MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee says that he is no longer answering fan mail after some of the autographed items he sent to fans ended up on eBay. On Tuesday (April 28), Lee took to his social media to share several examples of signed photographs and drumheads he found on the auction site, and he ...
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SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has announced a special guitar auction with eBay For Charity to benefit Direct Relief in support of their COVID-19 response efforts. The auction is live now at www.ebay.com/coreytaylor and is set to run through Thursday, May 7 at 4:00 p.m. PT. The Grammy Award-winning ...
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In a recent interview with Mindy Novotny of the Milwaukee radio station 102.9 The Hog, VOLBEAT frontman Michael Poulsen reflected on the band's seventh album, "Rewind, Replay, Rebound", which was released last August via Republic Records. "I love the cover artwork. I love the whole thing about this record, because I put so much emotion ...
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Countless leather 'n' denim clad metalheads have been waiting for ages for the return of CIRITH UNGOL. It has been nearly three decades since their last album, 1991's awesome "Paradise Lost". CIRITH UNGOL fell into obscurity at the dawn of the grunge era. They didn't obtain the commercial success of many of their peers, but ...
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SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith has told Forbes in a new interview that he is worried about the sound engineers, lighting technicians and other gig-to-gig employees who have had their lives thrown into turmoil after the coronavirus pandemic shut down the concert industry. "Right now, our biggest concern is our crew," he ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has blasted people who disregard social distancing guidelines as they crowd together in opposition to stay-at-home orders aimed at slowing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the United States, hundreds of citizens have been staging protests against stay-at-home orders, asking their state governments to end the restrictions. Many have ...
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THE DEAD DAISIES members Glenn Hughes, Doug Aldrich and David Lowy have taken to social media to share an acoustic take on their latest single, "Unspoken", recorded from their respective homes while in quarantine. The original version of the track, which was made available earlier in the month, is taken from the band's fifth album, ...
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SLIPKNOT percussionist and co-founder M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan has told Rolling Stone that he has spent some of his coronavirus downtime reflecting on his daughter Gabrielle Crahan's passing. "I've had a lot of deaths in a short amount of time and my therapist and I agree that I've never really had ...
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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi has slammed people who have been protesting around the U.S. to urge governors to relax the strict rules on commerce, work and daily life that health officials have said are necessary to save lives. In the last few days, several protests were organized by conservative groups who oppose the ...
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TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick spoke to Guitar Player's "No Guitar Is Safe" podcast about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected his group's touring activities. TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy was one of the first metal musicians to test positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. "On the one hand, we're very lucky because ...
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In April 2015, it was announced that Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro had joined MEGADETH, replacing Chris Broderick, who had left the band five months earlier. Loureiro has now released two more videos he sent to David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine five years ago of him performing the songs "Trust" and "Holy Wars" as a way ...
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The official lyric video for "Unspoken", the new single from THE DEAD DAISIES — the hard rock "collective" founded by Australian musician and businessman David Lowy — can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's fifth album, "Holy Ground", which is due later in the year via Spinefarm Records — the home ...
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The official lyric video for "Down To Hell", a new song from British rockers ASKING ALEXANDRIA, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Like A House On Fire", which will be released on May 15 via Sumerian Records. The band's sixth full-length studio LP was once again recorded by ...
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DEATH ANGEL drummer Will Carroll recently returned home after spending almost two weeks on a ventilator in an intensive care unit at a Northern California hospital. The musician — who tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus — first got sick when he and the rest of DEATH ANGEL spent more ...
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While in confinement, trying to adapt and make the best out of the situation, Dan "Chewy" Mongrain (VOIVOD) decided to give it a go at doing this first tutorial video — a very exhaustive autopsy of the solo of "Obsolete Beings" which is the opening track and first single of the latest VOIVOD release and ...
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KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons spoke to the Fox 11 Los Angeles TV show "Good Day LA" about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the music industry, with pretty much every live show, venue, and festival being canceled or postponed. He said (see video below): "Well, look, we can talk about the big numbers, and that ...
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KILL THE LIGHTS, the band featuring former members of BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, STILL REMAINS and THROW THE FIGHT, has released the official music video for a new song called "Plagues". "Lyrically, 'Plagues' deals with the fear of being alone, and feelings of isolation away from family, friends, and loved ones," says vocalist James Clark. ...
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THE DEAD DAISIES — the hard rock "collective" founded by Australian musician and businessman David Lowy — will release a new single, "Unspoken", on April 17. The song is taken from the band's fifth album, "Holy Ground", which is due later in the year via Spinefarm Records — the home of hard rock and metal ...
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BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi says that he is in regular contact with Ozzy Osbourne, more than three years after the iconic heavy metal band played its final concert. Speaking to the Birmingham Mail, Iommi revealed being stuck at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the founding members of ...
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In April 2015, it was announced that Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro had joined MEGADETH, replacing Chris Broderick, who had left the band five months earlier. In the nine-minute video below, Kiko reveals the story behind his audition for MEGADETH, and shares a clip he sent to David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine of him performing the ...
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Drummer Jean-Paul Gaster of Maryland rockers CLUTCH says that the band's touring plans "have been thrown into disarray" as a result of the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. Earlier today, Gaster wrote on the band's social media: Hi everybody. This is Jean-Paul. "The ongoing measures to reduce the spread of the Covid19 virus ...
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Gene Simmons has implored everyone to stop complaining about having to stay indoors during the coronavirus outbreak. Speaking to TMZ Live earlier today, the KISS bassist/vocalist said that we don't have much to be unhappy about. "All of us have the burden," he said (see video below). "What's the burden? The burden ain't much of ...
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THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy is following current Centers For Disease And Prevention guidelines by wearing cloth face coverings in public to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Earlier today, Duffy shared a Facebook photo of him donning a bandana over his face. He wrote in an accompanying caption: "Thinking of my Los Angeles ...
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Paul Stanley's father is celebrating his 100th birthday today. Late last night, the KISS frontman tweeted out a photo of him with his dad, along with the caption: "MY DAD IS ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD TODAY! He Is An AWESOME Man And I Am So Proud To Be His Son. We Can't Be Together Since ...
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KORN drummer Ray Luzier is following current Centers For Disease And Prevention guidelines by wearing cloth face coverings in public to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Earlier today, Luzier shared an Instagram photo of him donning a special KORN face mask as he went to his local supermarket. He wrote in an accompanying ...
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KISS frontman Paul Stanley has released a video of him playing the riffs from the band's classic songs "Makin' Love", "Hotter Than Hell" and "Got To Choose" from home quarantine. At the beginning of the 14-minute clip, which can be seen below, Stanley addressed his online audience, saying: "How are you doing, everybody? I think ...
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ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna and his wife are following current Centers For Disease And Prevention guidelines by wearing cloth face coverings in public to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Earlier today, Krista Belladonna shared an Instagram photo of her and her husband donning bandanas, protective goggles and beanies as they went to their ...
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Paul Stanley has urged everyone to listen to the experts when it comes to deciding how to respond to the coronavirus crisis. Earlier today, the KISS frontman took to his Twitter to share a Yahoo! article about an open letter that was signed by dozens of professors and teachers of journalism ...
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