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Macabre Omen – Interview with The One
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Mikkey Dee Confirms Motorhead Is Over
Just hours after the death of Lemmy Kilmister, Mikkey Dee confirmed the obvious in an interview with Sweden’s Expressen website saying: “Motorhead is over, of course. Lemmy was Motorhead. But the band will live on in the memories of many. We won’t be doing any more tours or anything. And…
R.I.P. Lemmy Kilmister, Motörhead frontman dead at 70
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Close Quarters – Bass player Martin and Guitarist KK
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TOMMY HENRIKSEN – solo artist, Alice Cooper band, Hollywood Vampires, ex -Warlock
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Metal-Rules.com 20th Anniversary
Metal-Rules.com 20th anniversary September 2015 marked the 20th anniversary of Metal-Rules.com. What started as the dream of one man and a couple of friends in an isolated region of Canada (the East coast island of Newfoundland), has become one of the largest, longest running, and most influential, Metal webzines on the…
MARTIN POPOFF Completes NWOBHM Trilogy With ‘This Means War: The Sunset Years of the NWOBHM’
The New Wave of British Heavy Metal has received intense attention in recent years as a whole new generation of metal-makers have generated bands that have embraced the directly pre-thrash roots of modern heavy metal. In This Means War: The Sunset Years of the NWOBHM, Martin Popoff and dozens of…
Moonspell – Interview with Fernando Ribeiro
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Solo album of the legendary ex-KREATOR and ex-SODOM guitarist FRANK BLACKFIRE titled “Back On Fire” out now
Frank Blackfire is a German guitarist, who started exploring and listening to his father´s Rock´n Roll albums at the early age of 6, and therefore learned how to love this genre and became a musician. Frank started to play guitar at the age of 15, and then at the age…
ROCK AGAINST MS: HOLIDAY ONLINE ROCK AUCTION ANNOUNCED
We are honored to have so many amazing supporters for the ROCK AGAINST MS FOUNDATION. These artists are gracious supporters to help build the foundation and fund the programs that will help people NOW with MS. ALL 8 Experiences are detailed here to bid on: www.charitybuzz.com/support/2901 **More to be added!…
ACCLAIMED ALL-GIRL-FRONTED JAPANESE HEAVY METAL/TEEN-POP HYBRID GROUP ANNOUNCES SOPHOMORE ALBUM
BABYMETAL–2015’s breakout all-girl-fronted Japanese heavy metal/teen-pop hybrid group–announced their sophomore album will be released April 1, 2016 via RAL/Sony Music Entertainment (for the U.S. release only) and revealed their initial U.S. tour dates on their “BABYMETAL WORLD TOUR 2016” (full tour itinerary below). The new album (title TBA) is available…
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