Alice Cooper, HALESTORM singer Lzzy Hale and BLACK STONE CHERRY frontman Chris Robertson are among the musicians who will appear on the Planet Rock All Stars charity single. They will be featured on a "rocked up" cover of John Farnham's 1986 hit "You're The Voice", which will be released digitally on ...
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Ozzy Osbourne says that he thought he was "dying" after suffering an injury in a fall earlier this year. The singer fell at his Los Angeles home, aggravating years-old injuries from his 2003 ATV accident that required new surgery. As a result, Ozzy scrapped all his 2019 tour dates, both in North America and Europe, ...
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Ozzy Osbourne's wife says that she has no regrets about the MTV reality show "The Osbournes", which followed the lives of the BLACK SABBATH singer and his family. The "fly-on-the-wall" TV series, which became the highest rated original program in MTV's history, started in 2002 and ended in 2005. The show chronicled Sharon Osbourne's battle ...
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Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM have released an official animated video for the title track of their latest album, "Hexed". The RMIT University in Australia worked on the clip for the last 15 weeks, with producers Aaron McLoughlin and Simon Norton spending around 3000 hours with their team to create the video. Aaron states: "As ...
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Rolling Stone Germany recently conducted an interview with GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge. You can watch the four-part chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On opening up for METALLICA in Europe this past summer: Tobias: "Entertaining. It's summer and, for the most part, the weather is nice and it's ...
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Chris Adler says that things are "weird" between him and his brother, LAMB OF GOD guitarist Willie Adler, following the drummer's departure from the band. LAMB OF GOD officially parted ways with Chris in July. His replacement is Art Cruz, who has previously played with PRONG and WINDS OF PLAGUE, and filled in for Adler ...
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Reverb.com, a leading web site and app dedicated to buying and selling new and used musical instruments, announced that it has partnered with MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine to sell music gear used live and in the studio throughout his storied career. The official Dave Mustaine Reverb shop will launch on Monday, November 4, and will ...
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Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing spoke about the band's controversial album "Turbo" during an interview for Greg Prato's upcoming book "Take It Off - Kiss Truly Unmasked". Released in 1986, the synth-heavy "Turbo" is PRIEST's most commercial-sounding album to date, with the band deciding to experiment with some new sounds, ...
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Doug Aldrich says that the addition of legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes to THE DEAD DAISIES is an "exciting change" that is "radical enough to where it could actually work." This past August, the hard rock "collective" founded by Australian musician and businessman David Lowy announced that the former DEEP PURPLE member had joined THE DEAD ...
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A 360-degree video of METALLICA performing the song "Moth Into Flame" on July 11 at Telia Parken in Copenhagen, Denmark can be seen below. "Moth Into Flame" is taken from METALLICA's latest studio album, "Hardwired...To Self-Destruct", which was released in November 2016 via Blackened Recordings. METALLICA frontman James Hetfield spoke to Guitar World magazine about ...
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Sharon Osbourne says that Ozzy's new studio album will be released in January. Ozzy recently provided guest vocals on Post Malone's song "Take What You Want", a session overseen by producer Andrew Watt, and it led to Osbourne and Watt collaborating on the legendary BLACK SABBATH singer's 12th solo LP. Ozzy has not released an ...
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DAY OF ERRORS, the three-piece band led by original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward, has released released another new song called "Ghost Train". Check it out below. In November 2017, DAY OF ERRORS released its first two songs, "Day Of Errors" and "Blaspheming At Creation" via iTunes, Spotify, Amazon MP3 and Google Play. Earlier this ...
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During a recent interview with "The Cassius Morris Show", Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) was once again asked about the possibility of a hypothetical PANTERA tribute tour, with him filling in for the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott on guitar. "When Saint Vinnie [late PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, who died in June 2018] ...
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During a brand interview with the "BREWtally Speaking" podcast, ALICE IN CHAINS singer William DuVall was asked if there are any plans for more recording and touring activity from GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA, his collaboration with members of MASTODON and THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN. He responded (hear audio below): "Well, there's no ...
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LINDEMANN, the project featuring vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN and Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN), has released an audio snippet of a new song called "Allesfresser". The track is taken LINDEMANN's second album, "F & M", which will arrive on November 22. The follow-up to 2015's "Skills In Pills" ...
