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ROB HALFORD Says His PSA Levels Were Elevated For Nearly A Decade Before His Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

During an appearance on a recent episode of the "Prostate Cancer Uncensored" podcast, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke about his decision to go public with his battle with prostate cancer. Asked by podcast host and TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French — a fellow prostate cancer survivor — wh...

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AS I LAY DYING Frontman Praises New Touring Members' 'True Professionalism'

AS I LAY DYING has just completed the U.S. leg of of the "Two Decades Of Destruction" tour. The trek, which kicked off on June 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada, marked the band's first with its new touring lineup, featuring founding vocalist Tim Lambesis and longtime guitarist Phil Sgrosso alongside drummer...

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74-Year-Old KLAUS MEINE Believes 'There's Plenty Of Gas In The Tank' For SCORPIONS

Earlier this month, SCORPIONS singer Klaus Meine was asked by Greece's RockPages.gr how much "gas is left in the tank" for him and his bandmates after more than five decades of rocking as a group. He responded: "We played almost 30 shows now this year after two years break because of the pandemic. A...

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ANN WILSON On HEART's 50th-Anniversary Celebration: 'We're Doing A Thing' Next Year

In a new interview with Grammy.com, Ann Wilson was asked if she and her sister and HEART bandmate Nancy have any plans for the band to celebrate its 50th anniversary next year. She responded: "Yes, we do. I'm not at liberty to say exactly what they are yet because it's such early days, but sure. It...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Got Spat On' And 'Booed' When He First Replaced OZZY OSBOURNE In BLACK SABBATH

Ronnie James Dio replaced Ozzy Osbourne in BLACK SABBATH in 1980, recording the "Heaven And Hell" and "Mob Rules" albums, plus "Live Evil", before leaving in 1982. He rejoined the group 10 years later for an album called "Dehumanizer", and again teamed with the group under the HEAVEN & HELL bann...

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VINNY APPICE On The Legacy Of DIO's 'Holy Diver': 'The Word 'Can't' Wasn't In The Vocabulary'

By David E. Gehlke Ronnie James Dio would have turned 80 on July 10. It was a date recently recognized by the people in charge of his legacy, specifically, his wife/manager Wendy and former bandmates, who, aside from the unnecessary sparring between DIO DISCIPLES and LAST IN LINE, seem to all be ali...

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Watch EXODUS Play Cover Of AC/DC's 'Beating Around The Bush' In Berlin

Fan-filmed video of EXODUS's July 13 performance at Hole 44 in Berlin, Germany can be seen below. The band's set included a cover of the AC/DC classic "Beating Around The Bush". EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza is also the frontman of the long-running San Francisco Bay Area-based AC/DC tribute band...

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Founding VENOM Guitarist JEFF 'MANTAS' DUNN On Early Tourmates METALLICA: 'They Are The Sweetest Guys'

In a new interview with Friday 13th Metal, ex-VENOM and current VENOM INC. guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn spoke about his relationship with early tourmates METALLICA. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I love METALLICA; I love James [Hetfield, vocals/guitar], I love Lars [Ulrich, drums], I...

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VENDED Feat. COREY TAYLOR's And SHAWN CRAHAN's Sons: 'Ded To Me' Single Out Now

VENDED, the band fronted by Griffin Taylor, the son of SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor, has released a new single, "Ded To Me", ahead of its first-ever European dates. VENDED states about the track: "This song is unforgiving and uncompromising. We are back and better than ever. This is a...

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Who Should Play Guitar And Drums For PANTERA On Upcoming Tour? MAX CAVALERA Weighs In

Former SEPULTURA and current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera says that he is "excited" about the upcoming PANTERA reunion tour. The 52-year-old Brazilian-born musician made his comments one day after Billboard reported that singer Philip Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown have signed with Artist Group Inte...

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Heavy Metal-Loving Cartoon Characters 'Beavis And Butt-Head' To Star In New Paramount+ Animated Series

MTV's seminal, Gen X-defining "Beavis And Butt-Head" about two cartoon teenagers famous for their nasally laughs and love of heavy metal will return in a new adult animated series, "Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head", which will premiere on the Paramount+ service Thursday, August 4 in the U.S. and w...

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Brotherhood

After over four decades of relentless rocking, most people would have run out of ideas and found something less exhausting to pursue. Luckily, Mat Sinner is not most people. The German has been prolific and resolute for 40 years now, both with SINNER and the reliably steel-plated PRIMAL FEAR, and wh...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Recruit Former METAL CHURCH Vocalist RONNY MUNROE

U.S. metal veterans VICIOUS RUMORS have announced the addition of vocalist Ronny Munroe to the group's ranks. Munroe rose to notoriety in the metal world as lead vocalist for METAL CHURCH and cemented his name even further in TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA. Along with three solo albums and a new release w...

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AVANTASIA Releases New Single 'The Moonflower Society'

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project will release its ninth album, "A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society", on October 21 via Nuclear Blast. The disc will be the follow-up to "Moonglow", which came out in 2019. The official music video for the LP's second single, "The Moonflow...

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METALLICA's 'Scholars' Initiative Enters Fourth Year

Since establishing the Metallica Scholars initiative in 2019, METALLICA's All Within My Hands (AWMH) foundation has been working with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to provide direct support for career and technical education programs across the U.S. Having grown from a concep...