Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW), Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, SONS OF APOLLO), Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT) and Axl Rose (GUNS N' ROSES) are among the rockers who have reacted to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's announcement that California senator Kamala Harris will be his running mate in the 2020 presidential election. "I think @KamalaHarris is the perfect ...
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Roger 'Buzz' Osborne, aka King Buzzo, is the ringleader of the groundbreaking musical anomaly known as the MELVINS. He has established a fruitful musical relationship with bass maestro Trevor Dunn, best known for his work with the genre-hopping oddball band MR. BUNGLE. The two have shared time together in the MELVINS and as bandmates in ...
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"The Who: Every Album, Every Song", a book examining each one of THE WHO's studio albums, including 2019's "The Who", will be released on October 28 via Sonicbond Publishing. Formed in 1964 and still going strong in 2020, THE WHO is one of the most popular and enduring bands in the history of rock. The ...
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Legendary British producer Martin Birch, who is best known for engineering and producing albums by DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, FLEETWOOD MAC, WHITESNAKE, BLACK SABBATH, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT and IRON MAIDEN, died earlier today (Sunday, August 9) at the age of 71. His passing was confirmed former DEEP PURPLE and current WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale, who tweeted: ...
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A 10-minute video in which legendary rockers DEEP PURPLE discuss the making of their new album, "Whoosh!", can be seen below. "Whoosh!" was released on August 7 via earMUSIC. The LP was once again helmed by Canadian producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, PINK FLOYD, ALICE COOPER), who also worked on the band's last two studio LPs, ...
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Commencing this weekend, THE WHO, in collaboration with YouTube will launch a six-week celebration of their incredible live performances. The weekly series dubbed "Join Together @ Home" on the band's official YouTube channel starts this Saturday at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. U.K. Each featurette — available digitally for the ...
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Legendary rock photographer Neal Preston joined QUEEN as official tour photographer at a crucial stage of their evolution into one of the greatest rock bands in history. Preston captured QUEEN at their most intimate and ecstatic, never missing a beat, committed to revealing the passion and dedication of the band on and off stage. "Queen: ...
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Three years after launching what DEEP PURPLE considered to be an extended farewell tour dubbed "The Long Goodbye", singer Ian Gillan has told Cleveland.com in a new interview that he and his bandmates no longer have definitive plans to retire. "I think a few years ago there was some kind of ...
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Depending on which generational camp you may fall into, DEEP PURPLE might be a household name. The band is absolutely legendary, and rightfully so. After establishing a psychedelic rock sound, the band's format morphed into something significantly heavier, helping to create heavy metal's template. Outside of their eight-year-long disbandment, the act has been running strong ...
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Legendary rockers DEEP PURPLE will release their new album, "Whoosh!", on August 7 via earMUSIC. The LP was once again helmed by Canadian producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, PINK FLOYD, ALICE COOPER), who also worked on the band's last two studio albums, 2017's "Infinite" and 2013's "Now What?!" Together they created the most versatile album in ...
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Legendary rockers DEEP PURPLE will release their new album, "Whoosh!", on August 7 via earMUSIC. The LP was once again helmed by Canadian producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, PINK FLOYD, ALICE COOPER), who also worked on the band's last two studio albums, 2017's "Infinite" and 2013's "Now What?!" Together they created the most versatile album in ...
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DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover spoke to Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station about the band's upcoming album, "Whoosh!", which will be released on August 7 via earMUSIC. The follow-up to 2017's "Infinite" was originally due in June but was pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the ...
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SLEEPING WITH SIRENS will release the deluxe edition of its sixth studio album, "How It Feels To Be Lost", on August 21 via Sumerian Records. The band has just dropped a lyric video for its brand new track "Talking To Myself". "How It Feels To Be Lost" has been heralded as a major return to ...
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QUEEN drummer Roger Taylor has released an animated video for his new solo single, "Isolation". The clip was produced by Animind Studio 2020. Released on June 22, the song was recorded during lockdown and is said to reflect "the current times of COVID-19." Taylor told BBC Radio 6 Music about the inspiration for "Isolation": "It ...
