A&P Reacts recently conducted an interview with frontwoman Vicky Psarakis of Montreal, Quebec, Canada extreme metallers THE AGONIST. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what inspired the title of the band's latest album, "Orphans": Vicky: "Honestly, the main reason behind it, how ...
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ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer and BLIND GUARDIAN singer Hansi Kürsch spoke to Heavy New York about their DEMONS & WIZARDS side project prior to the latter band's September 5 show at PlayStation Theater in New York. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). ...
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Former JUDAS PRIEST members K.K. Downing (guitar), Les Binks (drums) and Tim "Ripper" Owens (vocals) will join forces to perform "a full-length set of PRIEST classics" with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson on November 3 in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. The one-off show at K.K.'s Steel Mill will feature a full band set from Ellefson's "Sleeping Giants" ...
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In what promises to be one of the biggest tours of next year, EVANESCENCE and WITHIN TEMPTATION will join forces for "Worlds Collide", a massive co-headline European run kicking off in Brussels, Belgium on April 4, 2020. VIP pre-sale begins 9 a.m. BST on September 17, followed by general on-sale on September 20. Fronted by ...
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Palms Casino Resort and Live Nation announced today the extension of "Billy Idol: Las Vegas". The announcement comes just as Idol prepares to return to The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort for the final 2019 performance dates. From punk pioneer to global superstar, Idol has created an unparalleled niche in popular music and has remained ...
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The next time somebody moans to you about long it takes GUNS 'N' ROSES, METALLICA or TOOL to make a record these days, feel free to remind them that EXHORDER are about to release their first album of new material in 27 years. Admittedly, Vinnie LaBella and Kyle Thomas's seminal crew didn't exist in any ...
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THE CARS frontman Ric Ocasek died of heart disease, New York Medical Examiners office said Monday. Pulmonary emphysema, a type of lung disease, was also a contributing factor in the 75-year-old singer's death, the medical examiner added. It's unclear how long Ocasek had been suffering from heart disease. Ric was found dead in his Manhattan ...
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Former CLUTCH keyboardist Mick Schauer has died. The Maryland rockers announced his passing via their official Facebook page. They wrote: "We are saddened to hear the news of Mick Schauer's passing. Mick was an incredible talent and he will be missed. His contribution to the albums 'Robot Hive Exodus' and 'From Beale Street To Oblivion' ...
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Sonic Seducer conducted an interview with frontwoman Sharon Den Adel of Dutch heavy rockers WITHIN TEMPTATION prior to the band's appearance at this year's M'era Luna festival in Hildesheim, Germany. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what has been the biggest challenge ...
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Rapper Post Malone's song "Take What You Want", featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott, has debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 8. According to Billboard, the track marks Osbourne's first Hot 100 top 10 in over 30 years, as the BLACK SABBATH singer breaks the record for the ...
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Impericon recently conducted an interview with ALTER BRIDGE frontman Myles Kennedy. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether ALTER BRIDGE is a metal band: Myles: "We have a side to our sound, I guess, that kind of touches on it. It's certainly ...
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Ozzy Osbourne says that he has completed work on a new solo album. Ozzy has not released an all-new solo effort since 2010's "Scream", having spent the last few years touring with BLACK SABBATH in support of that band's "13" LP, as well as playing a number of solo shows. Speaking to
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Scotty J from Rock Titan conducted an interview with COLD frontman Scooter Ward prior to the band's September 7 show at Chameleon Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the release of "The Things We Can't Stop", COLD's first ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of RATT's September 14 concert at Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel And Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey can be seen below. RATT singer Stephen Pearcy recently told The Morning Call that the band has been writing new music. He said he is collaborating for the first ...
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Jason Bonham dedicated a cover version of the LED ZEPPELIN classic "Stairway To Heaven" to Eddie Money during JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING's September 13 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City as the support act for Peter Frampton. Fan-filmed video footage can be seen below. A representative for Eddie Money confirmed to ...
