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Tag: Classic Hard Rock

Doro Releases New Music Video from Forever Warriors – Forever United

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Doro is on her way to another world tour, and in the meantime, the Metal Queen has just unleashed a brand-new music video for a song off her latest top-charting album Forever Warriors – Forever United. “Freunde Fürs Leben”, or “Friends For Life”, is the only German-language track off this release, and you can see the heartfelt video right here: https://youtu.be/kZ1e9AItu2w. Doro says of the clip, “The fans love the song as much as I do. The video for ‘Freunde Fürs Leben’ turned out to be awesome and offers lots of really touching scenes of and with the fans. I […]

Phil Campbell Releases New Track Featuring Dee Snider, Mick Mars, and Chris Fehn

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Phil Campbell is about to follow up on his latest project, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, with his first-ever solo venture, the full-length Old Lions Still Roar. This week, the guitarist of Motörhead legend revealed the first single off the new record, a track featuring Dee Snider, Mick Mars, and Chris Fehn, entitled “These Old Boots”, which you can check out in animated video form right here. Old Lions Still Roar is set for an October 25th release on Nuclear Blast, and will also feature special guests like Rob Halford, Alice Cooper, Joe Satriani, and more. Keep up with […]

Refused Reveals “Blood Red”

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Refused is bringing the latest chapter of their Hardcore Punk discography to the world in the form of War Music, set for global release on October 18th via Spinefarm/Search & Destroy. The band recently unveiled the career-spanning video for “Blood Red”, which you can check out right here. Here’s what Refused has to say about this new record:  “We didn’t play a single show during the making of the last album. It was a long time to be away after the addictive chaos of our reunion shows in 2012. Playing to houses packed with maniacs losing their minds right in […]

Roxy Blue Are Back With New Self-Titled Album

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Classic Hard Rockers Roxy Blue are making a comeback, with their first new album in over 27 years set to be released this week, on August 9th, via Frontiers Music Srl. The Memphis Rockers have also revealed the first taste of their self-titled new record in music video form, with “Rockstar Junkie“, and Roxy Blue is also available for streaming and pre-order via iTunes/Apple Music. For more on the band, head to: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialRoxyBlue.

BMG and Motörhead Team Up for the ’79 Campaign

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BMG has big plans for Motörhead fans, as the Motörhead ’79 campaign kicks off this fall with a Deluxe Collectors’ Box Set. Created with the full cooperation and involvement of the estates of Lemmy Kilmister, “Fast” Eddie Clarke and Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor, the set will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Overkill and Bomber with new deluxe editions, both as hardbound bookpacks in two CD and triple LP format, as well as previously unheard concerts from the ‘79 tours, interviews, many unseen photos, and more. For a taste of some of the ’79 footage, check out the recently unveiled video of “Bomber” below. […]

Static-X Announces Second Leg of North American Tour

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Static-X has been going strong along the first leg of their North American Wisconsin Death Trip 20th Anniversary Tour, with the series of sold out dates wrapping up last week. Now, the band has just announced a second leg, as they take along the same lineup of co-headliners Devildriver, and support Dope, Wednesday 13, and Raven Black, for a North American run covering many of the cities they didn’t hit the first time around. They’ll cover plenty of U.S. ground for a month starting on November 8th, before wrapping up the run in mid-December with support from Wednesday 13 only […]

Sons of Apollo Announce New Live Record

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Sons of Apollo, the supergroup-esque project featuring a lineup of Mike Portnoy, Derek Sherinian, Billy Sheehan, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, and Jeff Scott Soto, are on their way to a follow-up to the debut full-length Psychotic Symphony, with their sophomore studio record planned for early 2020. In the meantime, the band plans to hold over their fans with a live release this summer, a recording of a one-off live symphonic performance in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, featuring the band alongside a full orchestra and choir in Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony. Here’s what Mike Portnoy has to say about the record: “I’ve released […]

Dee Snider Unleashes Brand-New Music Video

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Dee Snider has just unleashed a brand-new music video, the sixth to come off of last year’s successful Jamey Jasta-produced Napalm Records release, For The Love of Metal. “Lies Are A Business” is the track, and who better to describe the concept than Dee Snider himself?: “The socio-political message of ‘Lies Are a Business’ is more important at this moment in time than ever before. The movement toward more controlling, all-powerful governments continues to grow and the current nightmarish situation in Venezuela is emblematic of the direction our world is sadly heading in. The incredible video for this song by […]

