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SOILWORK Announces New Bassist RASMUS EHRNBORN

Swedish metallers SOILWORK have announced the addition of bassist Rasmus Ehrnborn to their ranks. The band states: "We are pleased to finally welcome Rasmus Ehrnborn to the SOILWORK family and announce him as our official bass player and full-time member of the band. "Rasmus has been onstage with us...

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RATT Singer STEPHEN PEARCY To Release 'Agent Provocateur' Solo Album This Year

RATT singer Stephen Pearcy has set "Agent Provocateur" as the title of his sixth solo album, to be released later this year. Late Saturday night (January 15),Pearcy took to his Instagram to share a photo of his first five CDs — "Social Intercourse" (2002),"Fueler" (2004),"Under My Skin" (2008),...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Pays Tribute To BUDGIE's BURKE SHELLEY

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has paid tribute to vocalist/bassist Burke Shelley of legendary Welsh rockers BUDGIE who died on Monday, January 10 at the age of 71. Earlier today (Friday, January 14),Downing took to his social media to write: "It is with much sadness that I hear that ou...

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Watch DAVE MUSTAINE Perform MEGADETH Classics At This Month's 'Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp'

Video footage of Dave Mustaine performing the MEGADETH classics "À Tout Le Monde" and "Symphony Of Destruction" with several campers at this month's Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp in Deerfield Beach, Florida can be seen below. Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp was created 26 years ago to provide real people th...

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PHILIP H. ANSELMO AND THE ILLEGALS Cancel European Festival Appearances Due To 'Continued Travel Uncertainty'

Former PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo and his solo band, THE ILLEGALS, have canceled their previously announced European festival appearances this summer due to "continued travel uncertainty" as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier today, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS released the f...

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JUDAS PRIEST To Tour As Quartet While Former Touring Guitarist ANDY SNEAP Focuses On His Production Work

JUDAS PRIEST will perform as a four-piece on its upcoming tour as the band's former touring guitarist Andy Sneap, who co-produced the British heavy metal legends' 2018 album "Firepower", plans to focus on production work. Sneap, who is also known for his work in NWOBHM revivalists HELL and cult thra...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Recalls 'Screaming In A Wall Of Chicken' While Working At Restaurant

In a recent interview with the "Breaking Absolutes With Peter Orullian" podcast, Canadian singer, songwriter and producer Devin Townsend was asked if he ever had any formal training to help him effortlessly flip between orthodox choral singing techniques and guttural screaming. He responded (as tran...

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CARCASS's BILL STEER: 'I Didn't Experience The World Of Real Work Until My Mid-20s'

Bill Steer of British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS spoke to the "Everblack" podcast about the various non-music related jobs he has held over the years in order to support himself when he wasn't on tour. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I left school at 16. I was already playing in b...

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TED NUGENT Repeats Baseless Conspiracy Theories On First Anniversary Of U.S. Capitol Riot

Ted Nugent has once again repeated the baseless conspiracy theory that the riot at the U.S. Capitol was orchestrated by undercover FBI agents, Antifa and Black Lives Matter. On January 6, 2021, supporters of former president Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, vandalized the building and assaulte...

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TRIUMPH Gets Offers To Play Every Year, Says MIKE LEVINE

In a recent interview with "The Daily Derringer Podcast", bassist Mike Levine of Canadian rock legends TRIUMPH was asked if the band's 2008 reunion shows in Sweden Rock Festival and Rocklahoma were meant to be a warm-up for a more extensive tour if they were always intended to be the group's final g...

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CARCASS's JEFF WALKER Wasn't Surprised By Postponement Of Band's Tour With ARCH ENEMY And BEHEMOTH

CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker has told Finland's Chaoszine that the postponement of the band's fall 2021 "The European Siege" tour with ARCH ENEMY and BEHEMOTH didn't come as much of a shock to him. "It was not a setback at all," he said. "When we agreed to do the tour [in 2020], I saw this happening...

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TWISTED SISTER To Release 'Greatest Hits - Tear It Loose (Studio & Live)'

For the first time ever on vinyl, TWISTED SISTER and Friday Music have teamed up to create the ultimate heavy metal hits collection with TWISTED SISTER's "Greatest Hits - Tear It Loose (Studio & Live)". Compiled from the original Atlantic Records tape vaults by TWISTED SISTER's co-founder Jay Ja...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS And THIN LIZZY Frontman RICKY WARWICK Tests Positive For COVID-19: 'It Sucks'

Ricky Warwick has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The BLACK STAR RIDERS and THIN LIZZY frontman revealed his diagnosis in an Instagram post earlier today (Thursday, January 6). He wrote: "I have covid.. it sucks !! It would suck a whole lot more if I wasn't...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says JUDAS PRIEST Turned Down Tour With IRON MAIDEN While He Was In The Band

During a recent appearance on the "Who's Your Band?" podcast, former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens was asked how long it took him, after he joined the legendary British heavy metal legends, to feel comfortable enough to voice his opinion when he disagreed with how they went about doing cert...

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Rockers Mourn Passing Of Actress BETTY WHITE

DISTURBED members David Draiman and John Moyer, THE OFFSPRING guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman and ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello are among the rockers who have reacted on social media to the passing of Betty White. The beloved "Golden Girls" actress, comedian and American icon died peacefully in he...