On Wednesday (July 1) at 10:00 a.m. ET, VOLBEAT will stream a one-hour TV special of its performance at Denmark's Tinderbox festival on the band's YouTube channel, where it will be available for one week. The special, originally filmed on June 24, 2016 in Odense, Denmark and broadcast in Denmark on DR TV, has not ...
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DEF LEPPARD's RICK ALLEN To Guest On Wife LAUREN MONROE's 'Big Love' EP
Mailboat Records and Cherry Bomb Records have set a July 10 release date for "Big Love", the EP by singer/songwriter Lauren Monroe, wife of DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen. Densely textured and imaginatively layered, legendary producer Jim Scott and Monroe have given us an anthem for this moment in time. With consummate backing from the ...
OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK SABBATH, PANTERA, MEGADETH To Be Part Of 'The Spirit Of Ozzfest Weekend' Virtual Concert
Most hard rock and heavy metal concerts have been canceled this year, but have no fear (and shed "No More Tears") because SiriusXM's Ozzy's Boneyard (Ch. 38) is bringing you an exclusive virtual "The Spirit Of Ozzfest Weekend". Tune in to Ozzy's Boneyard starting on Friday, July 3 at 5 p.m. ET to board the ...
CODE ORANGE Announces 'Under The Skin' Livestream Event
Grammy-nominated band CODE ORANGE has announced "Under The Skin", a brand-new livestream event, which follows the empty-venue record-release show livestream "Last Ones Left: In Fear Of The End". Set to broadcast live via CODE ORANGE's Twitch channel on July 30, "Under The Skin" will see CODE ORANGE delivering a full-band, stripped-down-and-reimagined presentation of tracks spanning ...
THE CULT's BILLY DUFFY: 'We're In The Process Of Making An Album'
THE ALARM's Mike Peters was joined by THE CULT's Billy Duffy on this week's installment of his streaming series "The Big Night In". Asked if he has been making any new music while in quarantine, Duffy said (see video below): "I've come up with a few riffs. THE CULT, we're in the process of making ...
LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA To Release Album Of Instrumentals Inspired By His TWITCH Live Streams
LINKIN PARK's Mike Shinoda will release a new solo record, "Dropped Frames, Vol. 1", on July 10 via his Kenji Kobayashi Productions label. The LP will feature the first batch of instrumentals inspired by Shinoda's live Twitch streams from his home studio, with assistance from his fans. "'Dropped Frames' is just as much about the ...
ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER Releases Lyric Video For 'Wolf (A Narrative Soundscape)'
On the heels of the announcement of his first-ever book "Wicked Words And Epic Tales", ICED EARTH founder, songwriter, guitarist and producer Jon Schaffer has released the second lyric video from the audio CD that accompanies the book. The video for the track is a compilation of footage from early day "Wolfman" horror films that ...
STRIKER Wins JUNO Award In 'Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year' Category
STRIKER was honored in the "Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year" category at this year's Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards). The 49th annual event was held Monday (June 29) as a special virtual presentation. "Thank you so much everyone!" STRIKER said in a social media post. "We are so grateful to ...
UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Has No Plans To Retire Anytime Soon
In a new interview with Metal Express Radio, former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider, who turned 68 in April, was asked if he can see himself retiring anytime soon. He responded (hear audio below): "No. [Laughs] I don't think so. A lot of people ask me, 'Are you thinking ...