This past weekend, DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara had his neck and chin tattoos touched up, along with getting some additional ink done, at the Fallen Crow Tattoo Company in Murrieta, California. You can see the before and after photos of Fafara in his two separate Instagram posts below. Last year, Fafara told Loudwire that he ...
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MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn and bassist Jared MacEachern, along with "Burn My Eyes"-era MH members Chris Kontos (drums) and Logan Mader (guitar), recently went into Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California and re-recorded the debut album in its entirety. A video playthrough of the track "A Thousand Lies" can be seen below. MACHINE HEAD announced ...
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SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor will play another solo show on Sunday, May 19 at Gardenamp in Garden Grove, California. Opening the event once again will be CHERRY BOMBS, the all-girl dance group led by Taylor's fiancée Alicia Dove. Taylor's solo set includes covers of such artists as GUNS N' ROSES and VAN ...
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Guitarist Richie Kotzen (THE WINERY DOGS, POISON, MR. BIG) is filming a video for his upcoming single, "Venom", today in the Los Angeles area. The official release date for the song has not yet been announced. Kotzen recently told SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" that he is working on material for a possible new solo album. "I ...
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Former JUDAS PRIEST frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens, who recorded two studio albums with the band before PRIEST reunited with Rob Halford in 2003, was asked by the "Focus On Metal" podcast which songs from his era of the group he would like to hear Rob perform live with PRIEST. "I think Rob… So ...
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In a brand new interview with AXS TV's "The Big Interview", 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 (see video below): "A great ...
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SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith spoke to "Two Doods Reviews" about the rigors of nearly non-stop touring and how he and his bandmates stay grounded through it all. "Life doesn't have an instruction manual," the singer said (hear audio below). "And you have to find out sometimes, and the best way is trial and error. There ...
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Jack Osbourne says that Ozzy Osbourne is "doing really well," less than a month after health struggles forced the BLACK SABBATH singer to cancel all of his live appearances through the end of the year. In early April, Ozzy postponed all his 2019 tour dates, both in North America and Europe, as he recovers from ...
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Former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry recently took part in a keynote panel at Pop Conference 2019 on how music makers and writers confront loss and grief. The event was produced by Jason King of New York University's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music and was presented in conjunction with Billboard. Check out a ...
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As part of the Top 10 "Rules Of Rock" from Topgolf, TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider was asked how bands should deal with groupies. He responded (see video below): "Well, it depends. [Laughs] How do you wanna deal with 'em? You can either deal head on, or having been with the same woman 42 years, ...
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY will kick off the second leg of its North American headlining tour this July. The "A Quest To Believe, A Call To The Void II" tour will commence on July 26 in Poughkeepsie, New York and run through August 25 in Providence, Rhode Island. Support will be provided by CROWBAR as well ...
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SLIPKNOT's business manager has fired back at Chris Fehn over the percussionist's claim that he hasn't been properly compensated for his years of touring with the group. On March 13, the 46-year-old Fehn sued SLIPKNOT's leaders, vocalist Corey Taylor and percussionist Michael Shawn Crahan; the band's manager, Robert Shore; and six businesses, accusing Shore's New ...
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HELLYEAH is teasing what appears to be the second single from its upcoming sixth album. A short snippet of the song, which is expected to make its online debut later in the week, can be heard below. Last month, HELLYEAH released the official music video for a new song titled "333". The track is taken ...
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Former QUEENSRŸCHE and current OPERATION: MINDCRIME singer Geoff Tate says that he is not planning to work on any new music for the foreseeable future. "I'm kind of taking an album hiatus at the moment, primarily because I'm just dedicating myself to the AVANTASIA touring schedule this year," he told Australia's Silver Tiger ...
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SLIPKNOT, BLINK 182 and TOOL will headline the 2019 edition of the Aftershock festival, set to take place October 11-13 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. Also scheduled to appear are STAIND, LAMB OF GOD, HALESTORM, SUM 41, ROB ZOMBIE, BRING ME THE HORIZON, MARILYN MANSON, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, KORN, A DAY TO REMEMBER, CHEVELLE, ...
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The return of Grammy-winning songwriter, CREED frontman and platinum-certified solo artist Scott Stapp is underway. As new single "Purpose For Pain" gains traction, Scott today revealed the July 19 release date, the meaningful cover art, and the track listing for his first album in six years, "The Space Between The Shadows" (Napalm Records). The announcement ...
