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YES Keyboard Legend RICK WAKEMAN Announces 'Final One Man' Fall 2024 Solo Tour

The ultimate keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman CBE will embark on a tour of the U.S. with a series of solo piano concerts for the last time in 2024. Rick, who has become almost as well known for his intimate piano shows as his prog rock extravaganzas, has decided that after a career spanning over 50 year...

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See KERRY KING Perform At France's HELLFEST

Fan-filmed video of Kerry King's June 27 concert at Hellfest in Clisson, France can be seen below. The setlist for the gig included SLAYER tracks as well as several of the 13 songs that appear on King's debut solo album, "From Hell I Rise", which came out on May 17 via Reigning Phoenix Music. The se...

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HAMMERFALL Releases 'Freedom' Single From Upcoming 'Avenge The Fallen' Album

Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL have released "Freedom", the third single from their upcoming album, "Avenge The Fallen", which is due on August 9 via Nuclear Blast Records. When it comes to the main focus of the album, frontman Joacim Cans mentions "freedom" and the urge to let anyone be who they want...

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KERRY KING On Announcement Of SLAYER Reunion Shows: 'I Was Very Surprised'

In a new interview with Guitar World magazine, Kerry King spoke about the fact that SLAYER's upcoming reunion shows were announced just weeks after he told Rolling Stone magazine that a SLAYER comeback was unlikely. He said: "I was very surprised. I made my comments [about SLAYER being finished] bas...

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KERRY KING's Friends Are Telling Him They Like His Debut Solo Album Better Than Any Single Record He Has Done In His Career

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has launched the third in a series of interview videos to promote his recently released debut solo album, "From Hell I Rise". Check it out below. Asked about the response to "From Hell I Rise" so far, Kerry said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I've heard from not o...

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CATEGORY 7 Feat. OVERKILL, EXODUS, ARMORED SAINT And Ex-MACHINE HEAD Members: 'Mousetrap' Music Video Released

CATEGORY 7, the new band featuring former MACHINE HEAD and current KERRY KING guitarist Phil Demmel, ex-ADRENALINE MOB guitarist Mike Orlando, ARMORED SAINT/ex-ANTHRAX singer John Bush, OVERKILL/SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner and EXODUS bassist Jack Gibson, will release its self-titled debut alb...

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ANTHRAX's 'Madhouse' Gets A Mention In New STEPHEN KING Book

ANTHRAX's "Madhouse" got a mention in legendary master of horror Stephen King's latest collection of stories, "You Like It Darker". According to ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, the song from the band's second album, 1985's "Spreading The Disease" was brought up in "a rather brutal tale" called "Finn",...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Explains Why He Doesn't Work With Co-Producers And Co-Writers Anymore

During a press conference at Hellfest in Clisson, France, legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen was asked if it is difficult for him to co-produce his albums with other people and whether he prefers to produce his albums entirely on his own. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I ha...

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DEATH ANGEL Is Preparing To Record Tenth Studio Album

San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL will enter the studio in a few weeks to begin recording the follow-up to 2019's "Humanicide" album. On Saturday (June 29),DEATH ANGEL drummer Will Carroll took to his Facebook page to write: "So….I'll be entering the recording studio in a few weeks to tr...

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SLASH Announces In-Store Performance At Seattle's Easy Street Records

Slash, the iconic, Grammy-winning GUNS N' ROSES guitarist and songwriter, will visit Easy Street Records in Seattle to play an in-store set celebrating his star-studded new album "Orgy Of The Damned", available now on Gibson Records. On Sunday, July 7 at 7:00 p.m., Slash and his blues band — bassist...

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Few bands have the kind of progressive death metal intuition that WHITE STONES are packing. Formed by OPETH bassist Martin Mendez just over five years ago, the Barcelona-based quintet have already released two well-received and intriguing studio records. The spirit of his other band was undeniably p...

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SLASH Discusses Making Of 'Orgy Of The Damned' Album In Third Webisode

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has released the third in a series of webisodes featuring footage from the making of his star-studded new album "Orgy Of The Damned", which came out on May 17 via Gibson Records. The LP features guest appearances by AC/DC's Brian Johnson, AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler, Iggy...

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BON SCOTT Estate To Celebrate Iconic AC/DC Singer's 78th Birthday

Marking what would have been the late AC/DC singer's 78th birthday, the Bon Scott estate is embarking on a number of high-profile activations to celebrate the icon's life and music. On the actual birthday (July 9),there will be a tribute concert at Arlene's Grocery on New York City's Lower East Sid...

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ADRIAN BELEW, TONY LEVIN, STEVE VAI And DANNY CAREY Expand BEAT Tour With 21 Additional Performances

Former KING CRIMSON members Adrian Belew and Tony Levin band together with guitar virtuoso Steve Vai and TOOL drummer Danny Carey for the first time to create BEAT, a creative reinterpretation of the three iconic 1980s KING CRIMSON albums — "Discipline", "Beat" and "Three Of A Perfect Pair". They wi...

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KERRY KING: Religion Is 'The Biggest Lie Among Humanity For Centuries'

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has launched the second in a series of interview videos to promote his recently released debut solo album, "From Hell I Rise". Check it out below. Asked about the lyrical themes covered on "From Hell I Rise", Kerry said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, just li...