ALTER BRIDGE frontman Myles Kennedy, who doesn't suffer from the dreaded "Lead Singer's Disease" (LSD) yet has the pipes to justify such a condition, was asked in a recent interview with "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie, what the most difficult part has been of reconciling the "musician" part of his ...
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Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of SMACKBOUND to a multi-album deal. SMACKBOUND is a metal band from Helsinki, Finland featuring the multi-talented vocalist and actress Netta Laurenne, who founded the group in 2015. Guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari (WINTERSUN) was the first to connect with Netta in the band and they were soon joined by ...
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Twelve years on from "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", it's hard not feel a shiver of satisfaction that Lipps Kudlow and Robb Reiner are living the life they always wanted: releasing albums on a regular basis and spending the rest of their time touring like madmen. It's worth noting that "Legal at Last" would probably ...
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Kerrang! has just posted an interview with Dave Mustaine that originally ran in a June 2018 issue of the U.K. magazine in which the MEGADETH mainman addressed the controversial comments he made on stage in Singapore in August 2012 about then-President Barack Obama "staging" murders and turning the United States into ...
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VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth played his sixth show as the support act for KISS this past Tuesday night (February 11) at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. His 11-song set consisted primarily of his old band's biggest hits, plus "Just Like Paradise", which was the lead single from Roth's second solo album, ...
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Shayne Stacy of SacramentoMusicArchive.com has uploaded 4K video footage of MR. BUNGLE's entire February 8 concert at the Warfield in San Francisco, California. Check it out below. The San Francisco concert took place three days after MR. BUNGLE played its first show in close to 20 years at the Fonda Theater ...
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Sacramento, California rockers TESLA visited iconic recording studio Abbey Road Studios in London, England in June 2019 for a one-night musical event capturing the band performing songs from their legendary arsenal, including "Love Song" and "What You Give", along with their classic covers of "Signs" and "We Can Work It Out". Additionally, the band performed ...
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MACHINE HEAD has just released a new standalone single called "Circle The Drain". The track, which features guest drumming by Navene Koperweis (ENTHEOS, WHITECHAPEL, ANIMALS AS LEADERS, ANIMOSITY), can be streamed below. The song was once again produced by guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn and co-produced by Zach Ohren (ALL SHALL PERISH, SUICIDE SILENCE) at Sharkbite Studios ...
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STITCHED UP HEART has released the official lyric video for a new song called "Straitjacket". The track is taken from the band's forthcoming full-length album "Darkness", due out March 13 via Another Century. "'Straitjacket' is an anti-love story about a messy love life and a masochistic heart," states STITCHED UP HEART frontwoman Alecia "Mixi" Demner. ...
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THE BLACK CROWES' Chris and Rich Robinson launched a short acoustic tour under the BROTHERS OF A FEATHER banner last night (Wednesday, February 12) at Omeara in London, England. The 13-song set included three songs from THE BLACK CROWES' "Shake Your Money Maker" album, as well as select cuts from "The Southern Harmony And Musical ...
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The second in a series of videos documenting the making of the new MACHINE HEAD song called "Circle The Drain" can be seen below. The full track will be released as a standalone single this coming Friday, February 14. A YouTube description of the clip reads as follows: "Jared [MacEachern, bass] and Robb [Flynn, guitar/vocals] ...
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QUEEN guitarist Brian May has been filmed lashing out a news cameraman in Australia. The incident occurred when the 72-year-old rocker met with fans outside Brisbane Airport after arriving on a private jet. While signing autographs for fans, May turned to the 7NEWS Brisbane cameraman and said: "You've gotta stop that because I ain't doing ...
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THE WEDDING BAND, the side project of METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo, along with UGLY KID JOE singer Whitfield Crane and BAD WOLVES guitarist Doc Coyle, will perform on Sunday, March 8 at The Senate in Columbia, South Carolina. They will be joined at the show by drummer Jon Theodore (THE MARS ...
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MR. BUNGLE was joined by CRO-MAGS founder Harley Flanagan on stage during the Mike Patton-fronted band's concert Monday night (February 10) at Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn, New York. Together, they performed a high-energy rendition of the CRO-MAGS classic "Malfunction", with Patton and Harley sharing lead vocals. The Brooklyn concert took place five days after MR. ...