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THREE DAYS GRACE's Randy Edwards-directed video for the song "Right Left Wrong" can be seen below. The internationally acclaimed and multi-platinum certified Canadian band with over a billion streams on Spotify recently extended its record for the most No. 1s in the 38-year history of Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart, with "Right Left Wrong" ...
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"Dead To Me", a new song from Cleveland's metallic hardcore legends RINGWORM, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Death Becomes My Voice", which will be released on May 3 via Relapse. The disc was recorded at Mercenary Studios and Spider Studios, mixed by Taylor Young (NAILS, TWITCHING TONGUES, ...
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Frontiers Music Srl has announced the return of TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON with the release of the long-awaited third chapter in his metal opera, "Return To Eden", on June 14. Today, the first single and video, "Promises", featuring Todd Michael Hall (RIOT V) on lead vocals, has been released. Check it out below. Five years in ...
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JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill has confirmed to Sonic Perspectives that there are plans for the band to work on the follow-up to last year's "Firepower" album. "Yeah, that's very much on the cards," he said (hear audio below). "We're already discussing that. We found out Glenn [Tipton, guitar] is already sitting at home, knocking ...
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Black metal veterans DARKTHRONE will release their new album, "Old Star", on May 31 via Peaceville. The band's first studio album since 2016's "Arctic Thunder" sees the Norwegian legends cut through six new epic tracks, taking in the best of the old school of heavy and extreme metal plus a large dose of doom-laden riffing, ...
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WARRIOR SOUL, the band fronted by legendary singer Kory Clarke, will release a new studio album, titled "Rock 'N' Roll Disease", on June 7 via Livewire/Cargo Records. For the disc, Clarke used the same writing team and musicians who played on 2017's acclaimed "Back On The Lash" LP. "We are going for the same feel ...
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GUNS N' ROSES bassist and New York Times best-selling author Duff McKagan, backed by Shooter Jennings and his band, has announced a European tour in support of the "Tenderness" album. The dates are as follows: Aug. 22 - Stodola - Warsaw, Poland Aug. 23 - Astra - Berlin, Germany Aug. 24 - Blue Moon Festival ...
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Exit 111 festival will debut with a heavyweight line-up that celebrates all forms of rock — from hard to classic, alternative to southern — when it debuts October 11-13 at the Great Stage Park in Manchester, Tennessee. The inaugural three-day event hosted by Eddie Trunk will be led by headlining slots from GUNS N' ROSES, ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, former NIRVANA manager Danny Goldberg was asked at a signing session in Los Angeles for his new book, "Serving The Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain", for his thoughts on the conspiracy theory that Courtney Love had her husband, NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain, murdered and made to look like a suicide. ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton says that "countless fans" have thanked him for revamping and revitalizing the band since the departure of original singer Geoff Tate. The current QUEENSRŸCHE lineup features Wilton and fellow original member, bassist Eddie Jackson, along with guitarist Parker Lundgren and vocalist Todd La Torre. Although QUEENSRŸCHE's final effort with Tate, 2011's ...
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WINGER frontman Kip Winger has confirmed to Daily Boom that there are tentative plans for the band to work on new material this summer. The disc will be the follow-up to "Better Days Comin'", which came out in 2014. "Reb [Beach, guitar] and I are going to start writing and we'll try to ...
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L.A. GUNS guitarist Ace Von Johnson says that he is "tired" of telling people that he will not perform at this year's M3 Rock Festival, set to take place next month in Columbia, Maryland. When M3 — one of the largest annual '80s rock-themed events in America, if not the world — announced its 2019 ...
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Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES have commenced the songwriting process for their next studio album. The upcoming disc will be the follow-up to "To Drink From The Night Itself", which came out last May via Century Media. Asked by Metal Wani about AT THE GATES' plans for the coming months, guitarist Martin ...
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CRO-MAGS members John Joseph and Mackie Jayson have reached an agreement with their former bandmate Harley Flanagan over the rights to the group's name. Going forward, Joseph and Jayson will perform as CRO-MAGS JM while Flanagan will get to use the CRO-MAGS name for his own version of the band. The news of the settlement ...
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