In a recent interview with Antoine de Montremy of France's Duke TV, Michael Monroe discussed the 2002 reformation and eventual dissolution of famed Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS. The band originally broke on to the hard rock scene in the first half of the 1980s, becoming one of the first Finnish bands ...
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KING'S X frontman Doug Pinnick has confirmed that the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "XV" will finally arrive in 2020. "We haven't figured out the [exact] date yet," he told Rock Titan VJ Scotty J in a new interview (see video below). "We want it to be right when it comes ...
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In a brand new interview with Australia's Sticks For Stones, Michael Sweet, singer, guitarist and primary songwriter of the openly Christian hard rock band STRYPER, was asked how he first discovered Christ. He responded (hear audio below): "The way I came to know God was the family accepted Christ through [well-known ...
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Danish/American rock and rollers VOLBEAT have released a music video for the song "Die To Live", directed by Adam Rothlein at Ghost Atomic Pictures and taped at Futura Studio in Roslindale, Massachusetts. The song and video both feature appearances by CLUTCH's lead singer Neil Fallon, as well as Raynier Jacob Jacildo and Doug Corcoran of ...
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In the latest trailer for SLAYER's upcoming short narrative film and concert, "Slayer: The Repentless Killogy", guitarist Kerry King talks about how SLAYER manages to "stay edgy" nearly four decades after the band's formation. He states: "I think, by being able to make songs about things maybe other bands are scared to write about. It ...
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SEVENDUST co-founder, guitarist and vocalist Clint Lowery will release his debut solo album, "God Bless The Renegades", on January 31, 2020 via Rise Records. Heralding the record, he just shared the explosive new single and music video "Kings". Watch and listen below. "'Kings' is the song that expresses redemption after a very dark chapter of ...
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A new vesion of the BREAKING BENJAMIN song "So Cold", taken from the band's upcoming album, "Aurora", can be streamed below. "Aurora" will be released on January 24, 2020. The disc features reimagined versions of the band's biggest and most popular songs with special guests including Lacey Sturm (ex-FLYLEAF), Scooter Ward (COLD) and Spencer Chamberlain ...
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"The ABCs Of Metallica", an alphabetical history of one of rock's heaviest bands, METALLICA, will be released on November 26 via Permuted Press. Featuring hard-rocking rhymes and bold illustrations, "The ABCs Of Metallica" looks back at the remarkable history of one of rock 'n' roll's most celebrated groups. Each letter of the alphabet highlights a ...
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In a new video released today, SLAYER's own Tom Araya and Kerry King share the story behind the previously unseen short film and boundary-pushing music video trilogy that is set to feature alongside live concert footage from the revered 2017 Los Angeles Forum concert, during the one-night theatrical release of "Slayer: The Repentless Killogy", coming ...
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Barbara Caserta of Italy's Linea Rock recently conducted an interview with guitarist Rob Caggiano of Danish/American rockers VOLBEAT. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether VOLBEAT wanted to tinker with their "formula" on their new album, "Rewind, Replay, Rebound": Rob: "I'll ...
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The second in a series of videos featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet's tenth solo LP, aptly titled "Ten", can be seen below. The follow-up to 2016's "One Sided War" was released on October 11 via Rat Pak Records in North America and Frontiers Music Srl in Europe. "Ten" features ...
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Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, says that her second solo album "is very much on the way." Strauss's upcoming disc, which is tentatively due in late 2020, will be the follow-up to her first solo album, "Controlled Chaos", released last year via Sumerian Records. Nita offered an update ...
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BREAKING BENJAMIN will release a new album, "Aurora", on January 24, 2020. The disc features reimagined versions of the band's biggest and most popular songs with special guests including Lacey Sturm (ex-FLYLEAF), Scooter Ward (COLD) and Spencer Chamberlain (UNDEROATH), to name a few. Speaking about "Aurora", BREAKING BENJAMIN's founder/frontman Ben Burnley said: "This album is ...
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Rachel Bolan has shot down the suggestion that a specific incident between him and Sebastian Bach caused him to never want to work with the ex-SKID ROW singer again. "There was no one event [that is keeping the reunion from happening]," Bolan told the "Cobras & Fire" podcast (hear audio below). ...
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Julien's Auctions, the world-record breaking auction house, held its marquee two-day music auction event "Icons & Idols: Rock 'N' Roll" on Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26 live in Hard Rock Cafe New York and online at JuliensAuctions.com in front of a buzzing crowd of collectors and music fans bidding live on the floor, ...
