Rhino has set a July 17 release date for THE STOOGES' 50th-anniversary "Fun House" box set. Featured are all seven tracks from the original album, newly remastered on 2-LP 45 RPM (for highest audio quality), the vinyl debut of "The Complete Funhouse Sessions" and "Have Some Fun: Live At Ungano's", a recording of THE STOOGES ...
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FASTER PUSSYCAT drummer Chad Stewart says that he is recovering after testing positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, earlier in the month. Stewart took to his Twitter on Saturday (March 28) to write: "Thank you everyone for your concern on my recent diagnosis with Covid 19. I'm much better and resting. ...
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VANDENBERG returns with a new lineup, and 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 quality albums during the early to mid-'80s, namely, the self-titled 1982 debut (spawning the U.S. hit single "Burning Heart"), ...
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Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 has teamed up with Medicom Toy to release his own John 5 100% + 400% [email protected] set. "It's an honor to work with Medicom Toy and be able to transform into my own cool [email protected] figure based on the animation from my 'Zoinks!' video!" John ...
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Following recent cancelations by major corporations, artists, record companies and studios because of the ongoing threat of the coronavirus, Ozzy Osbourne has likewise decided to cancel his appearance at South By Southwest (SXSW). Organizers of SXSW have said that for now the annual music, technology and entertainment festival in Austin, Texas will go on as ...
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Industrial/electro rockers JULIEN-K, founded by original ORGY members Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh, will support THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE on a national tour later this month. Sitting behind the kit for JULIEN-K will be the band's original drummer Elias "Bones" Rodriguez. Shuck commented: "[Elias and I] reconnected after years apart at Chester's [Bennington] funeral. I had ...
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Mega hard rock collective THE DEAD DAISIES has signed a global deal with Spinefarm Records — the home of hard rock and metal within the Universal Music Group. Having recently welcomed new member Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) to the band, a super-charged DAISIES enter a fresh label partnership with Spinefarm Records. Influenced ...
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BUSH singer Gavin Rossdale joined BREAKING BENJAMIN on stage last night (Saturday, February 29) at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada to perform a cover of the ALICE IN CHAINS classic "Would?" Video footage of the rendition, courtesy of the Reno rock station Rock 104.5, can be seen below. Back in September, Rossdale said ...
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Daryl "Bobby Tongs" Arnberger, who was one of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's closest friends and an official videographer for PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN, recently gave a two-hour interview to the "Landry.audio" podcast in which he went into detail about PANTERA's early glam days, the arrival of singer Philip Anselmo, the changing of the band's sound, Anselmo's drug ...
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Australia's Heavy magazine recently conducted an interview with HELMET frontman Page Hamilton. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On assembling a setlist for their 30th-anniversary tour where the band is playing 30 songs each night: Page: "Everything's kind of mixed together. Some ...
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Two leaders of hardcore industrial music, Tim Sköld (ex-MARILYN MANSON, SHOTGUN MESSIAH) and Nero Bellum (PSYCLON NINE), combine forces on this debut album for their brand new project, NOT MY GOD. The pair are no strangers to working together, having both served as live bandmembers for the other's projects — Sköld as the guitarist for ...
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MARILYN MANSON and THE MARS VOLTA bassist Juan Alderete is in a coma after suffering a serious injury in a bicycle accident. According to his wife, Anne, the 56-year-old musician sustained serious head trauma in the form of a traumatic brain injury. In an Instagram post on Friday (January 24), Anne wrote: "Hi everyone – ...
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The new documentary "Biography: The Nine Lives Of Ozzy Osbourne" will premiere at this spring's South By Southwest festival. The film, which A&E produced as part of its "Biography" series, will celebrate the life of rock icon and godfather of heavy metal Ozzy Osbourne and features interviews with Sharon Osbourne, Rick Rubin, Ice-T, Marilyn Manson, ...
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On January 24, Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH will release the "I Loved You At Your Darkest Tour Edition" featuring the "I Loved You At Your Darkest" album with brand new, alternate artwork by Nicola Samori, plus an exclusive BBC Radio 1 session and previously unreleased documentary, "Thou Darkest Art", taken from the band's career-affirming 2018 ...
