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YES Legend JON ANDERSON Says He Has Started Writing His Autobiography

In a new interview with Scott Itter of Dr. Music, founding YES frontman Jon Anderson was asked if fans can ever expect to get a memoir or an autobiography from him. The 79-year-old singer responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I was reading one that was… I actually wrote an autobiography u...

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ANVIL's LIPS On Being 'Successful': 'How Many Records You Sell Is Not Even Relevant'

Guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL, whose documentary, "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil", revived the group's career, has dismissed suggestions that he and his bandmates are not successful. He told Signals From Mars in a new interview (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET...

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Watch: NICKO MCBRAIN's TITANIUM TART Kicks Off July 2024 Florida Tour In Sanford

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain's TITANIUM TART project kicked off a short tour of Florida last night (Saturday, July 13) at The Barn in Sanford. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below (courtesy, in part, of the Capnharris YouTube channel). Remaining TITANIUM TART shows: July 14 -...

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DEICIDE's GLEN BENTON Explains Why He Is Not A Fan Of Paid Meet-And-Greets: 'It Makes Me Feel Weird'

In a new interview with Prescription Punk Rock, DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton offered his views on artists monetizing — directly and on their own terms — enhanced fan experiences in the form of VIP meet-and-greets. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "I was having this conversation with th...

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Watch: HAGAR, ANTHONY, SATRIANI And BONHAM Perform VAN HALEN Classics At 'The Best Of All Worlds' Kick-Off Concert

Sammy Hagar kicked off his summer 2024 tour Saturday night (July 13) at the 20,000-capacity iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida. For "The Best Of All Worlds" tour, Hagar and his bandmates in THE CIRCLE — ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony and drummer Jason Bonham — are being...

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IRON MAIDEN Singers BRUCE DICKINSON And PAUL DI'ANNO Meet For The First Time

IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson met the singer he replaced in the band, Paul Di'Anno, for the first time earlier tonight (Saturday, July 13) in Croatia. Bruce, who is promoting his new solo album, "The Mandrake Project", performed with his solo band on Saturday at Hala Zagreb in Zagreb, where Di'Anno...

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ANVIL Announces Fall 2024 'One And Only' European Tour

Canadian metal legends ANVIL will embark on the "One And Only" European tour in the fall. The tour dates are as follows: Dates: Oct. 01 - Edinburgh, UK – Bannermans Oct. 02 - Liverpool, UK - Academy 2 Oct. 03 - Sheffield, UK – Corporation Oct. 04 - Hull, UK - The Welly Club Oct. 05 - Merthyr Tydfil,...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Announces July 2024 Florida Shows With TITANIUM TART

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain has scheduled the following shows in Florida with his TITANIUM TART project: July 13 - The Barn - Sanford, FL July 14 - OCC Road House - Clearwater, FL July 19 - Piper's Pub - Pompano Beach, FL In a new interview with 98.7 The Gater's Franny, McBrain, who has lived...

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IAN PAICE: SIMON MCBRIDE Has 'Brought A More Riffy Approach' To DEEP PURPLE's Songwriting

In a recent interview with Brian Kachejian of ClassicRockHistory.com, DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice was asked what he and his bandmates meant when they announced in 2022 that they had welcomed guitarist Simon McBride as an official member of the band. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET...

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ANVIL's STEVE 'LIPS' KUDLOW Blasts Conspiracy Theorists: The Truth Is 'Lost In The Stupidity'

In a new interview with Chris Akin Presents, frontman Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL lamented the fact that social media has given everyone the ability to speak their minds with reckless abandon and little consequence. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The w...

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MIKE TRAMP Blasts Singers Who Are 'Hacking Their Way Through Songs Because They Will Not Accept That They're Not 23 Anymore'

In a new interview with Dawn Osborne of TotalRock, former WHITE LION singer Mike Tramp, who turned 63 in January, addressed his need to adjust his singing to suit his now-lower voice. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I can't sit here and deny what I've done [in the studio during the WH...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN On TOM MORELLO's Guest Solo In 'Just Like 73': He 'Nailed It'

In a new interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen spoke about the band's latest single, "Just Like 73". The track, which features a guest guitar solo from Tom Morello, can be heard below. Regarding how the Morello collaboration came about, Collen said: "Well, Tom...

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MUSHROOMHEAD Shares New Single 'Prepackaged'

Cleveland, Ohio-based masked metal masters MUSHROOMHEAD recently announced their brand-new, upcoming ninth album, "Call The Devil", due out August 9 via Napalm Records. 30 years into their groundbreaking history, the band shows no signs of slowing down, proving innovative without losing sight of the...

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PAUL GILBERT Is 'In The Moment' As The End Of MR. BIG Approaches

By David E. Gehlke The release of MR. BIG's tenth and final studio album, "Ten", coincides with their farewell tour, appropriately titled "The BIG Finish". Citing the 2018 death of drummer Pat Torpey and vocalist Eric Martin's unwillingness to do long bouts of dates, MR. BIG is putting a nice, tidy,...

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FORBIDDEN Parts Ways With Guitarist STEVE SMYTH, Recruits VOIVOD's DANIEL MONGRAIN

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans FORBIDDEN have parted ways with guitarist Steve Smyth. Stepping in for Smyth as his temporary replacement for FORBIDDEN's next batch of European dates in August will be VOIVOD's Daniel Mongrain. Steve said in a statement: "Hey everybody, I've...