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JUDAS PRIEST will headline next year's edition of U.K.'s Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 6-9, 2020 at Catton Park in Walton-Upon Trent in Derbyshire. The legendary British heavy metal band will celebrate its 50th anniversary when it performs on the Ronnie James Dio stage on Sunday, August 9. Speaking about the ...
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LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia was asked in a recent interview with PitCam.TV if she ever had any bad experiences being a female in a male-dominated industry, especially before the #MeToo movement went viral two years ago. "No," she responded (see video below). "To be honest, I always felt a part ...
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RATT performed Friday (October 25) on "Good Day LA" as part of the program's Mercury Insurance Concert Series. The legendary rockers played their classic songs "Wanted Man" and "Round And Round". Singer Stephen Pearcy and bassist Juan Croucier also sat down with the show's hosts for a short interview. Check out the footage below. Pearcy ...
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Wendy Dio, widow and longtime manager of Ronnie James Dio, has confirmed that a "big gala" is being planned for early next year to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the legendary singer's passing. "It's [going to take place] on 2/20/20, which is the 20th of February, '20," she told Radioactive MikeZ, host of the 96.7 ...
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Rich Ward says that he would have stayed in ADRENALINE MOB if he felt that the band had the potential to become successful. The guitarist, who made a name for himself with STUCK MOJO and FOZZY, announced his departure from ADRENALINE MOB in early 2012 due to what he said at the time was "scheduling ...
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Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin is rehearsing for upcoming shows with his band TONY MARTIN'S HEADLESS CROSS. Joining Martin for the sessions at RB Studio in Birmingham, England are Danny "Danté" Needham (VENOM) on drums, Dario Mollo (ex-GRAHAM BONNET) on guitar, Eddie George (ex-MAGNUM) on keyboards and Magnus Rosén (ex-HAMMERFALL) on bass. Martin wrote ...
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Steve Gorman has once again said that he has no interest in taking part in THE BLACK CROWES' rumored 2020 reunion tour. "It's six years gone now," the drummer told Albany, New York's Q105.7 radio station (hear audio below). "And the part of THE BLACK CROWES that means the most to me is over 20 ...
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Swedish metal masters HAMMERFALL are currently traversing North America along with SABATON on their massive sold-out tour, touring in support of their globally dominating latest album, "Dominion". Now, HAMMERFALL is pleased to announce a 2020 North American Headline tour, also in support of "Dominion". The tour starts September 14, 2020 in West Palm Beach, Florida ...
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PRIDE & GLORY has released a new music video for the track "Machine Gun Man" along with the brand-new, reissue of the band's self-titled album. The video, compiled from live footage during the PRIDE & GLORY years, depicts a young Zakk Wylde honing his distinct sound that became the hallmark of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY. Before ...
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Gleefully delivering on the macabre promise made by their "The Shapeless Mass" EP earlier this year, DENIAL OF GOD's third full-length album provides yet another reason for fans of heavy metal and horror to get excited. For those unfamiliar with the Danish band, they've been around since the early '90s, releasing countless EP's and splits ...
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They may be far from household names, but CIRITH UNGOL are one of those bands that inspire devotion among true aficionados of the metallic arts. Formed in Ventura, California, in 1971, they reached a peak of efficacy in the early '80s, releasing two albums — "Frost and Fire" and "King of the Dead" — that ...
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Italian alt metal superstars LACUNA COIL have released an Amazon Original song titled "Bad Things". The track is only available to stream and purchase on Amazon Music. "The spookiest time of the year is approaching, the magic night when pumpkins glow by moonlight!" says Andrea Ferro of LACUNA COIL. "Halloween is ...
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HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD has returned with a fiery new single, "Already Dead". The song marks the band's first music released since 2018's "Psalms" EP, which has racked up over 50 million streams worldwide. "Already Dead" is also the first effort from HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD's forthcoming sixth full-length album, due next year via Dove & Grenade Media/BMG. More ...
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American power trio PRONG has released a new digital single for the song "End Of Sanity". The track is taken from the band's forthcoming EP, "Age Of Defiance", which will be released on November 29 via SPV/Steamhammer. PRONG leader Tommy Victor says: "'End Of Sanity' is a thrash/hardcore/crossover number in typical PRONG style which I ...
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