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SLAYER Announces Second North American Leg Of 'Final' Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

Literally by popular demand — with more than half the tour dates already either completely sold out or a sell-out imminent — SLAYER has announced the second North American leg of its final world tour, set to kick off on Thursday, July 26 at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford, New Hampshir...

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STATUS QUO Guitarist RICK PARFITT: Lyric Video For 'Long Distance Love' Solo Song

The official lyric video for "Long Distance Love", a solo song from legendary rocker Rick Parfitt of STATUS QUO fame, can be seen below. When the awful news broke on Christmas Eve 2016 that Parfitt had passed, fans around the world were devastated that one of rock's most iconic performers had been s...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says His New Drum Recording Studio Is 'Almost Complete'

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach is in the process of having a drum recording studio built on his property in Southern California for the purpose of demoing music for his next studio album. A second video update from Bach can be seen below. Sebastian previously stated that "the mission" of his...

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DEF LEPPARD Vocalist JOE ELLIOTT Says His Range Has 'Improved' Over The Years

DEF LEPPARD vocalist Joe Elliott was recently interviewed by the New Bern, North Carolina radio station 106.5 WSFL. The three-part conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the "DEF LEPPARD curse": Joe: "We've had two incidents that were of a...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'The Dirt' Movie Is Now Hiring Film Crew

According to Project Casting, the makers of the film adaptation of MÖTLEY CRÜE's biography, "The Dirt - Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band" are now hiring crew in New Orleans, Louisiana, with filming set to start March 5. Producers are looking for production assistants, grips, gaffe...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer, JOURNEY Guitarist Plot Massive Tour In Hilarious 'Mission Possible' Video

DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott and JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon have released a hilarious video touting their massive upcoming co-headlining tour. The clip, titled "Mission Possible", shows the two plotting their 60-plus-city trek this summer in a hilarious behind-the-scenes fashion. Promising to...

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DEF LEPPARD Drummer Joins TESLA On Stage During 'Monsters Of Rock' Cruise (Video)

DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen joined TESLA on stage at this year's Monsters Of Rock cruise to perform an acoustic version of the song "Little Suzi". Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below (courtesy of Decibel Geek TV). TESLA singer Jeff Keith told Pollstar in a 2016 interview...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Is 'In The Writing And Demoing Stage' For His Next Solo Album: 'It's Gonna Be More Uplifting And Fun'

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has revealed that he is in the process of having a drum recording studio built on his property in Southern California for the purpose of demoing music for his next studio album. "The mission of this record is to capture a cool vibe, and I think that really invol...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist JORDAN RUDESS Announces Solo Tour

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess will embark on a U.S. West Coast and European tour during which he will perform a solo piano set titled "From Bach To Rock: A Musician's Journey". The trek begins in the U.S. on March 7 and travels to Europe beginning March 30 through mid-April. Rudess's sol...

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'School Of Rock' Star TONY CAVALERO In Talks To Play OZZY OSBOURNE In MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'The Dirt' Movie

According to the Tracking Board, actor-comedian Tony Cavalero is in talks to play rock and roll legend Ozzy Osbourne (pictured) in the film adaptation of MÖTLEY CRÜE's biography, "The Dirt - Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band". Cavalero most recently starred in Nickelodeon's "School...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD: More Information Revealed About Limited-Edition Book/Vinyl Set Of Artwork

"The Absence Of Corners" art collection was a career first for original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward. Ward was one of the pioneers in bringing the new medium of rhythm-on-canvas to the world. Now, for the first time, he is offering a comprehensive look at the collection and expanding on each of t...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Explain D'ARCY WRETZKY's Absence From Rumored Reunion

SMASHING PUMPKINS have denied claims by original bassist D'arcy Wretzky that an invite for her to join the reunited band was later rescinded. D'arcy alleged in an interview with BlastEcho that SMASHING PUMPKINS leader Billy Corgan sent her a contract that was agreed upon, but a month later, he told...

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Members Of KREATOR, SEPULTURA, DESTRUCTION, SABATON, CANNIBAL CORPSE And Other Bands Take Part In '70000 Tons Of Metal' All-Star Jam (Video)

Fifty heavy metal musicians — including members of KREATOR, SEPULTURA, DESTRUCTION, SABATON, CANNIBAL CORPSE and METAL CHURCH — took part in this year's edition of "Jamming With Waters In International Waters", the official 70000 Tons Of Metal all-star jam hosted by ANNIHILATOR's Jeff Waters. Fan-f...

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DEF LEPPARD Is Open To Performing Entire 'Hysteria' Album On U.S. Tour In 2019

Candace of Albany, New York's Q103 radio station recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts fom the chat follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what fans can expect from DEF LEPPARD's upcoming tour with JOU...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Announces 'No More Tours 2' North American Dates With STONE SOUR

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Ozzy Osbourne earlier today (February 6) revealed details about his forthcoming "No More Tours 2", a reference to his 1992 "No More Tours" trek. The announcement by the legendary musical icon about the North American dates...