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Watch: VENOM Performs At Italy's ROCK THE CASTLE Festival

Black metal pioneers VENOM performed at this year's Rock The Castle festival on Friday, June 24 in Villafranca di Verona, Italy. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. VENOM formed in 1979 in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal...

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Watch: VENOM Performs At Norway's INFERNO Festival

Black metal pioneers VENOM performed at this year's Inferno festival on Thursday, April 14 at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube channel Mo blackmetalbitch). VENOM formed in 1979 in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Coming to prominence towards the...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON On How His Singing Technique Has Changed Over The Years

During the question-and-answer portion of his March 1 spoken-word show at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, California, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was asked how his technique of hitting the high notes has changed over the years as his voice has aged. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBER...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Names IRON MAIDEN's 'Most Underrated' Song

Bruce Dickinson has revealed what he believes is IRON MAIDEN's most underrated song. Taking to the stage at in Tampa, Florida on Thursday night (January 20) during his North American spoken-word tour, the polymath regaled the crowd with tales from his life in and away from fronting one of the bigges...

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MAN ON MAN Feat. FAITH NO MORE Keyboardist RODDY BOTTUM: 'It's So Fun (To Be Gay)' Music Video

MAN ON MAN, the project featuring FAITH NO MORE keyboardist Roddy Bottum and his boyfriend Joey Holman, will release its self-titled debut album on May 7 via Polyvinyl Records in the U.S. and Big Scary Monsters in Europe. The official music video for the LP's latest single, "It's So Fun (To Be Gay)"...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Picks IAN GILLAN As His 'Rock God': DEEP PURPLE's 'Speed King' 'Got Me Started'

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was the featured guest on BBC's "The Rock Show With Johnnie Walker" during the "Rock God" segment. Bruce picked DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan and stated about his choice: "So there I was as a young spotty teenager — just a teenager, I should hasten to add — and t...

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Too Mean To Die

At the risk of enraging a handful of purists, the original ACCEPT era definitely didn't produce a run of albums as strong and as consistent as the one the Germans have been on over the last decade. Okay, so virtually no one is capable of topping "Restless and Wild", but since the release of 2010's "...

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ACCEPT Releases Lyric Video For 'Too Mean To Die' Title Track

The official lyric video for "Too Mean To Die", the title track of the upcoming album from German/American metallers ACCEPT, can be seen below. The disc will be released on January 15, 2021 via Nuclear Blast. ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann explains: "We decided to not let ourselves be overly influen...

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DEATH ANGEL: 'The Enigma Years 1987-1990' Four-CD Box Set Due In October

An October 2 release date has been set for "The Enigma Years 1987-1990" CD box set from San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL, featuring the albums "The Ultra-Violence" (including the Kirk Hammett-produced "Kill As One" demo) , "Frolic Through The Park", "Fall From Grace" and "Rarities" in a...

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PINK FLOYD's DAVID GILMOUR Releases Music Video For First New Song In Five Years, 'Yes, I Have Ghosts'

The official music video for "Yes, I Have Ghosts", the first new song from David Gilmour in five years, can be seen below. The track, which was inspired by Polly Samson's new novel "A Theatre For Dreamers", features the voice and harp playing of David's daughter Romany. Of "Yes, I Have Ghosts", Gilm...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE's 'Thrashing From The House Of Blues Anaheim' To Raise Funds For LOONEY TUNES Record Store

Two previously unreleased live songs from METAL ALLEGIANCE have been made available for digital download, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to pay the salaries of the long-running West Babylon, New York record store Looney Tunes during the coronavirus outbreak. "Pledge Of Allegiance" and "Can't...

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THUNDERSTICK Feat. Former SAMSON And IRON MAIDEN Drummer: 'Something Wicked This Way Came' Live Album Due This Month

British drummer Barry Graham Purkis, better known as Thunderstick, who played with a developing IRON MAIDEN in the seventies and then moved on to SAMSON (being instrumental in finding a very youthful Bruce Dickinson),will release the first official live album from his eponymously named band on Marc...

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ARMORED SAINT Guitarist JEFF DUNCAN To Release New Solo Album 'Wanderlust' In April

ARMORED SAINT and ODIN guitarist Jeff Duncan will release the physical version of his debut solo LP, "Wanderlust", in April on EMP Label Group, the label founded by MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. Released digitally in late 2019 by WARRANT's Erik Turner and Jerry Dixon on their Downboys label, the...

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THUNDERSTICK Feat. Former SAMSON And IRON MAIDEN Drummer: New Single Available

Following a series of fantastically well-received live dates last year THUNDERSTICK, with its mesmerizing singer Raven Blackwing, is back with a new single and a return to live shows. Kent's legendary rock venue Leo's Red Lion will be the first to support the release on Saturday, February 8. British...

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VENOM: 'Bring Out Your Dead' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for "Bring Out Your Dead", a song from black metal pioneers VENOM, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's latest, 15th full-length studio album, "Storm The Gates", which was released in December through Spinefarm Records. The follow-up to 2015's "From The...