PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS will unite with Housecore labelmates KING PARROT this fall for a U.S. live takeover. The trek, previously scheduled for the spring but postponed following Philip Anselmo's recent back surgery, will commence September 6 in New Orleans, Louisiana and includes a stop at this year's edition of Berserker Fest on ...
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American death/black metallers CAST THE STONE have premiered the first single, "As The Dead Lie", taken from their recently announced six-track EP, "Empyrean Atrophy", which is due for release on Agonia Records on August 31. The track comes with a lyric video designed by Scott Rudd Film (OPETH, RINGS OF SATURN). CAST THE STONE is ...
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He has one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in hard rock history, heard on such classics as "Once Bitten, Twice Shy", "Rock Me" and "Save Your Love". He is Jack Russell, the inimitable vocalist and founding member of '80s metal legends GREAT WHITE, and he has recently reissued his 1996 debut ...
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Finnish metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM will release their new album, "The Burning Cold", on August 31 via Cenury Media. Main songwriter and guitarist Markus Vanhala comments: "Sometimes you can be extra proud of something you've achieved, and I could claim that 'The Burning Cold' has a sense of special chapter for me. I haven't been this ...
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Veteran German metallers GRAVE DIGGER will release their new album, "The Living Dead", on September 14 via Napalm Records. A headlining tour, dubbed "Tour Of The Living Dead", will launch in Hannover, Germany on January 11, 2019 and finish in Tel Aviv, Israel on February 9, 2019. Support on the trek will come from BURNING ...
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Finland's Kaaos TV conducted an interview with drummer Nicko McBrain of British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN prior to the band's May 28 concert at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's current "Legacy Of The Beast" tour: ...
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SiriusXM and Live Nation will present the "Hair Nation" tour featuring JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE, BULLETBOYS and ENUFF Z'NUFF. The 21 city U.S. trek will kick off September 12 at House Of Blues in San Diego. The tour offers listeners and music fans across the country the chance to see the bands who have been ...
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Former QUEENSRŸCHE and current OPERATION: MINDCRIME singer Geoff Tate was interviewed by Duke TV on March 24 in Vauréal, France. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the audience's expectations from his music, Tate said: "I kind of gave up trying to guess what people like a long time ago. I ...
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Last night (May 30), at the opening show of their summer tour with TESLA and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, California, veteran rockers STYX began their encore with "Mr. Roboto", the first time the group has performed the song live in its entirety in 35 years. "Mr. Roboto" — which ...
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Ann Wilson of HEART, one of rock's most distinctive and powerful vocalists, will release her new solo album on September 14 via BMG, marking her debut for the label. Fittingly titled "Immortal", the album features 10 musically diverse tracks that pay homage to some of the singer's favorite songs and artists, all of whom have ...
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Is it a doom metal band or a stoner rock band? It probably is a bit of column A and column B. Regardless, SLEEP is revered as royalty. It's been making the rounds again on the live circuit for a decade much to the pleasure of heshers the world over. But counter to an expected ...
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Lizzy Borden was recently interviewed by Jack Antonio of "Do You Know Jack". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On his new album, "My Midnight Things": Lizzy: "After I put out 'Deal With The Devil' and 'Appointment With Death', it was right around the collapse of ...
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Guitar legends Richie Kotzen, Vinnie Moore and Gus G. will join forces for a 10-date U.S. tour in the fall. Prior to the trek, Vinnie and Gus will play four shows in Texas without Kotzen. Vinnie Moore and Gus G. tour dates: Sep. 13 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar Sep. 14 - San Antonio, ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES' May 21 concert at Sands Casino Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania can be seen below. HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES is the supergroup featuring international film star and musician Johnny Depp alongside Alice Cooper and AEROSMITH's Joe Perry. Cooper told the Evening Standard that fans will be shocked when they ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler and his ADLER'S APPETITE bandmates, bassist Sean McNabb and singer Constantine Maroulis, joined STEEL PANTHER guitarist Satchel and singer Michael Starr on stage on May 20 at Eaton's Hill Hotel & Function Centre in Brisbane, Australia to perform the GN'R classics "Sweet Child O' Mine" and "Mr. Brownstone". ...
