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Watch New K.K.'s Priest Video for Sons Of The Sentinel

Watch New K.K.’s Priest Video for Sons Of The Sentinel

Dec 6, 20231 min read

Former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing and former Judas Priest vocalist Tim Ripper Owens have released their latest video for the song “Sons Of The Sentinel”. https://youtu.be/yaywBB3nR4w The song comes from the band’s latest album “The Sinner Rides Again”

LZZY HALE Unveils The New Kramer LZZY HALE Voyager Guitar

LZZY HALE Unveils The New Kramer LZZY HALE Voyager Guitar

Dec 5, 20234 min read

Kramer, the original Made to Rock Hard guitar brandhas been setting trends with premium, performance-focused instruments since 1976. Kramer is proud to partner with Lzzy Hale–frontwoman of the GRAMMY® Award-winning hard rock band Halestorm and Gibson’s first female brand ambassador–to…

Listen To New Riot (V) Song "High Noon"

Listen To New Riot (V) Song “High Noon”

Dec 5, 20232 min read

US heavy metal titans RIOT (V) are finally back with a brand-new studio album titled Mean Streets, set for release on February 16th, 2024 through Atomic Fire Records! The record features twelve tracks recorded and mixed by Bruno Ravel and…

Foreigner And Styx Announce Renegades And Jukebox Heroes Tour With John Waite

Foreigner And Styx Announce Renegades And Jukebox Heroes Tour With John Waite

Dec 4, 20233 min read

Foreigner has announced the following: This summer we’re hitting the road with Styx! “We always look forward to being with our buddies in Styx,” Foreigner vocalist Kelly Hansen told UCR as the two bands prepare for their first tour together…

April Wine Singer Myles Goodwyn Dead At 75

April Wine Singer Myles Goodwyn Dead At 75

Dec 3, 20231 min read

Goodwyn was not only the singer but also the guitarist and main songwriter for the band. https://youtu.be/xG0HUm8f56A Goodwyn was widely revered as a great songwriter and received The National Achievement Award From The Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers…

KISS Announces New Era: Band To Live On And Perform As Digital Avatars Forever

KISS Announces New Era: Band To Live On And Perform As Digital Avatars Forever

Dec 3, 20231 min read

In Madison Square Garden, KISS closed out the last show of their live performances for what has been billed as their final tour called “The End Of The Road”. But the band had an announcement at the end of the…

Iron Maiden Singer Bruce Dickinson Announces New Solo Album 'The Mandrake Project'

Watch The Brand New Video For Afterglow Of Ragnarok By Iron Maiden Singer Bruce Dickinson

Dec 2, 20232 min read

Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson has released a new video for the first single from his upcoming new solo album called “Afterglow Of Ragnarok”. The album is called The Mandrake Project and will be his first new solo album since…

Watch Brand New P.O.D. Video For 'Afraid To Die' (Featuring Jinjer Vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk)

Watch Brand New P.O.D. Video For ‘Afraid To Die’ (Featuring Jinjer Vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk)

Dec 1, 20231 min read

P.O.D. “Payable On Death: has released their brand new video for the song “Afraid To Die” from their upcoming new album. https://youtu.be/ah80WZaJH54 @pod “If the world is gonna end you know that I’m bringing all my friends cuz we ain’t…

Watch First Video From New Skid Row Album "The Gang's All Here"

Watch Brand New Video By Skid Row For “Resurrected”

Dec 1, 20231 min read

Skid Row has released their new official video for the song “Resurrected” from their album “The Gang’s All Here”. The album is the first to feature singer Erik Grönwall. https://youtu.be/nbecB3A0fnc Skid Row will be continuing its North American tour in…

Watch First Judas Priest Video "Trial By Fire' From New Album

Watch First Judas Priest Video “Trial By Fire’ From New Album

Nov 29, 20231 min read

Judas Priest have released their first official video from their upcoming new album Invincible Shield for the song “Trial By Fire”. https://youtu.be/2YqZuo1WKk4 Invincible Shield is set to be released on March 8th, 2024. This will be the first studio album…

Listen To Brand New Ace Frehley Song "10,000 Volts"

Listen To Brand New Ace Frehley Song “10,000 Volts”

Nov 28, 20231 min read

Ace Frehley, former and original KISS guitarist will return with a brand new album called “10,000 Volts” on February 23, 2024. You can listen to the first single and title track below: https://youtu.be/bSDrecojgjU 10,000 Volts track listing: 10,000 Volts Walkin’…

Eric Martin Band Gets 40th Anniversary Album Release featuring members of Mr. Big, Tesla and Y & T

Eric Martin Band Gets 40th Anniversary Album Release featuring members of Mr. Big, Tesla and Y & T

Nov 27, 20231 min read

Eric Martin Band – Sucker For A Pretty Face – Original Sessions Tracklist: 1.    Sucker For A Pretty Face 2.    Don’t Stop 3.    Private Life 4.    Letting It Out 5.    Young At Heart 6.    One More Time 7.    Catch Me If You Can 8.    Love Me 9.    Can’t Take…

The Top 20 Hard Rock And Metal Albums Of 2023

The Top 20 Hard Rock And Metal Albums Of 2023

Nov 25, 20239 min read

2023 had some really good hard rock and metal albums released if you know where to look and listen. The hard rock and metal scene is littered with new bands that seemingly appear out of thin air, only to fade…

Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Satriani, And Bonham Announce Van Halen Tribute Tour

David Lee Roth To Join Sammy Hagar’s Van Halen Celebration Tour?