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Members of GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, TWISTED SISTER, WEEZER, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SACRED REICH, TESTAMENT, SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS and DANKO JONES are among the rock musicians who reacted on social media to the passing of Ric Ocasek, the guitarist and leader of THE CARS, who was found dead in his ...
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German thrash metal veterans KREATOR have welcomed Frédéric Leclercq as their new bass player. Before joining KREATOR, Leclercq rose to fame with U.K.-based extreme power metallers DRAGONFORCE for whom he handled bass duties from 2005 until last month. Commented Leclercq: "Joining KREATOR is an honor as well as a huge step up in my musical ...
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It had to happen eventually. Tucked away at the end of "Extreme Power Metal", not so much as an afterthought as a mischievous sting in the tail, is an absolutely hysterical and very, very DRAGONFORCE version of Celine Dion's immortal "My Heart Will Go On". Played at the band's trademark top speed, it's over and ...
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Bands will pay the price for picking a shit name. It may have seemed terribly post-modern and in-jokey at the time, but being lumbered with a name like PET SLIMMERS OF THE YEAR was never a smart move. Sensibly, this UK-based post-metal crew have trimmed that unwieldy tag down to the simpler PSOTY: still a ...
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It's not always obvious why particular bands end up becoming vastly more popular and acclaimed than their peers, particularly within subgenres that seem to abide by relatively strict rules. Brutal death metal has no shortage of heroes at this point, of course, and you only need to check out new albums from the likes of ...
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In a brand new interview with NME, KORN frontman Jonathan Davis elaborated on his comment that his band is "far from done." He explained: "You know, this is a strange world right now. The world is just absolutely out of control. Donald fucking Trump is president! Think about that! I think ...
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Swedish rockers GHOST performed their two new songs, "Kiss The Go-Goat" and "Mary On A Cross", live for the first time on Friday, September 13 at the opening show of their "Ultimate Tour Named Death" at the Rabobank arena in Bakersfield, California. They played them again the following night (Saturday, September 14) at the Reno ...
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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. The sessions took place several months prior to the start of the "Burn My Eyes" 25th-anniversary ...
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In a recent interview with Antihero magazine, legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) spoke about the impact that the 2017 passing of his mother had on him. He responded: "Well, I'm an only child and my father had passed a year before my mum. My father passed as ...
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PRONG will release a new EP, "Age Of Defiance", on November 29. The five-track effort, which was produced by Chris Collier, will include two new studio songs, the title cut and "The End Of Sanity", along with live recordings of three tracks: "Rude Awakening", "Cut-Rate" and "Another Worldly Device". A single, "The End Of Sanity", ...
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ALICE IN CHAINS vocalist/guitarist William DuVall spoke to Antihero magazine about his upcoming debut solo album, "One Alone". Due on October 4 via DVL Recordings, the disc was described in a press release as "a smoldering, all-acoustic affair — part late-night confessional, part living room concert." Asked if he still has ...
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BLACK STAR RIDERS' Scott Gorham and Ricky Warwick have slammed America's "ridiculous" gun laws, saying the country "has to get some sort of handle on their love of guns." To celebrate the release of BLACK STAR RIDERS' new album, "Another State Of Grace", Ricky and Scott stopped by Planet Rock studios ...
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THE AGONIST vocalist Vicky Psarakis recently spoke with Scotty J of Rock Titan. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how she felt when she was initially invited the join the band: Vicky: "I was a bit shocked, because the whole reason ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus is selling an apartment in New York City. The two-bedroom, one-bathroom co-op on the Lower East Side has been listed at $1.195 million. On his personal Facebook page, Fortus linked to the listing by Corcoran, noting that the apartment had been ...
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RATT singer Stephen Pearcy has told The Morning Call in a new interview that the band has been writing new music. He said he is collaborating for the first time in years with bassist Juan Croucier, and even with new guitarist Jordan Ziff. The vocalist describes the new material as something ...
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