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Origin Deliver 'Disease Called Man' As They Launch North American Tour
Origin have released a brand new single called 'Disease Called Man' that was originally written for their 2000 self-titled debut album

Ace Frehley Plans Biopic and New Origins Album
Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley revealed in a new radio interview that he is planning to make a biopic about himself

Queen's Brian May Reveals Origins Of Star Fleet Project - 2023 In Review
Queen guitarist Brian May is revealing the origins of his 1983 EP, 'Star Fleet Project',

Why Avenged Sevenfold Originally Turned Down Metallica Tour - 2023 In Review
Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold revealed why the band originally turned down the opportunity to open for Metallica

Original Misfits Drummer Manny Martinez Reportedly Dead At 69
Original Misfits drummer Manny Martinez has reportedly died at the age of 69

Original AC/DC Drummer Colin Burgess Dead At 77
Original AC/DC drummer Colin Burgess has died at the age of 77. The band shared the sad news with fans via their social media

Queensryche Revisiting Classics On The Origins Tour
Queensryche have announced that they will performing their self-titled EP and 'The Warning' album in full on their upcoming 'The Origins Tour

Nellie McKay Releases First LP of Original Music in 13 Years
Nellie McKay returns with Hey Guys, Watch This (August 25, Hungry Mouse Records), her first album of original material in 13 years.

Exile Release First New original Album In Over 30 Years
American Country Rock Band and Kentucky Music Hall of Fame Members, Exile announced the release of their new album

The Cult's Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy Revisit Origins With Death Cult Anniversary Tour
Singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy of The Cult have announced that they will revisit their origins as Death Cult

King Khan Share 'John B's Lament' From The Invaders Original Score
On August 18, King Khan will release the original score to The Invaders on Ernest Jenning Record Co. / Khannibalism

Queen's Brian May Reveals Origins Of Star Fleet Project
Queen guitarist Brian May is revealing the origins of his 1983 EP, 'Star Fleet Project',

A Skylit Drive's Original Vocalist Jordan Blake Has Died
Jordan Blake, the original frontman of A Skylit Drive, has died, according to a social media post by the band

Luke Grimes Releases Amazon Original Cover of Blaze Foley's 'Clay Pigeons'
Luke Grimes today released an Amazon Original song, a cover of Blaze Foley's 'Clay Pigeons (Amazon Original).'

Why Avenged Sevenfold Originally Turned Down Metallica Tour
. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold revealed why the band originally turned down the opportunity to open for Metallica

Candlebox's Original Lineup Releasing Acoustic Album
Candlebox has announced that they will be releasing a new, live, acoustic album, entitled Live at the Neptune

Steely Dan's 'Countdown To Ecstasy' Remastered From Original Analog Tapes
Steely Dan's sprawling 1973 sophomore LP, Countdown To Ecstasy, will return to vinyl on May 26th

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies First Original Song 'New Cool' Released
'New Cool,' the first original track released from the forthcoming Paramount+ original musical series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies

Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968 50th Anniversary Celebration
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary the release of the classic compilation Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968

Original Nazareth Vocalist Dan McCafferty Dead At 76 (2022 In Review)
Legendary Nazareth vocalist Dan McCafferty died November 8 at the age of 76.

Original Megadeth Members Reunited To Honor Gar 2022 In Review
Original Megadeth Members Reunited To Honor Gar was a top 22 story from January 2022:

Biohazard's Original Lineup Reunites For 35th Anniversary
Biohazard are celebrating their 35th anniversary by reuniting their original lineup

Original Nazareth Vocalist Dan McCafferty Dead At 76
Legendary Nazareth vocalist Dan McCafferty has died November 8 at the age of 76. 'Dan died at 12:40 today,'

Journey Icon Steve Perry Shares Original Christmas Song
Former Journey frontman Steve Perry is streaming his original holiday single, 'Maybe This Year'

The Original Misfits Announce New Year's Eve Show
The Original Misfits have announced that they will playing a special New Year's Eve (December 31st) concert

Diamond Head Release Sweet And Innocent (Lost Original Mix) Video
Diamond Head have shared a music video for their single 'Sweet And Innocent (Lost Original Mix).'

