ALL THAT REMAINS singer Phil Labonte says that guitarist Oliver "Oli" Herbert's widow is a "garbage human being" who was "never allowed" to join the band on tour. Oli was found dead last October 16 at the edge of the pond on his Stafford Springs, Connecticut property. He was reported missing by his wife about ...
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In advance of the 2019 North, Central and South American legs of IRON MAIDEN's "Legacy Of The Beast" world tour, gaming and entertainment giant IGN was granted unique behind-the-scenes access at several shows during the band's 2018 European run. Unveiling the story of how one of music's most iconic global names took inspiration from their ...
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The official video for the song "No Reprisal" from Boston's UNEARTH can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Extinction(s)", which was released in November. For its seventh release and Century Media debut, the band worked with Will Putney (EVERY TIME I DIE, BODY COUNT, GOJIRA, THY ART IS MURDER, ...
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France's United Rock Nations recently conducted an interview with frontman Anders Fridén of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he feels about about IN FLAMES' upcoming studio album, "I, The Mask": Anders: "I have a great feeling every time we release ...
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DEF LEPPARD will return to Las Vegas for its second residency this summer. The band will take over Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino for 12 explosive nights between August 14 and September 7. DEF LEPPARD played its first Las Vegas residency five years ago at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has called out KISS for the band's stage production on its current "End Of The Road" tour, saying it is "an exact reenactment" of the show that the CRÜE took out on its own farewell trek a few years ago. Just hours before KISS was scheduled to take the stage ...
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David Coverdale has once again said that he is not planning to retire anytime soon, despite his previous comments. Back in 2016, the WHITESNAKE leader announced that he was looking to pull the plug on his career after touring in support of "The Purple Album", the 2015 tribute record to Coverdale's time as the lead ...
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Legendary rock vocalist Paul Rodgers (FREE, BAD COMPANY, QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS) recently spoke with Bill Hernandez of RockBandReviews.com. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his musical influences: Paul: "THE BEATLES hit me hard. When I first saw John Lennon and they did ...
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In a brand new interview with the Arizona Republic, Paul Stanley spoke about his continued partnership with fellow KISS co-founder Gene Simmons — this despite their seeming like extremely different types of people. Asked how they've managed to keep working with each other for so long, Stanley responded: "I think maybe because of ...
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Brooklyn, New York's LIFE OF AGONY has entered the studio with esteemed producer Sylvia Massy (TOOL, SYSTEM OF A DOWN) to begin recording its sixth album, "The Sound Of Scars", due this fall via Napalm Records. The recording sessions are taking place at Sylvia's Studio Divine in Ashland, Oregon. Additional recording will take place at ...
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Live music's premier hologram production company Eyellusion has announced that a who's who of Zappa fan favorite musicians will support "The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa" hologram tour which will make its debut this April in the U.S. The nine U.S. shows kick off Friday, April 19, with seven European shows in May to follow. ...
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HEART — Ann and Nancy Wilson — will return to the road in 2019 for the first time in three years with their massive "Love Alive" cross-country summer tour. Produced by Live Nation, the expansive 39-city outing by the trend-setting, multiple-platinum Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame legends kicks off Tuesday, July 9 at the ...
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GRETA VAN FLEET was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Rock Album" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 61st annual Grammy Awards, which is being held tonight (Sunday, February 10) at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Michigan rockers were nominated for their "From The Fires" EP. GRETA VAN FLEET was nominated for ...
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Chris Cornell was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Rock Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 61st annual Grammy Awards, which is being held tonight (Sunday, February 10) at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Cornell was nominated for the song "When Bad Does Good", from the career-spanning box set released by Universal ...
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HIGH ON FIRE was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 61st annual Grammy Awards, which is being held tonight (Sunday, February 10) at Staples Center in Los Angeles. HIGH ON FIRE was nominated for "Electric Messiah", the title track of its 2018 album. "Wow, what ...
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Corey Gorechrist of the "Fantasm" podcast recently conducted an interview with frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL about the band's forthcoming studio album, "The Wings Of War". You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the fact that "The Wings Of War" ...
