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NIGHTWISH Welcomes Bassist JUKKA KOSKINEN As 'Official' Member

NIGHTWISH has announced the addition of bassist Jukka Koskinen (WINTERSUN) as an official member of the band. Koskinen, who made his live debut with NIGHTWISH in May 2021 at the band's two interactive experiences, had spent the last year touring with NIGHTWISH as a session musician. Earlier today (S...

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SKID ROW's DAVE 'SNAKE' SABO Says Split With Singer ZP THEART Was 'Inevitable': 'We Were Traveling In Different Directions'

SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo says that it was "a really difficult decision" to part ways with singer ZP Theart and replace him with ex-H.E.A.T. frontman Erik Grönwall. Theart, a former member of DRAGONFORCE, who hooked up with SKID ROW in 2016 following the departure of Tony Harnell (TNT, ST...

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KROKUS Announces Return To Live Stage

Legendary Swiss hard rockers KROKUS will play a special concert on September 10 on the steps of the St. Ursus Cathedral in Solothurn, Switzerland. In addition, Solothurn will honor the band with a "Stone Of Honor" on its 2000th anniversary. KROKUS said in a statement: "We are happy to be honored by...

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SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE Release Video For New Single 'Pump It Up'

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame-inducted, Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Sammy Hagar has debuted the video for "Pump It Up" with his Billboard-chart-topping supergroup THE CIRCLE. "Pump It Up", a cover of ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS' 1978 classic, was recorded live during a warm-up se...

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SKID ROW Shares New 'Tear It Down' Webisode: How Singer ERIK GRÖNWALL Came To Join The Band

SKID ROW has released the fourth webisode in the "Tear It Down" series. In the five-minute clip, which can be seen below, the members of SKID ROW talk about their new singer Erik Grönwall and his incredible journey that led to him joining the band. SKID ROW's new studio album, "The Gang's All Here",...

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New Photo Of ALEX VAN HALEN Emerges Online

A new photo of VAN HALEN drummer Alex Van Halen has emerged online. On Wednesday (August 17), Josh Freese, a top Los Angeles session musician who has played with DEVO, THE VANDALS, NINE INCH NAILS, A PERFECT CIRCLE and GUNS N' ROSES, took to his Instagram to share a picture of him with Alex, an...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's IVAN MOODY On Getting Through Pandemic: 'The Hardest Part For Me Was Being Sober'

In a new interview with Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH vocalist Ivan Moody was asked if there were "benefits" to the pandemic-related break for him or if he found that period especially challenging considering that he celebrated his fourth year o...

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NIGHTWISH Has Been 'Brainstorming' Over Demo Of Next Studio Album

NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen and drummer Kai Hahto spoke to Knotfest about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2020's "Human. :II: Nature." album. Tuomas said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, actually, for the past few weeks...

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EYEHATEGOD's MIKE IX WILLIAMS: RANDY BLYTHE 'Used To Beg Us To Sing One Of Our Songs' At Our Early Concerts

In a new interview with the "Mike James Rock Show" conducted at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom, EYEHATEGOD vocalist Mike IX Williams touched upon the band's fall 2016 U.S. tour with DISCHARGE and TOXIC HOLOCAUST which featured LAMB OF GOD's R...

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STATUS QUO To Release 'Quo'ing In - The Best Of The Noughties' In November

On November 25, STATUS QUO will release "Quo'ing In - The Best Of The Noughties", an era-spanning compilation taking in their greatest hits from the band's output thus far in the new millennium, which includes 5 Top Ten studio albums, and many fan favorites. Along with this news comes the release of...

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New SKID ROW Singer ERIK GRÖNWALL On Joining His Favorite Band Months After Leukemia Diagnosis: 'It's Like A Movie Script'

New SKID ROW singer Erik Grönwall went from auditioning for the competition show "Swedish Idol" back in 2009 by singing a cover of SKID ROW's "18 And Life" to now fronting the band. Erik, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March 2021, reflected on his journey in a new interview w...

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BLACK SABBATH: British Politicians Call On Queen To Honor Band

A group of British politicians are calling for the members of BLACK SABBATH to be honored for their services to music. A cross-bench selection of MPs (members of Parliament) have joined forces with the leader of Birmingham City Council, Ian Ward, and the deputy leader, Councillor Brigid Jones and ha...

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Heavy Rocks (2022)

Tokyo's BORIS has been kicking out their insane, one-of-a-kind jams for 30 years now, winnowing down from a quintet to a power trio but inversely increasing their bombastic and sonic impact as they did so. Their voyage finds them delving into terrain that's heavy and noisy on one end, ambient and pe...

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Ex-ACCEPT Singer DAVID REECE On IRON ALLIES Debut: 'It's One Of The Best Records I've Ever Done'

IRON ALLIES, the new band featuring former ACCEPT members Herman Frank and David Reece, will release its debut album, "Blood In Blood Out", on October 21 via AFM Records. The LP's first single, "Full Of Surprises", was made available last week. Speaking to Metal Talk, Reece stated about "Blood In Bl...

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DETHKLOK Plays First Show In Nearly Three Years At 'Adult Swim Festival Block Party' In Philadelphia: Pro-Shot Video

DETHKLOK, the stars of the Adult Swim series "Metalocalypse", co-headlined the 2022 Adult Swim Festival Block Party, which took place August 5-7 across four venues — The Fillmore, The Foundry, Punch Line and Brooklyn Bowl — in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. DETHKLOK played on August 7 at The Fillmore....