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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Is 'Feeling Much Better'

MOTÖRHEAD has released a statement regarding the cancelation of the band's April 25 appearance at the Monsters Of Rock festival in São Paulo, Brazil. Says the group: "Due to a food-related tummy problem, unfortunately, [MOTÖRHEAD frontman] Lemmy was not able to perform the show in São Paulo. He is a...

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PRIMAL FEAR's MAGNUS KARLSSON Taps Former BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW Members For 'Free Fall II'

Swedish guitarist Magnus Karlsson is working on the follow-up to his 2013 solo album "Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall", tentatively dubbed "Free Fall II". Guest musicians set to appear on the CD include Tony Martin (ex-BLACK SABBATH),Joe Lynn Turner (ex-RAINBOW, ex-DEEP PURPLE),Jorn Lande (ALLEN/LANDE...

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LEMMY's Health Issues Force MOTÖRHEAD To Cancel MONSTERS OF ROCK Appearance

MOTÖRHEAD was forced to cancel its performance at the Monsters Of Rock festival in Brazil earlier today (Saturday, April 25) after the band's frontman, Lemmy Kilmister, was taken ill. According to local media reports and festival organizers, MOTÖRHEAD's appearance was called off a few hours before t...

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Video: JOE LYNN TURNER Performs RAINBOW Classics With DYNAZTY

Fan-filmed video footage of legendary hard rock singer Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) performing several RAINBOW classics with Swedish rockers DYNAZTY on April 20 in Aschaffenburg, Germany can be seen below. Joe Lynn Turner recently claimed that his long-awaited reunion wit...

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ZAKK WYLDE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, MICHAEL SCHENKER, ALEX SKOLNICK And More Set For 'Axes & Anchors' Cruise

In an age where heavy metal music cruises with high-profile lineups are becoming a dime a dozen, it's about time that true guitar pros, gearheads, theorists and hobbyists have a voyage of their own. Imagine a cruise exclusively planned for guitarists and instrumentalists, featuring performances and...

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Video Footage Of Former BLACK SABBATH, BOSTON Members Recording 'Heaven And Hell' For TONY IOMMI Tribute

Tanzan Music and "Tony Iommi Fan-Tastic" team of Iommi supporters together with Facebook communities "Tony Iommi The Man The Master The Legend" and "Global Black Sabbath Convention" have announced the release of the compilation tribute in honor of BLACK SABBATH's true heart and soul, legendary riffm...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Interviewed On Brazil's 'Wikimetal' (Audio)

Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Yngwie is currently working on a new studio album for a late 2015 release. In a recent interview with Australia's 3D Radio, he sa...

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STONE SOUR, TENACIOUS D, LYNCH MOB, Ex-MEGADETH Members To Attend RONNIE JAMES DIO Fifth-Anniversary Memorial

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the voice of RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH and DIO, will host a weekend of celebratory activities to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the singer's untimely death from gastric cancer on May 16, 2010. The events will take place fro...

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Video: JOE LYNN TURNER Performs RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE Classics At FRONTIERS ROCK FESTIVAL

Video footage of legendary hard rock singer Joe Lynn Turner's (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) April 11 performance at the Frontiers Rock Festival in Milan, Italy can be seen below. Joe Lynn Turner recently claimed that his long-awaited reunion with RAINBOW leader Ritchie Blackmore will fina...

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Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Musicians MICHAEL VESCERA And BARRY SPARKS Join Forces In RIOT ON MARS

RIOT ON MARS, the new project featuring Barry Sparks and Michael Vescera, has just released its debut album, "First Wave". The idea for RIOT ON MARS began from a 20-year friendship between the talented rock bassist/guitarist Barry Sparks and one of metal's best vocalists, Michael Vescera. They first...

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CRAIG GOLDY's ENDANGERED SPECIES: Video Footage Of San Jose Concert

Video footage of ENDANGERED SPECIES, the new band featuring former DIO guitarist Craig Goldy alongside ex-QUIET RIOT frontman Mark Huff, guitarist/keyboardist Wayne Findlay (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP),drummer Chris Moore and bassist Dario Seixas (FIREHOUSE, STEPHEN PEARCY, JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE),...

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Suspended at Aphelion

Virginia-based WHILE HEAVEN WEPT consists of the core seven players of Rain Irving (lead vocals),Jim Hunter (bass),Jason Lingle (keys/vocals),Scott Loose (electric guitar),Tom Phillips (electric and acoustic guitars and synths),Michelle Schrotz (keys/vocals) and Trevor Schrotz (drums/percussion...

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Video: DOKKEN Performs At Whisky A Go Go

Video footage of DOKKEN performing the songs "Kiss Of Death" and "Breaking The Chains" on March 20 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. DOKKEN last year parted ways with bassist Sean McNabb and replaced him with Mark Boals (former singer for YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN). Re...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Collaborating With MARZI MONTAZERI On Music For 'Hairmetal Shotgun Zombie Massacre' Film

Singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Marzi Montazeri (PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS) are writing and recording music for the fictional band WITCHES' LIPS portrayed in the movie "Hairmetal Shotgun Zombie Massacre". They have four original songs done so far...

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TWISTED SISTER Drummer A.J. PERO Dies At 55

TWISTED SISTER drummer A.J. Pero has died at the age of 55. According to the Associated Press, Pero was on tour with the band ADRENALINE MOB when members of that group were unable to rouse him on their bus Friday morning. He was taken to a hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he died of ...