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SHINEDOWN Announces 'Planet Zero' Album, Unveils Title Track
SHINEDOWN will release its seventh album, "Planet Zero", on April 22 via Atlantic Records. The official lyric video for the LP's title track can be seen below. Vocalist Brent Smith stated about the new disc: "If we shut each other down and allow ourselves to be divided by the information we consume...January 26, 2022
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ERIC CLAPTON Explains Why He Was Musically Motivated To Voice His Controversial Anti-Vaccine And Lockdown Views
Eric Clapton has opened up about his decision to drop a politically charged song called "This Has Gotta Stop" as a way of addressing his stance against COVID-19 policies. The track, which was produced by his longtime producing partner Simon Climie, came several months after he released the anti-lock...January 21, 2022
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ALICE COOPER: 'There Was Nobody, And I Mean Nobody, Like MEAT LOAF'
Alice Cooper has paid tribute to iconic rock singer Meat Loaf, who died on Thursday (January 20) at the age of 74. Earlier today, Cooper took to his social media to write: "Meat Loaf was one of the greatest voices in Rock N Roll, and he was certainly one of my closest friends in the business. He was...January 21, 2022
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Listen To KISS's Live Version Of 'Lick It Up' From 'Off The Soundboard: Live In Virginia Beach'
KISS has premiered a live version of "Lick It Up" from "Off The Soundboard: Live In Virginia Beach", which is being released on March 11. The original album version of "Lick It Up" came out in 1983 and is the title track from the band's platinum-selling release. The song quickly became a fan favorit...January 21, 2022
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TESTAMENT Parts Ways With Longtime Drummer GENE HOGLAN
TESTAMENT has parted ways with its longtime drummer Gene Hoglan. The veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers announced Hoglan's exit from the group in a social media post earlier today. The band wrote: "To all our TESTAMENT fans around the world, "First off, we are beyond grateful to have had Gene...January 21, 2022
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Rockers React To Passing Of MEAT LOAF
Brian May (QUEEN),Slash (GUNS N' ROSES),Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH),David Draiman (DISTURBED),Frank Bello (ANTHRAX),Dino Cazares (FEAR FACTORY),Todd La Torre (QUEENSRŸCHE) and SCORPIONS are among the rockers who have reacted to the passing of iconic rock singer Meat Loaf. He died on Thursday at t...January 21, 2022
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Hear DEE SNIDER, EDDIE OJEDA, MIKE PORTNOY And RUDY SARZO Cover MOUNTAIN's 'Theme From An Imaginary Western'
Provogue Records / Mascot Label Group has presented a new lyric video to the classic MOUNTAIN hit "Theme From An Imaginary Western" in front of the March 25 release of "Legacy: A Tribute To Leslie West". The recording features TWISTED SISTER bandmates Dee Snider on vocals and Eddie Ojeda on guitar,...January 20, 2022
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KISS Announces May 2022 U.S. Tour Dates
KISS has announced a handful of new U.S. shows as part of the band's ongoing "End Of The Road" tour. The four rescheduled concerts will take place in May after they were postponed last year. All previously purchased tickets and VIP packages will be honored for the new dates. As previously reported,...January 19, 2022
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SHINEDOWN To Release New Single Next Week
SHINEDOWN will release the first single from the band's upcoming seventh studio album on Wednesday, January 26. Last month, SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith told 95.9 The Rat's Carl Craft about the new LP's more "stripped-down" approach: "We wanted to push everything to the front. And what I mean by tha...January 19, 2022
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SUFFOCATION Announces 'Forces Of Hostility' 2022 North American Tour With ATHEIST
New York death metal pioneers SUFFOCATION have announced the "Forces Of Hostility - North American Tour 2022". The 30-date trek kicks off at The Monarch in Brooklyn on May 26, making stops in Chicago, Albuquerque, and Toronto before concluding in Clifton, New Jersey on June 25. Joining the band as...January 11, 2022
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RUN-DMC's DARRYL MCDANIELS Discusses His Love Of AC/DC In New Episode Of 'Beyond The Thunder' Podcast
"AC/DC Beyond The Thunder" podcast kicks off its Season 3 podcast with Darryl McDaniels emceeing, the DMC portion of the greatest hip-hop group of all time RUN-DMC. "I'm honored that I get to talk about AC/DC right now, because... it's my thing," he said. Sporting his ever-present AC/DC T-shirt whil...January 11, 2022
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TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY And TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Collaborate On New Song 'Behold Our Power'
TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy has collaborated with TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy on a new song called "Behold Our Power". The track, which was released under Heafy's name via his YouTube channel, was apparently written as the theme song for the 2022 installment of Poland's Mystic Festival. The event,...January 7, 2022
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KISS's 2004 Performance From Virginia Beach To Be Released In March
On March 11, rock icons KISS will release the next installment of their "Off The Soundboard" official live bootleg series with "Off The Soundboard: Live In Virginia Beach", recorded live at the Virginia Beach Amphitheatre on July 25, 2004. This is the second in a series of live releases by the band...January 7, 2022
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TRIXTER Drummer Claims Some Members Have No Desire To Put Band Back Together
TRIXTER drummer Mark "Gus" Scott says that no progress has been made in his desire to get the band back together. Both TRIXTER guitarist Steve Brown and bassist P.J. Farley have been critical of Scott in recent interviews, with Steve saying that the drummer is on "the shit list beyond belief" with t...January 6, 2022
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ZAKK WYLDE Says 'It's Definitely Pretty Surreal' Playing On OZZY's New Album Alongside IOMMI, BECK And CLAPTON
Zakk Wylde says that "it's an honor" to be playing on the upcoming Ozzy Osbourne album alongside some of his guitar heros. The guitarist, who has been a member of Ozzy's solo band on and off for 35 years, was excluded from the legendary heavy metal singer's 2020 LP "Ordinary Man", which was the firs...January 6, 2022