new record "remains true to the band's roots while venturing into previously unexplored territo...

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STRYPER To Don Original Yellow-And-Black Costumes For 'To Hell With The Devil' 30th-Anniversary Tour

Iconic rock band STRYPER will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its multi-platinum album "To Hell With The Devil" this fall with a world tour, featuring all four original members and complete with the original yellow-and-black costumes. Released by Enigma Records on October 24, 1986, the Grammy-nomi...