JOURNEY has announced the addition of bassist Randy Jackson and drummer Narada Michael Walden to the group's ranks. "Ok Friends word is out! @randyjackson RJ the Big Dawg is our new Bass player again," JOURNEY's founding member and guitarist Neal Schon wrote on social media, adding that Walden has also joined the band. "JOURNEY is ...
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Former DIO, BLACK SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL drummer Vinny Appice has confirmed to Professor Of Rock that legendary singer Ronnie James Dio "never warmed up" before hitting the stage. Appice recalled (see video below): "[Ronnie would be] backstage. Right before the show, I'd go to his dressing room and we'd hang out. There'd be ...
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In a new interview with with the KSHE 95 radio station, legendary rocker Sammy Hagar addressed the fact that a spate of iconic rock and metal bands have announced farewell tours in recent years, including KISS, BLACK SABBATH and Ozzy Osbourne. He said (hear audio below): "I haven't announced my farewell tour retirement yet… I ...
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SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor has finished recording his debut solo album. The 46-year-old rocker broke the news of the LP's completion during an appearance earlier today (Friday, May 22) on We Are Hear's "Raise Your Horns With Lzzy Hale", hosted by HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale. Asked what he has been working on during ...
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Legendary rocker Sammy Hagar says that he is "not afraid" of contracting COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Hagar, who turned 72 last October, is at high risk of complications from COVID-19, with most of the patients hospitalized being 65 or older, and most of the deaths occurring in the same age group. ...
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Ozzy Osbourne has told Entertainment Tonight that the making of his latest album, "Ordinary Man", has helped him cope with the emotional toll of his recovery. The disc was recorded with Andrew Watt after Ozzy previously collaborated with the guitarist/producer on the Post Malone song "Take What You Want". "That whole ...
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The official music video for "Daddy", the first single from MAN ON MAN, the new project featuring FAITH NO MORE keyboardist Roddy Bottum and his boyfriend Joey Holman, can be seen below. The song is taken from MAN ON MAN's debut album, which is expected to arrive this summer. MAN ON MAN's
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SKUNK ANANSIE frontwoman Skin will release her memoir, "It Takes Blood And Guts", on September 24 via Simon & Schuster. Skin is a global female icon. As an incendiary live performer, she shatters preconceptions about race and gender. As an activist and inspirational role model she has been smashing through stereotypes for over twenty-five years. ...
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"Lady Killer", the latest video from PSYCHOSEXUAL, the new rock band fronted by former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH drummer Jeremy Spencer, can be seen below. Joining Spencer's alter-ego, Devil Daddy, in the group are guitarist Crucifier, bassist Astaroth and drummer Volac. "Lady Killer" and the previously released single "Let The Sin Begin" are taken from ...
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Norway's avantgarde metal heroes ENSLAVED have released the official music video for their new single, "Homebound". The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Utgard", due in the fall via Nuclear Blast. ENSLAVED will release "Homebound" as a limited-edition seven-inch vinyl, limited to 500 pieces, on June 26. The single title cut will be ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Skyfall" from the new lineup of VANDENBERG can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming studio album, titled "2020", which will be released on May 29 via Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group. Led by master guitarist Adrian Vandenberg, the Dutch foursome released three ...
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian spoke to Grammy.com about "Elasticity", his upcoming solo EP of what he has previously described as "rock songs." He said: "These were primarily songs that I wanted to do with SYSTEM. When we weren't able to see eye to eye I just went ahead ...
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THE BLACK CROWES' summer 2020 tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1990 debut album, "Shake Your Money Maker" has been officially postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the globe. The trek was scheduled to start on June 17 at Austin's Austin360 Amphitheater in Austin wrap on September 19 at the Forum ...
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Legendary rocker Alice Cooper was interviewed on AXS TV's newest web series, "At Home And Social Online". Asked for his comment on METALLICA's "Fade To Black", which was named one of the "Top 10 Epic Songs Of 1984" by AXS TV, Alice said (see video below): "Well, first of all, that was my first year ...
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Sammy Hagar has told Rolling Stone in a new interview that he is very optimistic about the possibility of a reunion with his VAN HALEN bandmates. "I foresee it happening," he said. "I'm not trying to plant a seed like I know something is happening. I know nothing. I just know ...
