On the latest episode of "ALT CTRL" on Apple Music, Jeff Ament of PEARL JAM chatted with Hanuman Welch about his new solo EP, "American Death Squad", having to cancel the PEARL JAM tour, the current political climate, what he hopes for the future, and why he's excited about the current ...
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Round Hill Music has added another iconic band to its stellar publishing stable with the signing of SKID ROW. The band has inked a worldwide administration deal for their catalog. Of the signing, Round Hill CEO Josh Gruss commented: "SKID ROW is an incredibly powerful band that I first saw play as a 12-year-old, new ...
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Acclaimed keyboardist Derek Sherinian (SONS OF APOLLO, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, ex-DREAM THEATER), one of the most significant keyboard players of the modern era, has signed to InsideOut Music for the release of his new solo album, "The Phoenix". His first solo LP since 2011's "Oceana" is due on September 18. Once again, Sherinian has teamed ...
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HOOKERS & BLOW, the project formed by longtime GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed and QUIET RIOT guitarist Alex Grossi, has been hitting the studio to record a covers album, due later this year via Golden Robot Records. Today sees the arrival of the LP's third single, an emotive version of David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" ...
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In a new interview with "Tommy Röckit's Rhythm Nation Rock Show", former QUIET RIOT bassist Rudy Sarzo reflected on how the band became an "overnight" success with "Metal Health", the first "heavy metal" album to top the U.S. chart. He said (see video below): "[It was] serendipity. Being in the right ...
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GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna discussed the current political landscape during the latest episode of his Internet show, called "Hometown Sessions". When one viewer implied that the threat of the novel coronavirus will disappear if presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden wins the election in November, Erna responded (see video below): "I couldn't fucking agree with ...
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In the latest episode of Gibson TV's "Riff Lords", SKID ROW guitarist Scotti Hill breaks down the riffs of several of the band's iconic songs, including "Youth Gone Wild", "I Remember You", "Slave To The Grind" and "Monkey Business". Featured tracks: 01:06 - "Big Guns" 07:35 - "Here I Am" 10:15 ...
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Dee Snider has blasted President Donald Trump as "a commie-loving traitor" who is prostituting our democracy. The TWISTED SISTER frontman, who got to know Trump personally after appearing more than once on "The Celebrity Apprentice", took to his Twitter earlier today to share a BLABBERMOUTH.NET article headlined " TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH: 'DONALD TRUMP ...
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RATT singer Stephen Pearcy has come under fire for implying Americans should refrain from wearing a cloth face mask or covering in public even though it protects against the coronavirus. Many Americans refuse to wear a mask for they view it as a symbol of oppression and how government can dictate their actions. President Donald ...
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Jeff Scott Soto says that he wishes he and Yngwie Malmsteen "could just bury the hatchet and be friends." Three years ago, Soto, who sang on Yngwie's first two albums, 1984's "Rising Force" and 1985's "Marching Out", engaged in a war of words with the Swedish guitarist over the fact that Malmsteen claimed in an ...
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TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French has reminded his fans of the significance of voting against Donald Trump in November's U.S. presidential election, arguing that the future of the Supreme Court will be at stake if Trump remains in charge of judicial nominations. Earlier today, French sent out the following message to his 11,000 Twitter ...
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United Stations Media Networks and Storic Media Podcast Network present the "Rock For Relief" benefit concert supporting Feeding America's COVID-19 Response Fund on July 3 at 8 p.m. ET and again at 11 p.m. ET broadcasted here. United Stations Media and Storic Media are teaming up with Feeding America to raise ...
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THE OFFSPRING vocalist/guitarist Bryan "Dexter" Holland spoke to Kylie Olsson of Download TV about the status of the band's long-awaited tenth album. The follow-up to 2012's "Days Go By" was once again produced by Bob Rock, who also worked on the band's last two LPs. Dexter said (see video below): "It's basically done. We were ...
