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JOHN 5 Releases Brand-New Song “A Hollywood Story,” Inspired By His Life & Career, From Picking Up His First Guitar To Touring The World; New Fall 2024 Solo Tour Announced, Plus More Mötley Crüe Dates

Says John 5 of the song, "’A Hollywood Story’ is a look back on my career and how lucky I am to have had the experiences that I've had. When you’re a little kid, in your room, dreaming of your future, I never could’ve dreamt of what has happened to me in real life.

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JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCES LEG 2 OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL INVINCIBLE SHIELD TOUR WITH SABATON

JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCES LEG 2 OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL INVINCIBLE SHIELD TOUR Sabaton To Join Across All Shows Tickets Available Starting Wednesday, June 12 with Artist Presale General Onsale Begins on Friday, June 14 at 10AM Local on judaspriestinvincibleshield.com Today, heavy metal titans Judas Priest have announced leg 2 of their Invincible Shield Tour with special …

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Concert Review: Baroness “U.S. Summer Tour” Essex, Rochester, NY

It was surprising to hear that Baroness was returning to the area so soon as we were lucky enough to catch them in late November about and hour north of Rochester in Buffalo, NY so to be able to see them again so soon and with a new set of openers was certainly something the crowd (myself included) were not complaining about.

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Album Review: Godsmack “Awake” Remastered Double LP

“Awake” Godsmack Republic/Universal Music 2 LP Our Score: 2.5 out of 5 Stars As the follow up to their multi-platinum self-titled debut in 1998, Godsmack released their second full-length album titled “Greed” in 2000. The sophomore release included tracks such as “Bad Magick,” “Awake,” and “Greed” which helped further cement the band as heavy metal …

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THE EFFECT Team Up With Steve Perry

With 2024 continuing to bring new highlights and opportunities for Los Angeles rockers The Effect, the trio comprised of Trev Lukather (son of Toto’s Steve Lukather) on guitars, Nic Collins (son of Phil Collins) on drums, and newcomer Emmett Stang on vocals have partnered with musical legend Steve Perry of Journey to record a cover of Journey’s “It Could Have Been You.”

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KK’S PRIEST and ACCEPT Announce 2024 North American Tour

Heavy metal fans, prepare for the most electrifying tour of the year! Heavy metal frontrunners KK’S PRIEST - featuring Judas Priest alum and GRAMMY Award winning/nominated musicians K.K. Downing (guitar) and Tim “Ripper” Owens (vocals) - and Teutonic metal originators ACCEPT will join forces this fall 2024 for an unmissable North American tour! Both bands are touring in support of their brand new albums, out now via Napalm Records.

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SLASH’s S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Blues Festival Announces New Date and National Alliance on Mental Illness Added to Festival Nonprofits

In celebration of his forthcoming new album Orgy of the Damned out May 17 on Gibson Records, SLASH the iconic, GRAMMY®-winning guitarist and songwriter has curated an all-star Blues lineup for the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Blues Festival touring North America this summer.

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