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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS Says It Was 'Very Exciting' To Perform With MIKE PORTNOY On Last Year's 'Cruise To The Edge'

Jordan Rudess says that it was "very exciting" to perform with his former DREAM THEATER bandmate Mike Portnoy on a progressive rock cruise more than a year ago. In February 2019, Rudess and Portnoy reunited on stage for the first time in almost nine years during the Cruise To The Edge to perform "In...

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EPICA's SIMONE SIMONS: 'We Want To Preserve Our Mother Earth And Ensure That Our Children Have A Safe Future'

EPICA singer Simone Simons has urged everyone to "preserve our mother earth and ensure that our children have a safe future." In the latest entry in her Smoonstyle blog, Simone wrote in part: "Covid-19, the climate crisis, the fight against racism. They have been keeping many of us awake at night fo...

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K.K. DOWNING Once Again Defends JUDAS PRIEST's 'Nostradamus': 'It Was Something Original'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has once again defended the band's controversial symphonic heavy metal concept double album about Nostradamus, saying it was "something original" which allowed him and his then-bandmates to show what they "could actually do as musicians." Released in 2008,...

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Germany's DESTRUCTION To Play First Live Show Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

German thrashers DESTRUCTION will play their first concert after the coronavirus pandemic closures on July 4 at the Z7 club in Pratteln, Switzerland. Support at the gig will come from POLTERGEIST and another, as-yet-announced act. Tickets are very limited in response to COVID-19 restrictions. Get yo...

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QUIET RIOT's FRANKIE BANALI Opens Up About Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer Battle: 'I'm Still Fighting The Good Fight'

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali, who has been battling stage IV pancreatic cancer for the past 14 months, offered an update on his health during an appearance Wednesday (June 10) on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation". He said (hear audio below): "I'm still fighting the good fight. I'm still doing the chemo...

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RICHIE FAULKNER Says 'It Looks Like' TOM ALLOM And ANDY SNEAP Will Return As Producers For Next JUDAS PRIEST Album

Richie Faulkner says it is likely the next JUDAS PRIEST album will be once again produced by Tom Allom and Andy Sneap. Allom and Sneap worked on PRIEST's 2018 album "Firepower", which was the band's second LP to feature Faulkner, who was selected to fill the void left by founding guitarist K.K. Down...

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CLINT LOWERY On Upcoming SEVENDUST Album: 'I Think This Is One Of Our Strongest Records In A While'

Clint Lowery says that SEVENDUST's upcoming album is one of its "strongest records" in quite some time. The follow-up to 2018's "All I See Is War" was once again tracked at Studio Barbarosa in Gotha, Florida with producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette, who has previously worked with ALTER BRIDGE and SLAS...

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DEFTONES' ABE CUNNINGHAM On Upcoming Album: 'We Can't Help But Sound Like Ourselves'

DEFTONES drummer Abe Cunningham has offered an update on the band's follow-up to 2016's "Gore" album, which was recently recorded for a tentative late 2020 release. Speaking to Download presenter Kylie Olsson, Abe said (see video below): "We actually tracked everything [for the new LP] over the summ...

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Watch SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE Cover VAN HALEN's 'Right Now' As Part Of 'Lockdown Sessions'

Sammy Hagar and his CIRCLE bandmates Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson have once teamed up via the Internet to record music. After previously connecting via their smartphones from four separate locations to lay down a brand new song titled "Funky Feng Shui", as well as covers of THE WHO'...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On Coming Out As Gay: 'It's One Of The Most Uplifting, Thrilling Experiences Of Your Life'

JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford talked to Billboard for its 2020 Pride Issue in which the magazine is spotlighting the experiences of artists and executives working in genres that are not always included in conversations about Pride in the music industry. Speaking about the need for younger people to com...

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DEAD CROSS Feat. MIKE PATTON, DAVE LOMBARDO: Cover Of BLACK FLAG's 'Rise Above' Now Available

DEAD CROSS, the Southern California hardcore outfit featuring Dave Lombardo (SLAYER, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, MISFITS),Mike Patton (FAITH NO MORE, TOMAHAWK),Justin Pearson (THE LOCUST, RETOX) and Michael Crain (RETOX, FESTIVAL OF DEAD DEER),has released its cover version of the BLACK FLAG classic "Ri...

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SAXON Has 11 New Songs That Are 'Done And Ready To Go'

SAXON frontman Biff Byford spoke to Metal Rules about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2018's "Thunderbolt" album. He said: "It's coming along nicely. There is no pressure at the moment, to be honest, as I work better under pressure. We are recording our bits and pi...

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RAGE Announces Two New Guitarists

German power metallers RAGE have parted ways with guitarist Marcos Rodriguez and have replaced him with two new six-stringers: Stefan Weber (ex-AXXIS) and Jean Bormann (ANGELIC, RAGE & RUINS). Alongside vocalist/bassist Peavy Wagner, drummer Vassilios "Lucky" Maniatopoulos continues to be part o...

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BAD WOLVES' DOC COYLE Says He 'Wholeheartedly' Disagrees With TOMMY VEXT's 'Black Lives Matter' Comments

BAD WOLVES guitarist Doc Coyle says that he "wholeheartedly disagrees" with the content of a video recently released by his bandmate, singer Tommy Vext. On Monday, Vext posted a six-plus-minute video on Instagram in which he suggested, without evidence, that "Black Lives Matter" was created by peopl...

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ALICE COOPER: 'I Don't Think I've Ever Refused An Autograph Or A Picture To Anybody'

On May 29, legendary rocker Alice Cooper was a guest on We Are Hear's "Raise Your Horns With Lzzy Hale" — hosted by HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale. Speaking about how, despite all his success, he remains humble and down to earth, Alice said (see video below): "I don't think I've ever refused an autograph or...