On September 6, STATUS QUO will release "Backbone" through earMUSIC/Edel; the band's 33rd studio album – the LP will be their 33rd 33rpm! The official music video for the disc's title track can be seen below. Some doubters said "Backbone" was a record that could not be made, but the 2019 lineup of STATUS QUO ...
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Joe Elliott says that DEF LEPPARD's 2001 biopic was "pretty piss poor." "Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story" was produced by VH1 and was described as "the true story of one of the most successful pop-metal bands of the '80s." Upon its release, it was described by Deseret News music editor Scott Iwasaki as a ...
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In a brand new interview with Tennessean, RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee was asked what he misses the most about the recording and touring process with his longtime friends. "I miss playing with my bandmates who I played with for over 40 years, that's for sure," Lee said. "I don't miss the gut-wrenching part ...
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GODSMACK's Shannon Larkin has apologized for blaming the breakup of his THE APOCALYPSE BLUES REVUE side project on singer Ray "Rafer John" Cerbone's age. Last month, Larkin gave an interview to The Sound Lab at U.K.'s Download festival in which he revealed that he decided to pull the plug on THE APOCALYPSE BLUES REVUE and ...
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St. Louis, Missouri-based progressive/melodic thrash metallers ANACRUSIS will once again take the stage for a special hometown show to celebrate the reissue of their entire catalog on Metal Blade Records later this year. The December 7 concert at Delmar Hall will be a three-part performance featuring all original members from the band's 1986-1993 run. Come ...
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As a bassist and composer, Bryan Beller (THE ARISTOCRATS, JOE SATRIANI, DETHKLOK, STEVE VAI) has never been accused of being insufficiently driven. But nothing he's done before can truly prepare audiences for his newest release, the massively ambitious and unapologetically progressive double concept album "Scenes From The Flood", scheduled for worldwide release on September 13. ...
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According to Bleeding Cool, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine will sign copies of the band's graphic novel, "Death By Design", at the Heavy Metal magazine booth #1529 at San Diego Comic-Con International 2019 on Sunday, July 21 between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Only 400 copies of the book will be available. FYE will ...
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Forbes has released its 2019 ranking of the world's highest-paid celebrities, and METALLICA and GUNS N' ROSES both made the list. METALLICA, which didn't rank in 2018, took No. 21 this year with $65 million. GUNS N' ROSES also failed to make the list last year but landed at No. 71 in 2019 ...
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Finnish melodic metal titans SONATA ARCTICA will embark on "The Raven Still Flies Over Europe" tour in the fall. Support on the trek, which will kick off on November 11 in Stockholm, will come from EDGE OF PARADISE and TEMPLE BALLS. SONATA ARCTICA will be touring in support of its tenth studio album, "Talviyö" (which ...
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Rob Zombie spoke to Revolver about his forthcoming studio album, which will arrive later this year via the iconic rocker's new record label, Nuclear Blast Records. "The record is done, and now we're just figuring out how to release [it], and deal with [it] while still being on tour," Zombie explained. "With a ...
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Episode 4 of "History Of Led Zeppelin", the fourth in a series of short stories celebrating what happened 50 years ago, when the members of LED ZEPPELIN entered Olympic Studios to record their debut album, can be seen below. In January 1969, LED ZEPPELIN was unleashed on the world with the release of its trailblazing ...
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RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee will sign copies of "Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book Of Bass" on a U.S. tour later this month. Dates: July 14 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East July 15 - St. Louis, MO - Left Bank Books July 17 - Chicago, IL - Barnes & Noble July 18 - Boston, ...
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A collection of previously unreleased demos by Joe Satriani's first band, THE SQUARES, will be made available on July 12 via his own Strange Beautiful Music imprint. Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "Best Of The Early '80s Demos" can be heard below. THE SQUARES featured Andy Milton, who ...
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The first in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of HELLYEAH's sixth studio album, "Welcome Home", can be seen below. The disc will be released on Friday, September 27 via Eleven Seven Music. HELLYEAH played an emotional sold-out concert on May 11 celebrating the life of its late drummer Vinnie Paul ...
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Loud TV conducted an interview with frontman Fernando Ribeiro of Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL at this year's Hellfest in Clisson, France. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the songs from 2017's "1755" are more "symphonic" and "theatrical" onstage: Fernando: "Yeah, I think with the ...
