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Should Heavy Metal Bands Be More Political In Their Messaging? TOM MORELLO Weighs In

In a recent interview with Berlin, Germany's Star FM 87.9 radio station, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello spoke about his active role as a champion for heavy metal icons JUDAS PRIEST and IRON MAIDEN, both in his work as a Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame nominating committee member and as a...

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LOU GRAMM: 'The Rock That's In The Charts Right Now Is Not Of My Liking. I Don't Even Know If I Would Call It Rock.'

In a new interview with Barry Robinson of Classic Album Review, original FOREIGNER singer Lou Gramm was asked to weigh in on KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons's comment that "rock is dead.". Lou said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "Well, the rock that's in the charts right now is not of my...

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JOHN 5 On Upcoming Collaboration With WEDNESDAY 13: 'It's Gonna Be A Blast'

During an appearance on the October 5 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", John 5 spoke about the recent announcement that he will team up with Wednesday 13 for the summer/fall 2027 touring season. This is the first time John's solo band, THE CREATURES, will include a singer and to...

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GUNS N' ROSES Added As 'Very Special Guest Performers' To AEROSMITH's Hollywood Bowl Shows

Following yesterday's announcement of "California, Dream On: Aerosmith & Friends", it has now been confirmed that GUNS N' ROSES will join AEROSMITH as very special guest performers for these two historic nights at the Hollywood Bowl. The addition of GUNS N' ROSES brings together two of the most...

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Watch: L7 Kicks Off Final World Tour In San Diego

Legendary feminist rockers L7 kicked off the first leg of their final world tour, dubbed "The Last Hurrah", with a pair of shows (Tuesday, October 6 and Wednesday, October 7) at the Casbah in San Diego, California. Fan-filmed video of the two performances can be seen below. Before tragically passing...

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BRIAN MAY: 'I Have Actually Never Said QUEEN Won't Ever Tour Again'

Brian May says that he was misquoted as saying QUEEN will never tour again. The 79-year-old QUEEN guitarist clarified a comment he made in an interview with U.K.'s The Times in which he said he was he was done touring. He told The Times: "I made a decision 18 months ago that I didn't want to tour a...

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CHARLIE BENANTE Explains His Absence From Last Two Shows Of ANTHRAX's North American Tour With IRON MAIDEN

In a new interview with Robert Cavuoto of MetalRules, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante explained his absence from the final two shows of the band's North American tour as the support act for IRON MAIDEN: September 29 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and October 2 at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexi...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, TONY IOMMI And GEEZER BUTLER Were 'All Into' Making Another BLACK SABBATH Album But BILL WARD 'Wasn't Able To Do It', Says ANDREW WATT

Producer Andrew Watt claims that Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler all wanted to make one more BLACK SABBATH album with the group's original lineup as a follow-up to 2013's "13" LP, but that the LP never materialized because Bill Ward "wasn't able to do it". "13" didn't feature original BL...

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ALIEN ANT FARM Takes Aim At Liars, Manipulators And Toxic Relationships With New Single 'Gaslighter'

Multi-platinum rock band ALIEN ANT FARM has released a new single and official music video, "Gaslighter", via Judge & Jury Records. The track will appear on the band's new album and arrives as ALIEN ANT FARM prepares to take their latest music to audiences around the world, with upcoming tour da...

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OSBOURNE Family To Host 'Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning' Purple-Carpet World Premiere In Los Angeles

The Osbourne family today announced the official world premiere of "Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning" with a purple carpet event set for Wednesday, October 14 at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. A limited number of tickets for the family-hosted screening are on sale here with 50% o...

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DOWN Shares 'The Myth' Video/Single From Upcoming 'Volume V' Album

The official MetalDave Media-directed music video for "The Myth", the latest single from American heavy metal icons DOWN, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's long-awaited new studio album, "Volume V", set for release on November 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. DOWN was never just a band....

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Watch: AMON AMARTH Performs 'The Allfather Awakens' Songs Live For First Time At Intimate German Record-Release Concert

Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH played a special record-release show for their new album, "The Allfather Awakens", Tuesday night (October 6) at the 500-capacity Zeche Carl in Essen, Germany. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. According to Setlist.fm, AMON AMARTH's setlist was as...

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BIG WRECK Celebrates Classic 'The Pleasure And The Greed' Album With New 25th-Anniversary Edition

The iconic and influential multi-platinum rock band BIG WRECK has re-upped its essential second full-length album, "The Pleasure And The Greed", with a special new 25th-anniversary edition, out November 6 on all DSPs. Additionally, the band has unveiled the first-ever vinyl pressing of "The Pleasure...

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DEATH ANGEL's Founding Bassist DENNIS PEPA Is Battling Stage Four Cancer

Dennis Pepa, the founding bassist of the long-running San Francisco Bay Area metal band DEATH ANGEL, is batting stage 4 duodenal cancer, a rare and generally aggressive malignancy of the small intestine. A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to help Dennis cover the financial costs associated with h...

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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS On A.I.-Powered Music Creation: 'It's Not Gonna Affect Me'

During a VIP question-and-answer session before W.A.S.P.'s September 20 concert at the House Of Blues in Houston, Texas, W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes ba...