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LA GUNS STUN LONDON WITH COCKED, ROCKED AND LOADED DISPLAY OF FIREPOWER

It's remarkable that following years of hiatus, ill-will and stasis, the talismanic twins, mercurial six-slinger Guns and charismatic mouth-piece Lewis, agreed to reunite under the awkward, legally bland name of 'LA Guns'...

ANDERSON RABIN WAKEMAN PROVIDE SUPREME CELEBRATION OF YES MUSI

Given the every-changing shape and form of the band over the years, it was most apt that this exquisite show was book-ended by 'Perpetual Change' and 'Roundabout'. And so it was, for...

METALLICA TICKET PRICES CAUSE FAN BACKLASH

Metallica have broken plenty of new ground musically during their long and illustrious history but now they've gone and broken new ground regarding ticket pricing.The European leg of the Worldwired Tour was...

EXCLUSIVE: AIRRACE AND LIONHEART UK TOUR DATES ARE HERE

We are absolutely delighted to announce that in the winter of 2017, two of the UK's pioneering AOR bands, Lionheart and Airrace, will hit the road together for a full UK co-headline...

PETER TAGTGREN INTERVIEW AT 70000 TONS OF METAL

MetalTalk caught up with the main man from Pain, Hypocrisy and many more besides, Peter Tagtgren, aboard the 70000 Tons Of Metal floating festival where Pain were appearing.Words: Ian Sutherland, Pictures: Bianca...

PAUL STANLEY RULES OUT KISS ORIGINAL LINE-UP REUNION

Paul Stanley has scotched the ongoing rumours that the original line-up of Kiss, including Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, are to reform.In an interview with Billboard, Stanley was once again asked about...

LORRY CRASHES INTO DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN TOUR BUS

The Dillinger Escape Plan have been invovled in a major accident after a lorry crashed into their tour bus.Thirteen people have been injured after the incident that occurred as the band were...

BLACK SABBATH PROVIDE AN ELECTRIFYING FUNERAL IN BIRMINGHAM

It's the end! Forty-nine years after forming in Aston, Birmingham, the pioneers of Heavy Metal ended it all where it started, at the home of Heavy Metal.Black Sabbath: Genting Arena, Birmingham 4th February...

EXCLUSIVE: SCORPIONS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM IN EARLY 2018 AND CONTINUE TOURING

Scorpions drummer Mikkey Dee confirmed last night that the German titans are to release a brand new studio album in early 2018 and continue rocking global audiences.Mikkey told a press conference at...

CREAM’S INDELIBLE LEGACY LIVES ON

The long-awaited Super-Deluxe reissue of this revered debut is a full-fat dairy feast for the senses. A sumptuous main course of the original album is available here in multiple formats to satisfy...

JIMMY BAIN’S WIDOW NEEDS OUR HELP

Former Dio and Rainbow bass player Jimmy Bain very sadly passed away almost exactly a year ago now, 24th January 2016, aged 68.Jimmy was Dio's bass player between 1982 and 1989 and...

EXCLUSIVE: KISS’ GENE SIMMONS DROPS BIGGEST HINT YET THAT ACE FREHLEY REUNION IS ON

Gene Simmons has dropped the biggest hint yet that the Kiss reunion with Ace Frehley, and possibly Peter Criss, is on.On Friday 30th December, Gene posted the above picture on his Instagram...

MetalTalk GIG OF THE WEEK: AVENGED SEVENFOLD HIT THE STAGE IN IRELAND AND UK

Hail to the kings of modern Metal as MetalTalk's Gig Of The Week starts the New Year off in explosive style with Avenged Sevenfold who will be hitting 'The Stage' with some...

JOHN COGHLAN’S QUO PAY SUPERB TRIBUTES TO RICK PARFITT AT EMOTIONAL PUTNEY EVENING

It was wholly appropriate that this was the last gig of the year and what a tribute it was to Rick Parfitt at a sold out Half Moon in Putney.John Coghlan's Quo:...

MetalTalk BEST OF 2016 AWARDS

It's the last day of 2016 and over the last ten days our key people have been nominating their Best Of 2016s and now the time has come to add up all...

PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN STUDIO FOOTAGE OF LEMMY EMERGES

Previously unseen video footage of Lemmy Kilmister at Skew Siskin's Monongo Studio has emerged and can be seen below. The studio is in Berlin, Germany and is owned and operated by Skew...

CLUTCH’S NEIL FALLON REVVED UP AND ROCKED THE ROUNDHOUSE

The bloke who has the best pipes in the biz, Clutch frontman Neil Fallon, is in awe of his Roundhouse surroundings.Words: Sara Harding, Pictures: Tim Finch"We've played thousands of shows and this...

EXCLUSIVE: FIRST MOTĂ–RHEAD ROAD CREW BEER CEREMONIALLY CONSUMED

It was another drink, completely blind last night at Nambucca in London as The Carouser Magazine launched Issue 8, The Idol Issue, celebrating the life of Lemmy and other favourite idols.​An historic...
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