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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY On His Upcoming Debut Solo Album: 'I Wanna Be Challenged'

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy spoke to the "Let There Be Talk" podcast with rock and roll comedian Dean Delray about his upcoming first-ever solo album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I started talking about it and recruiting guitar players to write songs for me, to put together a rec...

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GENE SIMMONS Says TOMMY THAYER And ERIC SINGER Are 'Appreciative' And 'Professional' When It Comes To Playing In KISS

During a brand new appearance on "The Adam Carolla Show", KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons discussed some of his fellow popular musicians who are not appreciative of their success and position. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's not fair to point a finger, because everybody's got...

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LAMB OF GOD's MARK MORTON Says His Two Daughters Are His 'Biggest Accomplishment'

In a recent Cameo video message requested by Jonathan Montenegro of Sobre La Dosis, LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton was asked to name his biggest accomplishment and his biggest failure. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think my biggest accomplishment are my two daughters. I ha...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Reflects On His SEPULTURA Audition: 'Luckily, I Didn't Get' The Gig

In a brand new interview with Rocking With Jam Man, TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy reflected on his audition for the lead-singer position in SEPULTURA when Max Cavalera quit the latter band in 1996. Asked if he was disappointed when he didn't get the gig, Chuck said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.N...

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Rockers React To Death Of FOO FIGHTERS Drummer TAYLOR HAWKINS

Paul Stanley (KISS),Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Morello and Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH) are among the musicians who have reacted on social media to the passing of FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins. Hawkins died on Friday (March 25) at the age of 50. The band confirmed his passing in a statement. "The FO...

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ZZ TOP Releases 'Brown Sugar' From 'Raw' Live Album

ZZ TOP has reached back to its very early days with the first track to be released from their forthcoming "Raw" album, out July 22 from Shelter Records through BMG. "Brown Sugar" was a key cut on the very appropriately titled ZZ TOP's first album that was released in January of 1971. Available today...

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DJ ASHBA On BUCKETHEAD's Time With GUNS N' ROSES: 'That Wasn't The Reckless Rock And Roll Band That We All Grew Up On'

DJ Ashba has clarified his recent comments about Buckethead, saying that he wasn't trying to "discredit" the fellow ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist "at all." This past January, Ashba, who joined GUNS N' ROSES in March 2009 following the departure of Robin Finck, spoke about his time with the Axl Rose-fro...

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BILLY GRAZIADEI Says There Has Been 'Talk' About Putting BIOHAZARD Back Together

Billy Graziadei says that there has been "talk" about putting BIOHAZARD back together. The group, which is acknowledged as one of the earliest outfits to fuse hardcore punk and heavy metal with elements of hip-hop, has been out of the public eye since Scott Roberts left the band more than six years...

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MINISTRY Announces Fall 2022 European Tour With THE 69 EYES And 3TEETH

MINISTRY will embark on the "Moral Hygiene" European tour in the fall. The trek, which will include a couple of festival appearances, will feature support from Finnish goth rockers THE 69 EYES and American industrial metallers 3TEETH. Tickets will go on sale on this Friday, March 25 at 11 a.m. CET /...

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Leaders And Liars

There are plenty of musicians out there who could reasonably be described as a force of nature, but few of them make music as naturally forceful, and therefore as convincing, as Billy Graziadei. Whether as co-frontman with BIOHAZARD or as six-string foil to Sen Dog in POWERFLO, the New Yorker always...

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MARK TREMONTI Covers FRANK SINATRA Classics Backed By Members of SINATRA's Touring Band

Grammy Award-winning musician, producer, author as well as founding member of hard rock bands ALTER BRIDGE, CREED and TREMONTI, Mark Tremonti is "stepping out" with his most-ambitious and challenging project to date. Mark has partnered with National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) as he releases an alb...

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Photos: RANDY RHOADS's Family, Friends And Fans Gather At His Gravesite To Mark 40th Anniversary Of His Death

A number of friends, family, fans and fellow rockers gathered this past Saturday (March 19) at late OZZY OSBOURNE/QUIET RIOT guitarist Randy Rhoads's gravesite at the Mt. View Mortuary & Cemetery in San Bernardino, California to mark the 40th anniversary of his death. Among the well-wishers to a...

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RICH WARD Has No Problem Being 'The Number Two Guy' In FOZZY

In a new interview with Darren Paltrowitz, host of the "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz", FOZZY guitarist Rich Ward spoke about his love of legendary VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think David Lee Roth is the best frontman that rock and roll has e...

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TOMMY LEE's Son DYLAN JAGGER LEE's Band MOTEL 7 Drops 'Headphones' EP

Los Angeles-based duo MOTEL 7, which features in its ranks Dylan Jagger Lee, the 24-year-old son of MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson, has just released a new EP, "Headphones". For Dylan Jagger Lee and Anton Khabbaz, their larger body of work features a diverse array of sonic referen...

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CHUCK BILLY Says DAVE LOMBARDO Has Expressed Interest In Playing On Next TESTAMENT Studio Album

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy discussed the return of drummer Dave Lombardo to the group's ranks during an interview earlier this week with the WSOU 89.5 FM radio station. An original member of thrash metal legends SLAYER, Lombardo was the guest drummer on TESTAMENT's 1999 studio album "The Gathering...