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Ex-CANDLEMASS Vocalist MATS LEVÉN On Releasing His First Solo Album: 'I've Been Waiting For This For A Long Time'

A veteran of bands such as CANDLEMASS, THERION and YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN, and a touring member of TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, acclaimed Swedish vocalist Mats Levén has finally released his first solo album under the name of SKYBLOOD. The self-titled album features guest contributions from past and prese...

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SHINEDOWN, 311 And WEEZER To Headline Third Annual SANDJAM Festival

SHINEDOWN, 311 and WEEZER will headline the third edition of the SandJam annual rock music festival, set to take place April 24-26, 2020 at Panama City Beach, Florida's M.B. Miller Pier. Another 20 acts are scheduled to perform on two massive stages set right on the beautiful white sand over the thr...

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WOLF HOFFMANN Still Doesn't Quite Understand What Caused PETER BALTES To Leave ACCEPT

David Araneda (a.k.a. Pomelo Rocker) of Powermetal.cl recently conducted an interview with ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2017's "The...

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DIRTY SHIRLEY Feat. GEORGE LYNCH And TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Singer DINO JELUSICK: Lyric Video For 'Dirty Blues' Song

The official lyric video for "Dirty Blues", a new song from DIRTY SHIRLEY, the project featuring guitarist George Lynch (THE END MACHINE, KXM, LYNCH MOB, ex-DOKKEN) and vocalist/keyboardist Dino Jelusick (ANIMAL DRIVE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA),can be seen below. The track is taken from DIRTY SHIRL...

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Listen To New THE WHO Song 'I Don't Wanna Get Wise'

"I Don't Wanna Get Wise", a brand new song from THE WHO, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's first album in 13 years, titled "Who", which due for release on December 6 (pushed back from the previously announced November 22). THE WHO has one of the greatest rock legacies in musi...

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Watch BRUCE DICKINSON Perform At 50th-Anniversary Celebration Of JON LORD's 'Concerto For Group And Orchestra' In Quebec City

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson performed last night (Friday, November 21) at the Palais Montcalm in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada as part of the 50th-anniversary celebration of late DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord's "Concerto For Group And Orchestra". Also appearing at the event were conductor...

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Here Is A Photo Of BRUCE DICKINSON Rehearsing With QUEBEC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will perform on November 21 and November 22 at the Palais Montcalm in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada as part of the 50th-anniversary celebration of late DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord's "Concerto For Group And Orchestra". Also scheduled to appear are conductor Pau...

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Legacy Of The Dark Lands

The seeds of the incredibly ambitious BLIND GUARDIAN TWILIGHT ORCHESTRA project were planted back in the nineties. Singer Hansi Kürsch and guitarist André Olbrich, core members of the extravagant and decadent German power metal outfit BLIND GUARDIAN, spurred forward the goal for them to craft an el...

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EVANESCENCE's Cover Of FLEETWOOD MAC's 'The Chain' To Receive Official Release This Friday

EVANESCENCE's cover of FLEETWOOD MAC's "The Chain" will be released as a digital single this Friday, November 22. The track is featured in a commercial for "Gears Of War 5", the latest chapter of XBOX's popular "Gears Of War" franchise. "I'm proud to lend my voice to this reimagining of 'The Chain'...

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Former CANDLEMASS Singer MATS LEVÉN's SKYBLOOD: 'Out Of The Hollow' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for the song "Out Of The Hollow" from SKYBLOOD, the solo project of acclaimed Swedish hard rock singer Mats Levén, can be seen below. Levén says about the track: "It's about someone realizing it's time to move on. Even if it means having to face the dark unknown." His name b...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Kicks Off European 'Empath' Tour (Video)

Canadian heavy music artist Devin Townsend kicked off his European "Empath" tour on November 15 in Paris, France. Fan-filmed video footage of the second show of the trek, which took place last night (Saturday, November 16) at Trix in Antwerp, Belgium, can be seen below. Since disbanding the DEVIN TO...

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AL PITRELLI Says TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Has Started Recording New Holiday Music

In a recent interview with Guitar World, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Al Pitrelli (SAVATAGE, MEGADETH) revealed that the group has started tracking new holiday music at its studio in Tampa, Florida (the facility formerly known as Morrisound) — TSO's first recordings since the 2017 death of pro...

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Former METAL CHURCH Singer RONNY MUNROE Joins ONE MACHINE

ONE MACHINE, the brainchild of critically acclaimed guitarist/songwriter Steve Smyth, has announced the addition of former METAL CHURCH and TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA vocalist Ronny Munroe. Says Smyth: "As our fans know, we have been looking high and low for the right fit in a frontman for ONE MACHINE...

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Watch TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Perform SAVATAGE's 'Believe'

Although SAVATAGE has played just one official concert — a co-headlining appearance at the 2015 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival — since the end of its world tour in support of 2001's Poets & Madmen", several of the group's songs have been prominently featured over the years in live...

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HANSI KÜRSCH Thinks 'Legacy Of The Dark Lands' Orchestral Album Is BLIND GUARDIAN's 'Magnum Opus'

Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with frontman Hansi Kürsch of German power metal veterans BLIND GUARDIAN. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On BLIND GUARDIAN's new all-orchestral album, "Twilight Orche...