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RITCHIE BLACKMORE's RAINBOW To Release 'Land Of Hope And Glory', 'I Surrender' Singles Next Week
The revamped version of RAINBOW will release its first new music in more than two decades on May 26. Two tracks are currently available for pre-order on iTunes: a new song called "Land Of Hope And Glory" and a re-recording of the RAINBOW classic "I Surrender", which was written by Russ Ballard and w...May 20, 2017
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RITCHIE BLACKMORE's Reactivated RAINBOW Is Recording New Music
The revamped version of RAINBOW recently entered the studio to record band's first new music in more than two decades. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore stepped away from his Renaissance-inspired brand of music with BLACKMORE'S NIGHT last year to perform a handful of shows with a brand-new lineup of the b...April 17, 2017
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DEF LEPPARD's First EP To be Reissued With Replica Art And Picture Cover
UMC/Mercury will release of "The Def Leppard EP" in conjunction with Record Store Day 2017. This release marks the start of a series of catalogue releases over the next few years for DEF LEPPARD. April 22 will see DEF LEPPARD release their original first EP with replica art and picture cover. This i...March 23, 2017
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QUEEN-Themed Monopoly Board Game Coming In May
Brian May has confirmed that QUEEN will release its own version of Monopoly in May. The new board game will take fans through pivotal moments in the band's history. "We've been very secretly developing Queen Monopoly for over a year," the guitarist wrote on his web site. "And it's due in a shop near...March 20, 2017
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ALL THAT REMAINS Announces 'Madness' U.S. Tour
Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS will embark on a U.S. tour at the end of April. The band will be supporting its eighth studio album, "Madness", which is due out on April 28. The effort was recorded at West Valley Studios in Woodland Hills, California with producer Howard Benson, who has pre...March 14, 2017
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Watch METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD In New Trailer For 'Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar'
Hit the road with The Red Rocker, as AXS TV presents season two of the popular original music series "Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar", premiering Sunday, March 5 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. The 12-episode season follows Hagar as he travels to notable music cities throughout the U.S. to ...February 25, 2017
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ASHES OF ARES Parts Ways With Drummer VAN WILLIAMS
ASHES OF ARES, the band featuring former ICED EARTH members Matt Barlow and Freddie Vidales, has parted ways with drummer Van Williams (ex-NEVERMORE). Says the band: "This decision was both mutual and amicable, and we wish Van nothing but the best with GHOST SHIP OCTAVIUS and any other future endeav...February 16, 2017
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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD, CHEAP TRICK's RICK NIELSEN To Guest On SAMMY HAGAR's 'Rock & Roll Road Trip'
Hit the road with The Red Rocker, as AXS TV presents season two of the popular original music series "Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar", premiering Sunday, March 5 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. The 12-episode season follows Hagar as he travels to notable music cities throughout the U.S. to ...February 9, 2017
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AMON AMARTH Announces U.S. Tour With GOATWHORE
After touring the world this past year in support of their latest album, "Jomsviking", Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH will head back out on the road this spring for a U.S. tour with Metal Blade labelmates GOATWHORE. Starting April 30 and running through May 21, the journey will also see AMON AM...January 30, 2017
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QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT Announce Summer 2017 North American Tour
QUEEN and "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert will embark on a summer North American tour that will launch June 23 at Phoenix's Gila River Arena and wrap on August 5 at Houston's Toyota Center. Tickets for the 25-city trek will go on sale Friday, February 3 at 10 a.m. local time via Live Nation. M...January 26, 2017
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STATUS QUO Frontman FRANCIS ROSSI Pays Tribute To RICK PARFITT: 'I Was Not Ready For This'
STATUS QUO frontman Francis Rossi (pictured) has commented on the death of his bandmate, Rick Parfitt, describing him as "the archetypal rock star." Parfitt died in Spain on Saturday at age 68. The guitarist suffered from a severe infection after experiencing complications with a pre-existing should...December 26, 2016
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STATUS QUO Guitarist RICK PARFITT Dead At 68
Guitarist Rick Parfitt of veteran British rockers STATUS QUO died earlier today (Saturday, December 24). He was 68 years old. The Parfitt family and the STATUS QUO manager, Simon Porter, have released the following joint statement regarding the matter: "We are truly devastated to have to announce th...December 24, 2016
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WHITECHAPEL, CATTLE DECAPITATION, GOATWHORE And ALLEGAEON Join Forces For METAL BLADE RECORDS' 35th-Anniversary Tour
To commemorate Metal Blade Records' 35th anniversary in 2017, four bands from the label's much-celebrated roster will come together for a special U.S. tour this March: WHITECHAPEL, CATTLE DECAPITATION, GOATWHORE and ALLEGAEON. The tour will run from February 22 in Boston, Massachusetts through March...December 13, 2016
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RITCHIE BLACKMORE's RAINBOW Announces U.K. Tour
Following the triumphant sold-out show at the Birmingham Genting Arena earlier this year, Kennedy Street and Kilimanjaro have announced Ritchie Blackmore's RAINBOW will be returning to tour the U.K. in June 2017. The very special opening night will see them headlining the second annual Stone Free Fe...December 6, 2016
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2CELLOS Release Cover Of QUEEN's 'The Show Must Go On' As Tribute To FREDDIE MERCURY
Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, the Croatian cello duo known as 2CELLOS, has released a music video for their version of the QUEEN classic "The Show Must Go On" as a tribute to Freddie Mercury, who passed away 25 years ago. The world may be coming to an end in their new video, but even ...December 1, 2016
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