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Australia's Heavy magazine recently conducted an interview with former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the reception to his latest solo album, "Invasion": John: "It's been incredible. Everything has been going really ...
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The surviving members of NIRVANA will reunite at The Art of Elysium charity's annual "Heaven" gala on Saturday January 4 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Dave Grohl will perform with Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear. Also scheduled to appear at the event are Beck, St. Vincent, Marilyn Manson, L7, CHEAP TRICK and Grohl's ...
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In a recent interview with Lana Morgan of Milwaukee's 102.9 The Hog radio station, former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 spoke about his involvement with the soundtrack to MÖTLEY CRÜE's biopic "The Dirt", based on CRÜE's 2001 New York Times bestselling autobiography. "Me and Nikki [Sixx, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist] are like ...
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During a December 13 appearance on SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones's radio show, "Jonesy's Jukebox", on the 95.5 KLOS station in Los Angeles, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash spoke about the band's 1993 covers album, "The Spaghetti Incident?" The effort was recorded when the Axl Rose-fronted group was in a state of turmoil and turned ...
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Rock legend Alice Cooper was recently interviewed by Tommy Sommers of Three Sides Of The Coin. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the musicians currently in his solo band: Alice: "I allow them each to have their own personality up there. ...
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Singer-songwriter and YouTube star Poppy has released "Fill The Crown", the latest single to arrive from her forthcoming third full-length and debut for Sumerian Records, "I Disagree". The single's accompanying video takes inspiration from the 1957 film "The Seventh Seal" and finds Poppy walking alongside Death. "In terms of doing what I wanted to in ...
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Knotfest, the music and lifestyle phenomenon created by multi-platinum, genre defining metal band SLIPKNOT, will once again make history in 2020 with the first-ever Knotfest UK. The event will take place at legendary venue The National Bowl, Milton Keynes on August 22. Members of SLIPKNOT's official fan club, Outside The 9, will have a first ...
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Guitarist John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON, DAVID LEE ROTH) recently spoke with Sticks For Stones. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the upcoming Australian tour by his solo band, JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES: John 5: "We are going to ...
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ALICE IN CHAINS vocalist/guitarist Jerry Cantrell played a solo concert Friday night (December 6) at The Pico Union Project in Los Angeles, California. He was joined at the gig by ex-THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN frontman Greg Puciato, drummer Gil Sharone (ex-MARILYN MANSON, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN) and bassist James LoMenzo (MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY), among ...
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In January 2020, Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH will release the "I Loved You At Your Darkest Tour Edition" featuring the "I Loved You At Your Darkest" album with brand new, alternate artwork by Nicola Samori, plus an exclusive BBC Radio 1 session and previously unreleased documentary, "Thou Darkest Art", taken from the band's career-affirming art ...
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Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach says that he has "nothing to do" with the latest "Forever Wild" vinyl release bearing his name. Originally issued on DVD in 2004, "Forever Wild" includes concert recordings from 1998 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. The DVD features Bach's takes on classic SKID ROW ...
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Andrew McKaysmith of the "Scars And Guitars" podcast recently conducted an interview with former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether his latest solo album, "Invasion", is his "most definitive statement to ...
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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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Marilyn Manson has released his newest single, a cover of THE DOORS classic "The End". The song's accompanying visual was created by Zev Deans and can be seen below. The single artwork is an original watercolor painting by Manson. Manson's version of "The End" was played over the PA system at the end of his ...
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When Ozzy Osbourne relaunches his "No More Tours 2" in 2020, he'll be joined by special guest MARILYN MANSON for the North American shows. These dates are Ozzy's first shows since he announced earlier this year that all his 2019 performances would be postponed allowing him to heal from an injury sustained while dealing with ...
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In a new interview with Forbes, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was asked if he finds the renewed interest in heavier music lately, especially artists from the '80s and '90s, to be a better atmosphere to release new solo music. He responded: "The first thing I would tell you is, ...
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