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NIGHTWISH Re-Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS Symphonic metal giants NIGHTWISH, who have worked with Nuclear Blast since the release of their highly lauded 2004 album “Once”, have signed a new multi-album deal with the German record label. NIGHTWISH keyboardist ...

HERMAN LI Explains DRAGONFORCE's Decision To Cover TAYLOR SWIFT's 'Wildest Dreams' In a new interview with Australia’s Metal Roos, guitarist Herman Li spoke about DRAGONFORCE’s decision to cover Taylor Swift’s “Wildest ...

Watch: Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Brings His 'Bass Warrior Tour' To Vienna, Austria Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson played the ninth show of his inaugural “Bass Warrior Tour” last Thursday night (March 7) at Reigen Live in Vienna, ...

BRUCE DICKINSON Celebrates Worldwide Chart Success Of 'The Mandrake Project' IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson’s brand-new solo album, “The Mandrake Project”, has become a global smash hit, with huge chart success already announced across Europe ...

Higher Power Scott Stapp rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the late-1990s and early-2000s CREED. The group’s soaring melodies, emotive guitars and Stapp’s near-angelic vocals stood out in a sea of post-grunge bands that didn’t share the same anthemic, ...

ELIAS SORIANO: 'It's Time For' NONPOINT To Work On New Full-Length Studio Album In a new interview with DJ Force X, NONPOINT singer Elias Soriano confirmed that he and his bandmates are working on a full-length studio album after focusing on a series of EPs ...

Watch: PANTERA Classics Sung By WHITESNAKE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA's DINO JELUSICK Croatian singer Dino Jelusick (WHITESNAKE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) joined VULGAR DISPLAY OF COVER, the PANTERA tribute band led by guitarist Attila Vörös (NEVERMORE, SATYRICON, ...

DEEP PURPLE's IAN PAICE On 'Fireball' Drum Intro: '50 Years Later, That's All I Can Do With Two Bass Drums' In a new interview with Paul Cashmere of Noise11.com, DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice spoke about the double-kick beat that introduces the ...

PIG DESTROYER's BLAKE HARRISON Dies Former PIG DESTROYER member Blake Harrison has died at the age of 48. An official cause of death has not yet been revealed. Harrison was best known for his work with the aforementioned American grindcore masters from 2006 to 2022, in ...

JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On 'Invincible Shield' Tour: 'The New Set Is Absolutely Lethal' During the March 2 “in conversation” event at Pryzm Kingston (with Banquet Records) in London, United Kingdom to promote their new studio album, ...