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SHADOWS FALL Reunion Show Tentatively Scheduled For End Of The Year

Jason Bittner spoke to the "Who's Your Band?" music podcast about the possibility of a reunion of SHADOWS FALL, the Massachusetts metal band originally formed 25 years ago. Explaining that there are no plans for SHADOWS FALL to work on any music at the moment, the drummer said (as transcribed by BLA...

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THEORY OF A DEADMAN Announces Summer/Fall 2021 U.S. Tour Dates

Returning to the road this fall, THEORY OF A DEADMAN has announced new headline tour dates for September 2021, which will feature support from Cory Marks. A special fan pre-sale goes live tomorrow, Tuesday, May 4 at 10:00 a.m. local time, with radio and venue pre-sales following on Wednesday, May 5...

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DEATH ANGEL Announces 'The Bastard Tracks' Livestream Event

DEATH ANGEL has announced another concert livestream. Dubbed "The Bastard Tracks", the event will take place at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco and will see the Bay Area metallers digging deep into their catalog to perform older favorites, newer classics and songs that have never been...

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Former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist JASON HOOK Guests On CORY MARKS's 'Blame It On The Double' Single

Critically acclaimed country-rock artist Cory Marks has released a new high-energy, rock-heavy single, "Blame It On The Double", which is a collaboration with THEORY OF A DEADMAN's Tyler Connolly of and former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook. The track, available via Better Noise Music,...

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DAVE MUSTAINE's Daughter ELECTRA Releases New Pop Single 'Evergreen'

Rising star pop singer Electra Mustaine has always been an artist that commands attention — not just from the weight of her lineage (her father is MEGADETH founder Dave Mustaine),but by effusing knowledge of self by unapologetically embracing who she is. At 23 years old, Electra has begun to hone i...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Drops Lyric Video For 'Blood In The Water' Title Track

Veteran Arizona thrashers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM will release their 14th album, "Blood In The Water", on June 4 via AFM Records. With the unveiling of the previously released single "Burn The Sky", FLOTSAM AND JETSAM gave a first and impressive sneak peek of the forthcoming LP. Now, the thrash heavyweig...

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JEREMY SPENCER Says FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's Onstage Meltdown In Memphis 'Sucked The Life' Out Of Him

Former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH drummer Jeremy Spencer has revealed that the band's onstage meltdown in Memphis nearly six years ago "sucked the life out of" him. According to multiple reports at the time, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH performed half a dozen songs on May 1, 2015 at the Beale Street Music F...

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STEVE PERRY: 'One Of My Biggest Heroes In My Life Passed Last Night'

Former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry has paid tribute to recording engineer Al Schmitt, who died Monday (April 26) at the age of 91. Over the course of his career, Schmitt received 23 Grammy Awards — more than any other engineer — and was the first person to win both the Grammy and Latin Grammy for "Al...

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Ex-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Drummer JEREMY SPENCER Unveils PRINCE Tattoo

Former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH drummer Jeremy Spencer is showing off his new Prince tattoo. The 48-year-old musician, who currently fronts a new band called PSYCHOSEXUAL, apparently got the tattoo at Trip Ink in his hometown of Las Vegas. On Monday (April 26),Spencer took to his Instagram to share...

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Ex-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Drummer JEREMY SPENCER Dismisses Haters: 'I Really Don't Care What People Think Of Me'

Former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH drummer Jeremy Spencer spoke to the "Appetite For Distortion" podcast about the negative reaction from some fans to his PSYCHOSEXUAL project, in which he handles lead vocals as the Devil Daddy character. "People voice their opinion," he said (as transcribed by BLABBERM...

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JASON NEWSTED No Longer Has Doubts About Walking Away From METALLICA: 'I Don't Have The Physicality' To Play Like That Anymore

Jason Newsted says that he no longer has the "physicality" to play with a band like METALLICA. The 58-year-old musician, who left the San Francisco Bay Area metal giants two decades ago after a 15-year run with the group, discussed his exit from the band in a February 2020 interview with Florida Dai...

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THE OFFSPRING's NOODLES Picks JOEY RAMONE As His 'Rock God'

THE OFFSPRING guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman was the featured guest on BBC's "The Rock Show With Johnnie Walker" during the "Rock God" segment. Noodles picked RAMONES legend Joey Ramone and stated about his choice: "The reason why I chose Joey Ramone — well, there's many reasons. First and fore...

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Watch Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Perform Cover Of JOHNNY CASH's 'Folsom Prison Blues'

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted's official YouTube channel has just shared a video of him and his THE CHOPHOUSE BAND performing a cover version of the Johnny Cash classic "Folsom Prison Blues" in March 2019 at the Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta, Florida. Check it out below. Also available a...

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Former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Drummer JEREMY SPENCER Releases Music Video For PSYCHOSEXUAL Single 'Devil From Hell'

PSYCHOSEXUAL, featuring former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH drummer Jeremy Spencer on vocals as the Devil Daddy character, has released the official music video for its latest single, "Devil From Hell". A distorted twang gives way to his dusky baritone as Spencer announces: "I have only one burning desir...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Is Filming Music Video For 'Darkness Settles In'

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH spent the early part of this week filming a video for the song "Darkness Settles In". The track is taken from the band's latest album, "F8", which was released in February 2020. The follow-up to 2018's "And Justice For None" capped a turbulent period for FIVE FINGER DEATH PUN...