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Watch: TWISTED SISTER Plays First Concert With SEBASTIAN BACH On Lead Vocals

TWISTED SISTER played its first concert with ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach Friday night (August 28) at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. The show was originally announced as a performance by BENT BROTHER — TWISTED SISTER's alter ego — before it started being officially promoted as...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's Alter Ego Project STATICA Releases Lyric Videos For All Four Songs From 'Statica' EP

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's alter ego project STATICA has released the official lyric videos for all four of the songs that appear on STATICA's four-song EP, which was surprise released in July. Check out the clips below. The effort, which consists of the tracks "Lights", "Statica", "Rejoice" and "Ashes", f...

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SCORPIONS And RUFUS PUBLICATIONS Announce 'Scorpions - 60 Illustrated Years', A Brand New, Official, Illustrated Book

SCORPIONS and Rufus Publications have announced "Scorpions - 60 Illustrated Years", a brand new, fully illustrated book celebrating the band's rise from Hannover, Germany in the 1960s to truly international rock band status, selling over 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best-sell...

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VIXEN Guitarist BRITT LIGHTNING's New Band THE JETSETTERS Announces Partnership With THE LABEL GROUP

THE JETSETTERS, the new rock band founded by VIXEN guitarist Brittany Denaro (a.k.a. Britt Lightning) and SiriusXM personality Tommy London, has announced a new partnership with The Label Group, another step forward for the real-life couple as they continue to build momentum following the release of...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Announces Free Livestream Show At Red Rocks Amphitheatre In Partnership With VEEPS

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will bring its "20th Anniversary Tour" to fans around the world with a free global live broadcast from Colorado's iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Tuesday, September 8 at 9 p.m. Mountain Time (MDT),available exclusively on the livestream platform Veeps. With epic new product...

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Watch: MICHAEL ANTHONY Joins JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING On Stage In Costa Mesa, California

Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony joined JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING (JBLZE) on stage this past Saturday, August 22 at Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, California to perform covers of VAN HALEN's "Runnin' With The Devil" and LED ZEPPELIN's "Rock And Roll". Fan-filmed video of his a...

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BRET MICHAELS To Take 'Next Several Months Off' From Touring 'To Heal And Get Back To 100%' Following His Recent Surgeries

POISON frontman Bret Michaels has announced that he will take "the next several months off" from touring "to heal and get back to 100%" following his recent surgeries. Back in late July, Bret said that he was instructed by doctors to take three to four weeks off to recuperate until a stent is remove...

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Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES On His Prostate Cancer Battle: 'The Last Two Weeks I Went Through Probably One Of The Sickest Times I've Ever Been In My Life'

Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes has offered an update on his GoFundMe campaign seeking financial support to cover the cost of his latest cancer treatment. The 68-year-old Holmes, who has lived in Cannes with his wife since 2014, recently began chemotherapy in France for prostate cancer, just...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Says His 'Cancer Has Returned' Once Again: 'I'm Continuing Treatments To Manage It'

In a new interview with Francisco Sigüenza of El Salvador's Radio YSKL FM, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell spoke about how being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2013 had changed his perspective on life and his approach to living it. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I t...

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JACK OSBOURNE Confirms 2027 OZZFEST Will Be One-Day Event: 'We're Gonna Announce The Main Headliner' In The Next Couple Of Weeks

During an August 19 appearance on SiriusXM's Page Six Radio, Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack Osbourne once again discussed the long-awaited return of Ozzfest. Asked what it has been like putting together next year's Ozzfest, which will take place at Villa Park, the home ground of the Aston Villa Football C...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Says ACCEPT Was In Existence For Nearly Eight Years Before WOLF HOFFMANN Joined The Band

In a new interview with Sakis Fragos of Rock Hard Greece, former ACCEPT singer Udo Dirkschneider reflected on the band's early days, particularly the years before classic-era members Wolf Hoffmann (guitar) and Peter Baltes (bass) joined the legendary German heavy metal group. He said (as transcribed...

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POISON's RIKKI ROCKETT On Why Now Is Right Time For Him To Release His Memoir: 'I Didn't Wanna Embarrass My Parents When They Were Alive'

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett's long-awaited memoir, "Ghost Notes: My Life In Poison", which was written with writer duo Leif Eriksson and Martin Svensson, will finally arrive September 15, 2026 via Rare Bird Books. Asked in a new interview with Erin Greatrix of This Day In Metal why now was the righ...

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Watch: DOWN Kicks Off 'Strap It Down' Summer 2026 North American Tour In Atlanta

DOWN, the long-running heavy metal supergroup featuring vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower and bassist Pat Bruders, kicked off its two-week North American tour with HELMET and SPIRIT IN THE ROOM Saturday night (August 15) at The Eastern in At...

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SLASH Praises New Generation Of Guitarists: 'Little Kids Are Blowing My Mind'

In a new interview with the "Jim Kerr Rock & Roll Morning Show", which airs on New York's Q104.3 FM radio station, GUNS N' ROSES' Slash was asked if he thinks it's easier or harder now for aspiring guitarists to get started than it was when he first began playing the instrument more than four de...

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SKILLET Announces 'After The Storm' EP, Shares New Single 'Lift Me Up'

With one of the biggest global audiences of its career and more than five million global streams already on its latest single "Scream", Christian rockers SKILLET have announced a new independent EP, "After The Storm", arriving October 9. The project's newest single and anime-inspired lyric video for...