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With the release of their 21st studio album "Whoosh!" approaching, legendary rockers DEEP PURPLE embark on the next part of their journey by releasing their new single, "Nothing At All", on July 10. The lyrics of "Nothing At All" sound like an observation of what we humans have done to Mother Earth in our short ...
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QUEEN drummer Roger Taylor says that a sequel to the band's biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" is unlikely to happen. Released in November 2018, "Bohemian Rhapsody" has become the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time, bringing in more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. It was also No. 1 biggest-selling film of 2019 on home ...
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Roger Taylor thinks QUEEN would still be making music if Freddie Mercury was alive. The drummer told BBC Radio 6 Music: "I do believe that. Me and Freddie… he was my closest friend and we were very, very close. We came up together and we literally lived in each other's pockets ...
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Britain's Royal Mail has announced it is issuing a set of 13 special stamps to celebrate one of the U.K.'s most influential rock groups of all time, QUEEN. With more than 300 million record sales across five decades, they are one of the most successful music artists of all time. Eight stamps will feature images ...
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A video of DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse teaching you how to play the band's new single, "Man Alive", can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Whoosh!", which will be released on August 7 via earMUSIC. "It's an abstract concept," frontman and lyricist Ian Gillan told
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Legendary YES singer and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Jon Anderson has released "WDMCF" ("Where Does Music Come From"), the third single off of his highly anticipated new solo album, "1000 Hands", an effort nearly 30 years in the making. "1000 Hands" will be Anderson's first release via his new partnership with Blue ...
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Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick says that he and his brother Bob "respected and loved each other very much" despite the fact that they "had some issues in the recent past." Bob died on May 28 at the age of 70. A cause of death has not been revealed. On Wednesday (June 17), Bruce took ...
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QUEEN's Brian May says that he is "touched" by all the praise heaped upon him by other guitarists after he was recently voted greatest rock guitarist of all time in a Total Guitar poll. On Saturday (June 13), May took to his Instagram to share a BLABBERMOUTH.NET article headlined "NUNO BETTENCOURT ...
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Graham Bonnet spoke to Myglobalmind about the passing of legendary guitarist and record producer Bob Kulick. The former RAINBOW and current ALCATRAZZ singer first worked with Bob in the early 1990s supergroup BLACKTHORNE. More recently, Kulick recorded a guest appearance on the upcoming ALCATRAZZ album "Born Innocent". Asked if he and ...
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Roger Daltrey says he craved normality at the height of his fame with legendary rock band THE WHO. Speaking to Piers Morgan during Thursday's edition of "Good Morning Britain", the 76-year old touched on his time with THE WHO after being asked what he misses most in lockdown. Roger said in a clip shared by ...
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DEEP PURPLE's Ian Paice was asked during a recent question-and-answer session with fans if he has any advice for aspiring musicians. He said (see video below): "Just don't expect anything from your music other than to enjoy it. Surely, that's why you pick up an instrument in the first place — whether it's strum a ...
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Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick says that there won't be a traditional funeral for his brother Bob at this time due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. Bob Kulick died Thursday (May 28) at the age of 70. A cause of death has not been revealed. Earlier today, Bruce posted the following message on ...
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Adam Lambert has lambasted President Donald Trump for his performance as the head of state and head of government of the United States of America, calling him "a complete joke, a liability, a liar and a cancer." The QUEEN singer and "American Idol" runner-up made his comments after hundreds of people were arrested as protesters ...
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W.A.S.P. leader Blackie Lawless has paid tribute to legendary guitarist and record producer Bob Kulick, who played on two of the band's albums, "The Crimson Idol" (1992) and "Still Not Black Enough" (1995). Kulick died on Friday (May 29) at the age of 70. His passing was confirmed by his brother, former KISS guitarist Bruce ...
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Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has paid tribute to legendary guitarist and record producer Bob Kulick. Kulick died on Friday (May 29) at the age of 70. His passing was confirmed by his brother, former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick. A cause of death has not been revealed. "I was very saddened to hear that one ...
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