The Original Misfits To Play Special Halloween Weekend Show
Punk rock legends The Original Misfits have announced that they will be playing their only headline appearance of 2022

Original Woodstock Attendees Oral Histories Wanted
The Museum at Bethel Woods, the National Register Historic Site of the 1969 Woodstock Music & Art Fair

Chester Bennington's Original Band Grey Daze Share New Video
Late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington's original group Grey Daze have released a music video for their brand new single

Sex Pistols Announce New Compilation The Original Recordings
The Sex Pistols will release a new compilation next month in sync with the Hulu premiere of the limited-edition FX series, 'Pistol.'

The Original George Thorogood Coming In April
George Thorogood will be releasing a new collection entitled 'The Original George Thorogood' on April 15th

Misery Index And Origin Announce The Space Control Tour
Misery Index have announced that they will be hitting the road this spring for a North American trek

Original Megadeth Members Reunite To Honor Gar
Original Megadeth bassist David Ellefson and guitarist Chris Poland have reunited and recorded one final song posthumously

KISS Streamed Paul's Original 'Detroit Rock City' Demo 2021 In Review
KISS enjoyed a top 21 story from October 2021 after they streamed the original Paul Stanley demo of their 1976 classic, 'Detroit Rock City'

Original Yes Frontman Jon Anderson Launches Patreon
Jon Anderson has launched a Patreon where fans can gain access to unreleased music and videos, live events and more

Anthrax Reveal Origins Of The Big 4 2021 In Review
Anthrax had a top 21 story from May 2021 after they revealed the origins of The Big 4 in an installment of their 40th anniversary video series

KISS Stream Paul's Original 'Detroit Rock City' Demo
KISS are streaming the original Paul Stanley demo of their 1976 classic, 'Detroit Rock City'

The Doors Share Original 'Riders On The Storm' Demo
The Doors are sharing the original demo for 'Riders On The Storm' as the first preview to the 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Anthrax Reveal Origins Of The Big 4
Anthrax reveal the origins of The Big 4 in the latest installment in their 40th anniversary video series

The Who's Roger Daltrey Reveals Origins Of Microphone Swinging
The Who frontman Roger Daltrey revealed the origins of his legendary microphone swinging technique

Original Foo Fighter William Goldsmith's Assertion Release Debut Album
Original Foo Fighters and Sunny Day Real Estate star William Goldsmith has released a track called 'Deeper In The Shallow'

Original Foo Fighter Releases Second Assertion Single
Original Sunny Day Real Estate and Foo Fighters member William Goldsmith has released 'The Lamb to the Slaughter Pulls A Knife'

Unreleased Original Dio Era Black Sabbath Song Shared Online
A previously unreleased Ronnie James Dio fronted Black Sabbath song from 1979 called 'Slapback' has been shared online

Original Foo Fighter William Goldsmith Returns With Assertion
Assertion, the new band from Foo Fighters and Sunny Day Real Estate founding member William Goldsmith, have shared a stream

Stephen Pearcy Open To Make Ratt Album With Original Members
Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy says that he would be willing to make a new record with the band if it would involve a reunion

Ace Frehley Attempted Reunion With KISS Bandmate Peter Criss On Origins 2020 In Review
Ace Frehley has revealed that plans to have his former KISS bandmate Peter Criss appear on his 'Origins Vol. 2'

Original Riot Guitarist Lou 'L.A.' Kouvaris Dead At 66 2020 In Review
Original Riot guitarist Lou 'L.A.' Kouvaris had died at the age of 66, according to the band

Brian Eno's Rams: Original Soundtrack Album Getting Limited CD Release
Brian Eno's 'Rams: Original Soundtrack Album' is coming to CD with a special limited edition one-off pressing

Oceans Ate Alaska's Original Lineup Reunites and Shares New Song
Oceans Ate Alaska have reunited with their original lineup and have released a music video for their new track 'Metamorph,'

David Coverdale Discusses The Origins Of Deep Purple's 'Burn'
Whitesnake icon David Coverdale took a look back at 'Burn', one of the most beloved songs during his tenure with Deep Purple

The Damned Original Lineup Reuniting For One Tour Only
The original lineup of the legendary punk band The Damned have announced that they will be reuniting for the first time in 25 years

Trivium and Bedlem Offshoot Dead Original Release New Video
Dead Original have released a music video for their new single, 'Restrained.'