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Nikki Sixx says that there are no plans for SIXX:A.M. to work on a new full-length album. Last month, SIXX:A.M. released a new song, "Talk To Me", in support of the #TalkToMe campaign, a movement by the National Opioid Action Coalition to use the power of conversation to overcome the stigma plaguing opioid use disorder. ...
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Rich Ward says that he would have stayed in ADRENALINE MOB if he felt that the band had the potential to become successful. The guitarist, who made a name for himself with STUCK MOJO and FOZZY, announced his departure from ADRENALINE MOB in early 2012 due to what he said at the time was "scheduling ...
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Swedish metal masters HAMMERFALL are currently traversing North America along with SABATON on their massive sold-out tour, touring in support of their globally dominating latest album, "Dominion". Now, HAMMERFALL is pleased to announce a 2020 North American headline tour, also in support of "Dominion". The tour starts September 14, 2020 in West Palm Beach, Florida ...
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It's been three years since RUNNING WILD wowed its fans with its latest album, "Rapid Foray". Three years in which a lot of water has passed under the metal galleys of time and the fans' requests for new songs have become more and more vociferous. To ease the wait so that his supporters won't have ...
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The first in series of books from POISON frontman Bret Michaels, "Bret Michaels Autobiography: Pictures & Stories Volume 1", will be released in early 2020. The book promises to contain "never-before-seen photos and stories never told" — "the highs, lows and all points in between of these tales from a roller-coaster-ride epic journey." Bret said: ...
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Television and radio personality Eddie Trunk will defend his 2018 celebrity bowling team's First Place title at the fifth annual "Bowl For Ronnie" celebrity bowling party on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California. Joining Trunk on his team this year will be Geezer Butler of BLACK SABBATH, the FOO ...
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SEVENDUST has entered the studio to begin recording its new album for an early 2020 release. The follow-up to last year's "All I See Is War" is once again being tracked at Studio Barbarosa in Gotha, Florida with producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette, who has previously worked with ALTER BRIDGE and SLASH, among others. A couple ...
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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS bassist Flea married fashion designer Melody Ehsani over the weekend. The 57-year-old rocker, whose real name is Michael Balzary, shared a photo from the wedding on Instagram, writing in an accompanying message: "My life has changed forever and I am eternally humble and grateful. The person who sees all of me ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES and current SIXX:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba will host and perform at "The Devil's Bash" on Thursday, October 31 at Ashba Clothing at The Strat Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also appearing at the free event will be SIN CITY SINNERS and undisclosed "friends." Ashba joined GUNS N' ROSES in ...
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VAN HALEN released 13 singles in Japan between 1978 and 1984 that will be collected in a new 7" vinyl set from Rhino. Each replica single features the original sleeve artwork and comes housed in a cigarette-style box. Two versions of "The Japanese Singles 1978-1984" will be available on November 1: a black vinyl version ...
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In a brand new interview with Rock Confidential, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS singer Kobra Paige admitted that she finds social media to be an important route of communication for bands looking to connect with their fans but also fears its algorithms don't always allow fans to get the content they ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's performance aboard the inaugural Megacruise can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "alexvigil29"). Megacruise, hosted by metal veterans MEGADETH, departed from Los Angeles on October 13 on a round-trip voyage to San Diego and Ensenada, Mexico and returned on October 18. The at-sea music experience featured additional performances from ...
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Rock Rebel Magazine conducted an interview with drummer Jon Larsen of Danish/American rockers VOLBEAT prior to the band's October 14 concert at Fabrique in Milan, Italy. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the various guests who appear on VOLBEAT's latest album, ...
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STEEL PANTHER has fired another shot at MÖTLEY CRÜE after Nikki Sixx called STEEL PANTHER "backstabbers" for making a joke about Vince Neil. Earlier today, the STEEL PANTHER Twitter shared a 1994 MÖTLEY CRÜE interview clip from MTV News that was taped two years after Neil was dismissed from the band and while CRÜE was ...
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STRYPER's Michael Sweet says that he is "a guitarist first" and "a vocalist second." Sweet made the distinction in a Facebook post in which he addressed the fact that people still come up to him at every show and tell him that they didn't know he played the instrument. Michael wrote: "I'm a guitarist first, ...
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