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Watch: KINGS OF THRASH Feat. DAVID ELLEFSON And JEFF YOUNG Performs Original Song 'Bridges Burned' In Columbus

KINGS OF THRASH, the new band featuring former MEGADETH members David Ellefson (bass) and Jeff Young (guitar),played a new original song called "Bridges Burned" last night (Wednesday, February 22) at The King Of Clubs in Columbus, Ohio during the "Thrashin' USA" tour. Video of the performance can b...

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PAUL GILBERT Shares Cover Of BLACK SABBATH's Heaven And Hell' From 'The Dio Album'

On April 7, 2023, Paul Gilbert will release an album celebrating one of heavy metal's greatest icons when he releases "The Dio Album" via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. To get another taster, check out Gilbert's take on "Heaven And Hell" below. It was pure chance that led Paul Gilbert...

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RICHIE FAULKNER's ELEGANT WEAPONS Project To Release First Single This Friday

The animated music video for "Blind Leading The Blind", the first single from ELEGANT WEAPONS, the new project featuring guitarist Richie Faulkner (JUDAS PRIEST) and singer Ronnie Romero (RAINBOW, MSG),will make its online debut this Friday, February 24 at 8 a.m. PST / 11 a.m. EST / 5 p.m. CET. In...

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Watch: DAVID ELLEFSON And JEFF YOUNG Perform Early MEGADETH Material At KINGS OF THRASH 'Thrashin' USA' 2023 Tour Kickoff

KINGS OF THRASH, the new band featuring former MEGADETH members David Ellefson (bass) and Jeff Young (guitar), kicked off its "Thrashin' USA" 2023 tour last night (Thursday, February 16) at The Forge in Joliet, Illinois. Fan-filmed video can be seen below (courtesy of Charles Naese YouTube chan...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Blasts 'Lip-Syncing' Lead Vocalists: 'You're Cheating Yourself And You're Cheating The Audience'

Legendary singer Joe Lynn Turner has blasted bands who rely on backing tracks for their lead vocals during their concerts, saying they are cheating themselves and cheating the audience. In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-recorded tracks, drum triggers an...

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The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia

If it's a modern progressive rock supergroup you want, TRANSATLANTIC are the only credible choice. The quartet's collective pedigree needs little explanation, because the names Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Roine Stolt and Pete Trewavas are each legendary in their own right. The vast majority of prog fa...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE On METALLICA: 'Why Won't Those Guys Play With Us? What Are They Afraid Of?'

In a new interview with Guitar World magazine, Dave Mustaine was asked how he views the perceived competition between MEGADETH and his former band METALLICA. The MEGADETH leader responded: "In my mind, there is no competition between MEGADETH and METALLICA. We're different bands, and I believe MEGAD...

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VINNY APPICE Says He Was 'Bummed' When VIVIAN CAMPBELL Was Fired From DIO: It's 'Not True' That Everybody Is Replaceable

Vinny Appice has once again defended Vivian Campbell over the way the guitarist was fired from DIO, saying that Ronnie James Dio's bandmates were not getting what they were "promised" by the legendary heavy metal singer. Campbell, Appice and Ronnie James Dio worked together on the first three DIO al...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD: Making It In Music Business Is 'Like Winning The Lottery'

In a new interview with Jorge Botas of Metal Global, SAXON frontman Biff Byford was asked if he thinks it's easier for newer metal acts to make a mark nowadays than he was when he and his bandmates were first starting out. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I don't think it's ever b...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Weighs In On The 'Plandemic', Claims There Has Been An 'Attempt At Absolute Tyranny'

In a new interview with the YouTube channel of the Brazilian music journalist Igor Miranda, former RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE frontman Joe Lynn Turner was asked if he viewed the coronavirus pandemic as "more collective hysteria than a global health crisis" and whether he felt that was "an exaggeration...

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THE ROLLING STONES 'Chronicles' Mini-Documentary Series Has Officially Launched

ABKCO Films has launched "The Rolling Stones Chronicles" series on its VEVO-hosted YouTube channel. Co-produced by BBC Motion Gallery and ABKCO, "The Rolling Stones Chronicles" series consists of six documentary shorts, each featuring a different '60s-era hit song by THE ROLLING STONES as its soundt...

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Watch DAVID LEE ROTH Dance To KENDRICK LAMAR's 'Alright'

David Lee Roth has shared a 45-second video of him dancing along to Kendrick Lamar's "Alright", is one of the biggest songs from the rapper's sophomore major label album, 2015's "To Pimp A Butterfly". Over the course of the last few months of 2022, Roth released solo versions of several VAN HALEN cl...

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GRAHAM BONNET Says He Has Written Six New Songs With ARCH ENEMY's JEFF LOOMIS

Legendary rock singer Graham Bonnet has confirmed that he is collaborating with former NEVERMORE and current ARCH ENEMY guitarist Jeff Loomis on a new album. Explaining that the LP will be "totally separate" from what he is doing with his GRAHAM BONNET BAND, Graham revealed that he and Jeff have alr...

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DAVID ELLEFSON And JEFF YOUNG Are 'Hoping To Bust Out' A New Song Called 'Bridges Burn' On KINGS OF THRASH Tour

During an appearance on the "Brews & Tunes" podcast, Jeff Young confirmed that KINGS OF THRASH, his new band also featuring fellow former MEGADETH member David Ellefson, is putting the finishing touches on a new original song called "Bridges Burn". "We're hoping to bust that out on tour," the gu...

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RONNIE ROMERO: 'I Already Have A Career That Would Take A Singer 30, 40 Years To Have'

By David E. Gehlke Plucked from relative obscurity in 2015 by Ritchie Blackmore to front RAINBOW, Chilean-born Ronnie Romero has entered himself into the conversation on who — if anyone — will assume the role as one of rock and metal's leading frontmen once the old guard hangs it up. Despite what Ro...