Eddie Van Halen Wanted To Do One Final Tour With Original Lineup
Eddie Van Halen was excited about reconnecting with bassist Michael Anthony and the prospect of launching one last tour

Ace Frehley Attempted Reunion With KISS Bandmate Peter Criss On Origins
Ace Frehley has revealed that plans to have his former KISS bandmate Peter Criss appear on his recently released 'Origins Vol. 2'

Original Van Halen Bassist Mark Stone Has Died
Original Van Halen bassist Mark Stone has passed away on Saturday (September 26th) after a battle with cancer

Fear Factory's Dino Cazares Explains Origin Of New Album
Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares has explained that he launched a GoFundMe campaign to make improvements to an album

Robb Flynn Tributes Original Machine Head Drummer Tony Costanza
Machine Head's Robb Flynn has shared a tribute to the band's original drummer Tony Costanza

Megadeth Have Eight Original and Two Cover Songs For New Album
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine gave fans some more insight into the band's forthcoming studio album

Original Genesis Guitarist Anthony Phillips Expands Classic Album
Original Genesis guitarist Anthony Phillips' long out of print live album 'The Living Room Concert' has been expanded

Original Stooges Final Live Performance Set For Release
A previously unreleased recording of the original lineup of The Stooges' final live performance together will finally see the light of day

KISS's Original Road Manager J.R. Smalling Dies
KISS's original road manager, J.R. Smalling, who famously coined the band's 'you wanted the best' introduction has died

Original He Is Legend Guitarist McKenzie Bell Dead At 35
Original He Is Legend guitarist and former member of Bloodjin, McKenzie Bell, has died at the age of 35

Original Riot Guitarist Lou 'L.A.' Kouvaris Dead At 66
Original Riot guitarist Lou 'L.A.' Kouvaris had died at the age of 66, according to the band

Chester Bennington's Original Band Releases Video
Late Linkin Part frontman Chester Bennington's vocals are featured of the new track and video 'What's In The Eye'

Original Foreigner Singer Lou Gramm Explains Retirement
Original Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm explained in a new interview the reasons why he made the decision to retire

AC/DC Died With Malcolm Says Original Singer
Original AC/DC singer Dave Evans believes that the band ended with the passing of rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young

Ozzy Hopes For Final Black Sabbath Show With Original Lineup 2019 In Review
Ozzy Hopes For Final Black Sabbath Show With Original Lineup was a top 19 story of May 2019

Angus Young Myth Debunked By Original AC/DC Singer 2019 In Review
Original AC/DC frontman Dave Evans debunked a longstanding myth about lead guitarist Angus Young

Original Member Of Queen Dies 2019 In Review
Queen guitarist Brian May broke the sad news to fans via social media that the band's first bass player Mike Grose has died

Sammy Hagar All For Original Van Halen Reunion 2019 In Review
Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar says that his friend and bandmate Michael Anthony has his blessing

Original Iron Maiden Lineup Reunites After Four Decades 2019 In Review
Most of the members of the original Iron Maiden lineup reunited for the first time in more than four decades at the beginning of the year

Original Genesis Guitarist Anthony Phillips Announce Album
Original Genesis guitarist Anthony Phillips has announced that he will be releasing his first new album in seven years

Original Foreigner Frontman Lou Gramm Hospitalized
Original Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm was hospitalized last week

Original David Bowie Bandmate Mike Garson Covers Classic Song
Original David Bowie band member Mike Garson has released a video for his reinvention of the classic song 'Rock 'N Roll With Me'

