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WOLF HOFFMANN Praises ACCEPT's Three-Guitarist Setup: 'We Love It, The Fans Love It, And It Makes A Difference'

ACCEPT's latest album, "Too Mean To Die", came out in January 2021 via Nuclear Blast. The LP was the group's first without bassist Peter Baltes, who exited ACCEPT in November 2018. He has since been replaced by Martin Motnik. ACCEPT's lineup has also been expanded with the addition of a third guitar...

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PAUL STANLEY, PETER FRAMPTON And SEBASTIAN BACH Among Rockers Mourning OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN's Death

Paul Stanley (KISS),Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) and Peter Frampton are among the rock musicians who have reacted on social media to the passing of pop icon Olivia Newton-John. The Grammy Award-winning singer and actress, best known for her role as Sandy in "Grease", died at age 73 following her battl...

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Ex-ACCEPT Singer DAVID REECE On IRON ALLIES Debut: 'It's One Of The Best Records I've Ever Done'

IRON ALLIES, the new band featuring former ACCEPT members Herman Frank and David Reece, will release its debut album, "Blood In Blood Out", on October 21 via AFM Records. The LP's first single, "Full Of Surprises", was made available last week. Speaking to Metal Talk, Reece stated about "Blood In Bl...

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IRON ALLIES Feat. Former ACCEPT Members HERMAN FRANK And DAVID REECE: Debut Single 'Full Of Surprises' Now Available

IRON ALLIES, the new band featuring former ACCEPT members Herman Frank and David Reece, has released its first single, "Full Of Surprises". The song is taken from IRON ALLIES' debut album, "Blood In Blood Out", which will arrive on October 21 via AFM Records. Frank states about the track: "The unusu...

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GARY MOORE: Official Biography By HARRY SHAPIRO Due In September

Gary Moore delighted entire generations with his passionate guitar playing, from the driving rock of THIN LIZZY in the 1970s to his explorations in subsequent decades of jazz fusion, heavy metal, hard rock, blues rock, and more. Throughout that time, he could be seen on the world's biggest stages, y...

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Here Is Multi-Camera Video Of PETER CRISS And BRUCE KULICK's 'Hooked On Rock 'N' Roll' Performance From Nashville's CREATURES FEST

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss joined former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick and his solo band on stage on May 29 at this year's Creatures Fest at Nashville's Sonesta Nashville Airport Hotel. Together they performed the song "Hooked On Rock 'N' Roll", which originally appeared on Criss's 1978 solo al...

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IRON ALLIES Feat. Former ACCEPT Members HERMAN FRANK And DAVID REECE: Debut Album 'Blood In Blood Out' Due In October

IRON ALLIES, the new band featuring former ACCEPT members Herman Frank and David Reece, will release its debut album, "Blood In Blood Out", on October 21 via AFM Records. Frank comments: "This record cannot be compared to anything David or I have produced in our past. It's at the same time standing...

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ACCEPT Has Begun Work On New Material: 'Any Chance I Get, I'm Collecting Ideas', Says WOLF HOFFMANN

ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann was interviewed by Chaoszine before the band's show July 28 concert in Tampere, Finland. Asked if had used any of the coronavirus downtime to work on new music, Wolf said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I wish I had, but I was in a sort of hold-and-hurry-up-and-...

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Watch: PETER CRISS Sings 'Happy Birthday' To JOHN 5 At ROB ZOMBIE's New Jersey Concert

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss surprised John 5 by leading the audience in a spirited "Happy Birthday" sing-along to celebrate the guitarist's 51st birthday during ROB ZOMBIE's concert in Holmdel, New Jersey Sunday night (July 31). Prior to launching into the song "Shake Your Ass-Smoke Your Grass...

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Watch: PORNO FOR PYROS Joined By BILLY CORGAN For Cover Of 'When The Levee Breaks' At LOLLAPALOOZA

SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan joined PORNO FOR PYROS on stage Sunday (July 31) at this year's Lollapalooza to perform a cover of LED ZEPPELIN's version of "When The Levee Breaks", a blues number from 1929. The pairing happened near the end of PORNO FOR PYROS' set and saw PORNO FOR PYROS fr...

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IN FLAMES Drops New Song 'The Great Deceiver', Announces Fall 2022 European Tour With AT THE GATES

Swedish metallers IN FLAMES have released a brand-new song titled "The Great Deceiver". The track is taken from IN FLAMES' upcoming fourteenth studio album, tentatively due later in the year via Nuclear Blast Records. IN FLAMES vocalist Anders Fridén states: "'The Great Deceiver' was born out of fru...

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IN FLAMES Singer On Upcoming Album: 'It Really Represents Who We Are At This Time'

IN FLAMES vocalist Anders Fridén spoke to MoreCore.TV about the band's upcoming fourteenth studio album, tentatively due later in the year via Nuclear Blast Records. Asked if the LP's first single, "State Of Slow Decay", is a good representation of what fans can expect from the record, Anders said (...

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Ex-IN FLAMES Guitarist JESPER STRÖMBLAD On THE HALO EFFECT: 'This Band Stands On Its Own Two Feet'

By David E. Gehlke THE HALO EFFECT features five familiar faces from long-running but currently divisive melodic metal troupe IN FLAMES: Mikael Stanne (vocals),Jesper Strömblad (guitar),Niclas Engelin (guitar),Peter Iwers (bass) and Daniel Svensson (drums). Naturally, the announcement of THE HALO...

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JESPER STRÖMBLAD Sits Out THE HALO EFFECT's Appearance At METALDAYS Festival; THE HAUNTED's PATRIK JENSEN Steps In

Ex-IN FLAMES guitarist Jesper Strömblad sat out THE HALO EFFECT's July 27 appearance at the Metaldays festival in Tolmin, Slovenia. He was replaced at the gig by THE HAUNTED's Patrik Jensen. Strömblad formed THE HALO EFFECT during the pandemic with fellow former IN FLAMES members Daniel Svensson (dr...

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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN On 'Of Kingdom And Crown': 'Most Of This Record Was Written At Three In The Morning'

In a new interview with El Cuartel Del Metal, MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn spoke about the lyrical inspiration for the band's tenth studio album, "Of Kingdom And Crown", which will be released on August 26 via Nuclear Blast/Imperium Recordings. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The...