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New MR. BIG Touring Drummer NICK D'VIRGILIO Explains How He Landed Gig

In an interview with Border City Rock Talk, Nick D'Virgilio spoke about how he landed the gig as MR. BIG's new touring drummer, five years after the passing of the band's co-founder, Pat Torpey. The 54-year-old Nick, who has spent the last nine years working for the Indiana-based online retailer of...

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OBITUARY Shares Music Video For 'Dying Of Everything' Title Track

Florida death metal veterans OBITUARY have shared the official music video for the title track of their latest studio album, "Dying Of Everything". The clip was filmed by Natalie Wood, with additional filming by OBITUARY drummer Donald Tardy and Josh "BooBoo" Richardson and editing by Frank Huang (M...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Says MICK MARS Is 'A Little Bit Confused And Being Misled By Representatives Right Now'

In a new interview with Wyatt of U.K.'s Planet Rock, Nikki Sixx spoke about MÖTLEY CRÜE's decision to hire John 5 to replace Mick Mars, the group's founding guitarist, who announced his retirement from touring with MÖTLEY CRÜE last October as a result of worsening health issues. "I've been friends...

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SAMMY HAGAR On DAVID LEE ROTH: 'The Guy Sang So Bad Last Time He Was Doing Shows, It Was Embarrassing'

Sammy Hagar, who, along with fellow ex-VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth, spent the summer of 2002 co-headlining the laboriously titled "Sammy Hagar And David Lee Roth Tour 2002: Song For Song, The Heavyweight Champs Of Rock And Roll", is once again dissing Diamond Dave's oversize ego and deteriorat...

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JACK OSBOURNE Celebrates 20 Years Of Sobriety

Jack Osbourne is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his getting sober. The 37-year-old son of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne credited "like-minded sober people" with helping him live his life without drugs or alcohol. On Friday (April 21),he Instagrammed an image revealing he had been sober for 20 years...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Doesn't Have Any Regrets About Failed Reunion Of MEGADETH's 'Rust In Peace' Lineup

In a new interview with Michael Christopher of Metal Edge magazine, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman was asked if he has any regrets or disappointments about the fact that a proposed reunion of the band's "Rust In Peace" lineup failed to materialize nearly a decade ago, before the passing of...

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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN: 'We Are One Of The Very Few Bands That Still Play Everything In The Original Key'

In a new interview with Colombia's El Expreso Del Rock, Wolf Hoffmann said that ACCEPT is "one of the very few bands that still play everything [live] in the original key." He added: "That is something that a lot of [people in] the audience don't even pay any attention to. But a lot of singers, when...

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JON OLIVA Says Upcoming SAVATAGE Album And Tour Will Be His 'Way Of Saying Goodbye To Everybody'

In a new interview with Sakis Fragos of Greece's Rock Hard, SAVATAGE leader Jon Oliva confirmed that he is working on new music from the cult metal outfit. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "This [next] SAVATAGE record is going to fuck people up. It's that good. "I've made these mistakes...

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NIKKI SIXX Says Producer BOB ROCK Is 'Bringing Out The Best In' MÖTLEY CRÜE In The Studio

Nikki Sixx has confirmed that MÖTLEY CRÜE has entered the studio with longtime producer Bob Rock to record some of the band's brand new music. Late Wednesday night (April 19),Sixx shared a photo of him apparently working on new CRÜE lyrics, and he included the following message: "I'm sure you all k...

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L.A. GUNS' PHIL LEWIS Says MÖTLEY CRÜE Has Always Been 'A F***ing Atrocious Band': 'I Never Liked Them'

In a new interview with Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. of Rock Interview Series, L.A. GUNS frontman Phil Lewis weighed in on Mick Mars's recent lawsuit against MÖTLEY CRÜE in which the 71-year-old musician claimed that he was the only bandmember to play 100 percent live on CRÜE's 2022 tour, alleging that bass...

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What Makes A Good Bandmember? MAMMOTH WVH's WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Weighs In

In a new interview with Lou Brutus of HardDrive Radio, MAMMOTH WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen was asked what, in his opinion, makes a good bandmember. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think why things are working so well for us in MAMMOTH is that it's a family first. You have t...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Enters Studio With Longtime Producer BOB ROCK

MÖTLEY CRÜE appears to have entered the studio with longtime producer Bob Rock to record some of the band's brand new music. Late Monday night (April 17),CRÜE guitarist John 5 shared a photo of him laying down tracks in a recording studio. He also posted a picture of Rock in front of a mixing board...

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GRETA VAN FLEET Announces 'Starcatcher' World Tour

In celebration of their much-anticipated third studio album "Starcatcher" — due July 21 on Lava/Republic/EMI — Grammy-winning rock band GRETA VAN FLEET is set to kick off its "Starcatcher" world tour on July 24 in Nashville. The tour, produced by Live Nation, includes stops at the iconic Madison Squ...

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DAVE LOMBARDO Talks First Solo Album, 'Rites Of Percussion': 'There's More To Me Than One Speed'

By David E. Gehlke Dave Lombardo would still be considered legendary if he did SLAYER and nothing else, but anyone who has tracked the drummer's career knows that he is infinitely restless. The myriad of projects he presently partakes in stretch far and wide, each with its own demands and styles. It...

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Surviving SOUNDGARDEN Members And CHRIS CORNELL's Widow Reach Agreement Regarding Release Of Singer's Final Recordings

SOUNDGARDEN and Vicky Cornell, the widow and personal representative of the estate of the band's lead singer Chris Cornell, have announced that they have reached "an amicable out-of-court resolution" regarding the release of recordings made before the vocalist's death in May of 2017. Earlier today,...