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'TrunkFest' Season 2 Premiere To Highlight SAMMY HAGAR's 'High Tide Beach Party & Car Show'

Music historian Eddie Trunk takes viewers on an immersive journey through some of the country's biggest rock festivals and music events, as the popular AXS TV original series "TrunkFest" returns for season two — premiering Sunday, July 7 at 9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT. "TrunkFest" airs as part of th...

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MACHINE HEAD's 'Burn My Eyes' 25th-Anniversary Tour To Hit Hollywood Palladium; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

MACHINE HEAD will bring its "Burn My Eyes" 25th-anniversary tour to the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on December 20. The crushing night will feature singer and guitarist Robb Flynn and bassist Jared MacEachern joined by original "Burn My Eyes" members Chris Kontos (drums) and Logan Mader (guit...

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Y&T's Long-Awaited Documentary Will Definitely Be Released This Year, Says DAVE MENIKETTI

In an interview with the "Growin' Up Rock" podcast, legendary Y&T frontman and guitarist Dave Meniketti confirmed that the band's long-awaited documentary, "On With The Show", will arrive before the end of 2019. "Well, we don't have a specific date, but we know that we're gonna release it this year,...

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DAVE MCCLAIN No Longer Believed In MACHINE HEAD

Dave McClain says that he stopped believing in MACHINE HEAD at the end of his time with the group. The drummer, who was a member of the California metal band from 1995 to 2018, reflected on his MACHINE HEAD tenure during a May 25 interview with "Robb's MetalWorks". Speaking about his decision to exi...

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Fan Loses Hair After Getting It Stuck In Guitar While Stage Diving At VIO-LENCE Concert (Video)

A fan lost some of his hair after it got stuck in the tuning pegs of Phil Demmel's guitar during last night's (May 31) VIO-LENCE concert in Los Angeles, California. The incident happened at the sold-out Regent where the reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrash act was appearing with SACRED REICH. The...

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SAXON To Celebrate 40th Anniversary With 'The Eagle Has Landed 40 (Live)'

On August 2, SAXON, the British heavy metal vanguards who continue to deliver their seminal metal music to sold-out venues worldwide, will salute their 40th anniversary by releasing "The Eagle Has Landed 40 (Live)" via Militia Guard/Silver Lining Music, a cracking, crunching and wholly representati...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's IVAN MOODY: 'ROB HALFORD Is One Of My Sober Coaches'

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH frontman Ivan Moody opened up about his struggles with alcohol addiction during a new interview with "The Jasta Show", hosted by HATEBREED's Jamey Jasta. The singer, who celebrated his first year of sobriety this past March, credited several of his friends and musical peers w...

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WARNER BROS. RECORDS Rebranded As WARNER RECORDS

61 years after the founding of Warner Bros. Records, the renowned label is being rebranded as Warner Records across the globe. This marks the latest step in the company's evolution, following Aaron Bay-Schuck joining as U.S. co-chairman and CEO in October 2018, Tom Corson being appointed U.S. co-cha...

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Watch MACHINE HEAD's 'Burn My Eyes' Lineup Perform 'None But My Own' Live In Studio

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn and bassist Jared MacEachern, along with "Burn My Eyes"-era MH members Chris Kontos (drums) and Logan Mader (guitar),recently went into Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California and re-recorded the debut album in its entirety. A video playthrough of the track "None B...

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VINNY APPICE Says It Would Be 'Freaky' To Play With A Hologram Of RONNIE JAMES DIO

Veteran drummer Vinny Appice (LAST IN LINE, BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL) was recently interviewed by Jay Conroy of "Rock Hard With Jay Conroy". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On playing with John Lennon as a 16-year-old:...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Guitarist's Death Remains Unsolved

According to the Hartford Courant, the death of ALL THAT REMAINS guitarist Oliver "Oli" Herbert remains unsolved, more than six months after he was found dead at the edge of the pond on his Stafford Springs, Connecticut property. He was reported missing by his wife about 3 p.m. on October 16, and hi...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL: RONNIE JAMES DIO's Passing 'Allowed Me To Look At Things Differently And Reassess'

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell, who had an acrimonious split with Ronnie James Dio in the mid-1980s when the two worked together in the first incarnation of Dio's solo band, was asked by Guitar World magazine how the legendary singer's 2010 death affected him. He responded: "Time changes ever...

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BRIAN WHEAT On New TESLA Album 'Shock': 'Some People Hate It, Some People Love It'

TESLA bassist Brian Wheat has weighed in on the reception to the band's latest studio album, "Shock", which has divided fans due to its lighter, pop-like sound, with some blaming its direction on producer and DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, who co-wrote many of its tracks. The disc was recorded p...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL: Why I Prefer VAN HALEN With DAVID LEE ROTH

In a recent interview with "Zach Martin's Big Fat American Rock Show!", DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell was asked which version of VAN HALEN he prefers — the classic VAN HALEN with David Lee Roth on vocals, or the "Van Hagar" era with Sammy Hagar. He responded (hear audio belo...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman ROBB FLYNN Says New Song 'Do Or Die' Is 'Vicious'

Robb Flynn spoke to Metal Hammer magazine about MACHINE HEAD's new song "Do Or Die", the first piece of music recorded after the band's split with drummer Dave McClain and guitarist Phil Demmel. "I wrote the music for 'Do Or Die' back in August, before everything happened," the guitarist/vocalist re...