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ORIANTHI Signs With FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL; New Solo Album Due In The Fall

Australian guitarist Orianthi (ALICE COOPER, RSO, Michael Jackson) has signed a deal with Frontiers Music Srl. Orianthi's first new studio album in seven years and her first new music as a solo artist in six years is expected to be released this fall. "I am thrilled about this new chapter with Front...

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Ex-LYNCH MOB Singer ANDREW FREEMAN Commends GEORGE LYNCH For Retiring Band Name

Andrew Freeman, who has fronted LYNCH MOB for a number of shows over the past couple of decades, has commended George Lynch for retiring the LYNCH MOB band name. Earlier in the week, Lynch announced that he was ending LYNCH MOB, apparently due to the racial insensitivity of the band name, saying he...

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QUEEN: 'The Neal Preston Photographs' Official Book Due In October

Legendary rock photographer Neal Preston joined QUEEN as official tour photographer at a crucial stage of their evolution into one of the greatest rock bands in history. Preston captured QUEEN at their most intimate and ecstatic, never missing a beat, committed to revealing the passion and dedicatio...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Blasts Bands Who Rely Heavily On Backing Tracks During Live Performances

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has blasted bands who rely heavily on pre-recorded tracks during their live performances. In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for using backing tracks, drum triggers and other assorted technology that makes concerts more synthetic but also more c...

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QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT's 'You Are The Champions' To Be Released on 7" Vinyl And CD

Furthering their support for raising funds and awareness of the COVID-19 pandemic, QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT are releasing special limited-edition CD and seven-inch vinyl versions of their lockdown track "You Are The Champions". Both versions of the new formats are limited to 3000 copies each and will be...

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THE TROOPS OF DOOM Feat. Ex-SEPULTURA Guitarist JAIRO 'TORMENTOR' GUEDZ: 'The Rise Of Heresy' EP Due In October

THE TROOPS OF DOOM, the new Brazilian band featuring former SEPULTURA guitarist Jairo "Tormentor" Guedz, will release its debut EP, "The Rise Of Heresy", on October 9 via Nuclear Blast's digital subsidiary, Blood Blast Distribution. The effort, which was mastered by Øystein G. Brun (BORKNAGAR) at Cr...

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JON ANDERSON 'Would Love To' Get All Surviving YES Members Together For A Tour

Ex-YES singer Jon Anderson has told Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station that he is still hopeful he can reunite with his former bandmates to mark the group's 50th anniversary. "I'd love to get the whole of YES together one day in the next couple of years — everybody, 20 of us on stage, that kin...

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Watch METALLICA Perform 'Moth Into Flame' From 'S&M2' Live Album And Video

Video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Moth Into Flame" from the upcoming "Metallica And San Francisco Symphony: S&M²" release can be seen below. METALLICA and San Francisco Symphony's September 6 and September 8, 2019 "S&M²" concerts were historic on multiple levels: They served as...

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TRENT REZNOR Collaborates With TOBACCO On 'Babysitter' Song

Trent Reznor has collaborated with avant-garde electronic artist Tobacco on a new song called "Babysitter". The track will appear on Tobacco's upcoming album, "Hot Wet & Sassy", which will be released on October 30 via Ghostly International. "I've always been an album guy and my albums are my zo...

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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN Pays Tribute To Original Drummer TONY COSTANZA

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has paid tribute to the band's original drummer, Tony Costanza, who died on Tuesday (August 4). He was 52 years old. Costanza was the singer of the Las Vegas metal band PAPSMEAR before relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area and joining MACHINE HEAD in 1992. He sat...

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GOJIRA Releases New Standalone Single 'Another World'

French metallers GOJIRA have released a new standalone single titled "Another World". Produced by the band's own Joseph "Joe" Duplantier and mixed by Andy Wallace, the new track is available today on all streaming platforms and is joined by an animated official music video directed by Maxime Tiberhg...

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GEORGE LYNCH Says It's Time To Pull The Plug On LYNCH MOB: 'I'm Not Gonna Tour Anymore Or Put Out Records With That Name'

George Lynch says that he will no longer make new music or tour under the LYNCH MOB name. The former DOKKEN guitarist broke the news of LYNCH MOB's end during a brand new interview with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio. Asked if there are plans for LYNCH MOB to record a new LP following the upcoming...

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Original MACHINE HEAD Drummer TONY COSTANZA Dead At 52

Original MACHINE HEAD drummer Tony Costanza has died. He was 52 years old. Costanza's passing was confirmed by his former CRISIS bandmate Afzaal Nasiruddeen, who wrote in a Facebook post: "It is with a very heavy heart that I have to accept and inform everyone concerned that I lost my brother, band...

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BLACK SABBATH Cover Band BSCBR Feat. YEAH YEAH YEAHS, INTERPOL Members: 'Master Of Rehearsal' Single Due Next Month

BLACK SABBATH COVER BAND REHEARSALS (BSCBR) — the BLACK SABBATH tribute act featuring Brad Truax (INTERPOL),Mick Barr (OCRILIM, KRALLICE),Greg Fox, Nick Zinner (YEAH YEAH YEAHS),and Angel Deradoorian (DIRTY PROJECTORS, DERADOORIAN) — has shared its version of "Sweet Leaf". The track is taken from...

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SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE To Play First Pandemic-Era Concert In September

According to Rolling Stone, SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE will perform live for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic on September 18 as the headliner of Rockin' Fore The Kids at Cleveland's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Also scheduled to appear are the OHIO WEATHER BAND, count...