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NWOBHM Icons GIRLSCHOOL To Release Archival Live Album, 'Nothin' To Lose In Reading 1981', In September

GIRLSCHOOL never did things the easy way. In August 1981, little more than two years after the all-female south London metal band launched itself onto the U.K. club scene, they were firmly established among the very few New Wave Of British Heavy Metal acts either capable of, or deserving to, top th...

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MERCYFUL FATE Announces First Live Show In More Than Three Years

MERCYFUL FATE has announced its first live show in more than three years. The legendary heavy metal act, which last performed at Brazil's Summer Breeze festival in April 2024, will play at next year's Leyendas Del Rock festival, set to take place August 11-14, 2027 in Villena, Alicante, Spain. MERCY...

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GIRLSCHOOL To Release New Album For 50th Anniversary In 2028

The longest-tenured all-female rock band and NWOBHM legends GIRLSCHOOL are planning to celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2028 with the release a new studio album. The upcoming effort will be the follow-up to "WTFortyfive?", which came out in July 2023 via Silver Lining Music. Speaking to Stevie J...

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WENDY DIO Says The New Lineup Of The Officially Sanctioned DIO Tribute Band Will Hit The Road In The Fall Of 2026

In a new interview with Argentinean rock journalist Lucas H. Gordon, who currently resides in California, Ronnie James Dio's widow and longtime manager Wendy Dio spoke about the status of the officially sanctioned Dio tribute band DIO DISCIPLES. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " I'm e...

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Will There Ever Be A Reunion Of BRITNY FOX's Classic Lineup? JOHNNY DEE Doesn't Think So

In a new interview with Anthony Bryant of The Hair Metal Guru, former BRITNY FOX drummer Johnny Dee was asked about the possibility of a reunion of the band's classic lineup. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I'll say what I always say, which is I'm always optimistic and open...

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Battle Station

Get to know the name Lucie Sue, because chances are she's going to be big in the rock world. Lucie Sue is both a band and the name of the French singer, and her fun, colorful, metal-tinged rock music, which is akin to hair metal from the 1980s but with a modern edge. It's a fresh yet nostalgic sound...

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Watch: SAXON Joined By DORO PESCH For 'Denim And Leather' Performance In Düsseldorf

German metal queen Doro Pesch and members of GIRLSCHOOL joined SAXON on stage this past Thursday (March 6) at Mitsubishi Electric Halle in Düsseldorf, Germany to perform the SAXON classic "Denim And Leather". Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. In a recent interview with FaceCultu...

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GIRLSCHOOL Explains DENISE DUFORT's Absence From Ongoing European Tour

In a new interview with Germany's Rock Bottom, GIRLSCHOOL guitarist/vocalist Kim McAuliffe and guitarist Jackie Chambers spoke about the absence of original drummer Denise Dufort from the band's ongoing European tour as the support act for SAXON. Kim said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Denis...

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Watch: GIRLSCHOOL's KIM MCAULIFFE Struggles To Stay On Her Feet During Örebro, Sweden Concert

Some GIRLSCHOOL fans have expressed their concern after frontwoman Kim McAuliffe struggled to complete the band's set on Friday, February 7 Conventum in Örebro, Sweden as the support act for SAXON. In a video of the performance shared on YouTube courtesy of Johan Jansson, the 65-year-old McAuliffe c...

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SAXON Shares Music Video For '1066' Song From 'Hell, Fire And Damnation' Album

To celebrate their upcoming European "Hell, Fire And Steel" tour, British heavy metal legends SAXON have released the dramatic Paul M. Green-directed video for the band's new single "1066", taken from their critically acclaimed 24th studio album, "Hell, Fire And Damnation", out now via Silver Lining...

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New MERCYFUL FATE Album Is 'In The Demoing Process At The Moment'

In a new interview with Canada's The Metal Voice conducted at last night's (Wednesday, January 22) Metal Hall Of Fame gala in Anaheim, California, MERCYFUL FATE bassist Becky Baldwin was asked about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the band's long-awaited follow-up to 1999'...

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GIRLSCHOOL Adds Five Shows To Second Leg Of Final North American Tour

The longest-tenured all-female rock band and NWOBHM legends GIRLSCHOOL will embark on the last leg of their final North American tour this autumn. The trek will conquer the West Coast and Southwest from October 16 until drawing the final curtain on November 5. The band has now added Denver, Colorado...

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MERCYFUL FATE: 40th-Anniversary Vinyl Repress Of 'Don't Break The Oath' Coming In November

"Don't Break The Oath", the second studio album by Danish heavy metal icons MERCYFUL FATE, will see a special vinyl repress on Metal Blade Records on November 1. Initially issued in 1984 through Roadrunner Records, the Metal Blade edition celebrates the groundbreaking record's 40th anniversary. Comm...

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GIRLSCHOOL Announces Second Leg Of Final North American Tour

The longest-tenured all-female rock band and NWOBHM legends GIRLSCHOOL will embark on the last leg of their final North American tour this autumn. The trek will conquer the West Coast and Southwest from October 16 until drawing the final curtain on November 5. The trek will see rotating direct suppo...

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New MERCYFUL FATE Bassist BECKY BALDWIN: Meeting METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Was 'A Real Full-Circle Moment'

In an interview with Guitar World magazine, new MERCYFUL FATE bassist Becky Baldwin was asked what the most surreal moment has been of her career so far. The Birmingham, England-based musician responded: "Probably the MERCYFUL FATE thing. And the show we did in L.A. Dave Grohl came and was hanging o...