Pioneer rock and metal journalist Malcolm Dome has died at the age of 66. The cause of death has yet to be revealed. Dome’s career included stints at Record Mirror magazine in the late 70s as well as Metal Fury in the early 80s and Kerrang! for it’s launch in 1981, the same year he...
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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Guitarist MICHAEL “PADGE” PAGET On THE LOADED RADIO PODCAST
The latest edition of THE LOADED RADIO PODCAST is now up and features a discussion with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE guitarist Michael “Padge” Paget. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have their new, self-titled album arriving on November 5 which gives fans a more brutal and heavier sounding band with tracks like “Parasite” and “Knives” delivering a...
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IRON MAIDEN’s BRUCE DICKINSON Announces North American 2022 Spoken-Word Tour
IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson is set to embark on a two-month North American spoken-word tour in January. Dickinson is considered one of the world’s most storied musicians. Aside from decades spent delivering high-octane performances with his larger-than-life persona in IRON MAIDEN, Bruce has lived an extraordinary off-stage existence too. A true polymath, his accomplishments...
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ZAKK WYLDE Appears On Every Song On The Upcoming OZZY OSBOURNE Album
Guitarist Zakk Wylde apparently plays on every song on the upcoming Ozzy Osbourne album. Zakk has been a member of the iconic singer’s solo band on and off for nearly 35 years, but was excluded from Osbourne’s 2020 release, “Ordinary Man”, to the dismay of numerous Ozzy fans. Ozzy recently confirmed that Zakk does in...
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THE HALO EFFECT Made Up Of Former IN FLAMES Members Announce Label Home And First Tour
THE HALO EFFECT, the new band featuring five former members of IN FLAMES have signed a deal with Nuclear Blast with their debut single, “Shadowminds”, arriving on November 9. THE HALO EFFECT is made up of past IN FLAMES members Jesper Strömblad (guitar), Daniel Svensson (drums), Peter Iwers (bass), Niclas Engelin (guitar) and Mikael Stanne...
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MACHINE HEAD And AMON AMARTH Announce 2022 European Tour Dates
Two of the world’s most revered heavy bands, San Francisco Bay Area metal icons MACHINE HEAD and Sweden’s Viking metal overlords AMON AMARTH are teaming up for a colossal co-headline “Vikings And Lionhearts” arena tour set to rampage across Europe in September and October 2022. Joining the metallic pairing to open the show are THE...
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It Appears MARILYN MANSON Has Turned To Christ
Marilyn Manson has always seemed to maintain more of a “kinship” with the guy downstairs instead of the Christian God. However, this year’s Halloween saw the shock rocker attending Kanye West‘s latest Sunday Service performance, appearing in white robes alongside pop singer Justin Bieber. Kanye’s event was livestreamed across select streaming platforms and continues to...
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Watch PAUL MCCARTNEY Induct FOO FIGHTERS Into THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
FOO FIGHTERS were officially inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night (October 30), with the legendary Paul McCartney on hand to induct them. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2021 included FOO FIGHTERS, THE GO-GO’s, Jay-Z, Carole King, Todd Rundgren, and Tina Turner. In addition to the Class...
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Watch RANDY RHOADS’s Induction Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
Iconic Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Randy Rhoads has been posthumously inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The late guitarist received the Musical Excellence Award at this year’s ceremony, which was held yesterday (Saturday, October 30) at Cleveland, Ohio’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Randy was inducted by RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello who...
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Guitarist GARY HOLT Agrees With KERRY KING That SLAYER Quit Too Soon
EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt says that he agrees with his former SLAYER bandmate, Kerry King, that the iconic thrash band quit too soon. Earlier this month, Kerry famously said that SLAYER retired “too early” while recording a video message to congratulate MACHINE HEAD on their 30th anniversary, saying: “So, I hear congratulations are in order...