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Outspoken conservative rocker Ted Nugent was interviewed by President Donald Trump campaign's "Real News Insights" series with host Lara Trump, the president's daughter-in-law. Speaking about the peaceful demonstrations and violent riots that have erupted across the country in response to police brutality and the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, Ted said ...
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In a new interview with Consequence Of Sound, HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2018's "Vicious" album. "We have been writing a lot, so there will be new music at some point. Maybe there will be a double record, because of ...
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Twenty years ago, Joe Bonamassa took the music world by storm when he released his debut solo album, "A New Day Yesterday". Though he'd already been on the scene for years as a child prodigy and even opened for B.B. King at the age of 12, the album launched a career that, two decades later, ...
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The legendary guitarist and songwriter of THE DOORS and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Robby Krieger will release his first solo album in 10 years on August 14. "The Ritual Begins At Sundown" will be made available via his new home at The Players Club, a division of the Mascot Label Group. The ...
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The new rock "supergroup" KUARANTINE, featuring FOZZY frontman and multi-hyphenate superstar Chris Jericho, has released its latest KISS cover, "Heart Of Chrome", the follow-up to its May debut "No No No". The new single, available via Madison Records with distribution by The Orchard, features former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick as a special guest joining Jericho ...
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During an appearance on the latest episode of the "In The Trenches With Ryan Roxie" podcast, HALESTORM guitarist Joe Hottinger spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2018's "Vicious" album. He said: "Lzzy [Hale, HALESTORM frontwoman] and I have — I think we've got four or five new songs that ...
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STONE SOUR and HELLYEAH drummer Roy Mayorga has reflected on the passing of PANTERA drum legend Vinnie Paul Abbott, who died just over two years ago at his home in Las Vegas. Speaking to SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green for the weekly "SepulQuarta" Internet series, Mayorga said (see video below): "[Vinnie's death] was a huge shock. ...
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Jamey Jasta says that "social media is mostly dumb and just making people dumber." The HATEBREED frontman made the comment in response to a message from a fan who accused the singer of being "a sheep" because the fan apparently got a pre-roll ad for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden every time he tried ...
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Supergroup FLYING COLORS will release a brand new live set, "Third Stage: Live In London", on September 18 via Music Theories Recordings. "Third Stage: Live In London" was filmed during FLYING COLORS' 2019 U.S. and European tour and the footage captures the exhilarating sold-out final night, on December 14 at the iconic Grade II Listed, ...
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Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy and Randy George recently announced their return to the "Cover To Cover" series of albums with "Cov3r To Cov3r", the brand new third instalment. Featuring their renditions of classic tracks by the likes of KING CRIMSON, JETHRO TULL, Gerry Rafferty, David Bowie and more (including their cover of "No Opportunity Necessary, ...
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SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan has launched Dirty Rocker Soap Company, which specializes in all-natural artisan soap made in small batches. Bolan stated about his decision to start producing is own soap: "Staying in hotels as much as I do tends to put me at the mercy of hotel room soap. Harsh perfumes and dry ...
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Albert and Joe Bouchard are best known as founding members of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT. The original lineup sold millions of albums for Columbia Records, with such classic songs as "Don't Fear the Reaper" and the No. 1 hit on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart "Burning For You". Both have contributed to songwriting and lead vocals ...
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In a new interview with Heather Brown of the KZZK radio station, legendary rocker Alice Cooper was asked if the coronavirus pandemic has made him think more seriously about retiring in the not-too-distant future. He responded (hear audio below): "Not in the least. That word doesn't exist in my vocabulary. A long, long time ago, ...
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GOJIRA has canceled all of its previously announced 2020 concerts due to the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe. The French progressive metallers announced the cancelation in a social media post earlier today. They wrote: "Since the emergence of the Covid-19 and subsequent pandemic, we unfortunately are forced to cancel GOJIRA shows, including headline dates, for ...
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Legendary rocker Alice Cooper spoke to "The Afternoon Program" on the 102.9 The Hog radio station about how he is dealing with the coronavirus crisis and what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic. He said: "It's so unusual for us to have more than two weeks off. I think we canceled over 120 shows. ...
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