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THE SWEET Returns With New Single/Video, 'Insane'

THE SWEET — a five-member group which obtained the rights to use the name and perform in the U.S. and Canada under THE SWEET banner despite containing no members from the original SWEET lineup — has released a new single, "Insane" via Darkstar Records. Last year while cutting THE SWEET's previous si...

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DEEP PURPLE's SIMON MCBRIDE Announces New Solo Album 'Recordings: 2020-2025'

DEEP PURPLE guitarist Simon McBride has announced the release of his new album, "Recordings 2020-2025", due out March 14 on earMUSIC. The first single, a fascinating take on DURAN DURAN's 1992 hit track "Ordinary World", is available now for streaming and download. "This is such a beautiful song," S...

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SPIRITBOX Releases Blistering New Single 'No Loss, No Love'

SPIRITBOX, the boundary-pushing force redefining modern metal, return with their latest single, "No Loss, No Love" — a genre-fluid odyssey that seamlessly collides pulverizing prog-metal, hypnotic electronica, and haunting spoken-word passages. Courtney LaPlante is in peak form, her voice stretching...

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GENE SIMMONS Praises ACE FREHLEY And PETER CRISS's Early Musical Contributions To KISS

During an appearance on Billy Corgan's new podcast "The Magnificent Others", Gene Simmons reflected on the musical chemistry of the original KISS lineup, including drummer Peter Criss and guitarist Ace Frehley, both of whom originally split with KISS in the early 1980s, rejoined briefly in the mid-1...

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A Sonication

Virtuoso death metal comes in numerous forms, but few are as definitive or undeniable as the shiny, immaculate strain of cerebral tech-death that OBSCURA have been propagating for the last 23 years. In fact, since 2009's breakthrough release "Cosmogenesis", the Germans have been a rarely disputed be...

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BILLY GIBBONS Discusses ZZ TOP's Formation And His Friendship With JIMI HENDRIX On 'Rock & Roll High School' Podcast

The "Rock & Roll High School" podcast, hosted by two-time Grammy Award-winning producer and music executive Pete Ganbarg, continues its anticipated fourth season with an episode featuring rock legend Billy Gibbons of ZZ TOP. One of the most iconic guitarists and vocalists in rock history, Gibbon...

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LIVING COLOUR's DOUG WIMBISH: 'We're In The Process Of Making A New Record'

In a new interview with "The Plowzone" video show on RokuTV, LIVING COLOUR bassist Doug Wimbish was asked if he and his bandmates are working on fresh music. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We are. It's interesting because [when people ask], 'Are you in the studio writing some st...

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POP EVIL Announces Spring 2025 North American Tour

Modern rock powerhouse POP EVIL — vocalist Leigh Kakaty, guitarists Dave Grahs and Nick Fuelling, bassist Joey "Chicago" Walser and drummer Blake Allison — recently announced their forthcoming eighth album, "What Remains". It arrives March 21 via MNRK. Today, the band has announced its spring 2025 h...

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Texas's THE SWORD Announces More Comeback Shows

Texan heavy rockers THE SWORD, who called it quits more than two years ago, are back. Following their appearance at the 2024 edition of the Levitation festival, which took place last fall at several Austin venues, they have announced two additional dates, with more shows on the horizon: April 10 at...

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Eyes Of The Living Night

When Jonathan Hulten quit Swedish shapeshifters TRIBULATION in 2020, his next move came as a surprise. The transition from a life spent hacking away at the gothic black metal cliff face, to something far more serene and reflective, was clearly an evolutionary leap that had simmered away in the guita...

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CLUTCH Announces 'Full Ahead Flank MMXXV' June 2025 North American Tour, BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

Maryland rock veterans CLUTCH have announced Canadian and U.S. dates for the "Full Ahead Flank MMXXV" tour in June 2025 with special guests TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN and Nate Bergman. A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will begin on Wednesday, February 5 at 2:00 p.m. ET and end on Thursday, F...

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Watch: ALEX VAN HALEN Honored With 'Buddy Rich Award' At 2024 DRUMEO AWARDS

VAN HALEN drummer Alex Van Halen was honored with the Buddy Rich Award at the 2024 Drumeo Awards. One of the most accomplished and well-known drummers of the 20th century, Buddy Rich is still a household name because of his virtuosic talents and his accomplishments as a bandleader. The recipient of...

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Watch ACE FREHLEY Perform In Portland, Maine

Fan-filmed video of Ace Frehley's February 1 concert at AURA in Portland, Maine can be seen below. In a recent interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, Frehley confirmed that he had commenced work on "Origins Vol. 3", the sequel to Ace's 2016 and 2020 collections of cover songs that...

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AC/DC Announces Summer 2025 European Leg Of 'Power Up' Tour

Hard rock legends AC/DC have announced the summer 2025 European leg of the "Power Up" tour. The new AC/DC dates kick off on June 26 at Letňany Airport in Prague, Czech Republic and wrap up at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 21. Along the way, AC/DC will make stops in Germany, It...

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BUMBLEFOOT On Hearing EDDIE VAN HALEN For First Time: 'From That Point On, How I Looked At Guitar Was Completely Different'

In a new interview with Brutal Planet Magazine, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal spoke about how Eddie Van Halen influenced an entirely new generation of rock music, especially hard rock that came out in the 1980s. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Eddie, I was kind...