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Michael Kiske, Kai Hansen to rejoin Helloween for 2017 tour

Michael Kiske, Kai Hansen to rejoin Helloween for 2017 tour

by Bram Teitelman | Nov 14, 2016 | Reunions, Touring

If you’ve been a Helloween fan for years now, you’ve probably got a place in your heart for the late ’80s version of the band. Their sophomore and third albums, Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I and Part II, were where the band honed...

Video premiere: Unisonic, ‘Exceptional’

by Bram Teitelman | Jul 9, 2014 | New Music, News, Premieres, Video

[youtube]http://youtu.be/92_XyoAGprc[/youtube] What do you get when you cross two former members of Helloween’s golden age (vocalist Michael Kiske and guitarist Kai Hansen), the rhythm section of Pink Cream 69 (bassist Dennis Ward and drummer Kosta Zafiriou) and...

Today in Metal: ‘Land of the Free’ by Gamma Ray turns 19 years old

by Metal Insider | May 29, 2014 | Today In Metal

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dhOvCPEYQQ[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. 19 years ago today, Kai Hansen finally made his breakout album with Gamma...

Song premieres: Gamma Ray’s ‘Time for Deliverance’ and “Demonseed’

by Bram Teitelman | Mar 24, 2014 | New Music, News, Premieres

It’s been four years since German power metal standard-bearers Gamma Ray have released an album, and with Empire of the Undead coming out on April 15th, we’re proud to bring you the premiere of two songs from the band’s 11th album. “Time for...

Metal By Numbers 5/30: Forward Slash

by Bram Teitelman | May 30, 2012 | Metal By Numbers, Metal on Metal

Chew on this: While Slash has kept himself extremely busy after leaving Guns N’ Roses in 1996, it took him until 2010 to release his first solo album. That’s almost as much time as it took for Axl and friends to record Chinese Democracy, which came out in...

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Disciples of Verity share “Break The Cycle” lyric video
Disciples of Verity share “Break The Cycle” lyric video

Disciples of Verity, the heavy rock band fronted by Living Colour vocalist Corey Glover, have dropped a lyric video for their latest single, “Break The Cycle.” The track is a preview of their upcoming sophomore album, Nexus, produced by George Pond and co-produced by...

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Ashes of Ares  (ex-Iced Earth) share “From Hell He Rides” video
Ashes of Ares (ex-Iced Earth) share “From Hell He Rides” video

Ashes of Ares, the metal duo project featuring former Iced Earth members Matt Barlow and Freddie Vidales, have released a video for their new single "From Hell He Rides." Inspired by Marvel's Ghost Rider, the track is the second single taken from their upcoming album...

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Arjen Lucassen announces apocalyptic solo album ‘Songs No One Will Hear’
Arjen Lucassen announces apocalyptic solo album ‘Songs No One Will Hear’

Arjen Anthony Lucassen has announced his first solo album in over a decade, Songs No One Will Hear, scheduled to arrive on September 12, 2025, via InsideOutMusic. Thirteen years after Lost In The New Real, Lucassen returns with a concept album that imagines humanity’s...

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New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...

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New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see new music from the likes of Skunk Anansie, …and Oceans, Age of Apocalypes and Witchcraft, as well as cover and...

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New & Noteworthy: Will You Haunt Me, With Releases – 5/16/2025

New & Noteworthy: Will You Haunt Me, With Releases – 5/16/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Bury Tomorrow, Pelican and Steve Von Till,...

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