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HAMMERFALL Guitarist: Why Heavy Metal Concert Livestreams Without An Audience 'Don't Work At All'

In a new interview with EMP España, HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak spoke about the band's upcoming spring 2022 European tour with HELLOWEEN. The "United Forces 2022" trek will kick off on March 25 in Oslo, Norway and conclude on May 5 in London, England. "We're chomping at the bit to get started...

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FOREIGNER's MICK JONES On IAN MCDONALD: 'He Was A Musician Of Great Substance And Versatility'

FOREIGNER leader Mick Jones has paid tribute to the band's original guitarist Ian McDonald, who passed away peacefully on February 9 in his home in New York City, surrounded by his family. He was 75 years old. Earlier today, Jones released the following statement: "When I had the idea of forming FOR...

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IAN MCDONALD, Founding Member Of FOREIGNER And KING CRIMSON, Dies At 75

Ian McDonald, founding member of KING CRIMSON and FOREIGNER, passed away peacefully on February 9 in his home in New York City, surrounded by his family. He was 75 years old. A master multi-instrumentalist, McDonald's musicianship was an integral part of launching celebrated progressive rock band KI...

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YES Frontman JON ANDERSON Announces Spring 2022 Tour Dates With PAUL GREEN ROCK ACADEMY

Legendary YES vocalist/songwriter Jon Anderson will once again tour with the Paul Green Rock Academy starting in April The "Jon Anderson With The Paul Green Rock Academy" tour is a resumption of the tradition started in 2005 when Jon toured with the original School Of Rock all-stars. These shows, ov...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's New Album Is '90 Percent Done' After 78-Piece Orchestra Records Its Parts

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's new album is "90 percent done" after the band was able to get a 78-piece orchestra to record its parts for the follow-up to 2016's "The Stage". Earlier today, AVENGED singer M. Shadows shared new photos of the orchestra in the studio along with him and guitarist Synyster Gates gi...

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Synchro Anarchy

How does a band survive for 40 years without ever sounding like anything else? Their earliest records aside, VOIVOD have been ferociously original throughout the last four decades; a unique and unassailable benchmark for progressive heaviness. Perhaps uniquely, they negotiated the tragic loss of tal...

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IGGY POP To Receive Prestigious Swedish Award POLAR MUSIC PRIZE

Iggy Pop will be honored with the prestigious Polar Music Prize. The legendary rocker has been chosen as one of the 2022 recipients of Sweden's biggest music award. The ceremony will take place in Stockholm on May 24. The Polar Music Prize was founded in 1989 by Stig "Stikkan" Anderson, the manager...

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Documentary About Deadly GREAT WHITE Concert Fire To Premiere On REELZ Later This Month

"America's Deadliest Concert: The Guest List", a documentary about the infamous GREAT WHITE concert fire nearly two decades ago that killed a hundred people and injured hundreds more, will receive its premiere on Reelz on February 20. A trailer for the film is available below. This past December, fo...

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HAMMERFALL Guitarist Explains How KING DIAMOND's Guest Appearance On 'Venerate Me' Came About

Last month, Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL released a new single, "Venerate Me", featuring a special guest appearance by legendary Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond. The track is taken from the band's twelfth studio album, "Hammer Of Dawn", which is due on February 25 via Napalm Records. In a new...

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METALLICA Releases MetOnTour Video Edit Of 'King Nothing' Performance From First 40th-Anniversary Concert

A MetOnTour video edit of METALLICA performing the song "King Nothing" on December 17, 2021 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California can be seen below. The show was the first of METALLICA's two 40th-anniversary concerts which featured different setlists. They were part of METALLICA's "San Franci...

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W.A.S.P. And ARMORED SAINT Add Seven Shows To Fall 2022 U.S. Tour

W.A.S.P. and ARMORED SAINT, Hollywood's prodigal sons, are coming home to end their U.S. tour at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. After selling out the first California show of the U.S. tour in Anaheim, W.A.S.P. has announced a concert at The Wiltern on December 11. In addition, new shows in Las...

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KING DIAMOND Is Working On Lyrics For Long-Awaited 'The Institute' Album

King Diamond has revealed that he is working on lyrics for the long-awaited new album from his namesake band. Titled "The Institute", the group's first studio LP in 15 years is tentatively before the end of the year via Metal Blade Records. On Tuesday (February 1),King took to his Instagram to shar...

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GEORGE LYNCH And JEFF PILSON's Next 'Heavy Hitters' Album Will Feature A More 'Raw '70s Rock' Vibe

Guitar-shredding virtuoso George Lynch recently reteamed with his former DOKKEN bandmate Jeff Pilson for a set of new studio recordings that turn pop music classics into powerful metal anthems. The follow-up to 2020's "Heavy Hitters", tentatively titled "Heavy Hitters 2", will be released later in t...

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Ex-SKID ROW Drummer PHIL VARONE Says SEBASTIAN BACH Is 'In A War With Himself'

Former SKID ROW drummer Phil Varone has once again responded to ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach's claim that Varone's decision to pose nude for an Playgirl is "further proof that the name 'SKID ROW' has completely lost all credibility, cool, accuracy and is now devoid of all meaning in every way."...

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VOLBEAT's JON LARSEN Tests Positive For COVID-19; Ex-SLAYER Drummer JON DETTE To Fill In

VOLBEAT has canceled its concert tonight (Friday, January 29) at Ford Idaho Center Arena in Nampa, Idaho after the band's drummer, Jon Larsen, tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. VOLBEAT is expected to resume its co-headlining U.S. tour with GHOST tomorrow...