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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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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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ROB HALFORD On JUDAS PRIEST's 1982 North American Tour With IRON MAIDEN: It Was 'Remarkable'

In a new interview with Metal Pilgrim, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford reflected on the band's 1982 "World Vengeance" North American tour which featured fellow British metallers IRON MAIDEN as the support act. He said: "It's a thrill because you've got two British metal bands really pushing this mov...

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KAM LEE Admits It Was 'Bad Choice Of Wording' To Say CHUCK SCHULDINER 'Ripped Off POSSESSED'

Although DEATH is considered to be one of the most important and influential death metal acts of all time, the Florida-based band did not release its debut album, "Scream Bloody Gore", until 1987 — two years after the arrival of "Seven Churches" by California's POSSESSED, whose bassist/vocalist, Jef...

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Former GHOST Member LINTON RUBINO Needed Six Months Of Therapy After Getting Fired By TOBIAS FORGE

In a new interview with Dr. Music, PRIEST vocalist Linton Rubino, who played bass in GHOST as one of the Nameless Ghouls under the stage name Water, was asked if he was involved in the 2017 lawsuit filed against GHOST leader Tobias Forge by four former members of the band after being dismissed by th...

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JAMES KOTTAK Denies Alcohol Played A Part In KINGDOM COME's Disastrous SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Performance

KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak has denied that alcohol played a role in the band's disastrous performance at a Swedish festival earlier in the month. KINGDOM COME's June 10 appearance at Sweden Rock Festival was described by the popular Swedish site Rocknytt as the event's "biggest fuckup." Write...

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KAM LEE Says CHUCK SCHULDINER 'Ripped Off POSSESSED', Claims He Was 'Denied' Opportunity To Appear In DEATH Documentary

Although DEATH is considered to be one of the most important and influential death metal acts of all time, the Florida-based band did not release its debut album, "Scream Bloody Gore", until 1987 — two years after the arrival of "Seven Churches" by California's POSSESSED, whose bassist/vocalist, Jef...

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Formed at the height of the metalcore boom, BLEED FROM WITHIN always had the look of major contenders about them. That it has taken until now for the Scottish crew to live up to that promise says more about the metal world in general than it does about the quality of their music, not least because B...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Defends JOHNNY DEPP Against AMBER HEARD Allegations: '#MENTOO!'

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, Yngwie Malmsteen) has weighed in on actor Johnny Depp's highly publicized defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Earlier today (Wednesday, June 1),a jury in Fairfax, Virginia awarded Depp $15 million in damages against H...

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PHIL LEWIS Explains L.A. GUNS' Latest Drummer Change

L.A. GUNS singer Phil Lewis has commented on the addition of drummer Shawn Duncan to the group's ranks. Earlier this month, Duncan joined L.A. GUNS as the replacement for Shane Fitzgibbon, who had played with the band from 2016 to 2019 and again from 2021 until his latest departure. After Metal Slud...

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L.A. GUNS Announce New Drummer

L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns has announced the addition of drummer Shawn Duncan to the group's ranks. Duncan joins L.A. GUNS as the replacement for Shane Fitzgibbon, who had played with the band from 2016 to 2019 and again from 2021 until his latest departure. Duncan has recorded with and/or appe...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Guitarist OLI HERBERT's Widow: 'I Absolutely Did Not Kill My Husband'

In her first interview since the death of ALL THAT REMAINS guitarist Oliver "Oli" Herbert nearly four years ago, his wife Elizabeth Herbert denied having anything to do with his passing. "I absolutely did not kill my husband," she told Daily Mail. She also took a swipe at the lead detective over the...

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TED NUGENT Denies Encouraging Violence With 'Go Berserk On The Skulls' Comment, Insists It's Just 'A Figure Of Speech'

Ted Nugent has denied encouraging violence when he called on supporters of Donald Trump to go "berserk on the skulls of Democrats" during a performance at the former U.S. president's "American Freedom Tour" stop in Texas over the weekend. While appearing in Austin on Saturday (May 14),the 73-year-o...

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Ex-DEFTONES Bassist SERGIO VEGA Says His Exit 'Was Never About Money': 'It's Purely About Belonging'

Former DEFTONES bassist Sergio Vega has opened up about his departure from the band. The 51-year-old musician, who officially joined DEFTONES in 2009, confirmed his exit two months ago, just days after a new photo of the group without him emerged online on various digital service providers. At the t...

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CHAD SMITH Apologizes To TAYLOR HAWKINS's Family For Participating In 'Sensationalized And Misleading' Report

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS' Chad Smith has apologized to Taylor Hawkins's family for the comments he made about the late FOO FIGHTERS drummer to Rolling Stone magazine. On Monday (May 16),Rolling Stone published a report which contained claims made by a number of people, including several of Hawkins's b...