Nov 22, 20231 min read

The Van Halen News Desk received an exclusive quote from David Lee Roth regarding Sammy Hagar’s invitation to join the “Best of All Worlds” tour featuring Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, and Jason Bonham. The tour has been referred…

Watch Brand New Video For "Thicker Than Blood" By Extreme

Watch Brand New Video For “Thicker Than Blood” By Extreme

Nov 21, 20231 min read

“With “Thicker Than Blood” we wanted to shoot a video that celebrates the 5th and most important member of the band. Our fans. So we shot it from the fans’ point of view. No matter how great a band believes…

Watch Video for Hell, Fire And damnation From Saxon's New Album

Watch Video for Hell, Fire And Damnation From Saxon’s New Album

Nov 21, 20234 min read

When internationally-renowned actor Brian Blessed OBE delivers a proclamation for the opening track, “The Prophecy”, expectations are automatically high for Saxon’s latest album. Have no fear and make no mistake, Saxon meets and exceeds them on their 24th studio album,…

Seven Of Sevendust Box Set Review

Seven Of Sevendust Box Set Review

Nov 20, 20232 min read

Sevendust is one of those bands that I listened to originally from their first album and then somewhere along the way about 2 or 3 albums later I lost track of the band. Shame on me for doing so. The…

Former Flyleaf Singer Lacey Sturm Returns With Spiritually Reflective Album Called Kenotic Metanoia

Former Flyleaf Singer Lacey Sturm Returns With Spiritually Reflective Album Called Kenotic Metanoia

Nov 19, 20233 min read

Lacey Sturm has released her sophomore solo album Kenotic Metanoia, available everywhere on November 17 at https://stem.ffm.to/kenoticmetanoia. The former Flyleaf lead singer offers the project to the world independently, led by a string of arresting singles including “Awaken Love,” “Reconcile”…

Former Dream Theater Vocalist Charlie Dominici Dead At 72

Former Dream Theater Vocalist Charlie Dominici Dead At 72

Nov 17, 20231 min read

Dream Theater has posted the following regarding Dominici’s death: We are devastated to hear the news of the passing of former Dream Theater singer, Charlie Dominici. Charlie was the voice of DT on our debut album, ‘When Dream And Day…

Judas Priest Announces New Album "Invincible Shield"

Listen To Brand New Judas Priest Song Trial By Fire

Nov 17, 20231 min read

Invincible Shield is the nineteenth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Announced onstage at Power Trip festival in California, the new record marks the band’s first release in 6 years, having recently celebrated 50 years in music…

45 Christian Heavy Metal Bands From The 80s And 90s That You Should Hear

45 Christian Heavy Metal Bands From The 80s And 90s That You Should Hear

Nov 16, 202322 min read

In the 80s and 90s heavy metal bands were booming and found themselves in the mainstream of music for the first time.  So too were the Christian heavy metal bands of the time, but without the kind of coverage, radio…

Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Satriani, And Bonham Announce Van Halen Tribute Tour

Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Satriani, And Bonham Announce Van Halen Tribute Tour

Nov 15, 20231 min read

Sammy Hagar has announced the following: The “BEST OF ALL WORLDS” 2024 tour (w/ Special Guest Loverboy) is a GO! Join me, Mad Anthony Bassman, Jason Bonham, and the guitar god himself, Joe Satriani, for the ultimate rock experience! Ticket…

Jack Russell And Tracii Guns Join Forces Listen To First Song Here

Jack Russell And Tracii Guns Join Forces Listen To First Song Here

Nov 14, 20233 min read

RUSSELL / GUNS marks the beginning of a fresh artistic partnership between two legendary figures of Los Angeles hard rock: Jack Russell and Tracii Guns, accompanied by Johnny Martin, Shane Fitzgibbon, and Alexandro del Vecchio. https://youtu.be/iq4uyvivbyQ The pair have announced…

KISS Announces Final Concert Ever

KISS Announces Final Concert Ever

Nov 9, 20231 min read

KISS has announced the final concert of their End Of The Road Tour and their final live concert ever. The show ends on December 2nd. And of course in true KISS fashion, there will be a Pay-Per-View Showing of the…

Motley Crüe Re-Launch The Infamous S.I.N. Club and Announce the "Crüeseum"

Motley Crüe Re-Launch The Infamous S.I.N. Club and Announce the “Crüeseum”

Nov 9, 20232 min read

It’s been years in the making and it’s almost here. Mötley Crüe is set to open the virtual doors of the world’s most notorious museum: the CRÜESEUM! Sign up and be among the first to view all the exclusive memorabilia…

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Watch The Video For Dokken's Song "The Fugitive" From New Album "Heaven Comes Down" Watch The Video For Dokken's Song "The Fugitive" From New Album "Heaven Comes Down"

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Watch "Mercy" Video From Suicide Vocalist Alan Vega's Unreleased Album "Insurrection"

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Brooklyn-born master of minimalism Alan Vega is today announcing a previously unreleased new album, “Insurrection,“ and sharing the video for the lead single “Mercy.“ The video, directed by founding member of Jesus...

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