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Miami New Times' Wendy Rhodes reports: When your band is named after a medieval torture device, your third album is titled The Number Of The Beast, and it contains songs titled “Children Of The Damned” and “Hallowed Be Thy Name” and bears an image of a red demon on the cover, some people might accuse you of being satanic. Those people can’t take a joke.
Ozzy Osbourne hits #1 on Billboard‘s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart for the first time with “Patient Number 9”, featuring guitarist Jeff Beck, which debuts atop the list dated July 9.
In the June 24-30 tracking week, “Patient” earned 2.2 million radio audience impressions, 1.4 million official U.S. streams and 1,800 downloads sold, according to Luminate. As Osbourne tops Hot Hard Rock Songs, which began in June 2020...
Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider performed at the Bloodstock Open Air Metal in 2019 on the Ronnie James Dio Stage. Pro-shot footage of his entire show is now streaming via YouTube.
Setlist:
"Lies Are a Business"
"Tomorrow's No Concern"
"You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll"...
Frontiers Music Srl recently announced the forthcoming release of a very special live album/long-form video from German prog metal masters, Vanden Plas, on August 5.
Live & Immortal is a special addition to the storied catalog of Vanden Plas as, aside from the The Seraphic Live Works
1. Achelous - Flames Of War (4:07)
2. Tidal Dreams - We've Risen Again (7:07)
3. Judas Priest - Halls Of Valhalla (6:01)
4. Wolf - Dust (4:42)
5. Jack Starr's Burning Starr - Souls Of The Innocent (4:53)
6. Sin Starlett - Solid Source of Steel (6:26)
7. Screamer - Rider Of Death - Live (3:55)
8. Enforcer - Mesmerized by Fire - Live (4:28)
9. Skull Fist - Long Live The Fist (3:40)
10. Venator - Nightrider (6:01)
Europe guitarist John Norum is set to release his ninth solo album, Gone To Stay, later this year. He has released an official video for his new single, "Voices Of Silence", which was directed by Patric Ullaeus.
Check out the video for "Sail On", the first single from Norum's new album...
Rockmark Records will issue a 30th anniversary collector's boxset edition of Venom's eighth studio album, The Waste Lands, on October 29.
Strictly limited to 166 numbered copies, the boxset includes:
- Galaxy Effect Vinyl (limited to 166 copies within the boxset edition only) with Obi Strip! + Gatefold Cover with lyrics...
Finland's Chaoszine sat down with original Mercyful Fate guitarist Michael Denner at this year's Copenhell Festival on June 16th and discussed the reasons for him not being invited to participate in the band's current reunion tour.
Denner reveals he had a falling out with King Diamond and guitarist Hank Shermann and was not asked to return.