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On Sunday, December 11th W.A.S.P. played the final show on their 40th Anniversary Tour at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. During the VIP Q&A session, frontman Backie Lawless looked back on the recording session for the 1985 benefit single, "Stars", released under the moniker Hear 'N Aid. "Stars" featured 40 artists from the metal community and both the single and the Making Of documentary were used to raise money for famine relief efforts in Africa and around the world.
Jimmy Kay and Alan Dixon of The Metal Voice recently spoke to Tim “Ripper” Owens (KK's Priest, Judas Priest) about KK's Priest upcoming tour and new studio album as well as his new EP Return To Death Row, which was produced by Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) and Nick Bellmore (Jasta, Dee Snider).
Speaking if he finished his vocals for the new KK’s Priest album, he said:
San Diego, California raw blues hard rock / metal band Seventrain have released their new lyric video "Save My Soul" from their new upcoming EP.
“‘Save My Soul’ is a song about a man's struggle with substance abuse, as he lives in an environment of excess and temptations. Knowing that his life style and habits will be his demise, he cries out for help because he needs assistance to fend off a substance abuse problem he knows will end his life.
Ronnie Romero recently announced the upcoming release of Raised On Heavy Radio, a companion album of sorts to his first covers album, Raised On Radio, on January 27.
This time out, Romero pays tribute to legendary artists from the metal world like Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Accept, Metallica, and more.
Blaze Bayley, who was Iron Maiden's frontman from 1994 until 1999, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his joining the band on his current tour.
Footage of Bayley's entire November 12 concert at Gagarin 205 in Athens, Greece has been uploaded by the Lord Elric YouTube channel.
Veteran US heavy metallers, Jag Panzer, are finally back in full force. Today, the band announce their signing to Atomic Fire Records for the release of their 12th full-length album, The Hallowed, which is due out next spring.
Recently, Jag Panzer welcomed long-time touring guitarist Ken Rodarte as an official band member: "Ken's done a great job on the last several tours.
A new video from a recent W.A.S.P. VIP Experience, in which Blackie Lawless reflects on a January 30, 1985 concert at Sherwood Country Club in Indianapolis, Indiana with co-headliners Metallica
W.A.S.P., with special guests Armored Saint, are currently out on a US tour. The bands and crews got together on stage in Nashville, TN on November 23.
Paul Gargano at Metal Edge covered last weekend's Hell & Heaven Fest 2022 in Mexico, and while Pantera's return to the stage for the first time in 20 years was the big news,
he also had the chance to witness a meeting between Stryper frontman Michael Sweet and Mercyful Fate legend King Diamond.
Swedish power metal warriors, Brothers Of Metal, have released their new single, "Berserkir".
After the bestseller albums Prophecy Of Ragnarök (2018) and Emblas Saga (2020), there's no way around the Swedes. With their new single, they continue to fight their way to the top, a bit heavier, a bit faster, but 100% Brothers Of Metal.