QUEENSRŸCHE has announced "The Verdict" 2020 headline tour. The band will be joined by special guests John 5 and EVE TO ADAM starting on January 17 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and wrapping up on February 27 in Orlando, Florida. For more information on upcoming tour dates and to purchase tickets, or VIP packages, go to ...
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U.K.'s Download festival has announced IRON MAIDEN, KISS and SYSTEM OF A DOWN as its 2020 headliners, plus DEFTONES, KORN, THE OFFSPRING, DISTURBED and more of the world's most exciting bands in rock, pop punk, hardcore and metal yet to be announced. The three-day festival takes place June 12-14, 2020 at the spiritual home of ...
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Sweetwater's Nick Bowcott recently joined ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian for an in-depth tour of his travel rig. Check out the video below. In an interview with the "Sixx Sense" radio show, Ian stated about his early years as a guitar player: "I started playing guitar when I was 8, that was around '71-'72. So everything ...
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Nikki Sixx says that he "didn't feel" a "camaraderie" backstage during MÖTLEY CRÜE's farewell tour. In 2015, MÖTLEY CRÜE completed "The Final Tour", closing the book on the band's iconic career after performing a total of 164 shows in 72 markets, grossing over $100 million. To cement the sense of finality, the four members of ...
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Adam Jones spoke to Guitar World magazine about the making of TOOL's new album, "Fear Inoculum", which marked the group's first full-length release in 13 years. Asked where he and his bandmates were coming from when it came to writing this one, especially after so much time away, Jones said: "It's ...
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Jason Bonham dedicated a cover version of the LED ZEPPELIN classic "Stairway To Heaven" to Eddie Money during JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING's September 13 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City as the support act for Peter Frampton. Fan-filmed video footage can be seen below. A representative for Eddie Money confirmed to ...
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Members of GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, TWISTED SISTER, WEEZER, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SACRED REICH, TESTAMENT, SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS and DANKO JONES are among the rock musicians who reacted on social media to the passing of Ric Ocasek, the guitarist and leader of THE CARS, who was found dead in his ...
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A representative for Eddie Money has confirmed to People that the legendary rocker died on Friday of complications from a recent heart valve replacement surgery. He was 70 years old. The musician's family announced his passing in a statement. "The Money family regrets to announce that Eddie passed away peacefully early ...
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David Lee Roth spoke to the Van Halen News Desk about his upcoming Las Vegas residency as well as the current status of VAN HALEN. "Four summers have gone by [since VAN HALEN last played a show]," he said. "And for a singer, that's paralyzing. Like a boxer, or a tap ...
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Legendary rocker Eddie Money has died. He was 70 years old. The musician's family confirmed his passing earlier this morning in a statement to Variety. "The Money family regrets to announce that Eddie passed away peacefully early this morning," the statement reads. "It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our loving husband ...
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Dee Snider says that he is "taking a break" from performing live — and he isn't sure if and when he will return. The TWISTED SISTER frontman has spent much of the past year playing sporadic shows in support of his latest solo album, "For The Love Of Metal", which came out in July 2018. ...
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During an interview earlier today (Thursday, September 12) with the Phoenix radio station KSLX to promote his upcoming Las Vegas residency, David Lee Roth touched upon the current status of VAN HALEN. He said: "I'm the face of VAN HALEN from this point on, most likely. I'm not sure what's happening ...
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TWISTED SISTER will reunite for two days and nights this fall to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the band's classic album "Stay Hungry". Dee Snider, Jay Jay French, Eddie Ojeda and Mark "The Animal" Mendoza will be together again at the Spooky Empire horror-themed convention in Tampa, Florida for a very exclusive, one-time-only gathering. All ...
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Geoff Tate says that he is "always open" to the possibility of a reunion of QUEENSRŸCHE's classic lineup, explaining that he would "be interested in seeing what comes next." In April 2014, Tate and QUEENSRŸCHE announced that a settlement had been reached after a nearly two-year legal battle where the singer sued over the rights ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's September 7 concert at Suquamish Clearwater Casino Event Center in Suquamish, Washington can be seen below. QUEENSRŸCHE is continuing to tour in support of its latest album, "The Verdict", which was released in March via Century Media Records. The disc was produced, mixed, and mastered by Chris "Zeuss" Harris (ROB ...
