California-based extreme metal titans SUICIDE SILENCE will release their sixth studio album, "Become The Hunter", on February 14, 2020 via Nuclear Blast. The disc was produced by Steve Evetts (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SEPULTURA, HATEBREED) at The Omen Room and mixed by Josh Wilbur (TRIVIUM, LAMB OF GOD, GOJIRA). Ted Jensen (PANTERA, DEFTONES, SLIPKNOT) mastered ...
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The original lineup of BANG TANGO will reunite for select shows in 2020. All five of the group's original members — guitarist Mark Knight, singer Joe Lesté, guitarist Kyle Stevens, bassist Kyle Kyle and drummer Tigg Ketler — have agreed to regroup for live appearances next year. BANG TANGO was founded by Knight and Kyle ...
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During a recent question-and-answer session with "Nights With Alice Cooper", DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott was asked how it feels to be such a huge part of so many people's lives. He responded (see video below): "Well, I suppose it's quite flattering, really. And it also sounds quite narcissistic to say this, but it's all ...
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In a recent interview with Premier Guitar, OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt was asked which guitarists inspire his playing today. He responded: "It's the same guys from back in the day. There's some newer players that I think are really good, but many sound the same to me. It goes with metal ...
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RATT has announced a dozen shows in December as part of its "In Your Direction" tour. The trek will kick off on December 12 in Buffalo, New York and will end on December 29 in Cincinnati, Ohio. RATT's current lineup includes original members Stephen Pearcy (vocals) and Juan Croucier (bass), along with drummer Pete Holmes ...
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Former RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE frontman Joe Lynn Turner, who suffered a heart attack a year and a half ago, says that he is fully recovered and healthier than ever. "Calling it a wake-up call is exactly right," he told The Jerusalem Post in a new interview. "After 40-plus years of ...
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DEF LEPPARD has uploaded an eight-minute vlog covering the band's final concert of 2019, which took place on November 2 at the grand opening of Northern California's newest casino and hotel, the $440 million Hard Rock Sacramento at Fire Mountain, in Wheatland. The show also saw drummer Rick Allen celebrating his 56th birthday backstage and ...
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THE DEAD DAISIES — the hard rock "collective" founded by Australian musician and businessman David Lowy — has entered La Fabrique Studios in the south of France to record its as-yet-untitled new album. A video recap of the first week in the studio can be seen below. This past August, THE DEAD DAISIES released "Righteous ...
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THE BLACK CROWES have confirmed the 2020 tour dates celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1990 debut album, "Shake Your Money Maker". The trek will see the band performing the LP in its entirety "plus all the hits." This morning (Monday, November 11) radio legend Howard Stern, one of THE BLACK CROWES' earliest supporters, announced ...
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Clint Switzer of the "Music Mania" podcast recently conducted an interview with RATT bassist Juan Croucier. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the live show approach for this incarnation of RATT: Juan: "We set out to get a lot of shows ...
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Prior to his November 3 performance in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and his former JUDAS PRIEST bandmates Les Binks and Tim "Ripper" Owens, guitarist Ken "K.K." Downing spoke with Metal Talk. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On ...
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In a recent interview with the Arizona radio station 98 KUPD, CHEVELLE vocalist/guitarist Pete Loeffler and drummer Sam Loeffler were asked what they hope their music has done for fans. Pete responded (see video below): "We like playing the heavy stuff, but, honestly, it's hard to say. We just want people to get something out ...
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THE BLACK CROWES will return in 2020 with a special tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1990 debut album, "Shake Your Money Maker". Just a few days after a cartoon graphic popped up on the band's social media, as well as on billboards in the U.S., new electronic billboards were unveiled in New York ...
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A virtual version of ALICE IN CHAINS will perform in the multiplayer video games AdventureQuest 3D and AQWorlds. The band will play on stage as part of a special in-game event. For three weeks only, the massively multiplayer musical event will be taking place. The games are free to get and the battle concert is ...
