Dave Grohl teamed up with Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello and a number of other famous musicians to perform "When the Saints Go Marching In" with New Orleans's PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND to raise funds for the Preservation Hall Foundation. Grohl took on the tambourine, while McCartney played the trumpet and Costello sang. The performance was ...
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada death metallers KATAKLYSM will release a new album titled "Unconquered" in the fall via Nuclear Blast Records. A teaser for the effort is available below. KATAKLYSM's latest album, "Meditations", was released in June 2018 via Nuclear Blast. The 10-song disc was produced by the band's guitarist Jean-François Dagenais and drummer Oli Beaudoin, ...
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DEATH DEALER will release its third full-length album, "Conquered Lands", in the fall of 2020 via Steel Cartel. The band has also announced the addition of bassist Mike LePond (SYMPHONY X, ROSS THE BOSS, SILENT ASSASSINS). "We had a great time with Mike Davis and he will always be a brother," says guitarist Ross The ...
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In a new interview with Kerrang!, Robb Flynn has ruled out the potential of MACHINE HEAD playing drive-in concerts in the future. "I just watched some stupid drive-in show the other day where people sat in their cars and honked when they liked what the band was playing, and it was ...
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Due to the ongoing restrictions preventing large gatherings and to health concerns surrounding COVID-19 as well as certain travel restrictions that remain in place, EVANESCENCE and WITHIN TEMPTATION are forced to postpone their massive co-headline European tour. The "Worlds Collide" trek, which was originally due to kick off this past April 4, will now move ...
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In a new interview with News Lagoon, LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe was asked for his take on the ongoing George Floyd protests against police brutality and racial injustice, and the response from the police and the president. He said: "I would like to clarify: I am not an activist. ...
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MOTIONLESS IN WHITE frontman Chris "Motionless" Cerulli says that his "mental health is on a serious decline this year" as a result of not being able to tour due to the coronavirus pandemic. This past March, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE was forced to postpone its previously announced U.S. tour due to the COVID-19 crisis. The trek ...
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British pop singer Rick Astley, best known for his 1987 song "Never Gonna Give You Up", has recorded a cover version of FOO FIGHTERS' "Everlong". "Sometimes you just have to find the song that's gonna lift your spirits and put you in another place, and I've been doing that a lot recently with music," Astley ...
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Composer Tyler Bates will produce and write music for the DC Comics' "Dark Nights: Death Metal" soundtrack, an inventive new project featuring songs inspired by the forthcoming seven-part comic book series written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Greg Capullo. Due out this year via Loma Vista Records, the soundtrack album will also contain animatic ...
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Southern California rock quartet JOYOUS WOLF, described by the Los Angeles Times as a "mix of rugged grunge and blues," has premiered the animated video for the brand-new song "Odyssey". Watch a mariner and his son navigate the waters of life — quite literally — below. "I was inspired by Homer's 'The Odyssey' since that ...
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AC/DC will get the Rock Saws jigsaw puzzle treatment this summer. Zee Productions will release four classic album covers — "High Voltage", "For Those About To Rock", "Blow Up Your Video" and "Ballbreaker" — as 500-piece jigsaws on September 4 via its Rock Saws imprint. The iconic arts of some of rock's most influential and ...
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Rudy Sarzo says that Frankie Banali is a "fighter" who is always "looking out after everybody" else. Sarzo and Banali were bandmates in the classic lineup of QUIET RIOT, whose "Metal Health" album is widely considered to be the first by a metal act to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart. Rudy discussed his ...
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"Baby On Fire", the latest video from PSYCHOSEXUAL, the new rock band fronted by former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH drummer Jeremy Spencer, will make its online debut on Friday, June 26. A teaser clip is available below. Joining Spencer's alter-ego, Devil Daddy, in the group are guitarist Crucifier, bassist Astaroth and drummer Volac. "Baby On ...
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An hour-long compilation of highlights from previous QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT tours can be seen below. Forced by the coronavirus outbreak to postpone their much anticipated "Rhapsody" European summer tour which today (Sunday, June 21) would have seen the band end its run of 14 U.K. arena shows at London's The 02, having also played ...
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The official music video for the song "Anybody Out There" from reactivated Norwegian progressive metallers CONCEPTION, who feature in their ranks former KAMELOT singer Roy Khan, can be seen below. The track is taken from CONCEPTION's latest album, "State Of Deception", which was released on April 3. The band's first full-length offering in over two ...
