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New BULLETBOYS Lineup Announces Spring/Summer 2022 U.S. Tour Dates

The new BULLETBOYS lineup, featuring singer Marq Torien, guitarist Ira Black (OF GODS & MONSTERS, LIZZY BORDEN, METAL CHURCH),bassist Brad Lang (Y&T, BURNING RAIN) and drummer Fred Aching (POWERFLO, BILLYBIO),has scheduled the following dates this spring and summer: Apr. 29 - Arcada Theatr...

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BILLY IDOL Cancels Shows In Georgia And Florida Due To His 'Continued Sinusitis Infection'

Billy Idol has canceled his previously announced appearances at the Shaky Knees festival in Atlanta and at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida. Earlier today, the 66-year-old rocker released the following statement via social media: "Due to my continued sinusitis infection, I'm disappointed to anno...

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SCORPIONS To Perform At Madison Square Garden For Bangladesh's 50th Anniversary Of Independence

SCORPIONS will perform a historic concert to celebrate Bangladesh's 50 years of independence on Friday, May 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Golden Jubilee Bangladesh Concert will feature as special guests one of Bangladesh's most prominent artists, CHIRKUTT. The Bangladesh Informati...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY On His Upcoming Debut Solo Album: 'I Wanna Be Challenged'

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy spoke to the "Let There Be Talk" podcast with rock and roll comedian Dean Delray about his upcoming first-ever solo album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I started talking about it and recruiting guitar players to write songs for me, to put together a rec...

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GENE SIMMONS Says TOMMY THAYER And ERIC SINGER Are 'Appreciative' And 'Professional' When It Comes To Playing In KISS

During a brand new appearance on "The Adam Carolla Show", KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons discussed some of his fellow popular musicians who are not appreciative of their success and position. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's not fair to point a finger, because everybody's got...

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LAMB OF GOD's MARK MORTON Says His Two Daughters Are His 'Biggest Accomplishment'

In a recent Cameo video message requested by Jonathan Montenegro of Sobre La Dosis, LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton was asked to name his biggest accomplishment and his biggest failure. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think my biggest accomplishment are my two daughters. I ha...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Reflects On His SEPULTURA Audition: 'Luckily, I Didn't Get' The Gig

In a brand new interview with Rocking With Jam Man, TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy reflected on his audition for the lead-singer position in SEPULTURA when Max Cavalera quit the latter band in 1996. Asked if he was disappointed when he didn't get the gig, Chuck said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.N...

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Rockers React To Death Of FOO FIGHTERS Drummer TAYLOR HAWKINS

Paul Stanley (KISS),Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Morello and Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH) are among the musicians who have reacted on social media to the passing of FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins. Hawkins died on Friday (March 25) at the age of 50. The band confirmed his passing in a statement. "The FO...

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ZZ TOP Releases 'Brown Sugar' From 'Raw' Live Album

ZZ TOP has reached back to its very early days with the first track to be released from their forthcoming "Raw" album, out July 22 from Shelter Records through BMG. "Brown Sugar" was a key cut on the very appropriately titled ZZ TOP's first album that was released in January of 1971. Available today...

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DJ ASHBA On BUCKETHEAD's Time With GUNS N' ROSES: 'That Wasn't The Reckless Rock And Roll Band That We All Grew Up On'

DJ Ashba has clarified his recent comments about Buckethead, saying that he wasn't trying to "discredit" the fellow ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist "at all." This past January, Ashba, who joined GUNS N' ROSES in March 2009 following the departure of Robin Finck, spoke about his time with the Axl Rose-fro...

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BILLY GRAZIADEI Says There Has Been 'Talk' About Putting BIOHAZARD Back Together

Billy Graziadei says that there has been "talk" about putting BIOHAZARD back together. The group, which is acknowledged as one of the earliest outfits to fuse hardcore punk and heavy metal with elements of hip-hop, has been out of the public eye since Scott Roberts left the band more than six years...

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MINISTRY Announces Fall 2022 European Tour With THE 69 EYES And 3TEETH

MINISTRY will embark on the "Moral Hygiene" European tour in the fall. The trek, which will include a couple of festival appearances, will feature support from Finnish goth rockers THE 69 EYES and American industrial metallers 3TEETH. Tickets will go on sale on this Friday, March 25 at 11 a.m. CET /...

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Leaders And Liars

There are plenty of musicians out there who could reasonably be described as a force of nature, but few of them make music as naturally forceful, and therefore as convincing, as Billy Graziadei. Whether as co-frontman with BIOHAZARD or as six-string foil to Sen Dog in POWERFLO, the New Yorker always...

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MARK TREMONTI Covers FRANK SINATRA Classics Backed By Members of SINATRA's Touring Band

Grammy Award-winning musician, producer, author as well as founding member of hard rock bands ALTER BRIDGE, CREED and TREMONTI, Mark Tremonti is "stepping out" with his most-ambitious and challenging project to date. Mark has partnered with National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) as he releases an alb...

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Photos: RANDY RHOADS's Family, Friends And Fans Gather At His Gravesite To Mark 40th Anniversary Of His Death

A number of friends, family, fans and fellow rockers gathered this past Saturday (March 19) at late OZZY OSBOURNE/QUIET RIOT guitarist Randy Rhoads's gravesite at the Mt. View Mortuary & Cemetery in San Bernardino, California to mark the 40th anniversary of his death. Among the well-wishers to a...