Interview: Tony Harnell

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Starbreaker released their first new album in over ten years at the start of 2019, to great critical acclaim and a solid spot in the Billboard charts. I had the chance to talk with frontman Tony Harnell (best known as the former frontman of TNT) just after Dysphoria came out, discussing the making of the record in depth, the experience of recording an album remotely across multiple countries, Tony’s side work as a vocal coach, and a bit about his recent move to Nashville. What brings you on the phone with me today is the recent release of Starbreaker’s new […]

Kane Roberts Releases “The New Normal”

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Kane Roberts, the writing/recording artist best known for his time as the guitarist in Alice Cooper’s band, has just released a brand-new solo album on Frontiers Music Srl, entitled The New Normal. This, the sixth full-length solo record in Kane Roberts’ discography, features a variety of special guests, including Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz, Nita Strauss, Kip Winger, Paul Taylor, Ken Mary, Babymetal drummer Aoyama Hideki, and even Alice Cooper. Kane Roberts has teamed up with Revolver Magazine to debut a new music video for the track, “Beginning of the End”, off The New Normal, featuring Alice Cooper and Alissa White-Gluz, […]

Interview: Bob Kulick

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This Fall, renowned Rock and Metal Producer/Musician Bob Kulick released Pure Fire – The Ultimate Kiss Tribute, a reissue of the star-studded compilation album known as Spin the Bottle from 2004. After the album’s release, I had the opportunity for a phoner with Bob himself, during which we had a thorough discussion of the original making of this record, in addition to Bob’s solo album Skeletons in the Closet, his appearances at the Kiss Expo, Rock n Roll Fantasy Camp, and Kiss Kruise Pre-Party, as well a prospective new Metal Christmas album on the horizon. Check out the interview below: […]

Last In Line to Release “II” in 2019

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Last in Line has just unleashed a brand-new music video to coincide with the announcement of their upcoming second album, II. The track is “Landslide”, and you can check it out right here. Drummer Vinny Appice sums up the sound of the band and new record by saying, “I always sound like me. Viv [Campbell] and I have been playing together for years and have the same feel and pulse and attitude. Now with Phil [Soussan] on bass, he allows a more melodic approach on the bass parts making the songs even more interesting. He fits in perfectly being from […]

Bowl For Ronnie Raises $74,000 For Ronnie James Dio Cancer Fund

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Not too long ago, on October 25th, the Fourth Annual “Bowl For Ronnie” Celebrity Bowling Tournament took place in Studio City, CA, with a wealth of well-known names from the Rock and Metal worlds coming out to participate and support the cause, raising money for the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund. This year, the event broke a record by raising a total of $74,000 for the organization named after the well-loved Metal icon. Rockers, personalities (including host Eddie Trunk), sponsors, fans and supporters alike all gathered to make this happen, setting a high standard for next […]

Vinnie Paul Memorial Celebration Takes Place in Las Vegas

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It’s no secret that the late Vinnie Paul (RIP) loved Las Vegas, the place he called home. One particular club in a corner of Sin City honored this proud resident posthumously with a shrine dedicated to him, just inside The Golden Tiki. This isn’t the first that the tiki-themed bar and hangout spot off the Strip has done something in honor of the Pantera/Hellyeah heavy metal drummer – last year, their “Cabinet of Curiosities” collection of celebrity shrunken heads by Smithsonian artist Terry Barr grew with the addition of Vinnie Paul’s shrunken head, in true tiki culture fashion. This week, […]

Interview: Geoff Tate on Operation: Mindcrime 30th Anniversary

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30 years of Operation: Mindcrime – Geoff Tate has been celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the iconic record this summer by taking it to the road and performing the album live from start to finish. When he and his current band lineup made a stop at the Revolution in NY, I sat down with him for an interview on the latest in the world of Geoff Tate, where we discussed the anniversary celebration, Geoff’s recent activities with bands like Avantasia and Angra, his daughter Emily’s involvement in music and the current tour, the Insania Wines brand, and more.  So just […]