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SCORPIONS to release unique Wind of Change boxset.

On this day in 1961, the communist East German state began building the Berlin Wall with the approval of the Soviet government. The Moscow Music Peace Festival also took place today in 1989....

Jim Peterik is the Survivor back with the Pride Of Lions

Jim Peterik, the former Survivor member who co-wrote those Rocky film songs, is back with 'Lion Heart', the six album from Pride of Lions and a follow up to 2017's 'Fearless'. The...

Gary Summers Band / Powerful Melodic Rock in good hands with ‘One In A Million’

'One In A Million' is the new album from the Gary Summers Band, a London based Melodic Rock outfit fronted by Gary Summers and backed by members from Praying Mantis, Heavy Metal...

Seven Heavy Metal Albums for Beginners 

Heavy Metal has long been considered not music but rumble. Today, it attracts people of all social classes and ages. Learn what albums you heavy metal lovers advise to beginners.Seven Heavy Metal...

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH / Announced as AIM Best Live Act / Watch ‘This Is War’

Five Finger Death Punch were tonight announced as the AIM Best Live Act winners at the tenth anniversary of the Association of Independent Music show held virtually tonight in London.The band are...

Breaking News: Status Quo forced to cancel Backbone tour

Status Quo have this morning issued a statement confirming the cancellation of almost all of their 2020 tour, originally planned for the last quarter of this year. The only dates to survive...

Metal Around The Globe / Israel: Wild Boars sing on Valentin The Mad single

Valentin The Mad is a solo artist from Haifa, Israel, a city which has a large wild boar population and a selection of these auto-tuned boars appear as vocalists on the track...

Exitium Sui / Second EP ‘The Sinister Business of Selling Hope’ released

Oppressive and aggressive, new German Black Metal band Exitium Sui have just released their second E.P 'The Sinister Business of Selling Hope' and you can listen to the track 'Into The Molten...

Twister / ‘Cursed and Corrected’ details, plus hear the new single

'Cursed and Corrected' is the new album from exciting New Wave Of Classic Rock band Twister and the band have told us that it is due for release 13 November, via Off...

MACHINE HEAD / Watch the lyric video for ‘Bulletproof’

Bay Area Metal icons Machine Head have released a seething video for the song 'Bulletproof', the second song from the recent two song release 'Civil Unrest'. The track is a cleat statement...

Stardust / From Hungarian underground to Frontiers stable

Once part of the underground European Melodic Rock scene, the Hungarian band Stardust self released a debut EP, which eventually saw them gain a deal with Frontiers. Now, the band have told MetaTalk...

Long Distance Calling / Wacken Video released

Long Distance Calling have released the video of their Wacken World Wide performance of 'Sharing Thoughts', which you can watch below.The band told MetalTalk: "We had a great time shooting our special...

Mercyful Fate to headline Bloodstock Ronnie James Dio Main Stage

Black Metal icons Mercyful Fate have been announced as the new Saturday headliners on the Ronnie James Dio main stage at Bloodstock 2021, with Dimmu Borgir joining as special guests.King Diamond told...

The Allman Betts Band / Second album ‘Bless Your Heart’ out 28 August

'Bless Your Heart', the second album from The Allman Betts Band, will be released 28 August, via BMG, with the bands second single 'Pale Horse Rider', available to watch below.A follow up to 2019's 'Down...

The Dead Daisies / Pan-European Headline Tour dates are here

The Dead Daisies have told MetalTalk their 2021 'Get Out Of The House' tour will kick off in Essen, Germany, 3 February 2021.UK dates are unconfirmed, but they are likely to...

Metallica / First Live Show of 2020 announced

Metallica will return to the stage 29 August 2020, for the first time since September 2019's 'S&M2' concerts.They will be the first Metal band to feature in the Encore Drive-In Nights...

Skeletal Remains / New track ‘Congregation Of Flesh’ released

California Death Metal band Skeletal Remains have released the video for the track 'Congregation Of Flesh' and you can watch it below. The track is taken from the upcoming album 'The Entombment Of Chaos',...

Mortiis / Rescheduled 2021 tour with Mayhem announced

Mortiis, whose 'Spirit Of Rebellion' tour was due to kick off this September, has now announced new dates with the tour kicking off in Sweden 3 March 2020 at Norrköping, Arbis.Mortiis, the...
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