Steven Tyler's recent live performance got Aerosmith fans' hopes up – but the vocalist will never tour again
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Steven Tyler's recent live performance got Aerosmith fans' hopes up – but the vocalist will never tour again
Drummer Matt Sorum was thrilled to perform with Steven Tyler this month but says the singer can't get back on the road
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the world is still here and so are we will be released via Mike Patton's Ipecac label
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Manic Street Preachers show that rage never sleeps on Critical Thinking
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After rediscovering their spark on 2019's Black Anima, Lacuna Coil are going harder and heavier than ever
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None shall sleep
Dream Theater’s Parasomnia largely lives up to the hype
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Mike Portnoy is back with Dream Theater, and he's helped them make a banger of an album in Parasomnia
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The Polish prog metallers’ fourth live album contains maximum simpatico between band and audience
