STRYPER vocalist Michael Sweet recently spoke with Australia's Heavy magazine about his upcoming solo acoustic tour of the continent. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his motivation to embark on the tour: Michael: "It's always that fine line when you're in ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil shared a photo of his late daughter Skylar via Instagram earlier today, writing in an accompanying caption, "miss you", followed by a halo emoji. In the picture, Skylar, who is wearing an outfit covered in peace signs, is sitting on Vince's shoulders. Skylar died of cancer in August 1995 at ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Shine" from STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet can be seen below. The track is taken from his tenth solo album, aptly titled "Ten", which will be released on October 11 via Rat Pak Records in North America and Frontiers Music Srl in Europe. The follow-up to 2016's "One Sided ...
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Ozzy Osbourne is among the guest musicians who will appear on the new album from rapper Post Malone. Titled "Hollywood's Bleeding", the disc will arrive on September 6 via Republic. Also scheduled to appear on the LP are SZA, Halsey, Travis Scott, Meek Mill, Young Thug, Future, and others. "Hollywood's Bleeding" is the follow-up to ...
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Thomas Gabriel Fischer (a.k.a. Tom G. Warrior; CELTIC FROST, TRIPTYKON, HELLHAMMER) recently spoke with the "Fantasm" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below (interview starts at 3:10 mark). A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On HELLHAMMER: Thomas: "We formed the band to realize the music we'd had in our heads, which was ...
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SUNN O))) will release "Pyroclasts" on October 25 via Southern Lord Recordings. "Pyroclasts" is the result of a daily practice which was regularly performed each morning or evening during the two-week "Life Metal" sessions at Electrical Audio during July 2018, when all of the days musical participants would gather and work through a 12-minute improvised ...
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Prior to his performance at the recent Stonedeaf festival in Coddington, United Kingdom, Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) spoke with Tony Heare of Midlands Metalheads Radio. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his health: Glenn: "[I feel] incredible. I needed to take a ...
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"Nowhere To Run", a brand new song from FOZZY — the band featuring former WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho alongside members of STUCK MOJO — will receive its world premiere tomorrow (Friday, August 23) at 6:00 p.m. EST on Jericho's SiriusXM show "The Rock Of Jericho". FOZZY has spent the last few months recording the ...
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The first in a series of videos featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet's tenth solo LP, aptly titled "Ten", can be seen below. The follow-up to 2016's "One Sided War" is scheduled for release on October 11 via Rat Pak Records in North America and Frontiers Music Srl in Europe. ...
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Country music star Keith Urban and his actress wife Nicole Kidman attended IRON MAIDEN's concert in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday. The couple got to meet the band backstage before the show at Bridgestone Arena and posed for a group photo, which the 51-year-old singer later shared to Instagram. He wrote in an accompanying message: "To ...
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Michael Sweet says that he doesn't make music "for the money." The STRYPER frontman made the comment in response to a question from a fan about Sweet's latest solo single, "Better Part Of Me", which follows an "old-school metal" direction that is not far removed from the band's recent output. Asked by the fan on ...
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Former MEGADETH drummer Chuck Behler, who played with the band from 1987 to 1989 and appeared on the group's classic album "So Far, So Good… So What!", reunited with bassist David Ellefson on stage for the first time in more than 30 years last night (Friday, August 16) at the Token Lounge in Westland, Michigan. ...
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MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen, L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns and BILLY IDOL axeman Steve Stevens are among the guest musicians who appear on "Open Your Eyes", the new album from David Hasselhoff. Due on September 27, the disc includes 67-year-old "Baywatch" and "Knight Rider" star's collaboration with Jourgensen on a cover of Neil Diamond's "Sweet ...
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Tom Gabriel Fischer has slammed METALLICA for performing a cover version of CELTIC FROST's "The Usurper", saying the San Francisco heavy metal giants "butchered it, and it was humiliating." Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett played "The Usurper" during METALLICA's May 10 concert at Letzigrund Stadion in Zurich, Switzerland. They also previously paid tribute to late ...
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Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, will release a new digital-only EP on September 20. "Live In Budapest - Part 1" consists of four tracks, recorded on the guitarist's headline European tour in support ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Better Part Of Me" from STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet can be seen below. The track is taken from Sweet's upcoming tenth solo LP, aptly titled "Ten", which is scheduled for release on October 11 via Rat Pak Records in North America and Frontiers Music Srl in Europe. "Ten" ...
