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Watch: NEIL PEART's Wife Announces First-Ever Recipient Of 'Spirit Of Drumming Scholarship'

In memory of RUSH drummer Neil Peart, with the support of his family, Modern Drummer has announced Maxx Rinkus as the first recipient of the annual "Neil Peart Spirit Of Drumming Scholarship". The scholarship, originally announced at the 2020 Modern Drummer Festival by Peart's wife Carrie Nutall-Pea...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: JOEY JORDISON's Death 'Broke My Heart'

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor says that the passing of Joey Jordison broke his heart. The founding SLIPKNOT drummer died "peacefully in his sleep" last July of an unspecified cause. He was 46 years old. Taylor addressed Jordison's death publicly during a February 18 question-and-answer session at t...

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RUSH's ALEX LIFESON Doesn't Rule Out Making New Music With GEDDY LEE: 'It'll Happen When It Happens'

Alex Lifeson has told Guitar World in a new interview that he hasn't ruled out making new music with his RUSH bandmate Geddy Lee. "We're not putting any pressure on it or anything," he said. "We had a lot of good years together and we still love each other very much. I talk to Geddy every other day...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Discusses His Role In Creation Of Heavy Metal Genre

In a new interview with Kylie Olsson's YouTube show "Life In Six Strings", former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing discussed his role with one of the oldest and most famous bands synonymous with the creation of heavy metal, along with BLACK SABBATH. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "...

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KROKUS Singer Has No Regrets About Turning Down AC/DC Audition: 'I Wouldn't Change A Minute'

KROKUS singer Marc Storace says that he has no regrets about turning down a chance to audition for AC/DC more than four decades ago. The 70-year-old Maltese-born vocalist — whose band had opened for AC/DC in the past — passed on the opportunity to try out to replace the late Bon Scott in 1980. In Fe...

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COREY TAYLOR Opens Up About His Relationship With His Three Kids

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor was a recent guest on "Mayim Bialik's Breakdown", a quirky, informative, and interactive podcast breaking down the myths and misunderstandings about mental health and emotional well-being. During the chat, Taylor opened up about his early drug and alcoho...

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Watch ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Play HELMET's 'In The Meantime' With His 10-Year-Old Son

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was joined by his 10-year-old son Revel Young Ian on drums as they performed a rendition of the HELMET classic "In The Meantime" for an Instagram video which Scott shared on Saturday (February 26). Scott captioned the clip: "IN THE MEANTIME. For your weekend. PEACE. UA #h...

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TY TABOR On Upcoming KING'S X Album: 'It's 'The Best Thing We've Done In A Very Long Time'

KING'S X guitarist Ty Tabor spoke to Chris Akin of The CMS Network about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2008's "XV" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "[We recorded it] during 2019 and continued to work on it during COVID, just at individual stud...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Hopes To Record Second MAMMOTH WVH Album This Year: 'I'm Very Ready To Get Back In The Studio'

During an appearance on this past Thursday's (February 24) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Wolfgang Van Halen said that he is hoping to begin working on the follow-up to MAMMOTH WVH's self-titled debut LP at some point in the not-too-distant future. "We've got a busy year [of...

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DEEP PURPLE's IAN PAICE Pays Tribute To PROCOL HARUM's GARY BROOKER: He Was 'One Of The Giants Of English Rock Music'

DEEP PURPLE's Ian Paice has paid tribute to PROCOL HARUM frontman Gary Brooker who died a week ago at the age of 76. He passed away at his home on Saturday, February 19 after a battle with cancer. Earlier today, Paice uploaded a five-minute video message to his official YouTube channel in which he r...

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Ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE Singer JOHN CORABI: 'People Have Lost All Sense Of Reasoning'

Former MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman John Corabi has weighed in on Neil Young's recent demand that his catalog be removed from Spotify in response to "fake information about vaccines" being "spread" on the platform via Joe Rogan's podcast, "The Joe Rogan Experience". Young delivered an ultimatum, adding, "Th...

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Ex-ACCEPT Singer UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Releases Cover Of QUEEN's 'We Will Rock You'

Former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider will release a new album, "My Way", on April 22 via Atomic Fire Records. Billed as "his most personal and extraordinary album to date," the effort contains 17 cover versions of the very songs that have influenced the musician and singer the...

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ROB HALFORD Urges Fans To Keep Voting For JUDAS PRIEST To Get Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Rob Halford has urged JUDAS PRIEST fans to keep voting for the band to be finally inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. PRIEST is trailing Eminem, DURAN DURAN, Pat Benatar, Dolly Parton and EURYTHMICS in the fan vote for this year's Rock Hall induction class. Now through April 29, fans can v...

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DEF LEPPARD's RICK ALLEN: 'If It Wasn't For CHARLIE WATTS, I Wouldn't Be A Drummer'

Rick Allen, legendary drummer of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees DEF LEPPARD, will make a number of special appearances next month at the Wentworth Galleries in Florida, starting with a stop in Fort Lauderdale on March 17 and March 18 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. Thes...

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SILVERSTEIN Announces New Album 'Misery Made Me'

Punk stalwarts SILVERSTEIN will release their new album, "Misery Made Me", on May 6 via UNFD on CD, vinyl and digital formats. It was produced by Sam Guaiana at Jukasa Studios in rural Ontario, Canada and features guests Andrew Neufeld of COMEBACK KID on "Die Alone", singer/songwriter Trevor Daniel...