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MÖTLEY CRÜE's VINCE NEIL: JOHN 5 'Was Ready To Play The Set Before We Even Hired Him'

While promoting his upcoming appearance as a guest judge on the music competition series "Banded: The Musician Competition", MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil spoke to AXS TV about the band's latest addition, former ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5. John 5 joined MÖTLEY CRÜE last fall as the replacement for...

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OTEP Covers BILLIE EILISH's 'You Should See Me In A Crown'

It's been nearly five years since the release of OTEP's last full-length album, the crushing "Kult 45", and since then the world has gone to complete…well, let's just say it's become the kind of world that desperately needs the band led by singer, poet, illustrator, author and activist Otep Shamaya....

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JOHN 5 Claims ROB ZOMBIE 'Was Fine' About Him Joining MÖTLEY CRÜE: 'He Wasn't Psyched, But He Understood'

During an appearance on yesterday's (Wednesday, May 10) edition of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", former ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 spoke about how he came to join MÖTLEY CRÜE last fall as the replacement for the band's co-founding guitarist Mick Mars. He said (as transcribed by BLABBE...

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New Photos Of MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist MICK MARS Posted Online

Ash Avildsen, the founder of respected rock label Sumerian Records, has shared a couple of new photos of Mick Mars, apparently taken at the MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist's home in Nashville, Tennessee. Avildsen posted the pictures on Tuesday (May 9), captioning them: "landed on mars. It's as real as it...

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TED NUGENT Announces More Dates For 'Adios Mofo '23' Final Tour

Legendary rocker Ted Nugent has announced more dates for his last-ever tour, dubbed "Adios Mofo '23". In a video message explaining his decision to retire from the road, the 74-year-old Nugent said: "This is 'Adios Mofo'. This is my last tour. Now I'll always play music. I've got new records I'm gon...

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Watch: SAMMY HAGAR Tribute Band Joined By Red Rocker Himself For Two Songs In Las Vegas

Sammy Hagar joined the Hagar tribute band THREE LOCK BOX for two songs — the 1972 MONTROSE classic "Rock Candy" and the 1983 hit "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy" — at SOAK Pool at Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, May 7. Fan-filmed video of his appearance can be seen below. THREE LOCK BOX frontm...

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VIRGIN STEELE Releases New Single 'Spiritual Warfare'

Cult U.S. metal band VIRGIN STEELE has released a new single and lyric video, "Spiritual Warfare". The song is taken from the group's upcoming album, "The Passion Of Dionysus", due on June 30 through SPV/Steamhammer. At a time when cultural innovation is being sidelined as never before and many unus...

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Step Into The Light / Failure Will Follow

A cunning idea, this. Inspired by the notion of alternate timelines, THE ACACIA STRAIN have made two distinct new albums. On the first, they pose the question: what would this band sound like if it went all-out for brutality and speed? On the second, they imagine a world where THE ACACIA STRAIN esch...

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ELLEFSON Says It's 'F***ing Pathetic' That MUSTAINE Is 'Still Bitching' About His Dismissal From METALLICA 40 Years Later

In a new interview with Brazil's Heavy Talk, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked if he spoke to the band's leader Dave Mustaine "about a solution" before he was fired from the group in May 2021, just days after sexually tinged messages and explicit video footage involving the bassist we...

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MEGADETH's DIRK VERBEUREN Shares Drum-Cam Video Of 'We'll Be Back' Performance From Winnipeg

MEGADETH's Dirk Verbeuren has shared a drum-cam video of him performing the song "We'll Be Back" with his bandmates at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Alberta, Canada on May 5, 2023. Check it out below. Last December, Verbeuren spoke to That Metal Interview about the songwriting process for MEGADETH...

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KIX Singer STEVE WHITEMAN Says Decision To Retire Was Made 'Around A Year Ago'

KIX vocalist Steve Whiteman has opened up about the band's announcement that it will retire after more than 45 years, telling Metal Edge in a new interview: "It might seem sudden, but this is a decision that I made around a year ago. I gave it a lot of thought, decided, and announced it to the guys...

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KIX To Call It Quits After Playing 'Final' Show In Maryland

Veteran rockers KIX will play their final show in September. The Baltimore-based act, which formed in 1977, announced its plan to call it quits during an appearance earlier today (Sunday, May 7) at the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. In a video shared by Mar...

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ACE FREHLEY Welcomes Back Drummer SCOT COOGAN For First Time In Five Years

Scot Coogan, a veteran session drummer who has played with Ace Frehley, LYNCH MOB, Lita Ford, Stephen Pearcy and L.A. GUNS, rejoined the original KISS guitarist on stage for the first time in five years on April 29 at Reg Lenna Center For The Arts in Jamestown, New York. Fan-filmed video of the enti...

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Okemah Rising

We know what you're thinking. New DROPKICK MURPHYS is here, and it isn't even St. Patrick's Day! The Boston-based Celtic punk guys are favorites around St. Patrick's Day, thanks to their blend of traditional Irish music and American hardcore. Forming in the late-1990s as a fairly straight-ahead punk...

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IN FLAMES Frontman Blasts Practice Of Venues Taking Cut Of Artists' Merchandise Sales: 'It's Horrendous'

In a new interview with Spain's The Metal Circus, IN FLAMES frontman Anders Fridén spoke about the growing demand among artists that music venues and promoters eliminate the fees they charge bands to sell merchandise at shows. Many venues require bands to pay them a percentage of their merchandise s...