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FRANK BELLO Rings In Over 40 Years Of ANTHRAX And Looks Ahead: 'The Band Is Very Hungry'

By David E. Gehlke The cancelation of ANTHRAX's fall continental European tour dates wasn't enough to sour bassist Frank Bello's mood on a late September afternoon Zoom call. The permanently outgoing Bello doesn't appear to be one to dwell on the negative after ANTHRAX and virtually every other band...

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BUTCHER BABIES' Cover Of SAWEETIE's 'Best Friend' To Be Released Next Week

BUTCHER BABIES' cover version of rapper Saweetie's chart-topping single "Best Friend" will be released on October 28. A teaser for the song's accompanying music video is available below. BUTCHER BABIES have been performing their cover of "Best Friend" at their recent live shows. Speaking to Spain's...

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BRUCE KULICK Says KISS 'Made The Right Choice' By Hiring TOMMY THAYER To Replace ACE FREHLEY In 2002

Bruce Kulick has opened up about leaving KISS and not being approached to to return following the collapse of the reunion of the band's original lineup. Speaking in a brand new interview with Eonmusic, the guitarist said he did wonder whether they would "ask me to become the Spaceman" when Ace Frehl...

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TED NUGENT: KANYE WEST Is 'A Man Of Great Vision'

Ted Nugent has praised Kanye West as "a man of great vision." The 73-year-old rocker offered his opinion on the controversial rapper one week after West sat down for an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson in which Kanye explained his decision to wear a "White Lives Matter" shirt at Paris Fas...

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BILLY SHEEHAN Says Scientology Has Been 'Incredibly Helpful' To Him: 'I've Been There For Over 50 Years'

Legendary bassist Billy Sheehan, who is an avowed member of the Church Of Scientology, was asked in a new interview with The SDR Show to name the "biggest misconception" with the general public about the religion which was founded by L. Ron Hubbard in the 1950s. He responded (as transcribed by BLABB...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE: 'People Think That Their Uneducated Opinions Are Just As Valid As Those Of World-Renowned Experts'

In a new interview with the Illinois Entertainer, LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe spoke about the humanity's failure to do a total or at least a partial reset following the harrowing experience of the past couple of years during the global pandemic. "This is something that I'm currently struggling...

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Watch: JOE LYNN TURNER Performs RAINBOW And DEEP PURPLE Classics In Russia

Fan-filmed video of Joe Lynn Turner's entire September 24 concert at Jagger in Saint Petersburg, Russia can be seen below. Featured songs: 01. Death Alley Driver (RAINBOW) 02. Hush (DEEP PURPLE) 03. I Surrender (RAINBOW) 04. Perfect Strangers (DEEP PURPLE) 05. Man On Silver Mountain (RAINBOW) 06. Ca...

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BLACKIE LAWLESS Says Fans Made First W.A.S.P. U.S. Tour In A Decade A Reality: 'Promoters Didn't Think This Band Could Sell Tickets'

W.A.S.P. will embark on its first U.S. tour in a decade this fall. The trek will coincide with the band's 40th anniversary and will include support from ARMORED SAINT and MICHAEL SCHENKER on select shows. Speaking to the "Appetite For Distortion" podcast, W.A.S.P. leader Blackie Lawless explained wh...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Is 'Interested To See' How PANTERA Reunion Goes

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe has weighed in on the news that PANTERA's surviving members Philip Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown (bass) will unite with guitarist Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) and drummer Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) for a world tour under the PANTERA banner. Anselm...

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Pain Remains

The deathcore scene has produced plenty of great bands and strong records over the last 20 years, but with the possible exception of (pre-self-titled-record) SUICIDE SILENCE, a bona fide threat to the metal mainstream has been hard to come by. Somehow, deathcore has always seemed too obnoxious, brut...

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WHITESNAKE's TANYA O'CALLAGHAN Says DAVID COVERDALE 'Needs Some Time Off The Road To Heal Up'

WHITESNAKE bassist Tanya O'Callaghan spoke to Ampeg's "SVT Time Live" about the band's decision to pull out of its previously announced North American tour with the SCORPIONS due to singer David Coverdale's "continued treatment for a persistent upper respiratory infection." SCORPIONS has gone ahead...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS On His Time With JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Definitely Had The Talent To Be In There And Do It'

Tim "Ripper" Owens says that he "definitely had the talent" to sing for JUDAS PRIEST. Owens joined PRIEST in 1996 after being discovered when the band's drummer was given a videotape of him performing with the PRIEST cover band BRITISH STEEL. JUDAS PRIEST at the time was seeking a replacement for Ro...

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Unstoppable

For the last three decades, KATAKLYSM have been one of death metal's hardy perennials: ever-present suppliers of brutal riffs, and one of the most prolific bands the genre has to offer. Vocalist Maurizio Iacono has been there from the start, and he was on particularly fine voice on 2020's "Unconquer...

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RUSH's GEDDY LEE: 'I Stand With Ukraine'

RUSH's Geddy Lee has recorded a video message in support of Canadian luthier Linda Manzer who built a sunflower-themed guitar as a fundraiser to raise money for refugees from Ukraine. The guitar is travelling around North American and Europe, passing hand to hand among musicians, and will eventually...

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Watch ACCEPT Perform At Whisky A Go Go During Fall 2022 North American Tour

Fan-filmed video of ACCEPT's October 8 performance at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube channel Clyde Shenefield). ACCEPT's North American tour, featuring support from NARCOTIC WASTELAND, kicked off on September 29 in Nashville, Tennessee and wil...