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K.K. DOWNING Explains Decision To Sell His Share Of Royalty Rights To JUDAS PRIEST Catalog

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing spoke to Myglobalmind about his decision to sell his share of the royalty rights to 136 of the band's tracks, including classic songs "Breaking The Law", "Living After Midnight" and "Painkiller", to Round Hill Music. The deal was made following the collapse...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Partners With OMAZE To Offer Fans Epic Concert Experience

Ozzy Osbourne has announced a partnership with online fundraising platform Omaze offering one lucky fan a once-in-a-lifetime experience of being in his entourage for the day, complete with the never-before-offered opportunity to watch his Las Vegas show from the side of the stage. The campaign will...

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SOULFLY: Third Trailer For 'Ritual' Album

The third trailer for "Ritual", the forthcoming eleventh album from SOULFLY, can be seen below. Due on October 19 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the follow-up to 2015's "Archangel" was produced, recorded and mixed by Josh Wilbur (KILLER BE KILLED, LAMB OF GOD, GOJIRA). Cover artwork was painted by...

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New Band Featuring DOKKEN, WARRANT Members To Release Debut Album In April 2019

The new band featuring three members of the classic DOKKEN lineup along with former LYNCH MOB and current WARRANT singer Robert Mason will tentatively release its debut album in April 2019 via Frontiers Music Srl. The group, which is provisionally dubbed THE END (and was known in its formative stag...

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IMONOLITH Feat. THREAT SIGNAL, DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT, Ex-STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Members: Listen To 'Dig' Song

IMONOLITH, the new Canadian metal band featuring members of THREAT SIGNAL, DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT and STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, has released an audio snippet of its latest demo track, titled "Dig". Says the group: "It's a song about shit talkers and the importance of ignoring them. The message of the lyr...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING On Relationship With His Former Bandmates: The 'Mutual-Respect Thing Seems To Be Drifting Away'

In a brand new interview with the "Iron City Rocks" podcast, ex-JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing was asked if he would ever entertain reconnecting with his former bandmates if the opportunity presented itself. "I don't know what happened," K.K. said. "I tried to leave discreetly [and] quietly, an...

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Property From The Estate Of RONNIE JAMES DIO: Video Trailers For Upcoming Auction

Julien's Auctions is paying tribute to one of the most influential heavy metal heroes and forefathers of headbanging music with the "Property From The Estate Of Ronnie James Dio" auction, live at The Hard Rock Café in New York on Friday, September 14 and Saturday, September 15 and online at JuliensL...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE Members Talks About Working With MARK LEWIS In New 'Power Drunk Majesty' Trailer

METAL ALLEGIANCE — with its four core members: David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT),Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, ex-DREAM THEATER) and Mark Menghi — began as a celebration of heavy metal, powered by the almost tribal bond shared between the extreme music community's most revered t...

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STRYPER Taps Guitarist HOWIE SIMON For This Month's Shows; OZ FOX To Return In October

After heavy touring for the first part of 2018, STRYPER will return to the road this fall for the second half of its "God Damn Evil" world tour. And there is good news for STRYPER fans… guitarist Oz Fox intends to return to the road for most of the dates this fall. This has been a challenging summer...

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NORTHWARD Feat. NIGHTWISH Singer And PAGAN'S MIND Guitarist: First Trailer For Debut Album

The first trailer for the upcoming self-titled debut album from NORTHWARD, the hard rock project featuring current NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen and PAGAN'S MIND guitarist Jørn Viggo Lofstad, can be seen below. The disc will be released on October 19 via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the albu...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Join Forces With JUDAS PRIEST For European Tour

OZZY OSBOURNE will embark on the next European tour of the "No More Tours 2" in early 2019. "Special guests" on the trek will be British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. Ozzy said in a statement: "I've been extremely blessed to have had two successful music careers. I'm looking at this final tour a...

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Northern Chaos Gods

Uncertainty loomed following the departure of original and iconic, crab-walking frontman Abbath, but with its first album in almost a decade, IMMORTAL has returned in a big way. The Norwegian band has shown that it is able to stand on its own without said vocalist/guitarist, who has gone on to prove...

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Dictators

Daron Malakian will probably always primarily be known as the impressive, genre-defying guitarist of SYSTEM OF A DOWN. More than a decade has passed since that outfit's last album, and while it's teased the possibility of a sixth album, the prospect seems uncertain. In lieu of new SOAD material, sai...

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VOIVOD Drummer Says 'The Wake' Is 'One Of The Most Intricate Albums' Band Has Ever Done

Sonic Perspectives recently conducted an interview with drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of Canadian progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD about the band's forthcoming studio album, "The Wake". You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On w...

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ROB HALFORD Says JUDAS PRIEST 'Pulled Out All The Stops' On 'Firepower'

Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford about the band's current North American co-headlining tour with DEEP PURPLE. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (tr...