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Phil Demmel says that MACHINE HEAD "became a Robb Flynn solo project" toward the end of his time in the band. The guitarist announced his exit from MACHINE HEAD in October, explaining at the time that he wanted "to step away and do something else musically." Phil, who first played with the MACHINE HEAD leader ...
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Tony Iommi spoke to The Midland Rocks about the progress of the remixing sessions for BLACK SABBATH's 1995 album "Forbidden". The LP, which features singer Tony Martin, drummer Cozy Powell and bassist Neil Murray, is often regarded as the band's worst studio recording. "I've had the time, on and off, to start to ...
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Members of DREAM THEATER, PANTERA, TESTAMENT, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION and CHICKENFOOT are among the musicians who have reacted to the passing of Jim Dunlop. The founder of Dunlop Manufacturing and enormously influential innovator of picks, capos, and other guitar accessories died at the age of 82. Born in Scotland in 1936, Jim traveled ...
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ALL THAT REMAINS singer Phil Labonte says that he is "extremely happy" about guitarist Jason Richardson's addition to the band. Richardson joined ALL THAT REMAINS as the replacement for Oliver "Oli" Herbert, who passed away in October. Last night, Labonte — who co-founded ALL THAT REMAINS with Herbert in 1998 — took to his Instagram ...
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During a brand new interview with "The Classic Metal Show", legendary drummer Vinny Appice spoke about the tragic January 2016 passing of his LAST IN LINE bandmate Jimmy Bain aboard the "Def Leppard Hysteria On The High Seas" cruise. The 68-year-old bassist, who had also played with DIO and RAINBOW, had been found dead in ...
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ALL THAT REMAINS has officially recruited Jason Richardson as the replacement for guitarist Oliver "Oli" Herbert, who passed away in October. Earlier today, the band released the following statement via social media: "ALL THAT REMAINS would like to clarify that guitarist Jason Richardson is now an official member of the band. Some recent interviews were ...
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ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte says that Jason Richardson "knocked it out of the park" as the temporary replacement for guitarist Oliver "Oli" Herbert who passed away in October. Regarding how ALL THAT REMAINS ended up linking up with Jason to do the band's recent European shows, Labonte told Decibel magazine: "Well, ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of Dee Snider's February 1 concert at the Manning Bar in Sydney, Australia can be seen below. Snider's Australian tour includes dates in Sydney and Melbourne, where the TWISTED SISTER frontman is performing two shows per city, one "spoken" and one "shouted." Snider recently said that the decision to end TWISTED SISTER ...
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Lucki of Pitcam TV conducted an interview with frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metal veterans BEHEMOTH prior to the band's January 13 concert at Tonhalle in Munich, Germany. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he still gets excited about releasing new ...
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Tony Harnell says that he regrets quitting SKID ROW via social media, explaining that it was "a really dumb" and "very unprofessional" thing to do. Harnell joined SKID ROW in April 2015 as the replacement for Johnny Solinger, who was the band's frontman for fifteen years. Tony quit the group only eight months later, writing ...
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According to Pollstar, the special one-night-only New Year's Eve Ozzfest, which took place on December 31 at The Forum in Los Angeles, California, was attended by 12,465 hard rock and heavy metal fans. Ticket sales from the Live Nation-produced concert totaled $1.2 million, with tickets priced from a low of $59.50 to $179.50. ...
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NICKELBACK bassist Mike Kroeger has told Australia's Wall Of Sound that he "would love to" make a super-heavy album with his band one day. "Metal is what makes me go," he said. "It's what I listen to without fail. If we could actually sink in and do a metal album, all four of ...
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Kirk Hammett says that METALLICA's "authenticity" and "integrity" are behind the overwhelming success of the band's 10th studio album, 2016's "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", and its extensive "WorldWired" tour, which have both been met with some of the best reviews of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame act's nearly 40-year career. "I think for right ...
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MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine spoke to "The Opus" podcast about his participation in the upcoming "Experience Hendrix" tour. You can listen to the chat at this location. The critically acclaimed multi-artist celebration of Jimi Hendrix's musical genius is returning in 2019 with its biggest ever tour — 30 dates through the East Coast, South ...
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