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July 06, 2022
EUROPE GUITARIST JOHN NORUM RELEASES NEW SINGLE / VIDEO "VOICES OF SILENCE"

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...

July 06, 2022
VENOM - STRICTLY LIMITED 30TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTOR'S BOXSET EDITION OF THE WASTE LANDS ALBUM AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER

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...

July 05, 2022
GUITARIST MICHAEL DENNER TALKS BEING EXCLUDED FROM MERCYFUL FATE REUNION TOUR - "THEY DIDN'T INVITE ME; WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT"

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.

July 04, 2022
ROB HALFORD ON FRONTING BLACK SABBATH - "I SLOWLY WALK OUT BY MYSELF AND THE CROWD STARTS ROARING AND THERE'S NOBODY ON-STAGE"

"There’s another thing that mates do to each other as well – Tony and Geezer [Butler] are notorious pranksters," Halford reveals. "We’re getting ready to go on and they say ‘are you nervous Rob?’ and I’m like, you’ve got to be. So I’m there, with all my gear on, looking like Pinhead from Hellraiser and I walk down to the backstage with Tony and as we get to the curtain, I realise he’s vanished. So I’m there, calling his name, ‘Tony? Tony?’ and he’s disappeared...

July 04, 2022
TANKARD LAUNCH “BEERBARIANS” SINGLE; PAVLOV’S DAWGS PREORDERS NOW AVAILABLE

Even after four steamy, liver-destroying, gut-stretching decades in the name of heavy metal, there's no stopping the Tankard beer crew.

Just in time for the celebrations surrounding their fortieth birthday, Tankard will release their new full-length, Pavlov's Dawgs, on September 30.

July 04, 2022
MAJESTICA FRONTMAN TOMMY JOHANSSON CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH RE-RECORDING OF REINXEED'S "THE LIGHT"

Sabaton guitarist / Majestica frontman Tommy Johansson has shared a new one-man recording via his offcial YouTube channel. Check it out below.

Johansson: "To celebrate that ReinXeed (now Majestica) celebrates 20 years there will be a couple of videos on YouTube to celebrate this! Some re-recordings of some old ReinXeed songs that deserves more time in the spotlight - in my opinion.

July 04, 2022
LISTEN TO NEW STRATOVARIUS SONG "WORLD ON FIRE”

With "World On Fire”, Stratovarius enter stage two on the way to the release of their new album Survive. The album arrives September 23rd on earMUSIC

The band dives deeper into current world issues, finding more drastic words and imagery with a forthcoming music video set in an apocalyptic environment that fully supports Stratovarius' larger-than-life sound.

July 04, 2022
METALLICA PERFORM "METAL MILITIA" AT PINKPOP 2022; PRO-SHOT VIDEO POSTED

Metallica have released more footage from their performance at Pinkpop 2022 in Landgraaf, Netherlands on June 17. Professionally-filmed video for "Metal Militia" joins the previously posted "Harvester Of Sorrow"

Metallica performs next on Friday, July 1, at Rock Werchter at Festivalpark in Werchter, Belgium.

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