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BIFF BYFORD Says 'It Was A Nightmare' Selecting The 40 Songs On SAXON's New Live Album
SAXON vocalist Biff Byford recently spoke with rock journalist Mark Taylor. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's forthcoming "The Eagle Has Landed 40 (Live)", which features 40 songs covering four decades: Biff: "It was...June 9, 2019
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YES Releases Documentary 'Yes 50: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow' Ahead Of 'The Royal Affair Tour'
In advance of next week's launch of YES's much-anticipated North American "The Royal Affair Tour", the prog rock pioneers and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees have released online a nearly 40-minute documentary, "Yes 50: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow". This documentary is a teaser to the forthcomin...June 7, 2019
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GENERATION AXE: Listen To Cover of DEEP PURPLE's 'Highway Star' Feat. VAI, MALMSTEEN, WYLDE, BETTENCOURT
In the spring of 2016, guitar heroes Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY),Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME) and Tosin Abasi (ANIMALS AS LEADERS) teamed up for a North American tour called "Generation Axe", in which the five musicians shared a backing band and perfor...June 7, 2019
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GENERATION AXE: Listen To 'Sideways' Song Feat. ZAKK WYLDE, NUNO BETTENCOURT
In the spring of 2016, guitar heroes Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY),Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME) and Tosin Abasi (ANIMALS AS LEADERS) teamed up for a North American tour called "Generation Axe", in which the five musicians shared a backing band and perfor...May 9, 2019
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DEVILDRIVER, LAMB OF GOD Singers Officially Re-Launch SUNCULT Surf Apparel And Lifestyle Brand
In 2014, DEVILDRIVER and COAL CHAMBER frontman Dez Fafara peeled off his wetsuit and sat down next to his wife Anahstasia to watch the sun disappear into the Pacific. Fresh off yet another grueling tour, he had gone to the beach to wash the road off with a surf session. As the sun sank into the sea,...May 9, 2019
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TURILLI/LIONE RHAPSODY: 'Phoenix Rising' Lyric Video
TURILLI/LIONE RHAPSODY — featuring original RHAPSODY members Luca Turilli and Fabio Lione, alongside former RHAPSODY members Dominique Leurquin, Patrice Guers and Alex Holzwarth — will release its debut album, "Zero Gravity (Rebirth And Evolution)", on June 28 through Nuclear Blast (King Records in...May 3, 2019
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Heavy Metal Is Fastest-Growing Genre, According To Digital Music Distribution Company TuneCore
TuneCore, the global platform for independent musicians to build audiences and careers, today announced that its artists earned $83 million in the first quarter of 2019, a 21% increase over Q1 2018. This brings total distribution revenue to $1.5 billion, 100% of which was paid to TuneCore artists. D...April 29, 2019
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Former BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Says His Era 'Was Important In Band's History'
Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin says that it was "a pleasure and an honor" to front the band for nearly a decade after joining guitarist Tony Iommi at SABBATH's "low point." BLACK SABBATH released six albums with Martin on vocals: "The Eternal Idol" (1987),"Headless Cross" (1989),"Tyr" (19...April 28, 2019
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IMMOLATION Has 'Three Songs Ready' For Next Studio Album
Bassist/vocalist Ross Dolan of veteran New York death metallers IMMOLATION has confirmed that the band has started work on the follow-up to 2017's "Atonement". The band's tenth studio album, "Atonement" was the first to feature former INCANTATION guitarist Alex Bouks. Speaking to the "Fantasm" pod...April 26, 2019
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TURILLI/LIONE RHAPSODY To Release 'Zero Gravity (Rebirth And Evolution)' Album In June
TURILLI/LIONE RHAPSODY — featuring original RHAPSODY members Luca Turilli and Fabio Lione, alongside former RHAPSODY members Dominique Leurquin, Patrice Guers and Alex Holzwarth — will release its debut album, "Zero Gravity (Rebirth And Evolution)", on June 28 through Nuclear Blast (King Records in...April 25, 2019
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JOURNEY's ARNEL PINEDA To Attend Grand Opening Party Of Hard Rock Cafe In Manila
According to the Manila Bulletin, JOURNEY singer Arnel Pineda will attend the grand opening party of the Hard Rock Cafe in Manila, Philippines on April 30 at 7 p.m. The 223-square-foot state-of-the-art café will open at S Maison in the Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City. Also scheduled to appear are H...April 25, 2019
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FOO FIGHTERS Guitarist CHRIS SHIFLETT Calls DONALD TRUMP 'The Embarrassment Of Our Times'
NME recently sat down with FOO FIGHTERS guitarist Chris Shiflett and asked him to give his take on Arsenal, Liam Gallagher and Donald Trump. Speaking about the 45th president of the United States Of America, Shiflett said (see video below): "Good Lord. The great orange menace. Yeah, the embarrassmen...April 12, 2019
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ALCEST Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST
Paris, France-based post-black metal/shoegaze duo ALCEST has signed to Nuclear Blast Records. The band has entered Drudenhaus Studio in Nantes to record its sixth studio album for a late 2019 release. Founded in 2000 by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Neige and joined by drummer Winterhalter in...April 11, 2019
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GENERATION AXE: 'Live In China' Album Feat. VAI, MALMSTEEN, WYLDE, BETTENCOURT, ABASI Due In June
In the spring of 2016, guitar heroes Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY),Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME) and Tosin Abasi (ANIMALS AS LEADERS) teamed up for a North American tour called "Generation Axe", in which the five musicians shared a backing band and perfor...April 5, 2019
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YES Announces 'The Royal Affair Tour' With ASIA And CARL PALMER'S ELP LEGACY
The 2019 summer concert calendar has just been lit up with the announcement of YES's North American concert tour, "The Royal Affair Tour". Headlined by prog rock pioneers and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees YES, who triumphed last year with their acclaimed and hugely successful "#YES50: Celebra...April 2, 2019
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