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THE APOCALYPSE BLUES REVIVAL, the side project of GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin and guitarist Tony Rombola, has recruited Shane Hall as its lead singer. The band's first song will be released in the next week. Says Larkin: "[Shane's] previous band was also with Tony and I, and it was a funk band! We did it ...
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Prior to DREAM THEATER's performance at this year's Download festival at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England, drummer Mike Mangini spoke with Heavy TV. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his contributions to the group's latest album, "Distance Over Time": Mike: "It's great to ...
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JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES — comprised of world-renowned guitarist John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON), bassist Ian Ross and drummer Logan Miles Nix — have released a teaser for their next music video, "I Want It All". The clip was directed by Israel Perez Hortal and will make its online debut on July 31, ...
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James LoMenzo says that he "loved every bit" of his four-year stint with MEGADETH. The bassist joined MEGADETH in 2006 and appeared on two of the group's studio albums, 2007's "United Abominations" and 2009's "Endgame". He was fired from the band in 2010 and replaced with returning original MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. Asked by Everyone ...
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When he is not busy touring and recording with ANTHRAX, Joey Belladonna plays drums and sings for a classic-rock covers band called CHIEF BIG WAY. The upstate New York-based group, which also features Dave Mickelson on bass, Joe Precourt on guitar and John Goodwin on keyboards, plays versions of songs from JOURNEY, AC/DC, ZZ TOP, ...
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DOKKEN's longtime member "Wild" Mick Brown is "done" playing drums, according to Don Dokken. Brown did not perform with his bandmates at some of their recent gigs, including the May 5 concert at the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, Maryland. He was replaced by BJ Zampa (HOUSE OF LORDS), who has filled in for Brown ...
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Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has weighed in on the recent spat between Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun over Braun's $300 million purchase of Big Machine Label Group, home to the pop singer's first six albums. Last weekend, Swift posted a Tumblr response to the news that Braun had acquired Big Machine, claiming the ...
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James Kottak says that "anyone against America is a socialist communist asshole." The unusual Independence Day greetings came after the former SCORPIONS and current KINGDOM COME drummer wished his 18 thousand followers a happy holiday on Twitter. "Happy Fourth.... Trump rules!" the 56-year-old musician wrote, adding in a separate tweet: "Any one against America is ...
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BUSH frontman Gavin Rossdale spoke to WDHA's Terrie Carr about the band's next studio album, "The Mind Plays Tricks On You", which is tentatively due in the fall. The disc was recently recorded at a Los Angeles studio with film composer Tyler Bates, who has previously worked with Marilyn Manson. "We work really good together," ...
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GODSMACK's Shannon Larkin spoke to The Sound Lab about the recent breakup of his THE APOCALYPSE BLUES REVUE side project, also featuring GODSMACK's Tony Rombola, alongside Brian Carpenter on bass and Ray "Rafer John" Cerbone on vocals. "We lost our singer recently, so we got a new singer," Shannon said (see video below). "Our old ...
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Rockway.gr has uploaded video footage of DREAM THEATER's July 2 concert at Gazi Music Hall in Athens, Greece. Check it out below. When DREAM THEATER's "Distance Over Time" tour was first announced, guitarist John Petrucci told Rolling Stone: "The tour is going to be 'An Evening With,' and part of the evening will ...
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Ace Frehley will release "Origins Vol. 2", the sequel to his 2016 collection of cover songs that inspired the former KISS guitarist, in October via Entertainment One (eOne). The disc, which will feature guest appearances by Lita Ford (singing "Jumping Jack Flash") and CHEAP TRICK's Robin Zander (singing HUMBLE PIE's "30 Days In The Hole"), ...
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Video footage of Vince Neil performing the MÖTLEY CRÜE classic "Shout At The Devil" with several campers at last month's Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp in Las Vegas, Nevada can be seen below. Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp is a non-competitive atmosphere designed for all levels of musicians and music enthusiasts. Participants are placed in ...
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According to the music industry trade magazine Pollstar, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, METALLICA and KISS were among the top-earning hard rock and metal tours of the "2019 Midyear" reporting period, which covered the six-month range from November 22, 2018 to May 22, 2019. In that time, KISS's initial North American concerts of their "End Of ...
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Video footage of Vince Neil performing the MÖTLEY CRÜE classic "Kickstart My Heart" with several campers at this month's Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp in Las Vegas, Nevada can be seen below. Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp is a non-competitive atmosphere designed for all levels of musicians and music enthusiasts. Participants are placed in bands ...
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