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Is MAMMOTH WVH A Band Or A Solo Project? WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Responds

In a new interview with Planet Rock's Wyatt Wendels conducted at this weekend's Download festival in the United Kingdom, Wolfgang Van Halen was asked if he sees MAMMOTH WVH as a solo project or as a band, especially since he plays all instruments and handles lead vocals on MAMMOTH WVH's albums. "Wha...

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DAVID COVERDALE Recalls His Encounter With Iconic Actor JOHN WAYNE: 'They Asked Me For My Autograph'

During the third installment of his "QT With DC" video series, former DEEP PURPLE and current WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale recalled his encounter more than four decades ago with iconic actor John Wayne, who was the "favorite actor ever" of David's mother, Winifred. Coverdale said (as transcri...

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Ex-HANOI ROCKS Singer MICHAEL MONROE Has 'Touching' And 'Wonderful' Encounter With Members Of MÖTLEY CRÜE At Finnish Festival

Former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe came face to face with members of MÖTLEY CRÜE for the first time in many years on Friday (June 9) at the Rockfest festival in Hyvinkää, Finland. A short time after apparently exchanging pleasantries with Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil and Tommy Lee at the event, Mi...

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STEPHEN PEARCY: RATT And 'Only A Handful' Of Other Bands Kickstarted Early 1980s Sunset Strip Scene

In a new interview with Katie Daryl of AXS TV, RATT singer Stephen Pearcy reflected on the period in the early 1980s when a new musical genre was germinating on Hollywood, California's Sunset Strip — glam metal — which would soon take over the clubs in Los Angeles and charts across America. "There w...

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FOO FIGHTERS Share Music Video For 'Rescued' From 'Preparing Music For Concerts' Livestream

FOO FIGHTERS have shared a music video for their song "Rescued". The footage is taken from the "Preparing Music For Concerts" May 21 livestream, which included the reveal of a new drummer in >b>Josh Freese. Freese was unveiled as the drummer during the livestream after comedic cameos by Chad S...

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Progressive Metal Legends WATCHTOWER Reunite With Singer JASON MCMASTER, Announce First Comeback Show

Progressive metal legends WATCHTOWER have reunited with singer Jason McMaster and will play an exclusive European show at the Keep It True Rising III festival on October 6, 2023 at Posthalle in Würzburg, Germany. This will mark WATCHTOWER's first concert with McMaster since the band's appearances at...

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New Book 'Ozzy At 75' Offers Unique Look At Legendary Singer OZZY OSBOURNE In A Milestone Year

Due on September 5, 2023 via Motorbooks, an imprint of The Quarto Group, "Ozzy At 75" explores the history of the godfather of heavy metal through seventy-five career accomplishments and life events. Penned by music journalist Daniel Bukszpan, it's described in a press release as "a captivating and...

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Producer BOB ROCK Says He Had To Prove Himself 'Constantly' While Working On METALLICA's 'Black Album'

Canadian producer Bob Rock, who has been responsible for some of the biggest rock and metal albums of the last 30 years, including all of METALLICA's studio output during the 1990s and early 2000s, says that he had to prove himself constantly when he first started working with the band. Rock first t...

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DEF LEPPARD Shares Video Blog From First Three Shows Of European Tour With MÖTLEY CRÜE

DEF LEPPARD has shared a new video blog covering the first three shows of the European leg of the band's "The World Tour" with MÖTLEY CRÜE, in Sheffield, United Kingdom (May 22); Mönchengladbach, Germany (May 25); and Munich, Germany (May 27). Check it out below. DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen sp...

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Watch: EVANESCENCE Joined By PAPA ROACH's JACOBY SHADDIX For 'Bring Me To Life' Performance At Germany's ROCK AM RING

PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix joined EVANESCENCE on stage on June 3 at the Rock Am Ring festival in Nürburgring, Germany to perform EVANESCENCE's breakthrough 2003 hit "Bring Me To Life". Video of his appearance can be seen below. Last August, "Bring Me To Life" experienced a resurgence 19 year...

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JOHN CORABI Is 'Not At All' Surprised By Public Fighting Between MICK MARS And MÖTLEY CRÜE: 'It Was Inevitable'

In a new interview with Sofa King Cool Magazine, ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman John Corabi, who joined the band in 1992 as the replacement for original singer Vince Neil, was asked if he is "surprised" by all the "public fighting" that has been going on between the CRÜE's founding guitarist Mick Mars and...

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NIKKI SIXX: MICK MARS's Attorneys Saying MÖTLEY CRÜE Doesn't Play Live Is 'Literally One Of The Funniest Things'

In a new interview with Jen Thomas, the entertainment writer at U.K.'s Metro, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx was asked to name the funniest thing he has read about the band over the years. "I mean, the silliest thing I've ever read about ourselves was from Mick Mars's attorneys," he said, referencin...

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TED NUGENT Pays Tribute To TINA TURNER: 'She Was One Of The Most Intense Female Performers'

Ted Nugent has paid tribute to Tina Turner. The pioneering rock singer passed away on May 24 after a long illness. She was 83 years old. Nugent commented on Turner's death during a recent edition of "The Nightly Nuge", a news-style clip in which Ted offers his take on the news of our world every nig...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Shares Newly Recorded Version Of VAN HALEN's 'Atomic Punk'

David Lee Roth has shared a new solo version of the VAN HALEN classic "Atomic Punk". The new recording, like the previously released "Everybody Wants Some!!", "You Really Got Me", "Dance The Night Away", "Panama", "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" and "Unchained", was laid down on May 3, 2022 during a sess...

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CHAD KROEGER Says DIMEBAG And VINNIE PAUL Used To 'Defend' Their Love Of NICKELBACK To Metal Community: 'It Was Lovely'

In a new interview with Tommy Carroll of the 97.9 WGRD radio station, NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger reflected on his friendship with PANTERA founders, drummer Vincent "Vinnie Paul" Abbott and guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Vinnie Paul and Dimeba...