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ASHES OF ARES Feat. Former ICED EARTH Members: Second Album Due Later This Year

ASHES OF ARES, the band featuring former ICED EARTH members Matt Barlow and Freddie Vidales, has inked a deal with with European label ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records. The group is currently working on its second album, to be released later this year. Said Barlow in a video message announcing the deal...

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JUDAS PRIEST Drummer On ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 'We'll Get In Eventually'

JUDAS PRIEST drummer Scott Travis says that he is convinced that his band will "eventually" be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Even though artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single, iconic hard rock and metal bands...

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JOE ELLIOTT's Previously Unreleased Cover Of 'This Is For You' To Appear On 'Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story, The Soundtrack'

UMe has announced the release of "Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story, The Soundtrack" on June 8. The album comes on the heels of the film's streaming debuts on Hulu and Amazon Prime following last year's successful theatrical run and the DVD/Blu-ray releases. The soundtrack is the first official ca...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Cancels Shows So JESSE LEACH Can Undergo Vocal Cord Surgery

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have been forced to cancel their previously announced shows in late April and early May. The band states: "Earlier today we found out Jesse [Leach, vocals] needs to have surgery to repair an issue with his vocal cords. He is expected to make a full recovery...

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STEVEN ADLER Says GUNS N' ROSES Became 'A Completely Different Band' Without Him And IZZY STRADLIN

Original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler was recently interviewed by Ugly Phil of Australia's Triple M radio. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On appearing on the reality television program "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew": St...

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ROB HALFORD Says JUDAS PRIEST Fans Are 'Furious' Over Band's Exclusion From ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Rob Halford says that JUDAS PRIEST fans are "furious" that the band has yet to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Even though artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single, iconic hard rock and metal bands like IRON MA...

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DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT Reveals Songs He Wants Played At His Funeral

DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott was interviewed for the first episode of Kylie Olsson's "Music And Me" podcast. You can now listen to the chat on iTunes. Asked what song he would like to have played at his funeral, Elliott said: "Well, I've already written it into my will that I want 'Anthem' by THE...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN: 'Nothing Comes Without A Bit Of Hard Work'

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen was recently interviewed by Mark Reardon of the KMOX radio station. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked about the challenges that come with popularity and success, Collen said: "It just means you have to work a bit hard, which is...

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DEF LEPPARD Announces First Of Four Planned Career-Spanning Box Sets

On June 1, Bludgeon Riffola/Mercury/UMe fires the first salvo in DEF LEPPARD's projected four-volume career-spanning box set series, when the appropriately dubbed "Volume One" appears in multidisc LP and CD collections. The collection arrives in time for this summer's highly anticipated DEF LEPPARD...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Turns Over 1,000 Acres Of Open Space To Marin Agricultural Land Trust

According to The Mercury News, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has turned over 1,000 acres of land overlooking California's Lucas Valley as open space that will end up with the Marin Agricultural Land Trust. In late 2016, Luiz Ranch Inc., which is owned by James and his wife Francesca, approached...

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Video: JOE LYNN TURNER Performs RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Classics In Westland, Michigan

Quality multi-camera video footage of legendary hard rock singer Joe Lynn Turner's (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) January 19 performance at the Token Lounge in Westland, Michigan can be seen below (clips edited and produced by George S Pogacich and Ken Kitt). Turner last year slammed Ritch...

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METALLICA Co-Manager CLIFF BURNSTEIN Talks Music Streaming

In a brand new interview with All Access, Cliff Burnstein, a co-owner of Q Prime, a talent management company that handles the careers of METALLICA and other major acts, was asked how streaming has impacted the way he works for his artists. "Obviously, we're very statistically minded and we're very...

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SANCTUARY To Tour With ICED EARTH As Farewell To WARREL DANE; Guest Vocalist Announced

Following the unfortunate loss of one of metal's most revered vocalists, Warrel Dane (SANCTUARY, NEVERMORE),prior to SANCTUARY's upcoming dates supporting ICED EARTH across North America, the band has announced the tour will go forth as planned. The shows will act as a farewell tour in tribute to t...

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ROB HALFORD, FOREIGNER, NICKELBACK Among Newly Announced Guests On SAMMY HAGAR's 'Rock & Roll Road Trip'

AXS TV, the premier destination for classic rock programming, has announced the premiere date for the return of the network's most popular original series, "Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar Presented by Mercury Insurance". The Red Rocker, Sammy Hagar, cruises across the country for even more c...

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PAPA ROACH Announces North American Tour With NOTHING MORE, ESCAPE THE FATE

Fresh off its sold-out European tour, PAPA ROACH is coming back stateside, hitting the road in support of its critically acclaimed ninth studio effort, "Crooked Teeth". The tour kicks off on April 5 in Raleigh, North Carolina and runs through May 13, wrapping up in Corpus Christi, Texas. The tour wi...