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๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ”ฅ MOTHER MORGANA Announce Dark And Psychedelic New Album โ€˜Reflections Of A Sunken Mindโ€™ โ€“ Austrian Heavy Psych Rockers Explore War, Trauma And The Power Of Indoctrination!

๐ŸŽธ Artist: Mother Morgana๐Ÿ’ฟ Album: Reflections of a Sunken Mind๐Ÿ“… Release Date: Friday 27 November 2026๐Ÿท๏ธ Record Label: Argonauta Records๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Country: Austria๐Ÿ”ฅ Genre: Heavy Psychedelic Rock / Progressive Rock / Stoner Rock๐Ÿ’ฟ Formats: CD / Coloured Vinyl / Digital Austrian heavy psychedelic rock quartet MOTHER MORGANA are preparing to take listeners on a dark, emotionally charged musical journey with their...

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๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿฅ RUSH Drummer ANIKA NILLES Opens Up About The Immense Challenge Of Honouring NEIL PEART โ€“ โ€œI Think I Have No Ego, So I Play What Is Required!โ€

RUSH touring drummer ANIKA NILLES has opened up about one of the most demanding jobs in progressive rock: performing the legendary drum parts of the late NEIL PEART! In a revealing new interview with ROLLING STONE CANADA, the 43-year-old German musician explained how she spent a year learning approximately 40 RUSH classics, completely rethinking elements of her own playing technique...

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๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ’€ ALICE COOPER To Host Special Halloween Show On PLANET ROCK โ€“ The Godfather Of Shock Rock Takes Over The Airwaves On Saturday 31 October 2026!

THE PRINCE OF HALLOWEEN IS RETURNING TO THE RADIO! Legendary shock rocker ALICE COOPER will host a special Halloween show on PLANET ROCK on Saturday 31 October 2026, bringing his unmistakable personality, love of horror and decades of rock 'n' roll history to listeners across the United Kingdom. With his famous combination of dark humour, theatrical storytelling and classic rock...

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๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ”ฅ SAXON Unleash Powerful New Single โ€˜MEDUSAโ€™ And Announce Exclusive โ€˜GODS OF THUNDERโ€™ Album Signings โ€“ Meet BIFF BYFORD, DOUG SCARRATT And BRIAN TATLER!

BRITISH HEAVY METAL LEGENDS SAXON are back with another thunderous new anthem! The iconic band have released their brand-new single and official music video for โ€˜MEDUSAโ€™, the second track to be unveiled from their highly anticipated 25th studio album, Gods Of Thunder, arriving on Friday 22 January 2027 through SILVER LINING MUSIC. And that's not all! To celebrate the release,...

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๐Ÿค˜โค๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ WICKED Unleash Cinematic Power Ballad โ€˜TILL YOUโ€™RE IN LOVEโ€™ โ€“ New York Rockers Bring Stadium-Sized Emotion, Screaming Guitars And Rebellious Romance To โ€˜GO REBELโ€™!

๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ’ฅ LOVE, LOUD GUITARS AND A WHOLE LOT OF ROCK โ€™Nโ€™ ROLL, BUTT! American hard rock outfit WICKED are turning up the emotion with their new single and cinematic music video, โ€˜Till You're in Loveโ€™, taken from their latest studio album, Go Rebel. Combining the rebellious spirit of classic hard rock with soaring vocals, powerful guitar arrangements and an emotional...

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๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ”ฅ STEVEN WILSON Confirms Second STORM CORROSION Album Is Underway With OPETHโ€™s MIKAEL ร…KERFELDT โ€“ โ€œItโ€™s Almost Entirely Played On Acoustic Instruments!โ€

PROGRESSIVE ROCK FANS, THE WAIT IS FINALLY COMING TO AN END! STEVEN WILSON has officially confirmed that work is underway on a second STORM CORROSION album with OPETH mastermind MIKAEL ร…KERFELDT, 14 years after the release of their extraordinary self-titled debut! The long-awaited follow-up is being created almost entirely using acoustic instruments, with Wilson describing the developing music as a...

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๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ”ฅ JOE PERRY Pulls Out Of HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES Documentary Premiere As AEROSMITH Rehearse For Their First Shows In Three Years โ€“ โ€œI Wonโ€™t Be Able To Break Away!โ€

AEROSMITH guitarist JOE PERRY has confirmed that he was forced to miss the West Coast premiere of the new HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES documentary, Unleashed Spirits: The Rise Of The Hollywood Vampires, because of intensive rehearsals for AEROSMITHโ€™s highly anticipated return to the stage! The legendary guitarist apologised to fans after revealing that preparations for two enormous Hollywood Bowl concerts on 29...