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"The Five Count" radio show recently conducted an interview with GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On GREAT WHITE's recent "Full Circle" studio album: Mark: "It turned out really good. The feedback has been amazing. You know, we went back and ...
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Jack and Lisa Osbourne have spoken out about their decision to end their nearly six-year marriage. Ozzy Osbourne's 32-year-old son and his 31-year-old wife shared a joint statement on their respective Instagram accounts Friday night after Lisa filed for divorce. "Hello! So the news about us separating has probably come as a bit of a ...
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According to TMZ and The Blast, Jack Osbourne's wife has filed for divorce after five and a half years of marriage. Lisa Stelly Osbourne filed the documents in Los Angeles on Friday citing irreconcilable differences. She listed the date of separation as May 4. Jack and Lisa have three children together: ...
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BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, has released the official music video for the song "All Love Is Lost". The track, which features a guest appearance by Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, SEPULTURA), is taken from BODY COUNT's latest album, "Bloodlust", which was released in March 2017 via Century Media ...
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Following their successful inaugural tour across Australia and New Zealand in 2017, the pedigree of hallowed '60s trio CREAM — Ginger Baker's son Kofi Baker, Jack Bruce's son Malcolm Bruce and Eric Clapton's nephew (by marriage) Will Johns — have come together for the first time in North America to pay homage to the band's ...
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LION'S SHARE and ASTRAL DOORS singer Nils Patrik Johansson has released another song, "How The West Was Won", from his upcoming debut solo album. Titled "Evil Deluxe", the disc will be released on May 25 via the German label Metalville. "I have thought about a solo album for ten years, but then CIVIL WAR came ...
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HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, the supergroup featuring international film star and musician Johnny Depp alongside Alice Cooper and AEROSMITH's Joe Perry, will embark on a U.K. tour in June. Support at all four shows will come from THE DARKNESS and THE DAMNED. Cooper told the Evening Standard that fans will be shocked when they hear ...
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The Osbourne family is back this summer on A&E Network with a brand new season of their hit reality series. "Ozzy & Jack's World Detour" returns for season 3 with another epic family road trip, with the addition of Kelly Osbourne behind the wheel, on Wednesday, June 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. In this season ...
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A year after the legendary debut weekend from which more than 30,000 true rock believers have barely recovered… Cal Jam 18 is back for another weekend of joyful rock and roll abandon featuring more than 20 bands on four stages this October 5-6, 2018. Promoted by Live Nation, the festival returns to Glen Helen Regional ...
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During a recent appearance on the "Trunk Nation" show on SiriusXM channel Volume (106), original QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about his current tour on which he is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the band's landmark concept album "Operation: Mindcrime" by performing the LP in its entirety. "I've been out on the road with it ...
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In advance of EXTREME's upcoming tour of Australia with MR. BIG, guitarist Nuno Bettencourt recently spoke with the country's Heavy magazine. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the process of choosing a set list for a country in which the group hasn't performed in more ...
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Riley Sweeney Lynch, the son of famed director David Lynch ("Blue Velvet", "Mulholland Drive", "Twin Peaks"), has raised more than $18,000 via Kickstarter to fund a "proof of concept" for his directorial debut, "Black Earth". In a video on the project's Kickstarter page, Riley — who is also a musician, and who was a featured ...
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METAL CHURCH's cover version of the NAZARETH classic "Please Don't Judas Me" can be streamed below. The song is taken from "Deep Cuts & Rarities", a limited-edition 15-track compilation CD that includes rare unreleased and previously released cover songs which are performed by various artists from the rock and hard rock genres. Due on Friday, ...
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Video footage of Dave Mustaine performing the MEGADETH classic "Symphony Of Destruction" with bassist Bjorn Englen (DIO DISCIPLES, TONY MACALPINE) and several campers at last month's Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp in Los Angeles, California can be seen below. Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp is a non-competitive atmosphere designed for all levels of musicians and ...
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MOTIONLESS IN WHITE has parted ways with longtime bassist Devin "Ghost" Sola. Filling in for him at the band's upcoming shows will be the group's former guitarist, TJ Bell. MOTIONLESS IN WHITE said in a statement: "It has been a pleasure to have spent the past seven years on the road around the world with ...
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