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Former GILLAN And OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist BERNIE TORMÉ Dead At 66

Bernie Tormé passed away on Sunday, March 17 at the age of 66. The guitarist's death was confirmed by Bernie's family, who issued the following statement: "Bernie Tormé passed away peacefully on the 17th March 2019, one day short of his 67th birthday, surrounded by his family. He had been on life su...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER To JOE BONAMASSA: 'Stop Acting Like A Spoilt Tit'

JUDAS PRIEST's Richie Faulkner has implored Joe Bonamassa to "stop acting like a spoilt tit" after the blues/rock guitar titan complained about an online article based on one of his tweets. The online exchange started when Bonamassa shared a brief video of him playing some shredding metal licks and...

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PEARL JAM's EDDIE VEDDER Announces European Solo Tour

PEARL JAM frontman Eddie Vedder will embark on a 12-date European tour this spring/summer. The trek, which kicks off on June 9 in Amsterdam, includes two festival headlining slots and wraps up on July 6 in London supporting THE WHO. Glen Hansard will support Eddie in Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona, Dusse...

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Listen To DON FELDER's 'Rock You' Featuring SAMMY HAGAR And JOE SATRIANI

Former lead guitarist and songwriter of THE EAGLES, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and New York Times bestselling author Don Felder will release new solo album, "American Rock 'N' Roll", on April 5. Slash (GUNS N' ROSES),Sammy Hagar (VAN HALEN, CHICKENFOOT),Joe Satriani (CHICKENFOOT),Chad Sm...

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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS Announces New York City Launch Party For His New Solo Album, 'Wired For Madness'

DREAM THEATER's Jordan Rudess will release his brand new solo album, "Wired For Madness", on April 19 via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group. A launch party for "Wired For Madness" will be held on April 18 at Guitar Center on 14th Street in New York City. The event will include a CD sign...

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Watch JUDAS PRIEST Perform At DOWNLOAD Festival In Sydney, Australia

Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's March 9 performance at the Sydney stop of Australia's Download festival can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "Jim Dumay"). The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Firepower 02. Delivering the Goods 03. Sinner 04. Lightning Strike 05. Desert Plains 06....

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NEW YEARS DAY Performs Acoustic Cover Of PANTERA's 'F**king Hostile' (Video)

Video footage of NEW YEARS DAY performing an acoustic cover version of the PANTERA classic "Fucking Hostile" on February 7 at Sony Music Studios in New York City can be seen below. NEW YEARS DAY previously recorded an electric rendition of "Fucking Hostile" for the "Diary Of A Creep" EP, which came...

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JOHN 5 On Future Of Guitar: 'In My Eyes, I'm Very Positive And Want It To Live Forever'

In a recent interview with Consequence Of Sound, ROB ZOMBIE's John 5 pondered the future of the guitar in light of the fact that new acts rely less and less on the instrument. "The guitar is my whole life," he said. "I know it is one of the most important instruments and inventions, the electric gui...

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DIAMOND HEAD To Release 'The Coffin Train' Album In May

NWOBHM pioneers DIAMOND HEAD have signed a worldwide deal with Silver Lining Music. The band's new album, "The Coffin Train", will be released on May 24. Comments the band: "We're delighted to be bringing the DIAMOND HEAD lightning to our new family at Silver Lining Music and honored to be standing...

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Video: WHITESNAKE's DAVID COVERDALE Unboxes 'Slide It In: The Ultimate Special Edition'

A 10-minute video of WHITESNAKE leader David Coverdale unboxing his copy of "Slide It In: The Ultimate Special Edition" can be seen below. The 35th-anniversary edition of WHITESNAKE's 1984 album, "Slide It In", will be available on March 22. WHITESNAKE scored its first platinum-selling album with "S...

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The Wings of War

If there is one thing that you can rely upon with OVERKILL, it is the act's consistency. The old-school basher has never significantly tinkered with the formula and core for which it is known. As the saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." The New Jersey crew looks as gritty and gnarly as it...

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Ex-WHITE LION Vocalist MIKE TRAMP: 'With Each Album, I Got Further And Further Away From The Music World I'd Once Been A Part Of'

Former WHITE LION vocalist Mike Tramp recently spoke with United Rock Nations about his new album, "Stray From The Flock". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On "Stray From The Flock": Mike: "This is such a different world today t...

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ROB ZOMBIE And MARILYN MANSON Announce 'Twins Of Evil: Hell Never Dies Tour 2019'; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson have just confirmed the 2019 leg of their notorious "Twins Of Evil" tour, which Billboard said makes a "big rock show feel like not only the right place to be, but also the best." Produced by Live Nation, the co-headlining North American summer tour, which is subtitled...

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ESCAPE THE FATE Releases Fun Blind-Date Video For 'Do You Love Me?'

ESCAPE THE FATE goes blind dating in its new video for "Do You Love Me?", taken from the band's recent album "I Am Human", which is out now via Eleven Seven. It's jam-packed from the start with humor and tongue-in-cheek fun, as we witness the band in a spoof TV dating show. Presented by Robert as t...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE Releases Lyric Video For New Song 'Master Of Peace'

The official lyric video for the song "Master Of Peace" from Italian symphonic power metal kings RHAPSODY OF FIRE can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The Eighth Mountain", which will be released on February 22 via AFM Records. The disc will be the band's first coll...