Original Motorhead Guitarist Larry Wallis Dead At 70
Original Motorhead guitarist Larry Wallis died at the age of 70 this past Thursday, September 19th

Muse Celebrating 20 Years With 'Origin' Box Set
Muse have announced that they are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album 'Showbiz'

Original AC/DC Singer Recalls Angus and Malcolm Fight
Original AC/DC singer Dave Evans recently looked back at his time with the legendary band including their early success

Fame Didn't Spoil Original Guns N' Roses Stars Says Monroe
Guns N' Roses' success and the fame that it brought didn't go to the heads of Slash or Duff McKagan. says Michael Monroe.

AC/DC's Original 'Highway To Hell' Cover Shot Down By Label
AC/DC continued their 40th anniversary celebration of their landmark 'Highway To Hell' album by sharing the original cover art

Origins of Origin Vinyl Reissue Series Announced
Origin has teamed up with Agonia Records for the vinyl reissue of four of their classic albums for their 'Origins of Origin' series

Original Ozzy Osbourne Bandmate Reacts To Sharon Attack
Original Ozzy Osbourne solo band member Bob Daisley took to social media to thank fans for their support

Aerosmith To Reunite With Original Tour Van On American Pickers
Aerosmith will be featured on a new episode of the History channel series American Pickers

Original Dio Star Not A Fan Of Hologram, Talks Changes To Early Band
Original Dio drummer Vinny Appice (Last In Line, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell) says he is unsure if Ronnie James Dio

Original Guns N' Roses Star Added To KISS Kruise IX
Organizers of the KISS Kruise IX have announced that original Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler

Ozzy Hopes For Final Black Sabbath Show With Original Lineup
Ozzy Osbourne has shared his regret that Bill Ward was not part of Black Sabbath's final concert

Grateful Dead Origins Deluxe Edition To Feature Unreleased Music
Grateful Dead have partnered with Z2 Comics for the release of 'Grateful Dead Origins' next year

The Original Misfits Announce Stadium Reunion Show
Two original members of The Misfits, Glenn Danzig and Jerry Only, have announced that they will be playing a special one-off reunion show

Angus Young Myth Debunked By Original AC/DC Singer
Original AC/DC frontman Dave Evans debunked a longstanding myth about lead guitarist Angus Young's youthful start

Original Member Of Queen Dies
Queen guitarist Brian May broke the sad news to fans via social media that the band's first bass player Mike Grose has died

Fates Warning Reuniting With Original Member At Upcoming Shows
Fates Warning bassist Joey Vera announced that he will be forced to miss to three upcoming shows

Origin Announces New Anniversary Album
Origin will be releasing their new anniversary album 'Abiogenesis - A Coming Into Existence' on May 3rd

Sammy Hagar All For Original Van Halen Reunion
Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar says that his friend and bandmate Michael Anthony has his blessing

Original Van Halen Star Didn't See Firing Coming
Original Van Halen bass player Michael Anthony revealed that he had no idea that Eddie Van Halen was planning to replace him

Original Iron Maiden Lineup Reunites After Four Decades
Most of the members of the original Iron Maiden lineup reunited recently for the first time in more than four decades

Surviving Original Static-X Lineup Reunite For Album and Tour 2018 In Review
The surviving original lineup of Static-X has announced their return with a brand new studio album and tour

Original Guns N' Roses Stars 'Heartbroken' Over Partial Reunion 2018 In Review
Original Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler says in a new interview

Original Guns N' Roses Star Wants Prayers For Full Reunion 2018 In Review
Original Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler called on fans to 'put some prayers into God'

Surviving Original Static-X Lineup Reunite For Album and Tour
The surviving original lineup of Static-X has announced their return with a brand new studio album and a special 20th anniversary tour

Foreigner Announce More Reunion Shows With Original Members
Foreigner have announced more reunion shows following an August 4 concert at Sturgis Buffalo Chip in Sturgis