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THE BLACK CROWES' Chris and Rich Robinson have announced a short acoustic tour under the BROTHERS OF A FEATHER banner. The trek will take place in February and March, ahead of THE CROWES' tour this summer celebrating the 30th anniversary of the band's debut album, "Shake Your Money Maker". The BROTHERS OF A FEATHER tour ...
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Sacramento, California rockers TESLA visited iconic recording studio Abbey Road Studios in London, England in June 2019 for a one-night musical event capturing the band performing songs from their legendary arsenal, including "Love Song" and "What You Give", along with their classic covers of "Signs" and "We Can Work It Out". Additionally, the band performed ...
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"Paradise Lost, A Poem By John Milton", a new song from THE USED, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's forthcoming eighth full-length album, "Heartwork", due on April 24 via producer John Feldmann's Big Noise label. "Heartwork" features guest appearances by FEVER 333's Jason Aalon Butler, BEARTOOTH frontman Caleb Shomo, and ...
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As much as DELAIN have established themselves as major players in the world of symphonic metal, it's never been particularly easy to pinpoint the band's primary USP. Neither as epic or progressive as NIGHTWISH nor as heavy as EPICA, they have certainly erred towards the more streamlined, pop-orientated approach of WITHIN TEMPTATION, but with a ...
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GREY DAZE, Chester Bennington's pre-LINKIN PARK band, will release "Amends", featuring newly recorded music with remastered vocals from the group's long out-of-print and largely undiscovered catalog, on April 10 via Loma Vista Recordings. Accompanying the album announcement, GREY DAZE has simultaneously released a second single from the 11-song collection, "Sickness". A video for the track ...
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Australian hard rock legends ROSE TATTOO will release "Outlaws", a re-recording of the iconic "Rock N Roll Outlaw" LP, on March 6. In addition to classics like "Nice Boys (Don't Play Rock 'N' Roll)", "Rock N' Roll Outlaw", "One Of The Boys" and "Bad Boy For Love", which have etched their way into the music ...
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MR. BUNGLE played its first show in close to 20 years last night (Wednesday, February 5) at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles, California. The concert saw the Eureka-born band performing its 1986 demo in its entirety, and marked the first time these songs have been played live in over 30 years. MR. BUNGLE also ...
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The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the late rock music legend, will commemorate the 10th anniversary of his passing and the formation of the charity with an Awards Gala on February 20, 2020. The Awards Gala, which will take place at The Avalon in Hollywood, will be ...
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VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth played his second show as the support act for KISS last night (Tuesday, February 4) at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania. His 11-song set consisted primarily of his old band's biggest hits, plus "Just Like Paradise", which was the lead single from Roth's second solo album, 1988's "Skyscraper", ...
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The first in a series of videos documenting the making of the soon-to-be-released new MACHINE HEAD song called "Circle The Drain" can be seen below. A YouTube description of the clip reads as follows: "In March 2018 Robb [Flynn, MACHINE HEAD frontman] began work on a new song, over the next 6 months a crazy ...
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In a new interview with Guitar World, legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker, whose main guitar for much of his career was a Gibson Flying V, was asked if Gibson has ever offered to make him a signature model. He laughed uproariously before responding: "Rudolf [Schenker, SCORPIONS guitarist and Michael's brother] took ...
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In a brand new interview with France's Heavy1, SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root was asked if he and his bandmates are more optimistic about the group's future now than they have been at various points in the last decade, particularly following the loss of bassist Paul Gray and the departure of drummer ...
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Prior to CLUTCH's December 13 performance in Madrid, Spain vocalist Neil Fallon spoke with GoetiaMedia.com. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the band has obsessive fans: Neil: "There's a point where you can be very flattered by someone and how ...
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VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth played his first show as the support act for KISS last night (Saturday, February 1) at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. His eight-song set consisted primarily of his old band's biggest hits, plus "Just Like Paradise", which was the lead single from Roth's second solo album, 1988's ...
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ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has reacted to the news that President Donald Trump is set to be acquitted in his impeachment trial after senators voted against calling witnesses or admitting new evidence. After Democrats pleaded to hear testimony from former national security adviser John Bolton, just two Republicans voted in favor of hearing new testimony, ...
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Robb Flynn has confirmed to "Robb's MetalWorks" that MACHINE HEAD will release another new standalone song in February. The track will follow "Do Or Die", which came out last October and was described by some fans and media outlets as a "diss" track aimed at MACHINE HEAD's detractors, in particular those who have been critical ...
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