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JOHN PETRUCCI: 'Distance Over Time' Is 'The Best-Sounding DREAM THEATER Record We've Ever Made'

Progressive metal titans DREAM THEATER will release their 14th studio album, "Distance Over Time", on February 22, 2019. "Distance Over Time" showcases a newfound creativity for DREAM THEATER while maintaining the elements that have garnered them devoted fans around the globe. The album also marks t...

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KISS Joined By JAMES CORDEN For 'Rock And Roll All Nite' Performance On 'The Late Late Show' (Video)

Legendary rockers KISS were joined by James Corden Monday night (November 5) for a performance of their 1975 classic "Rock And Roll All Nite" on "The Late Late Show With James Corden". Corden, who wore his own custom costume and face paint, changed the lyrics of the songs to reflect the fact that t...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Urges His Fans To Vote In Midterm Elections: 'The Planet Is In Peril'

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has implored his fans to vote in the mid-term elections, saying that our "planet is in peril" due to climate change. The midterm elections are today — Tuesday, November 6. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives will be voted on during the midterms, becaus...

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RAVEN To Release New Live Album 'Screaming Murder Death From Above: Live In Aalborg' In January

When the British/American metal trio RAVEN left the Skråen stage at the end of November 2017 after its acclaimed concert in Aalborg, Denmark, brothers John (bass, vocals) and Mark Gallagher (guitar) along with new member Mike Heller (drums) didn't foresee their show being recorded for posterity. "We...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Teases New Song In Video From Writing Sessions

MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine has shared a short video of drummer Dirk Verbeuren working on his parts for a new song, to be included on the band's 16th studio album. Dave captioned the clip: "The Cheshire Cat is smiling! Enjoy a lil tease. ⁦@Megadeth⁩ ⁦@VerbeurenDirk⁩ #Album16" The sessions are bein...

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SOEN Feat. Ex-OPETH Drummer MARTIN LOPEZ: 'Lotus' Album Due In February

On February 1, 2019, SOEN, the progressive heavy rock group featuring world-renowned drummer Martin Lopez (formerly of AMON AMARTH and OPETH),will release its fourth album, "Lotus", via Silver Lining Music. Having spent the last six months digging deep into the muddy depths of their emotions, th...

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STEPHEN PEARCY Says RATT's New Lineup Is 'Unbelievable': 'We're Having A Great Time'

RATT singer Stephen Pearcy was interviewed for the latest episode of "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon". You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On RATT's new lineup, in which he is joined by bassist Juan Croucier, drummer Pete Holmes (BLACK 'N...

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Public Memorial Service For ALL THAT REMAINS Guitarist OLI HERBERT To Be Held This Weekend

A public memorial service for Oli Herbert, a founding member and lead guitarist of metal band ALL THAT REMAINS, will be held on Sunday, November 11 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Worcester Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. The memorial service will be open to the public with entrance on a "first-...

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HIGH ON FIRE Frontman Shares Graphic Photo Of Partially Amputated Toe

HIGH ON FIRE frontman Matt Pike has shared a graphic photo of his partially amputated toe. The emergency surgery forced the band to pull out of its previously announced "Speed Of The Wizard" co-headlining tour with MUNICIPAL WASTE last month. The trek was scheduled to kick off on November 2 in Dalla...

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I Loved You at Your Darkest

BEHEMOTH has come a long way since its humble early days as an obscure, dark, melodic black metal band. It truly has gone on to become behemoth in terms of both its musical and commercial growth, with its outlandish music and performances deemed worthy enough to have earned them a coveted slot on SL...

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GUNS N' ROSES Has Played To More Than 5 Million Fans During 'Not In This Lifetime' Tour So Far

Since the kickoff of the "Not In This Lifetime" tour in 2016, GUNS N' ROSES has performed an astounding 140-plus shows for over five million fans to date in stadiums, arenas, and as part of festivals worldwide. This year alone the band has played at 13 stadiums as part of their epic run along with f...

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KISS Members Envision Final Show Of Upcoming Farewell Tour: 'How Do You Not End With 'Rock And Roll All Nite'?'

Even though KISS's upcoming "End Of The Road" farewell tour will feature numerous songs the group has been playing live for more than four decades, band members Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer say they never tire of performing them. When Madison Vain of BUILD Series asked S...

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JAMES KOTTAK Says Reunited KINGDOM COME Is 'In It For The Long Run'

Shut Up & Rock On recently conducted an interview with KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how the ball got rolling for KINGDOM COME's 30th-anniversary tour: James: "It's b...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Praises SHURE Microphones' 'Rigid' And 'Trustworthy Components' (Video)

At the Atlanta stop of JUDAS PRIEST's "Firepower" tour, singer Rob Halford sat down to discuss his long history with Shure as well as his new Axient Digital wireless system. Check out the video below. "The one thing about Shure microphones is that in all of my years, I don't think I've ever had a Sh...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Defends '...And Justice For All' Production: 'It Wasn't Planned That Way'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has defended the sound of the band's "...And Justice For All" album, saying that it was "the result of instinctive choices that were made along the way to make it work." While "...And Justice For All" is considered one of METALLICA's classics, it has been criticized alm...