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"Rob Zombie Hellbilly Deluxe" will be one of the five scare zones at this year's "Halloween Horror Nights" event at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Scare zones are areas of the park, between the haunted houses and rides, where guests must travel through hordes of terrifying monsters and demented fiends. This year, the streets will ...
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STRYPER vocalist Michael Sweet was recently interviewed by "The Australian Rock Show" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On having more freedom to experiment on his solo albums than when playing with STRYPER: Michael: "With STRYPER, we feel the need to stay within the boundaries ...
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Swedish quintet LIV SIN, led by the unmistakable vocals of Liv Jagrell (ex-SISTER SIN), has released its new single and lyric video, "Chapter Of The Witch". For the lyric video, the band has teamed up with Brutal Planet. Regarding the track, Liv says, "'Chapter Of The Witch' symbolizes that hopefully we will soon be entering ...
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The popular vinyl collectible company Funko — best known for its big-headed Pop! figures — has joined forces with Rob Zombie. The rocker-turned-filmmaker announced his Funko collaboration in an Instagram post earlier today. He wrote: "Guess who is now a @originalfunko POP! Yep this guy. Coming soon! #robzombie #funkopop" Other artists who have gotten the ...
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Building upon the success of his 2016 release "One Sided War", STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet returns with his tenth solo LP, aptly titled "Ten". The new album is scheduled for release on October 11 via Rat Pak Records in North America and Frontiers Music Srl in Europe. "Ten" features an all-star guest lineup that includes ...
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Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA have entered the studio to begin recording their new album for a tentative February 2020 release via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2017's "Machine Messiah" is once again being recorded at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden with producer Jens Bogren, who has previously worked with SOILWORK, OPETH, KATATONIA, AMON AMARTH, KREATOR ...
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According to several posts on various social media platforms, former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel is working on a new project with drummer Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, ex-DREAM THEATER), vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL) and bassist Mark Menghi (METAL ALLEGIANCE). On July 21, Portnoy posted a picture of the quartet with ...
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TIMES OF GRACE, the collaborative project featuring KILLSWITCH ENGAGE members Jesse Leach (vocals) and Adam Dutkiewicz (guitar), is hoping to complete work on its second album by the end of the year. Leach offered an update on the progress of the recording sessions for TIMES OF GRACE's next disc in an Instagram post on Monday ...
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Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., who joined Ozzy Osbourne's band a decade ago, was asked in a recent interview with Session what the biggest challenge was playing with the legendary BLACK SABBATH singer. He responded (see video below): "I just wanted to do it right. That was the main thing — I just wanted to ...
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KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer will miss a week's worth of shows on the band's North American tour with ALICE IN CHAINS so that he can be home with his wife as they await the birth of their daughter. Filling in for him will be J.R. Bareis, who previously played with KORN guitarist Brian "Head" ...
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The cover art for TOOL's long-awaited fifth studio album, "Fear Inoculum", can be seen below. The disc, which will arrive on August 30, will follow up 2006's "10,000 Days". The "Fear Inoculum" title track will make its online debut on Wednesday, August 7. TOOL guitarist Adam Jones revealed several tantalizing bits of information about "Fear ...
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SLAYER played its last-ever concert in Europe earlier tonight (Saturday, August 3) at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany. Support at the show came from ANTHRAX and ALIEN WEAPONRY. Just after the gig, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante took to his Instagram to post photos of SLAYER's Tom Araya and Kerry King saying goodbye to the fans from ...
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POISON singer Bret Michaels has told Hyde Archives that he is "very supportive" of his eldest daughter, 19-year-old Raine Michaels, who recently became one of six finalists in the 2019 Sports Illustrated model search competition, posing for the mag in bathing suits in the Bahamas. "It's unbelievable," he said (hear audio below). "And I'm saying ...
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LES BINKS' PRIESTHOOD, the band featuring former JUDAS PRIEST drummer Les Binks, will celebrate the 40th anniversary of PRIEST's classic live album "Unleashed In The East" by performing the LP live at select shows in the U.K. and the rest of Europe. Put together specifically to play the material from Les's era with JUDAS PRIEST, ...
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