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Ex-METAL CHURCH Singer MARC LOPES Opens Up About His Departure From The Band: 'It's Pretty Disgusting What Happened'

During an appearance on the latest episode of The Big Truth Podcast, singer Marc Lopes opened up about his departure from METAL CHURCH after recording just one album with the veteran metal band, 2023's "Congregation Of Annihilation". Lopes joined METAL CHURCH in the summer of 2022 as the replacement...

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DANKO JONES Wants To Be The Band That Accompanies A Good Time

By David E. Gehlke The Canadian power trio DANKO JONES has long relied upon the core fundamentals of undeniably catchy songwriting and vigorous roadwork to help them lay claim to being one of rock's most consistently reliable units. It's practically a point of pride for the band's singer/guitarist n...

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Watch: Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Joined By DISTURBED's JOHN MOYER For New Year's Eve Celebration In San Antonio

Original QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate rang in the New Year with his second annual New Year's Eve celebration. Held on December 31, 2025 at the Deco Ballroom & Event Center in San Antonio, Texas, the evening blended rock history, vintage elegance and nonstop revelry. The night began with a red-c...

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SUM 41's DERYCK WHIBLEY: 'My Body Is Now Operating Almost 8 Years Younger Than My Actual Age'

SUM 41's Deryck Whibley says that his body is "now operating almost eight years younger" than his actual age, nearly 12 years after he was hospitalized with severe kidney and liver damage due to alcohol addiction. On Tuesday (December 30),the 45-year-old Canadian-born vocalist and guitarist took to...

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BILLY SHEEHAN Rules Out New Music From MR. BIG: 'I Think It's Good To Put A Period At The End Of The Sentence'

In a recent interview with Czech Republic's Hovory u Grega, Billy Sheehan was asked about the possibility of MR. BIG recording new music, less than a year after he and his bandmates played what was billed as their final show. The 72-year-old bassist responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "N...

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SICK OF IT ALL's PETE KOLLER Says His Brother LOU KOLLER Lost 70 Pounds During His Cancer Battle

During an appearance on the latest episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace podcast, guitarist Pete Koller or New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL offered a health update on his brother, SICK OF IT ALL vocalist Lou Koller, who announced in September that his cancer had returned just four months aft...

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STYX's LAWRENCE GOWAN On Use Of A.I. In Music: 'I Don't Quite Know Yet What To Think'

In a new interview with the U.K.'s Beyond The Vibe podcast, hosted by Ryan Vacey, STYX keyboardist and vocalist Lawrence Gowan weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes based on artificial intelligen...

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KISS Legend PETER CRISS Signs Copies Of His New Solo Album At New York City's Rough Trade Below: Photos, Video

JPL Productions has uploaded video of original KISS drummer Peter Criss signing copies of his new solo album, simply titled "Peter Criss", on the LP's release day, Friday, December 19 at New York City's Rough Trade Below, located below Rockefeller Center. Check out the clip below. Also available are...

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PETER CRISS Says He Put His 'Heart And Soul' Into His New Solo Album: 'I'm Still Singing Like A Bird'

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss spoke to Billboard about his upcoming solo album, simply titled "Peter Criss", which will arrive this Friday, December 19. He said: "I put my heart and soul into it. My voice, I'm still singing like a bird. Boy, am I lucky. I felt I was in control and I was enjoying...

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RAINBOW: 'The Temple Of The King: 1975-1976' Nine-CD Box Set To Be Released In March

Edsel Records has set a March 6, 2026 release date for RAINBOW's "The Temple Of The King: 1975-1976", the most comprehensive collection of the opening phase of RAINBOW's career to date, and is the first in a series of anthology sets covering the career of legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. The n...

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GEOFF TATE Is '85% Done' With 'Operation: Mindcrime III' Album: 'The First Single Is So Good', Says Producer JOHN MOYER

In a new interview with Mark Strigl, DISTURBED bassist John Moyer confirmed that he is producing the upcoming the upcoming third and final chapter in the classic "Operation: Mindcrime" album series from former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. He said in part  (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I r...

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Not to be confused with the Canadian thrashers bearing the same name, Japan's SACRIFICE was a fantastic heavy metal band that was also very much thrash in nature. A more fitting description would be that they were a traditional heavy metal band that also harbored thrash's aesthetic and aggressive ap...

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KISS Legend PETER CRISS To Sign Copies Of His New Solo Album At New York City's Rough Trade Below

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss will sign copies of his new solo album, simply titled "Peter Criss", on the LP's release day, Friday, December 19 at New York City's Rough Trade Below, located below Rockefeller Center. Says Criss: "Hey KISS Army! I look forward to seeing you on Friday, December 19t...

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TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY Says He Went Through A 'Midlife Crisis-Slash-Mental Breakdown' In 2024: 'Now I'm In A Better Place Than I've Ever Been'

In a recent interview with Shawn Whitney of the Missoula, Montana radio station 96.3 The Blaze, vocalist/guitarist Matthew K. Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM spoke about the lyrical inspiration for the band's latest three-song EP, "Struck Dead", which came out on October 31 via TRIVIUM's longtime...

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EYEHATEGOD's MIKE WILLIAMS Says Support He Received After Undergoing Liver-Transplant Surgery Made Him 'Appreciate Being Alive More'

In a new four-hour interview with the Turned Out A Punk podcast, EYEHATEGOD frontman Mike Williams, who underwent a successful liver-transplant surgery in 2016, opened up about his rough life, including his heroin addiction, poverty, incarceration, depression and being caught in Hurricane Katrina in...