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STEEL PANTHER's MICHAEL STARR On FRANKIE BANALI: 'He Was One Of The Founders Of Heavy Metal'

STEEL PANTHER singer Michael Starr has has reflected on the passing of QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali. Banali, who joined QUIET RIOT in 1982 and played on its breakthrough album, 1983's "Metal Health", the first heavy metal LP to top Billboard's album chart, died in August after a 16-month battle...

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QUIET RIOT To Continue Without FRANKIE BANALI

QUIET RIOT has announced plans to continue, less than a month after the death of the band's drummer Frankie Banali. The veteran rockers revealed their plans to carry on in a social media post on Wednesday. They wrote: "QUIET RIOT - 2020/2021 Because life goes on! "It was Frankie Banali's wish that t...

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RUDY SARZO, STEPHEN PERKINS, BILLY SHEEHAN, Others To Take Part In ROCK 'N' ROLL FANTASY CAMP's 'Labor Day Open House Party'

Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp will celebrate Labor Day with a "Labor Day Open House Party!" starting at 9:00 a.m. PDT / 12:00 p.m. EDT today (Monday, September 7). Just sign up for your free ticket and you will receive a Zoom link to the event one hour before the class begins. See what everyone is ravi...

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Hallucination Scene

As sensible people will be well aware, there are few things more gloriously crushing and brutal than the sound of GODFLESH's "Streetcleaner" album cranked to the maximum. The industrial scene's close relationship with extreme metal has endured several decades at this point, but in the 30 years since...

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BEHEMOTH's 'In Absentia Dei' Special: Heavy Metal Vs. The Church

BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski and Lucien Greaves from The Satanic Temple and Netflix's "Hail Satan" recently sat down and talked about what it is to be a Satanist in 2020. The discussion, which was moderated by ex-Metal Hammer editor and Twin V Ltd. founder Alexander Milas of World Metal Co...

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QUIET RIOT Guitarist ALEX GROSSI To Appear On New PUBLIC ENEMY Album, 'What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?'

QUIET RIOT guitarist Alex Grossi appears as a guest on the new PUBLIC ENEMY album, "What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?", set for release later this month. "I met Flavor Flav a few years ago out here in Vegas," states Grossi. "We quickly became friends and he asked me to perform 'Bring The No...

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STAIND's AARON LEWIS Lists Massachusetts Home For $3.5 Million (Video)

STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis has put his Massachusetts home up for sale for $3.5 million. Lewis bought he 14,000-square-foot Worthington home for for $475,000 in 2001, around the time STAIND's "Break The Cycle" spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The LP went on to shift four millio...

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TED NUGENT Rocks New 'Spirit Campfire' Podcast

Legendary rocker Ted Nugent is igniting audiences nationwide with the "Ted Nugent Spirit Campfire With John Brenkus". The outspoken Nugent and co-host John Brenkus, the Emmy-winning broadcaster from ESPN, make for a high-energy and entertaining combination. The show launched in June and offers a fro...

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HOOKERS & BLOW Releases Cover Of LED ZEPPELIN's 'Trampled Underfoot' Feat. FRANKIE BANALI

HOOKERS & BLOW, the project formed by longtime GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed and QUIET RIOT guitarist Alex Grossi, recently hit the studio to record a covers album, due later this year via Golden Robot Records. Today sees the arrival of the LP's fourth single, a cover of LED ZEPPELIN's "T...

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FRANKIE BANALI's Wife: 'He Was And Always Will Be The Most Incredible Person I Have Ever Met'

Frankie Banali's wife has paid tribute to the late QUIET RIOT drummer, saying "he was and always will be the most incredible person" she has ever met. Frankie died on August 20 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 68 years old. Regina Banali, who wrote and directed the QUIET RIOT documentar...

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JOHN 5 To Release 'Live Invasion' Next Week; Trailer Available

Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 will release "Live Invasion" next week. Captured at different locations all over the USA during John's 2019 "Invasion" tour, the set includes — for the first time ever — the full JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES experience on DVD, bringing the fa...

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Former MACHINE HEAD, DREAM THEATER, QUIET RIOT Members Team Up For Cover Of OZZY OSBOURNE's 'Revelation (Mother Earth)' (Video)

Former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel has teamed up with singer Dino Jelusick (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, DIRTY SHIRLEY, ANIMAL DRIVE),bassist Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE, THE GUESS WHO) and drummer Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM...

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RIKKI ROCKETT Says FRANKIE BANALI Reached Out To Him Two Months After He Was Diagnosed With Pancreatic Cancer

During an appearance on the latest episode of the "This May End Badly With Craig Fraser" podcast, POISON drummer Rikki Rockett spoke about his friendship with QUIET RIOT's Frankie Banali, who died last week after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The 59-year-old Rikki, who went through his own battle...

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METALLICA, MEGADETH, JUDAS PRIEST, SCORPIONS Members, Others Featured In 'Flying V' Documentary

September 11 will see the release of the new DVD "Flying V". Issued as part of the popular "Inside Metal" series, "Flying V" was directed by Peter Hansen and produced by Hansen and Michael Denner, and features in-depth interviews with countless renowned metal guitarists who have helped make this mak...

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CHRIS JERICHO Sings A Cappella Version Of QUIET RIOT's 'Metal Health' In Honor Of FRANKIE BANALI (Video)

In honor of QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali, who passed away earlier this week, FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho sang an a cappella version of QUIET RIOT's "Metal Health" during last night's (August 22) episode of "Saturday Night Special", Jericho's weekly live series which airs on his YouTube channel...