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The official music video for the song "I Really Blew It" from TAYLOR HAWKINS AND THE COATTAIL RIDERS' new album, "Get The Money", can be seen below. Featuring a 1970s late night music video TV show vibe, the epic clip — directed by Wiley Hodgen and Taylor himself — spins a classic rock n roll ...
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JOURNEY's Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry and Neal Schon are among the nominated artists for next year's Songwriters Hall Of Fame. The 51st annual Induction & Awards Gala will be held on June 11 in New York City. The Songwriters Hall Of Fame is dedicated to recognizing the work and lives of those composers and lyricists ...
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RATT singer Stephen Pearcy has confirmed to The Metal Voice that the band is planning to make new music available in 2020. "The format of music and releasing and this and that is so different," he said (hear audio below). "I always release solo records, pretty much every year, just because ...
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Ozzy Osbourne has spoken about the "See You On The Other Side" box set, the definitive vinyl collection of all of his original solo material. Due out Friday, November 29 on Sony Legacy, this set marks the first-ever all-vinyl collection of all the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and Grammy-winning singer and songwriter's ...
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THE BLACK CROWES appear to have started teasing their much-rumored 2020 comeback tour. Last week, a BLACK CROWES cartoon graphic popped up on the band's social media, and now the same image has begun to show up on billboards in the U.S. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a billboard with ...
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Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 recently conducted an interview with ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On when he finds time to compose new material in between his gig with ROB ...
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Steve Gorman says that Chris and Rich Robinson are definitely making plans to reactivate THE BLACK CROWES for a comeback tour in 2020. "I know that they are," the drummer told Joe Rock of the West Babylon, New York radio station WBAB in a new interview. "Well, let me [clarify] that. ...
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Guillaume from Thomann's Guitars & Basses recently conducted an interview with former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE and guitarist Phil Demmel. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the current status of VIO-LENCE: Phil: "In January, I got home from the SLAYER thing, ...
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Former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry has released a stunning new version of the all-time Christmas classic "Silver Bells", available both digitally and on seven-inch vinyl, along with brand-new, special edition merchandise exclusively at Perry's online store. In addition, this holiday EP contains a newly remixed version of "Have Yourself A Merry ...
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HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES were the musical guests on last night's (Thursday, October 31) episode of "The Late Late Show With James Corden". The band performed the song "I Want My Now", taken from the band's second album, "Rise". HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES are built around the undeniable chemistry between rock and roll royalty Joe Perry, Hollywood superstar Johnny ...
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Ian Anderson and the JETHRO TULL band, one of the world's most successful and enduring progressive rock acts, have announced that they will return to the road with "The Prog Years Tour 2020" with 11 dates across the U.K. in September and October. This tour will draw heavily on material from JETHRO TULL's more "prog" ...
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HALESTORM will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the band's debut studio album by releasing "special package" on December 20. Released in 2009, the LP was produced by Howard Benson (MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, P.O.D.) and featured the single "I Get Off". The band went on to release three additional studio albums, becoming a mainstay on rock ...
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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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Neal Schon, JOURNEY founder, recently joined forces with Joe Bonamassa onstage at their respective shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. As reported by Vegas News, on October 26, during the final performance of JOURNEY's sold-out, nine-show residency, the legendary artists first faced each other on "Lovin' Touchin' ...
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Last week, longtime MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell released his first-ever solo record, "Old Lions Still Roar", via Nuclear Blast. The disc includes the track "Straight Up", featuring the unmistakable vocal talents of JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford. Speaking about how the collaboration came about, Campbell said: "We did a bunch of tours with JUDAS PRIEST over ...
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HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale joined Nashville rockers SLIDER on stage Saturday night (October 26) at the Basement in their hometown to perform a cover of the SOUNDGARDEN classic "My Wave". Video footage of her appearance can be seen below. Two and a half years ago, shortly after the passing of SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell, Hale told ...
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