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AVATAR Announces Royal Albert Hall Performance Of 'Feathers & Flesh' To Celebrate Album's 10th Anniversary

Swedish metallers AVATAR have announced a monumental evening of music, pipe organs, dancers and theatrics at London's historic Royal Albert Hall on March 30, 2027. The band will present "10 Years Of Feathers & Flesh", a one-night-only performance celebrating the tenth anniversary of their landma...

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Watch: METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Discusses His Guitar Collection, Jams With ROBERT TRUJILLO At Dublin Book Event

Kirk Hammett, legendary guitarist of the multi-platinum-selling and nine-time-Grammy Award-winning band METALLICA, has shared an official Brett Murray Films-directed video of the June 20 "The Collection: Live - A Conversation With Kirk Hammett" book event at Academy in Dublin, Ireland. The intimate...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Falls Off Stage During Dublin Concert, Laughs Off Incident As 'Slip & Destroy'

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett fell from the stage during the band's concert in Dublin, Ireland. The 63-year-old musician took a tumble while performing at the Aviva Stadium Friday night (June 19) in front of an estimated 40,000 fans. Fan-filmed video of the incident shared online (see below) show...

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PAUL STANLEY On KISS Avatar Show: 'You Have To Build An Arena To Make Sure Everybody's Seat Is The Perfect Viewing Distance And Angle'

In a new interview with Melissa Ruggieri of USA Today, KISS leaders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons discussed the upcoming avatar-based KISS show, which is tentatively scheduled to launch in Las Vegas in 2028. The as-yet unnamed KISS experience will be the first major entry into the U.S. market for Po...

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Watch: KISS's PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS Discuss Their Five-Decade Partnership Ahead Of 'Songwriters Hall Of Fame' Honor

KISS's Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, who are set to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame Thursday (June 11) in New York, talked to Anthony Mason of CBS's weekday morning TV show CBS Mornings about their five-decade-long musical partnership as well as the band's legacy. Regarding how they w...

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JACK OSBOURNE On OZZY OSBOURNE A.I. Avatar: 'For Me It's About Making Sure He's Never Forgotten'

On the latest episode of The Osbournes podcast, Sharon and Jack Osbourne addressed the controversy surrounding the recently announced Ozzy Osbourne A.I. avatar, which is coming to life through a partnership between the Osbourne family, Hyperreal, the digital human technology company behind the paten...

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AVATAR Releases New Standalone Single 'Crying Fire'

Swedish metallers AVATAR — vocalist Johannes Eckerström, guitarists Jonas Jarlsby and Tim Öhrström, bassist Henrik Sandelin, and drummer John Alfredsson — have released a new standalone single "Crying Fire". "Crying Fire" is no throwaway B-side. This is AVATAR. The band intentionally withheld the tr...

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THE DARKNESS's JUSTIN HAWKINS: 'I Think An Interactive OZZY OSBOURNE A.I. Is A Bit Of Fun For Fans'

In a new video on his YouTube channel Justin Hawkins Rides Again, THE DARKNESS frontman Justin Hawkins addressed the recently announced Ozzy Osbourne A.I. avatar, which is coming to life through a partnership between the Osbourne family, Hyperreal, the digital human technology company behind the pat...

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JACK OSBOURNE Says OZZY 'Would Be Into' The Idea Of A.I. Avatar: 'It's Gonna Be So Tasteful What We're Doing'

During a May 22 livestream on his YouTube channel, Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack addressed some of the negative feedback he and the rest of the Osbourne family have received to the recently announced Ozzy A.I. avatar, which is coming to life through a partnership between Hyperreal, the digital human tech...

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AVATAR Announces November/December 2026 European Tour

Following a monumental summer that sees AVATAR supporting METALLICA on their global juggernaut and lighting up some of Europe's most iconic festival stages before heading Down Under to Australia, the Swedish theatrical metal titans are ready to end the year on their own terms. AVATAR are thrilled to...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's A.I. Avatar To Appear In 'Proto Luma' Units In U.K. And U.S. Beginning Late Summer

On Wednesday (May 20),Sharon and Jack Osbourne announced the creation of an A.I. avatar of Ozzy Osbourne during a talk called "The Enduring Legacy Of A Rock Icon And His Family: Ozzy Osbourne And The Osbournes" on the License Global main stage at Licensing Expo at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center...

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A.I.-Powered OZZY OSBOURNE To Go 'All Around The World' And Talk To Fans: 'He Will Answer You In His Own Voice', Says SHARON OSBOURNE

According to License Global, Jack and Sharon Osbourne confirmed at this week's Licensing Expo 2026 in Las Vegas that the Osbourne family has partnered with a company called Hyperreal to create what Jack called "the digital DNA of Ozzy Osbourne, voice, image [and] movement." "The things that you can...

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GENE SIMMONS Confirms KISS Has Recorded A New PAUL STANLEY-Written Song: We Are 'In The Studio Now'

In an interview with KISSbySienna, hosted by KISS superfan Sienna Hernandez, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons confirmed that new music from the legendary rock band is in the works. He revealed (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "KISS is in the studio now. So we just recorded a new song, as a ma...

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FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE's FRANCESCO PAOLI Emerges From Near-Death Experience With A New Lease On Life: 'You Realize How Lucky You Are'

By David E. Gehlke Francesco Paoli freely admits he's lucky to be alive. The founder and frontman of Italian symphonic death metal horde FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE suffered near-fatal injuries stemming from a 2021 rock climbing accident near his Spoleto home. He broke multiple bones (he estimates 25),suff...

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PAUL STANLEY On KISS's Upcoming Avatar Show: 'The Experience Will Start When You Come Through The Door'

Earlier today (Tuesday, April 14),KISS principals Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, along with longtime manager Doc McGhee of McGhee Entertainment, participated in a panel discussion titled "KISS Forever: How Pophouse Defines The Next Era Of KISS in Vegas" during the Pollstar Live! Conference at the L...