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31 Essential Rock + Metal Albums Turning 30 in 2025
Grunge was going strong, but it wasn’t the only game in town in 1995. How many of these albums from 30 years ago do you remember? Continue reading…
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AC/DC – Pro-Shot Video Of Entire 1981 Tokyo Show Shared Via YouTube
HighVoltageRockNRoll has shared fan-filmed video of AC/DC performing at Nippon Seinenkan in Tokyo, Japan on February 5, 1981. Check out the entire show below. Setlist: “Hells Bells” “Shot Down in Flames” “Sin City” “Back in Black” “Bad Boy Boogie” “T…
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SCOTT IAN Names Five Essential ANTHRAX Songs (Video)
In the clip below, guitarist Scott Ian talks Metal Hammer through the five tracks that have defined the band’s career so far. Scott’s second choice: “Madhouse’, reason being that record (Spreading The Disease) came out in 1986, that was our first music…
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NIC COLLINS And Drumeo Build PHIL COLLINS’ Iconic Concert Drum Kit (Video)
Drumeo has shared a new video accompanied by the following message: “Watch as Nic Collins and Brandon Toews build Phil Collins’ iconic concert tom kit. Will Phil approve of how they set up the kit? Why did he choose this specific drum kit configuration…
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AEROSMITH – Four Song 1997 Pro-Shot Performance On Holland’s 2 Meter Sessions Surfaces On YouTube
Aerosmith were featured on the Dutch television show, 2 Meter Sessions, in 1997 and played four songs: “Rats In The Cellar”, “Love In An Elevator”, “Taste Of India” and “Pink”. Check out the pro-shot video below. In a recent interview with Bass Player…
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NEVERMORE Drops Teaser – “A New Chapter Rises” In 2025
Guitarist Jeff Loomis and drummer Van Williams are teasing a return of Nevermore in 2025. The duo issued teasers on their social media pages with phrases “Resurrecting The Dream” and “A New Chapter Rises”. Nevermore split in 2011 when Loomis and Will…
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STRATOVARIUS / SONATA ARCTICA – ARION, HORIZON IGNITED Announced As Support For Nordic Power Metal Titans Tour
Power metal fans are in for something very special as two of Finland’s most influential power metal bands of all time, Sonata Arctica and Stratovarius, team up for a very unique Finnish tour in February-March. The Nordic Power Metal Titans 2025 tour st…
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Finland’s AITHEER To Release Debut Full-Length In February; Title Track “The Serpent” Streaming
Rockshots Records is thrilled to announce the release of Finnish avant-garde band Aitheer’s debut full-length album, The Serpent, coming February 21. Building on the introspective vibes of their 2020 Sleeper EP, The Serpent represents a bold evolution …
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AVANTASIA – TOBIAS SAMMET Reveals Former KAMELOT Vocalist ROY KHAN To Guest On New Track
Avantasia has checked-in with another track-by-track description of a new song from the upcoming Here Be Dragons album. He reveals former Kamelot vocalist Roy Khan will guest on the ballad “Everybody’s Here Until The End”. Sammet writes: “Track by Tra…
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AVATANSIA – TOBIAS SAMMET Reveals Former KAMELOT Vocalist ROY KHAN To Guest On New Track
Avantasia has checked-in with another track-by-track description of a new song from the upcoming Here Be Dragons album. He reveals former Kamelot vocalist Roy Khan will guest on the ballad “Everybody’s Here Until The End”. Sammet writes: “Track by Tra…