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JOURNEY's DEEN CASTRONOVO Says Soundman Change Resolved ARNEL PINEDA's Long-Running Vocal Issues: He's 'Singing Better Than Ever'

JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo, who rejoined the band i 2021 after a six-year break, has told Dave Spuria of The Real Music Observer that JOURNEY frontman Arnel Pineda is "singing better than ever" on the group's current U.S. tour. "We had to change our front-of-house guy," he explained (as transcr...

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JOE SATRIANI Recalls Giving Guitar Lessons To METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: 'He Was Such A Motivated Young Student'

In a new interview with Kylie Olsson's YouTube show "Life In Six Strings", Joe Satriani, who was a guitar teacher before he found fame with his 1987 album "Surfing With The Alien", spoke about what it was like giving lessons to one of his more famous students, METALLICA's Kirk Hammett. He said (as t...

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GRAMMY AWARDS Producer Apologizes For 'In Memoriam' Snubs

A producer of this year's Grammy Awards has apologized for the exclusion of a number of notable names from the televised portion of the ceremony's "In Memoriam" segment. After the 2022 Grammy Awards were broadcast on Sunday, April 3 live on CBS from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, many hard...

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TED NUGENT Defends Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Law: 'It's About Parental Rights'

Ted Nugent has defended Florida's controversial new "Don't Say Gay" law, saying that it is about giving parents "the right to guide and nurture and educate their children." The law, titled "Parental Rights In Education", has been dubbed by critics the "Don't Say Gay" law because it seeks to ban disc...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: TAYLOR HAWKINS's Death Was 'Like A Kick In The Gut'

Former VAN HALEN bassist and current MAMMOTH WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen has reflected on the passing of FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins, whose death shook the music world late last month. Speaking to Jonathan Clarke, host of "Out Of The Box" on Q104.3, New York's classic rock station, he sa...

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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO: 'Rock And Roll Has Always Been Kind Of The Red-Headed Stepchild Of The Music World'

During an appearance on this past Monday's (April 4) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", FOZZY frontman and wrestling superstar Chris Jericho spoke about the popular notion that the producers of the Grammy Awards "hate" rock, as evidenced by the fact that they continue to disrespe...

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MAMMOTH WVH Cancels Remaining 'Young Guns' Tour Dates

MAMMOTH WVH has canceled the remaining six shows of the "Young Guns" tour starting with tonight's (Tuesday, April 5) performance in Raleigh, North Carolina at The Ritz due to members of the touring personnel testing positive for COVID-19. The other affected dates are April 6 in Charlotte, North Caro...

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Watch: NICKO MCBRAIN Performs IRON MAIDEN Classics With TITANIUM TART In Winter Park, Florida

Late last month, Nicko McBrain embarked on a short tour of Florida where he is performing classic songs from IRON MAIDEN with his TITANIUM TART project. Fan-filmed video of the tour's second gig, which took place on Saturday, April 2 at The Haven in Winter Park, can be seen below. McBrain and TITANI...

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GEOFF TATE Says 'There's Not Really A Motivation' For QUEENSRŸCHE's Classic Lineup To Reunite

Geoff Tate says that "there's not really a motivation" for QUEENSRŸCHE's classic lineup to ever reunite. In April 2014, Tate and QUEENSRŸCHE announced that a settlement had been reached after a nearly two-year legal battle where the singer sued over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name after being fir...

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MAX And IGOR CAVALERA Recruit POSSESSED, SOULFLY Members for 'Return Beneath Arise' Tour

Former SEPULTURA members Max Cavalera and Igor "Iggor" Cavalera will perform select tracks from the band's seminal "Beneath The Remains" and "Arise" albums on a U.S. tour this spring/summer. Joining Max and Igor on the trek will be Mike Leon of SOULFLY and Daniel Gonzalez of POSSESSED. Says Max: "'B...

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MAX CAVALERA Says New SOULFLY Album Will Feature Guest Appearance By 'A Very Old-School Metalhead'

In a new interview with the "Rez Metal" podcast, SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera spoke about the band's upcoming follow-up to 2018's "Ritual" album, tentatively due in July. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm in a really good state of mind musically right now. I'm very inspired. I thin...

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ALEX LIFESON: 'It Was Difficult To Accept That RUSH Was Over'

Alex Lifeson says that it was "difficult to accept" that he would never play with RUSH again after the completion of the "R40" tour, which commemorated the 40th anniversary of drummer Neil Peart joining the band. The 68-year-old Canadian guitarist touched upon the legendary band's legacy while talki...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Is 'Feeling Pretty Damn Grateful' After Failing To Win GRAMMY AWARD For 'Distance'

Former VAN HALEN bassist and current MAMMOTH WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen says that he is "feeling pretty damn grateful" after failing to win "Best Rock Song" at the 2022 Grammy Awards on Sunday night (April 3). Wolfgang, the 31-year-old son of legendary VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen, was n...

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TAYLOR HAWKINS Gets Extended Tribute, JOEY JORDISON Is Excluded From GRAMMY AWARDS' 'In Memoriam' Segment

FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins, who passed away at 50 a little over a week ago, was honored during the televised portion of the Grammy Awards ceremony's "In Memoriam" segment. "This was the moment in the show when I was supposed to be introducing the FOO FIGHTERS," host Trevor Noah announced be...

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Watch: NICKO MCBRAIN Performs IRON MAIDEN Classics With TITANIUM TART In Tampa

This past week, Nicko McBrain embarked on a short tour of Florida where he is performing classic songs from IRON MAIDEN with his TITANIUM TART project. Fan-filmed video of the tour's kickoff, which took place on Thursday, March 31 at the Brass Mug in Tampa, Florida, can be seen below. McBrain and TI...