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SAMMY HAGAR Clarifies Comment That He Is Willing To 'Get Sick And Even Die' To Help The Economy

Sammy Hagar has clarified his comments in a recent interview in which he said that he's willing to sacrifice himself to COVID-19 if it means saving the economy. Hagar was one of several musicians interviewed by Rolling Stone about staying at home instead of touring while coping with the uncertaintie...

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TRIVIUM To Return To Concert Stage For 'A Light Or A Distant Mirror' Livestreamed Performance

On Friday, July 10 at 4:00 p.m. ET, TRIVIUM, the kings of streaming who have been embracing the art of the livestream for years, will play their first live show since the April 2020 release of their new album "What The Dead Men Say". This will be a brand-new production and the arena-style visual sho...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Says 'It Was A Lot Of Fun' Reconnecting With PETER BALTES After 15 Years

U.D.O., the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, has collaborated with Das Musikkorps der Bundeswehr, the military band of the German federal armed forces, on an album called "We Are One", to be released on July 17 via AFM Records/Soulfood Music. The LP contains 15 new...

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More Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of TOMMY LEE's 'Knock Me Down' And 'Tops' Videos

More behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Knock Me Down" and "Tops", the two new solo videos from MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee, can be seen below. Both clips were directed by Lee's longtime friend Fred Durst (LIMP BIZKIT). In conversation with Lee about his new music, his abject joy over h...

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MAX CAVALERA To Discuss Inspiration Behind Classic SEPULTURA And SOULFLY Songs In New Internet Series 'Max Trax'

Former SEPULTURA and current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera has announced the launch of "Max Trax", a twice-weekly Internet video series in which he will discuss the inspiration for many of the songs spanning his nearly 40-year music career. Cavalera, who is also involved with CAVALERA CONSPIRACY and...

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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER Releases Lyric Video For 'Dracula (A Narrative Soundscape)'

On the heels of the announcement of his first-ever book "Wicked Words And Epic Tales", ICED EARTH founder, songwriter, guitarist and producer Jon Schaffer releases the debut lyric video from the audio CD that accompanies the book. The video for the track "Dracula (A Narrative Soundscape)" is a colle...

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RUSH's GEDDY LEE Unearths 50-Year-Old Photo Of Him Playing One Of His Very First Instruments

RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee has shared a photo of him performing one of his "very first gigs ever." The now-66-year-old musician says that the picture was taken around 1967 or 1968, and it features him playing one of his very first instruments, a white Hagstrom bass guitar. Earlier today (Monday...

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GWAR's BLOTHAR: ODERUS URUNGUS Wouldn't Have Wanted His Statue In A 'Row Of Losers'

GWAR singer Blothar The Berserker says that late GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus wouldn't want his likeness to replace the controversial Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond, Virginia. A fan-launched campaign to replace the Lee statue with a memorial to Urungus has garnered more than 55,000 signatures. T...

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MARILYN MANSON's 'Warship My Wreck' To Be Featured On 'Dark Nights: Death Metal' Soundtrack

Composer Tyler Bates will produce and write music for the DC Comics' "Dark Nights: Death Metal" soundtrack, an inventive new project featuring songs inspired by the forthcoming seven-part comic book series written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Greg Capullo. Due out this year via Loma Vista Reco...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE: Why I Decided To Cover PRINCE's 'When You Were Mine' For Upcoming 'Andro' Solo Album

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee spoke to Australia's Studio 10 about his decision to cover Prince's "When You Were Mine" on his upcoming third solo album, "Andro". He said (see video below): "I, forever, have been a Prince fan; I've had the opportunity to meet him. I've been a fan of his forever, and...

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MAX CAVALERA Is Writing Music For Next SOULFLY Album: 'I'm Still Musically Hungry'

SOULFLY's Max Cavalera spoke to Kazakhstan's "Armatura" podcast about how he has been spending his coronavirus downtime. He said (see video below): "I've just been writing music. I'm writing some riffs for the next SOULFLY [album] or next thing I do… I'm very inspired right now for riffs and music....

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LIONHEART Feat. Ex-IRON MAIDEN Guitarist DENNIS STRATTON: 'The Reality Of Miracles' Album Preview

Audio samples of all the tracks that will appear on "The Reality Of Miracles", the new album from British hard rock veterans LIONHEART, are available in the YouTube clip below. The disc will be released on July 31 via Metalville Records. LIONHEART was founded in late 1980 by Dennis Stratton (ex-IRON...

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Go Behind The Scenes Of TOMMY LEE's Collaboration With FRED DURST On 'Knock Me Down' And 'Tops' Videos

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Knock Me Down" and "Tops", the two new solo videos from MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee, can be seen below. Both clips were directed by Lee's longtime friend Fred Durst (LIMP BIZKIT). In conversation with Lee about his new music, his abject joy over his ne...

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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER To Release First Book 'Wicked Words And Epic Tales'

ICED EARTH founder, songwriter, guitarist and producer Jon Schaffer has announced the release of his first book, "Wicked Words And Epic Tales". The book is the debut release from Schaffer's new publishing company Wicked Words, LLC and is the first of many original concepts planned for future release...

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Campaign To Replace ROBERT E. LEE Statue With Late GWAR Frontman ODERUS URUNGUS Garners Nearly 50,000 Signatures

A fan-launched campaign to replace the controversial Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond, Virginia with a statue of late GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus has garnered more than 48,000 signatures, with a goal of 50,000. The Confederate general died in 1870, 20 years before his statue was erected on Richmo...