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DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li was a guest on the latest episode of Nuclear Blast's "Saturday Night Lockdown" with host Francesco Paoli of FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE. Asked how he has been spending his coronavirus downtime, Herman said (see video below): "We played our first show [in support of our eighth full-length LP, 'Extreme Power Metal'] on the ...
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During a June 14 interview with "Vahe Berberian Live", SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian spoke about the importance of focusing on the right issues in the particularly hot political climate the world is in right now. "There's not a lot of reasonable leaders left," Serj said (see video below). "I was thinking of ...
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LAMB OF GOD's Mark Morton spoke to Midwest Beatdown about his debut solo album, "Anesthetic". Produced by Josh Wilbur and executive produced by Jake Oni, the LP came out in March 2019 via WPP Records/Spinefarm. Guest artists on the effort include late LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington, Paolo Gregoletto and Alex Bent of TRIVIUM, Jacoby ...
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Tommy Lee says he doesn't understand why Donald Trump was so upset with Twitter when the social media platform called the president's tweets "potentially misleading." Late last month, Twitter flagged two of Trump's tweets that claimed mail-in ballots would lead to widespread voter fraud, saying that the move stemmed specifically from the possibility that the ...
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During a recent appearance on "Drinks With Johnny", the Internet TV show hosted by AVENGED SEVENFOLD bassist Johnny Christ, METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo spoke about the so-called "doodle," the fun and unusual feature METALLICA added to its shows on the band's last few tours. At each stop, Trujillo and guitarist Kirk Hammett have been covering ...
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California rockers PAPA ROACH have released a 2020 version of the song "Tightrope", which originally appeared on the band's multi-platinum, classic album "Infest". Check it out below. "Infest" peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart and has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association Of America) for sales in excess ...
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SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg recorded a cover version of the Bruce Springsteen classic "Candy's Room" as a Father's Day gift for his dad, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND drummer Max Weinberg. He has also created a quarantine-style video for the track featuring Mlny Parsonz (ROYAL THUNDER), Jeff Matz (HIGH ON FIRE), Stephen Brodsky ...
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Tom Petty's family has sent a cease-and-desist notice to the Donald Trump campaign over the president's use of "I Won't Back Down" at his Tulsa rally on Saturday. "Trump was in no way authorized to use this song to further a campaign that leaves too many Americans and common sense behind," Petty's estate and rights ...
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A video of DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse teaching you how to play the band's new single, "Man Alive", can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Whoosh!", which will be released on August 7 via earMUSIC. "It's an abstract concept," frontman and lyricist Ian Gillan told
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Due to "serious health concerns," QUIET RIOT has elected to cancel its previously announced "socially distanced" concert on July 4 month at Magic Springs Theme And Water Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas as part of the Magic Springs Summer Concert Series. MOLLY HATCHET and BLACKFOOT will still perform as planned. This ...
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DOKKEN has announced a pair of socially distanced concerts next month that will feature special guest guitarist Reb Beach (WINGER, WHITESNAKE). Support at the shows will come from LYNCH MOB, which is led by former DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch. Both dates will include an "encore performance" with Lynch and DOKKEN leader Don Dokken. The shows ...
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Matt Sorum has expressed his bewilderment over the fact that President Donald Trump was allowed to host a campaign rally in Oklahoma amid warnings from health officials about the coronavirus. The former GUNS N' ROSES drummer tweeted out his comments as Trump held his first rally since early March inside Tulsa's 19,000-seat Bank Of Oklahoma ...
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Julien's Auctions' marquee two-day music auction event "Music Icons" culminated today in a world-record-breaking sale of one of the most recognized and important guitars in rock 'n' roll history: the acoustic-electric guitar played by Kurt Cobain during NIRVANA's acclaimed "MTV Unplugged" performance. The legendary instrument played by one of rock's most influential musicians and icons ...
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ZZ TOP is preparing to enter the studio to begin work on its sixteenth studio album. The follow-up to 2012's "La Futura" will reportedly once again be produced by Rick Rubin, who has previously worked with everyone from Adele, Kanye West and Justin Timberlake to METALLICA, AC/DC and Johnny Cash. Asked in a recent interview ...
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In a recent interview with Australia's Silver Tiger Media, DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara spoke about "Dealing With Demons I" — the band's first release of new, original material since 2016's "Trust No One". He said: "The [album's first single] is 'Keep Away From Me'. The record is called 'Dealing With Demons'. ...
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