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MERCYFUL FATE Releases Remastered Version Of 'Melissa' Digitally In Honor Of Album's 40th Anniversary

Metal Blade Records has announced that it is releasing MERCYFUL FATE's classic "Melissa" digitally on October 30 in celebration of the album's 40th anniversary. What makes this release special is that it's a version of "Melissa" that was remastered in 2005 by Ted Jensen of Sterling Sound in New York...

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KEITH RICHARDS 'Wouldn't Rule Out' THE ROLLING STONES Hologram Show

In a new interview with Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1, Keith Richards spoke about the possibility of THE ROLLING STONES one day being the focus of an ABBA-style digital avatar show. The 79-year-old guitarist said: "Well, I certainly wouldn't rule it out. I'm pretty sure that it is bound to happen....

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Watch Pro-Shot Video Of MARTY FRIEDMAN's Performance At 2023 WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Professionally filmed video of Marty Friedman's August 5 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany can be seen below. Featured songs: 00:00 Devil Take Tomorrow 05:51 Dragon Mistress 17:27 Kaze Ga Fuiteiru As previously reported, Friedman — who moved from America to Tokyo in 2003...

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DIMMU BORGIR Announces Covers Album 'Inspiratio Profanus'

After their last two successful albums "Abrahadabra" and "Eonian", Norwegian black metallers DIMMU BORGIR herald their 30-year legacy by releasing, together for the first time, a collection of their cover songs. The album "Inspiratio Profanus" is being announced with the arrival of the thunderous fi...

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EXODUS To Enter Studio In March; New Album To Arrive By September 2024

In a new video uploaded to his Zetro's Toxic Vault YouTube channel, EXODUS frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza offered an update on the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2021's "Persona Non Grata" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Tentatively, new EXODUS record next year...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says It Was 'A Good Idea' For MARTY FRIEDMAN To Perform With MEGADETH Again

In a new interview with the Mike Nelson Show, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked if he was surprised to see ex-MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman rejoining his former band onstage a couple of times this year — first at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan in February, and then at the Wacken Open...

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KOBRA AND THE LOTUS Singer KOBRA PAIGE Releases First Solo Single 'Love What I Hate'

After a four-year hiatus from the music industry, fiery rock frontwoman Kobra Paige (KOBRA AND THE LOTUS) returns to ignite her solo career with first single "Love What I Hate". The powerfully melodic, alternative-steeped rocker went for adds at Active Rock on Friday, October 13. The song — and fort...

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First Details Revealed About Upcoming Sequel To Cult Heavy Metal Comedy 'Heavy Trip'

Last month filming wrapped up for the sequel to the Finnish movie "Heavy Trip" about IMPALED REKTUM, an underground blackened death metal band and their search for their sound: symphonic, post-apocalyptic, reindeer-grinding, Christ-abusing, extreme war pagan, Fennoscandian metal. The 2018 film, a tr...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH And JAMES HETFIELD, RATT's STEPHEN PEARCY Featured In AXS TV's 'Metal Massacre' Documentary

AXS TV's popular "Heavy Metal Halloween" rises again this October, putting the spooky spotlight on in-depth artist profiles, powerhouse performances and special themed episodes of AXS TV original series. This year's lineup is headlined by the premiere of "Metal Massacre: The Story Of The Legendary A...

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DON DOKKEN On His Relationship With GEORGE LYNCH: 'We're Too Old To Argue Anymore'

For much of the last few years, George Lynch has been rejoining DOKKEN on stage to perform the same three classic songs: "Kiss Of Death", "When Heaven Comes Down" and "Tooth And Nail". George normally opens the shows with his longtime band LYNCH MOB, and then, to end the evening, treats fans to a sp...

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SAVATAGE's JON OLIVA Fractures Spine: 'I Slipped On A Wet Marble Floor', He Says

In a new interview with Monsters, Madness And Magic, SAVATAGE leader Jon Oliva offered an update on new music from the cult metal outfit. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, we were working on a new SAVATAGE record until I fractured my spine, and so we have to put that off now until...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Is 'Talking About' Staging 'Big Event' In 2025 To Celebrate 50th Anniversary

German heavy metal singer Udo Dirkschneider, who started his professional career in the mid-1970s with ACCEPT, has told Belgian Jasper in a new interview that he is contemplating staging a "big event" to celebrate his decades-long involvement in the music industry. Speaking about the possibility of...

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DORO Teams Up With BROILERS' SAMMY AMARA For New Song 'Bond Unending'

German metal queen Doro Pesch has released a new song called "Bond Unending". The track, which is a duet with Sammy Amara from German rock heavyweights BROILERS, is taken from Doro's upcoming studio album, "Conqueress - Forever Strong And Proud", due on October 27 via Nuclear Blast. Doro's powerful...

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Watch: JOB FOR A COWBOY Plays First Official Concert In Seven Years At BLUE RIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL

Arizona extreme metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY played their official first concert since 2016 this past Friday (September 8) at this year's edition of the Blue Ridge Rock Festival in Alton, Virginia. One day earlier, they played a "secret" show at The Warehouse in Richmond, Virginia, where they were bil...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: Playing With MARTY FRIEDMAN Again Was 'Very Sentimental'

In a new interview with Czech Republic's Metalshop, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine was asked how he "enjoyed" reuniting with ex-MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman twice on stage over the course of a six-month period earlier this year — first in February at Tokyo, Japan's famed Budokan and then in earl...