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On September 24, BMG will release Uriah Heep’s Every Day Rocks box set. Take a look inside the box set in the new video below.
British hard rock legends Uriah Heep are one of the “big four” rock bands, along with Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, and certainly one of the most intriguing bands both musically and lyrically, to emerge from heavy rock.
Some don't know that Annihilator toured twice with the mighty Judas Priest. Of course, the Painkiller Europe 1991 tour (tour of the dang century to us and many fans!) but we were, again, invited back to tour with them in 2004 on the Reunited Europe Tour, when Rob Halford rejoined. Kinda killer for an Ottawa, Canada boy to end up touring twice with his idols... and with the (arguably) best vocalist in Metal.
One of the most surprising collaborations of the past year is now registering its debut EP after a few Youtube singles. We're talking about DATOG or DIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANG.
These consist of ex-ACCEPT / UDO front man Udo Dirkschneider and his long-time companions Peter Baltes (bass; ex-ACCEPT), Stefan Kaufmann
German power metallers Serious Black are finishing the work on their sixth full length album. Since vocalist Urban Breed has left the band in May, Henning Basse did the vocals for this new music effort. More info coming soon. Stay tuned.
Bassist Mario Lochert comments about album deal: ''ALL Songs of the new Serious Black album are written... Drums are done and we are moving forward to an amazing album.
Prog metal giants Dream Theater have checked in with the following update:
Dream Theater are pleased to announce the upcoming re-release of one of the most sought-after entries in the band’s previously recorded Ytsejam Records catalog: Master Of Puppets! The next entry in the Lost Not Forgotten Archives series will see this remastered edition of the band’s historic presentation from Barcelona, Spain,
Norway's Gaia Epicus has announced their demise via the following statement:
"Gaia Epicus has come to the end of the road. It has been a long and winding journey for the last 20 years, filled with great memories and no regrets. I actually started the band in 1992
Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy has shared video footage from the band's July 23rd show at the Waukesha County Fair in Pewaukee, WI.
Nothing To Lose - A Stephen Pearcy Rockumentary, the first real rockumentary on the founder, songwriter, lead singer of the multi platinum rock group Ratt, is available now, only on ASY TV.
Available on ROKU, Amazon Firestick
During an appearance on the "Bloodthirsty" podcast, hosted by DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2018's "Firepower" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We're kicking the tires. We've got some good stuff in the can, as I say, already. But you know, you can never stop, can you?
Guitarist Thomas Zwijsen has released a new video, featuring an acoustic performance of the Joan Baez classic "Diamonds And Rust", made popular in metal circles by Judas Priest.
Thomas: "'Diamonds And Rust' was written by Joan Baez (about Bob Dylan) and introduced in the metal scene by Judas Priest, with both Rob Halford and Tim Ripper Owens on vocals
NW Metalworx Music will release Building An Empire: The Story of Queensrÿche, this coming October.
After 40 years, Queensrÿche's career-spanning story will finally be told, covering the band's earliest roots in suburban Seattle, the group's rise to arena-level success, downfall, and rebirth. Featured on the book's cover is a previously unseen photo of Queensrÿche's original lineup of Chris DeGarmo,