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Moggs Motel

When UFO finally hung up their boots a few years ago, few people bothered to ask what legendary frontman Phil Mogg would do next. The band's final tour was cancelled due to the singer's ill-health, and a sense that all good things were coming to an end was hard to ignore. When Mogg had a heart attac...

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STEVE DIGIORGIO Says DAVE MUSTAINE Was 'Easy To Work With' On MEGADETH's 'The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!' Album

Veteran metal bassist Steve DiGiorgio has reflected on the experience of laying down his bass tracks on MEGADETH's latest album, "The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!" The longtime TESTAMENT bassist temporarily stepped in to record the bass tracks on MEGADETH's follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" in the...

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QUEEN Guitarist BRIAN MAY Suffers Minor Stroke

QUEEN guitarist Brian May has revealed he recently suffered a minor stroke. Although the episode initially left the 77-year-old rock legend unable to use his left arm, he has since regained enough movement to be able to play music again. "The good news is that I can play guitar after the events of t...

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VOLBEAT Frontman MICHAEL POULSEN's Death Metal Project ASINHELL Plays Final Concert Of 'Impii Hora' Touring Cycle

ASINHELL, the new death metal band featuring VOLBEAT's Michael Poulsen, Marc Grewe (INSIDIOUS DISEASE, ex-MORGOTH) and Morten Toft Hansen (RAUNCHY),played the final concert of its 2024 run of shows on August 31 at the Næstved Metalfest in Næstved, Denmark. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Explains 'PowerNerd' Album Title

Canadian singer, songwriter and producer Devin Townsend has released a new video in which he explains the inspiration for the title of his upcoming studio album, "PowerNerd", which is due on October 25, 2024. He says (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "'PowerNerd' is essentially a manifesto of wo...

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METALLICA Shares New Video For '(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth' Featuring Previously Unseen CLIFF BURTON Photos

METALLICA has shared a new music video for "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" — late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton's bass solo on the band "Kill 'Em All" album — featuring previously unseen photos of Burton from shortly before his death. METALLICA commented: "We recently acquired hundreds of photos shot...

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Former LAMB OF GOD Drummer CHRIS ADLER Launches SHALLOW RISING

Former LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler has joined forces with vocalist Alex Villarreal, guitarist Tim Ossenfort, bassist Taylor Brandt and keyboardist Tim King in a new modern American rock band called SHALLOW RISING. SHALLOW RISING came to life one winter in a cold basement in Sault Ste. Marie, Mic...

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TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Announces 'The Lost Christmas Eve' Winter Tour 2024

This year, multi-platinum rock group TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA (TSO) kicks off a monumental winter tour on November 13. The tour marks a triple celebration: 20 years of their beloved rock opera "The Lost Christmas Eve", reaching their 20-millionth concertgoer and surpassing a phenomenal $20 million d...

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DIAMOND HEAD's BRIAN TATLER Is 'Really Enjoying' Playing With SAXON: 'It's Fantastic'

In a new interview with SDTV - Stonedead Festival, DIAMOND HEAD's Brian Tatler spoke about how he came to join SAXON in early 2023 as the replacement for the latter band's founding guitarist Paul Quinn. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "A few years ago, DIAMOND HEAD signed to the same l...

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PRETTY MAIDS Singer RONNIE ATKINS Crosses Five-Year Mark Since He Was Diagnosed With Lung Cancer

PRETTY MAIDS singer Ronnie Atkins has crossed the five-year mark since he was diagnosed with lung cancer. Earlier today (Tuesday, September 3),Atkins shared the following update via social media: "On this very day it's been 5 years ago since I was diagnosed with cancer. But as it happened, in those...

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JAMES HETFIELD On Playing A Lawman In Western Thriller 'The Thicket': 'I'm Grateful I Got Asked To Do It'

During an appearance on a recent episode of "The Metallica Report", the podcast offering weekly insider updates on all things METALLICA, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield spoke about his acting role in Tubi Films' upcoming dark western thriller "The Thicket". Based on Joe R. Lansdale's novel of the...

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ERIC PETERSON Says Next TESTAMENT Album Will Be Mixed By Swedish Producer JENS BOGREN

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT have tapped Swedish producer Jens Bogren, who has previously worked with OPETH, KREATOR, PARADISE LOST, SOILWORK and AMON AMARTH, among others, to mix their upcoming studio album. The LP will mark TESTAMENT's follow-up to 2020's "Titans Of Creat...

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KERRY KING Is 'Not Against' Playing More SLAYER Reunion Shows

In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, Kerry King, who has spent the last few months touring with his solo band, spoke about SLAYER's upcoming reunion shows at three festivals in September and October. The concerts will come five years after the completion of what was being billed as the ban...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'Music And Playing The Guitar Is Not A Competition'

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen has dismissed the notion that playing guitar is a "competition", explaining that "music and guitar playing comes from within". The 61-year-old Malmsteen, who made a name for himself by recreating the spirit of celebrated composer/musician Niccolò Paganini...

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Watch: MÖTLEY CRÜE Performs In Uncasville, Connecticut

The Lila YouTube channel has uploaded video of MÖTLEY CRÜE's August 31 concert at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Check out the clips below. As previously reported, MÖTLEY CRÜE will release the "Cancelled" EP on October 4. The three-song effort contains the title track, MÖTLEY...