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No longer tethered to their reputation as a former KING DIAMOND tribute act, THEM have evolved into a beast of their own design. As with both 2018's "Manor Of The Se7en Gables" and 2020's "Return To Hemmersmoor", the band's fourth album is a high-concept heavy metal record that adds depth and fresh...

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Watch: Makeup-Less KISS Performs 'Two Timer' On 'Kiss Kruise XI'

Fan-filmed video of KISS performing the song "Two Timer" live on October 24 during this year's Kiss Kruise can be seen below. Prior to yesterday, KISS last played "Two Timer", a song from the band's third album, 1975's "Dressed To Kill", in 2011, according to Setlist.fm. Kiss Kruise XI sailed from L...

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TOBIAS SAMMET Says RONNIE JAMES DIO's Singing Was 'Out Of This World'

In a new interview with Rocksverige, AVANTASIA leader and EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet was asked which singer, alive or dead, is his absolute favorite. He responded: "That's a very difficult question. It depends on the phases I go through, but it's probably be Ronnie James Dio [BLACK SABBATH, RAINBO...

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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI Weighs In On Use Of Backing Tracks At Live Concerts

In a new interview with Guitar World magazine, DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci was asked for his thoughts on some of his contemporaries using backing tracks in the live setting. He said: "It depends on what people are doing because some people don't tour with their whole bands, so they have so...

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JOSEY SCOTT On His Onstage Reunion With SALIVA: It Was 'Just Total Magic Time'

SALIVA reunited with its original singer Josey Scott for a one-off appearance on September 11 at this year's Blue Ridge Rock Festival at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. Scott performed three songs with the group at the event, which also saw SALIVA play with its singer of the p...

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Watch: ACCEPT Performs With Two Singers In Patchogue, New York

German/American heavy metal legends ACCEPT played the last two concerts of their fall 2022 North American tour with the band's longtime frontman Mark Tornillo sharing lead vocals with Jason McMaster (DANGEROUS TOYS, WATCHTOWER). The October 21 show at Stereo Garden in Patchogue, New York and the Oct...

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Las Vegas's WHEN WE WERE YOUNG Festival Cancels Saturday Performances Due To High Wind Warning

The When We Were Young music festival in Las Vegas has canceled its performances for Saturday October 22 due to high winds forecast for the area. The festival was set to take place Saturday, Sunday (October 23) and next weekend on October 29. The announcement was made at about 10:00 a.m. local time,...

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QUEEN Releases Newly Created Video For Rediscovered Track Featuring FREDDIE MERCURY, 'Face It Alone'

Three decades since the song was recorded at the 1988 sessions for "The Miracle", Simon Lupton's stunning new video for "Face It Alone" lends a powerful visual dimension to QUEEN's great "lost" anthem. Originally released on October 13, "Face It Alone" is the first new QUEEN song to feature the late...

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TARJA TURUNEN Shares Previously Unreleased Song 'Eye Of The Storm' From Upcoming 'Best Of: Living The Dream' Collection

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will release her first-ever "best-of" collection, "Best Of: Living The Dream", on December 2 via earMUSIC. A track from the collection, Tarja's previously unreleased song "Eye Of The Storm", has been made available and can be streamed below. "It was the right ti...

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Watch: ACCEPT Performs With DANGEROUS TOYS Singer JASON MCMASTER At Pennsylvania Concert

German/American heavy metal legends ACCEPT recruited Jason McMaster (DANGEROUS TOYS, WATCHTOWER) to sing for the band at last night's (Thursday, October 20) concert at Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. He was filling in for ACCEPT's longtime frontman Mark Tornillo, who was unable to make the...

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ACCEPT Recruits DANGEROUS TOYS Singer JASON MCMASTER For Pennsylvania Concert

German/American heavy metal legends ACCEPT have recruited Jason McMaster (DANGEROUS TOYS, WATCHTOWER) to sing for the band at tonight's (Thursday, October 20) concert at Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. He will be filling in for ACCEPT's longtime frontman Mark Tornillo, who is unable to make...

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LZZY HALE Confirms DOLLY PARTON's 'Jolene' Is One Of Two Covers HALESTORM Recently Recorded

In a new interview with Australia's Noise11.com, HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale confirmed that she and her bandmates recently "finished recording two new covers." She added: "Whether or not we're going to just release those as individual songs or have a cover EP, I have no idea what we're gonna do w...

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ACCEPT Cancels New Jersey Concert, Says Singer MARK TORNILLO Is Suffering From 'Virus Infection'

German/American heavy metal legends ACCEPT have canceled their concert in Vineland, New Jersey due to a "virus infection" suffered by lead singer Mark Tornillo. The decision to call off the show comes two days after ACCEPT performed without Tornillo in Toronto, Ontario, Canada while Mark was recover...

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ACCEPT Drummer Explains Decision To Play Toronto Concert Without Singer MARK TORNILLO

ACCEPT drummer Christopher Williams has explained the band's decision to perform without lead singer Mark Tornillo last night (Sunday, October 16) at The Phoenix in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was announced prior to the concert that the 68-year-old Tornillo, who joined ACCEPT in 2009, would be unab...

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JINJER Singer Felt 'Creatively Paralyzed' After Start Of Russia's War In Ukraine

Bassist Eugene Abdukhanov and frontwoman Tatiana Shmayluk of Ukrainian modern metallers JINJER were interviewed by Oran O'Beirne of Bloodstock TV at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival in August. Asked if the war in Ukraine has served as powerful surge of cathartic inspiration for any of their...