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The mistake a lot of media folk continually make about heavy metal is the assumption that most metalheads have any real desire for the genre to change. Sure, we can all cope with a few hundred nebulous subgenres and nobody will complain if someone conjures a brand new form of metal that elicits the same ...
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BPMD — the new heavy metal juggernaut featuring vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL), drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, SONS OF APOLLO), bassist Mark Menghi (METAL ALLEGIANCE) and guitarist Phil Demmel (VIO-LENCE, ex-MACHINE HEAD) — will release its debut album, "American Made", on June 12 via Napalm Records. The 10-track homage to some of rock ...
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NICKELBACK's previously announced summer 2020 North American headlining tour celebrating the 15th anniversary of the band's "All The Right Reasons" album has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the globe. The trek with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN and SWITCHFOOT was scheduled to kick off June 19 in ...
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SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE's previously announced U.S. tour with NIGHT RANGER has been officially canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the globe. Produced by Live Nation, the outing was scheduled to kick off July 9 in West Palm Beach, Florida at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre and make stops in Tampa, Cincinnati, Dallas, ...
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Six albums into an avowedly spotlight-shunning career, REVENGE have earned themselves a formidable reputation. Admittedly, it's a reputation for making records that sound like all the hatred in the world, condensed down to an unstoppable tornado of harrowing, blackened noise. But that still counts. And the truth about REVENGE is that while the Canadians could ...
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BUSH frontman Gavin Rossdale spoke to Marci Wiser of the 95.5 KLOS radio station about the lyrical inspiration for the band's upcoming studio album, "The Kingdom", due on July 17 via Zuma Rock Records under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management. "I think it really goes hand in hand with everyone's important issues in their ...
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NINE INCH NAILS have scrapped plans to tour North America this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the globe. Earlier today, Trent Reznor revealed that NINE INCH NAILS was scheduled to kick off the fall 2020 leg of its "Cold And Black And Infinite" trek on September 15 in San Diego, with ...
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Ex-STYX vocalist and keyboardist Dennis DeYoung has once again said that he wants to reunite with his former bandmates for one final tour. DeYoung, the voice behind such STYX classics as "Come Sail Away", "Best Of Times", "Pieces Of Eight" and "Babe", spoke about his previous group while chatting with Steve King of the Albany, ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of EMPEROR's November 15, 2019 performance in Tokyo, Japan can be seen below. Last year, EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan) once again dismissed the idea of the band writing and recording a comeback album. The group's last studio LP, "Prometheus - The Discipline Of Fire & Demise", was ...
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TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider will release "For The Love Of Metal Live!" on July 31 via Napalm Records. The DVD/Blu-ray and accompanying live album (available in various formats) features audio captured from several Snider festival performances worldwide — from the United States to Europe, Australia and beyond. In addition to tracks from Snider's ...
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QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has collaborated with the visual art team SceneFour on a new art collection. Crafted over the last six months, "Spirits I-VII" showcases a unique visual side to the artistic legacy of Banali. Working with Sumi inks and Washi paper, Banali has focused an extraordinary amount of time crafting an unprecedented ...
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Legendary rocker Alice Cooper has spoken out about the inspiration for his new single, "Don't Give Up". Produced by Bob Ezrin using remote technology, the track is a spontaneous reaction to the challenges facing us all right now. In a newly released video message, Alice said (see below): "Well, this song was totally born out ...
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Sammy Hagar has told Rolling Stone in a new interview that he will be comfortable enough to get back onstage before a vaccine for COVID-19 is developed. "Yes, I will," he said. "Yeah, not too soon. I want to make sure it's not escalating. When it's declining and seems to be ...
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Sweet Amber Distilling Co. has announced the release of Blackened American Whiskey's Batch 100. Batch 100 will be available exclusively in a limited-edition box set commemorating the benchmark expression of the gold medal award-winning whiskey from METALLICA. The box set also includes two 12-inch vinyl picture discs of the custom METALLICA playlist used in the ...
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FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has told Entertainment Weekly in a new interview that he will "absolutely" write a memoir one day. He said: "You know, years ago I was at a barbecue and I met a book agent, and he said, 'Have you ever considered writing a book?' and I ...
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