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RATT singer Stephen Pearcy and his solo band will embark on a short East Coast tour in early December. So far, the following dates have been announced: Dec. 01 – Jergels Rhythm & Grille – Warrendale, PA Dec. 03 – Showplace Theater – Buffalo, NY Dec. 04 – Keg’s Canalside – Jordan, NY Dec. 05 – Vault Music Hall – New Bedford, MA This past June, Pearcy spoke to Vintage Rock Pod about his upcoming follow-up to 2018’s “View To A Thrill” solo album. He said: “So much time has passed since we started writing, Erik [Ferentinos] and I — my guitar player and co-writer guy [for] most of my solo [stuff]. It was so long ago. And the record was done; we had the songs written, like, six months ago. And that was a year proce...

Former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Anette Olzon spoke to CNN about balancing her singing career with her day job. “I always wanted to help people and work with something that gives me something on the inside,” she said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “I’m a registered nurse. So I started studying and got a bachelor’s degree. It took me some years. And I’ve been working with that for three years now. And I feel that it’s a good complement — it’s a good complement to do music and to do another work. I believe it’s good for us to see other things. I’m working with newborn babies at the maternity ward, so it’s really a very nice job.” The Swedish-born singer originally joined NIGHTWISH in 2007 and recorded two studio LPs wi...

TESTAMENT‘s Chuck Billy and EXODUS‘s Steve “Zetro” Souza have released a new 40-minute video in which they go in depth about the two bands’ decision to postpone the North American leg of their “The Bay Strikes Back Tour” to 2022. The 30-date trek — also featuring DEATH ANGEL — was originally scheduled to kick off on October 6 at the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California and make stops in Austin, New York, and Detroit before concluding on November 27 at The Fox in Oakland. Speaking about the thought process behind pushing back the tour, Chuck said: “I called Zet and I called Will [Carroll, drums] and Ted [Aguilar, guitar] from DEATH ANGEL and just wanted to hear what everybody’s thoughts were. And the most important thing, I thi...

RATING: 8/10 As long as there are exciting new bands to fly the flag, heavy metal will never get old. LUTHARO obviously subscribe to a similar view: the Canadians’ self-released debut album is a primarily traditional metal record with bags of melody, shitloads of muscular power and large amounts of virtuoso musicianship. But it’s also a ferociously contemporary affair, with shades of everything from progressive and symphonic metal grandeur to the heads-down clatter of the heaviest metalcore and the giddy, razor-wire histrionics of CHILDREN OF BODOM. The whole, seemingly intuitive caboodle is wrapped up in some truly memorable songs and blessed with a classy production that belies the band’s DIY status. An opening salvo that kicks in with such ferocity that you may spit yo...

Adele has officially made her long-awaited return to music with the release of her first single in six years, “Easy On Me.” Following the much-anticipated news, the artist took to social media to announce the debut of her new album, 30. In line with her previous albums, her upcoming project corresponds to a particular age in her life. Adele has previously revealed that the album is a statement and came out of “the most turbulent period of my life.” The singer, who is now 33, filed for divorce from her husband in 2019. Adele’s announcement reads, “I was certainly nowhere near where I’d hoped to be when I first started it nearly 3 years ago…I’ve learned a lot of blistering home truths about myself along the way. I’ve shed many layers but also wrapped myself in new ones. Discovered genuinely ...