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๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ–ค TWISTED SISTERโ€™s JAY JAY FRENCH Opens Up About DEE SNIDERโ€™s Health Struggles โ€“ โ€œHeโ€™s Not End-Of-Life Ill; Heโ€™s Just End-Of-Career Ill!โ€ SEBASTIAN BACH Helps Keep The Rock Legends Alive!

TWISTED SISTER founding guitarist JAY JAY FRENCH has spoken candidly about DEE SNIDERโ€™s health challenges, reassuring fans that the legendary singer is not facing a terminal illness. Instead, French explained that decades of physically demanding performances have left Snider unable to deliver the explosive stage shows that made him one of heavy metalโ€™s most recognisable frontmen. Following Sniderโ€™s difficult decision...

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๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ”ฅ TONY IOMMI Confirms Appearance On WILLIAM SHATNERโ€™s Upcoming Heavy Metal Album โ€“ โ€œItโ€™s Really Good What Heโ€™s Doing!โ€ BLACK SABBATH Legend Joins Star-Studded Metal Project!

BLACK SABBATH guitar legend TONY IOMMI has officially confirmed that he will appear on WILLIAM SHATNERโ€™s upcoming heavy metal album, What The F Is Heavy Metal?! The legendary guitarist has revealed that he has already contributed an original guitar riff to a track featuring the 95-year-old STAR TREK icon, praising Shatnerโ€™s lyrics and unexpected approach to heavy music. With QUEENโ€™s...

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๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ”ฅ DAVID ELLEFSON Watches MEGADETH Perform Without Him At LOUDER THAN LIFE โ€“ โ€œIt Was Dave Mustaine And Three Other Guys Playing Our Songs!โ€

Former MEGADETH bassist DAVID ELLEFSON has opened up about the unusual experience of watching his former band perform live without him for the very first time. The thrash metal legend attended MEGADETHโ€™s performance at LOUDER THAN LIFE 2026 in Kentucky, where he found himself standing in the audience watching DAVE MUSTAINE perform songs they had spent decades playing together. And...

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๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ’€ JACK OSBOURNE Admits Ozzy AI Avatar Backlash Was His Own Fault โ€“ โ€œI Didnโ€™t Explain It Properly!โ€

JACK OSBOURNE has addressed the controversy surrounding his familyโ€™s plans to create an artificial intelligence-powered avatar of his late father, OZZY OSBOURNE, admitting that he takes responsibility for the negative reaction from fans. The project, which aims to recreate the Prince of Darkness as an interactive digital figure capable of speaking and responding in his own voice, has divided the...

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๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ”ฅ THE OBSESSED Complete New Album โ€˜LIVE FAST โ€“ LOVE HARD โ€“ DIE FREEโ€™ โ€“ Doom Metal Legends Already Planning Another EP!

American doom metal legends THE OBSESSED have officially completed work on their highly anticipated new studio album, Live Fast โ€“ Love Hard โ€“ Die Free, and frontman SCOTT โ€˜WINOโ€™ WEINRICH has revealed that the band are already preparing to return to the recording studio! With the album mixed, mastered and scheduled for release in early 2027 through HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS...

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๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ’€ ALICE COOPER Reflects On The Darkest Days Of His Crack Cocaine Addiction โ€“ โ€œThere Are Three Albums I Donโ€™t Remember Writing, Recording Or Touring!โ€

The Godfather of Shock Rock, ALICE COOPER, has opened up about one of the darkest periods of his extraordinary career, revealing how his addiction to alcohol and crack cocaine became so severe that he has virtually no memory of creating three of his own studio albums. Now 78 years old and celebrating more than four decades of sobriety, the legendary...

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๐Ÿ“… U2 โ€“ The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour 2027

The Argentina concerts form part of U2โ€™s The Greatest Show On Earth World Tour, celebrating the bandโ€™s 50th anniversary. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina โ€“ Both Shows Sold Out! Tuesday 23 March 2027Estadio River Plate โ€“ Buenos AiresSOLD OUT Thursday 25 March 2027Estadio River Plate โ€“ Buenos AiresSOLD OUT American singer-songwriter Beck has been confirmed as the special guest for both performances. ๐ŸŒŽ...

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๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ’€ FOO FIGHTERS Unleash Demonic Rock โ€˜Nโ€™ Roll Mayhem In โ€˜STUDIO 666โ€™ โ€“ The Horror Movie That Turned Dave Grohl Into A Monster!

What happens when one of the worldโ€™s biggest rock bands moves into a haunted mansion to record an album? In the case of FOO FIGHTERS, you get demonic possession, supernatural chaos, outrageous comedy and enough blood to make even the most dedicated horror fan wince! Their 2022 horror-comedy film, Studio 666, remains one of the most unusual projects in the...

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