PEARL JAM will embark on a European tour next summer. The 13-date trek, which will feature support from PIXIES, IDLES and WHITE REAPER, will mark the band's first live appearances in nearly two years. PEARL JAM's tour will kick off on on June 23 in Frankfurt, Germany and will include three festival appearances — Lollapalooza ...
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FAITH NO MORE, which recently announced their first European live performances in five years, has extended the trek, adding five U.K. headlining dates: June 10 at O2 Apollo Manchester, June 11 at O2 Academy Glasgow, June 15 at Birmingham Academy and a June 16 at London’s O2 Academy Brixton. Tickets for the newly announced shows ...
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Chris of BackstageAxxess recently conducted an interview with drummer Joey Dandeneau of the Canadian rock outfit THEORY OF A DEADMAN. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's forthcoming studio album, "Say Nothing": Joey: "There was a big impact for 'Rx ...
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Casper from Australia's Silver Tiger Media recently conducted an interview with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Jeff Gutt. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On staying true to the vocal styles of previous STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singers Scott Weiland and Chester Bennington: Jeff: ...
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United Rock Nations conducted an interview with P.O.D. vocalist Sonny Sandoval prior to the band's November 17 concert at Le Forum in Vauréal, France. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the recording of their 2001 studio album, "Satellite": Sonny: "I think we ...
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Anahstasia Fafara, the wife of DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara, has been given a "clean bill of health," two months after she was diagnosed with invasive malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer. Invasive means the melanoma had gone under her first layer of skin, putting her at risk of it getting closer to her blood ...
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Thousands of fans of SLAYER fans witnessed the band's last-ever concert at The Forum in Inglewood, California on Saturday night (November 30) during the second of two last tour dates dubbed "The Final Campaign". At the conclusion of SLAYER's set, bassist/vocalist Tom Araya addressed the crowd, thanking the group's fans for supporting him and his ...
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SLIPKNOT and EVANESCENCE were forced to cancel their appearances at the first day of the Knotfest Meets Forcefest in Mexico City Saturday night (November 30) due to a security issue. According to reports, the stage barricade broke during BEHEMOTH's set and it was impossible to fix it in time for either of the two final ...
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THE AGONIST singer Vicky Psarakis says that she is open to having a conversation with her predecessor, Alissa White-Gluz, less than three months after she accused the current ARCH ENEMY frontwoman of trying to prevent the release of THE AGONIST's latest album. This past September, Psarakis gave an interview to Rock ...
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Former SCORPIONS and current KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak has a message for immigrants and refugees hoping to resettle in the U.S.: "fix your shithole country first" before placing an undue toll on American taxpayers. It's unclear what prompted the musician to lash out, but his comments came in a series of tweets touting America's ...
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ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott says that the band's lead singer, Alissa White-Gluz, has been treated very unfairly by the music media in recent months. One of the most outspoken vocalists in heavy metal, White-Gluz found herself at the center of a couple of controversies in the past year. First, she
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Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 recently spoke with bassist Justin Smolian of emerging Los Angeles rockers DIRTY HONEY about the success they've had in 2019 as the only unsigned artist in Billboard's near four-decade history to hit No. 1 on the magazine's Mainstream Rock chart with their debut single, ...
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UMe has announced the four-CD, special edition of CREAM's "Goodbye Tour Live 1968". Set for release on February 7, 2020, this sumptuous set brings together 36 tracks, including 29 making their first appearance on CD, recorded during CREAM's farewell tour of the U.S. in October 1968 and their final U.K. date at London's Royal Albert ...
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Rapper Post Malone's song "Take What You Want", featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott, recently debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 8. The track marked Osbourne's first Hot 100 top 10 in over 30 years, as the BLACK SABBATH singer broke the record for the most time between top 10s in the ...
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ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante celebrated his 57th birthday by joining PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS on stage on November 27 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada to perform the PANTERA classic "Strength Beyond Strength" and part of "Goddamn Electric". Check out video footage below. During a June 2018 appearance on Eddie ...