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Incendium has announced the first wave of IRON MAIDEN FigBiz action figures. The band's immortal mascot Eddie enters the fray with four iconic iterations reimagined as brand new officially licensed five-inch action figures with 10 points of articulation and multiple accessories. Wave one features "The Trooper", a "2 Minutes To Midnight"-inspired ...
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AEROSMITH has extended its Las Vegas residency with 15 more dates in early 2020 due to "extraordinary demand." According to Live Nation, the band's "Deuces Are Wild" residency at Park Theater at Park MGM will return for more shows in January, February, May and June next year, with tickets going on sale Friday, September 13. ...
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The striking album artwork for iconic heavy-metal band MOTÖRHEAD's 1979 "Bomber" album was carefully created by illustrator Adrian Chesterman. Lemmy, "Fast" Eddie Clark and Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor are shown inside the cockpit of a Heinkel in the Blitz. Lemmy, himself a collector of WWII memorabilia, insisted the plane be German. Chesterman explains: "I suggested ...
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AEROSMITH was out on the road all month before hitting Las Vegas again as part of its ongoing "Deuces Are Wild" residency at Park Theater at Park MGM. Guitarist Joe Perry took time out to chat with "The Eddie Trunk Podcast" about the shows, explaining: "We really didn't know what to ...
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Former FOREIGNER singer Lou Gramm spoke to "The Eddie Trunk Podcast" about his participation in the band's "Double Vision: Then And Now" concerts, which took place last November. The shows — which were held in Los Angeles, California; Rancho Mirage, California; Atlantic City, New Jersey; and Uncasville, Connecticut — featured current and original members of ...
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In a brand new interview with Eonmusic, QUEENSRŸCHE's Michael Wilton has confirmed that there are no plans for drummer Scott Rockenfield to return to the group. Speaking during the band's appearance at Bloodstock Open Air festival, the guitarist said that the drummer "isn't touring anymore." Michael also spoke of the challenges ...
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Following DIAMOND HEAD's performance at the recent Stonedeaf festival in Coddington, United Kingdom, guitarist Brian Tatler 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 the band's early years: Brian: "We were all at school, and my older brother played ...
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ALTER BRIDGE and Slash vocalist Myles Kennedy says that his 2008 studio jam with the instrumental members of LED ZEPPELIN was "definitely one of the highlights of [his] musical career." Kennedy rehearsed and wrote music with guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones and drummer Jason Bonham over the course of two sessions after Page ...
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Legendary rocker Eddie Money announced today that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer, as will be detailed in a special episode of AXS TV's "Real Money" that will air on Thursday, September 12 at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT. "Real Money" follows the daily lives of Money, his wife, and their five ...
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IRON MAIDEN and Robinsons Brewery have announced a new limited-edition label for their award-winning Trooper beer, which will be arriving on shelves from October and will be available until the end of November. The beer, which scooped a silver medal at the recent International Beer Challenge has been a smash hit for Robinsons and IRON ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre has uploaded a 14-minute video blog featuring behind-the-scenes footage from this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 1-3 in Wacken, Germany. Check it out below. QUEENSRŸCHE's latest album, "The Verdict", was released in March via Century Media Records. The disc was produced, mixed, and ...
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In a recent interview with Rock Feed, SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor was asked what musicians can do to better facilitate opportunities for higher royalty rates for artists from music-streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. He responded: "I'll tell you what they can do; they can start by all of them banding ...
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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS frontwoman Clémentine Delauney has spoken out against cell-phone use at concerts, saying that "it's very frustrating" to "sing in front of a sea of screens." Asked by The Metal Gods Meltdown for her opinion on fans filming live shows using their phone cameras, Clémentine said (hear audio below): "I hate it. I ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE bassist Eddie Jackson says that fans "might see a little solo project" from him in the near future. A founding member of QUEENSRŸCHE, Jackson has never collaborated with other musicians or released any solo music during his three and a half decades as a member of the legendary Seattle-based progressive metal outfit. Speaking to ...
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An eight-minute video featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "The Verdict", the latest album from QUEENSRŸCHE, can be seen below. "The Verdict" was released in March via Century Media Records. The disc was produced, mixed, and mastered by Chris "Zeuss" Harris (ROB ZOMBIE, ICED EARTH, HATEBREED) at Uberbeatz in Lynwood, Washington; Planet-Z in Wilbraham, ...
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