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MIKE MUSHOK On Touring With STAIND: 'I'm Just Really Happy To Be Doing It Again And Be Back Working'

In a new interview with Paul Salfen of AMFM Magazine, STAIND guitarist Mike Mushok spoke about the band's return to full-scale touring after a period of several years during which STAIND was either inactive or playing intermittent shows. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think [we wer...

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NUNO BETTENCOURT On OZZY OSBOURNE: 'He Was A Godfather To Us'

EXTREME's Nuno Bettencourt spoke to Page Six about what it meant for him to honor Ozzy Osbourne with a medley of Osbourne's greatest hits on Sunday (September 7) at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards alongside AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, and Yungblud. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH...

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Watch: WATCHTOWER Rejoined By Singer ALAN TECCHIO During Houston Concert

Amy's Concert Cam has uploaded video of WATCHTOWER's September 6 concert at BFE Rock Club in Houston, Texas. Check it out below. Joining the legendary Texas progressive metal band on stage for several songs during the show was Alan Tecchio, who sang WATCHTOWER's second and most recent studio album,...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Surprises Busker In New Orleans Singing JUDAS PRIEST's 'You've Got Another Thing Comin''

A busker in New Orleans got a surprise last week when IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson walked by and spontaneously started singing along to the JUDAS PRIEST classic "You've Got Another Thing Comin'". The busker was playing acoustic guitar and singing when Bruce strolled by with his wife, Leana Dol...

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Watch: OZZY OSBOURNE Honored By STEVEN TYLER, JOE PERRY, NUNO BETTENCOURT And YUNGBLUD At 2025 MTV VMAs

A powerhouse tribute of rock and roll royalty with AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Yungblud and EXTREME's Nuno Bettencourt all came together Sunday night (September 7) for a once-in-a-lifetime performance honoring the legendary Ozzy Osbourne with a medley of his greatest hits at the 2025 MTV...

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FORBIDDEN's CRAIG LOCICERO: 'If You Can't Write Heavy S*** In' The Standard Guitar Tuning, 'Then I Don't Know What To Tell You'

At last month's Motocultor Festival in France, FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero was asked by Loud TV what it's like for him and his bandmates to play thrash metal in 2025, since the music industry has changed a lot in the past four decades. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah,...

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GODSMACK's SULLY ERNA Says AEROSMITH Needs To 'Come Back' And Play A Few Farewell Concerts: 'You Can't Go Out With An Instagram Post'

In a new interview with Chaz & AJ In The Morning, a morning radio talk show program on 99.1 WPLR, a rock radio station broadcasting from New Haven, Connecticut, GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna weighed in on AEROSMITH's August 2024 announcement that the latter band was retiring from the road due to...

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Watch: KINGS OF THRASH Joined By CHRIS POLAND At Whisky A Go Go During 'Thrashin' SoCal 2025' Tour

KINGS OF THRASH, the band featuring former MEGADETH members David Ellefson (bass) and Jeff Young (guitar),kicked off the four-date "Thrashin' SoCal 2025" tour on Thursday, September 4 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. According t...

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SEVENDUST To Begin Pre-Production For New Album Later This Month

SEVENDUST is putting the finishing touches on the material for the band's new studio album, tentatively due in early 2026 via Napalm Records. The writing sessions for the follow-up to 2023's "Truth Killer" once again took place in Kansas at the farmhouse of SEVENDUST singer Lajon Witherspoon and his...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist DIZZY REED: 'I'm So Lucky To Be Able To Play Rock And Roll Music For A Living'

In a new interview with Seb Di Gatto of The Metal Gods Meltdown, Dizzy Reed, who is the longest-serving member of GUNS N' ROSES after singer Axl Rose, was asked to name one thing that fans think they know but they always get wrong. Dizzy responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, well, I d...

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SERJ TANKIAN Shares Music Video For 'I'm Counting On You' From Upcoming 'Covers, Collaborations & Collages' Album

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian returns with a stunning new solo project, "Covers, Collaborations & Collages" — a genre-spanning collection that celebrates artistic unity, reinvention, and storytelling. The second single, "I'm Counting On You", is available today, via Serjical Strike Reco...

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Ex-ICED EARTH Singer MATT BARLOW On His Work As Police Officer: 'We're Just Regular People That Put On A Uniform And Go Out And Do A Job'

In a new interview with George Dionne of The Rock Is George podcast, former ICED EARTH and current ASHES OF ARES frontman Matt Barlow, who works as a police officer in Georgetown, Delaware, was asked if he gets recognized by metalheads on the job. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "...

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NITA STRAUSS Celebrates 10 Years Of Sobriety: I 'Couldn't Ask For My Life To Have Turned Out Any Better'

Nita Strauss is celebrating the tenth anniversary of her getting sober. The 38-year-old guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band credited her husband and manager Josh Villalta with helping her live her life without alcohol. Earlier today (Friday, September 5),Strauss took to her Instagram to write...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Vows To Never Use Artificial Intelligence To Make Music: 'I'm Giving You My Guarantee And My Word'

In a new interview with Adam Richmond of the "Surviving Rocklahoma" podcast, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes based on artificial intelligence (A.I.) al...

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Watch: Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Drummer STEVEN ADLER Plays Through 'You Could Be Mine' For SOULTONE CYMBALS

Soultone Cymbals has uploaded a new video of former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler playing through the band's classic song "You Could Be Mine". Check it out below. An accompanying description reads: "A true rock legend at work — Steven Adler drives the beat of this unforgettable track. "Steven p...