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German trash metal veterans KREATOR will release a new live set, "London Apocalypticon - Live At The Roundhouse", on February 14, 2020 via Nuclear Blast. The effort was professionally filmed and recorded on December 16, 2018 at the Roundhouse in London, England. The London show closed out KREATOR's European co-headlining tour with DIMMU BORGIR. Also ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its landmark album "Dr. Feelgood". With charting hit singles including "Dr. Feelgood", "Kickstart My Heart", "Without You", "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" and "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)", "Dr. Feelgood" has been the band's biggest album to date. The record has sold more than six ...
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Maryland rockers CLUTCH have released a David Brodsky-directed video for their cover version of CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL's "Fortunate Son". The track, along with CLUTCH's previously issued rendition of the Willie Dixon 1950s classic "Evil" (later recorded by CACTUS) and ZZ TOP's "Precious And Grace", along with a reworked version of "Electric Worry", comprise a collection ...
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Bill McClintock, the man behind several popular video mashups, has returned with his latest creation: a mashup of JUDAS PRIEST's classic "You've Got Another Thing Coming" and Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean". Check it out below. In a 2018 interview with Forever State College, McClintock, who resides in the Pittsburgh area, said ...
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Insight Editions has set a May 5, 2020 release date for "Reclaimed Rust: The Four-Wheeled Creations Of James Hetfield". In the book, James Hetfield opens up his garage for an exclusive tour of the highlights of his incredible collection of restored and customized classic cars. Millions know Hetfield as the frontman of METALLICA, but the ...
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Lita Ford is putting the finishing touches on her long-awaited new solo album, tentatively due in 2020. The follow-up to 2012's "Living Like A Runaway" is once again being helmed by guitarist/producer Gary Hoey, who contributes some guitar playing to the disc, alongside the rest of Ford's backing band, which continues to consist of guitarist ...
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Former MEGADETH lead guitarist Marty Friedman has recently added songs from his debut solo album, "Dragon's Kiss", to his live repertoire. Released in 1988 via Shrapnel, "Dragon's Kiss" followed up Friedman and Jason Becker's legendary CACOPHONY album, "Speed Metal Symphony", which quickly put the two players on the guitar playing map. Friedman and Becker would ...
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NILE guitarist Karl Sanders recently spoke with Aldo Guzman of Capital Chaos TV. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's ongoing tour with TERRORIZER: Karl: "So far, so good. It's going really well. The new songs seem to be going ...
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FAITH NO MORE has confirmed two more European festival appearances for next summer. The band will perform at Helsinki, Finland's Tuska on June 28 and at Madrid, Spain's Mad Cool in early July. So far, the following shows have been announced: June 13 - Punchestown, Ireland @ Sunstroke Festival June 20 - Clisson, France @ ...
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TWISTED SISTER reunited for two days and nights earlier this month 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 were together again at the Spooky Empire horror-themed convention in Tampa, Florida for a very exclusive, one-time-only gathering. All four ...
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Dizzy Reed, who is the longest-serving member of GUNS N' ROSES after singer Axl Rose, reflected on his three decades with the band during a recent interview with the "Thunder Underground" podcast. He said (hear audio below): "How the fuck has it been 30 years? [Laughs] Where did the time go? "I've been so lucky ...
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Rock legend Alice Cooper recently spoke with Kyle Meredith of Consequence Of Sound. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the recently released "Breadcrumbs" EP: Alice: "It's about Detroit. It's all Detroit players. All the songs are from Detroit players or about ...
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SCOUR — the extreme metal unit featuring Philip H. Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, SUPERJOINT), John Jarvis (AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED), Derek Engemann (PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, ex-CATTLE DECAPITATION), Mark Kloeppel (MISERY INDEX) and Adam Jarvis (PIG DESTROYER, MISERY INDEX) — will release its long-anticipated "Black" EP (the third in a ...
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During his November 19 appearance at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, veteran rock vocalist Sammy Hagar (VAN HALEN, MONTROSE, CHICKENFOOT) extensively discussed "Space Between", the debut album by his current group THE CIRCLE. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his initial hesitation to make an album with THE CIRCLE: Sammy: "I ...
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"Psycho Ward", the new video from Canadian thrash metal veterans ANNIHILATOR, can be seen below. The thought-provoking track centered on domestic violence is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Ballistic, Sadistic", due on January 24, 2020 via Silver Lining Music. Founding guitarist, vocalist, producer and principal songwriter Jeff Waters states about the song: "'Psycho Ward' ...
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