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JOE ELLIOTT: Why The Album Format Is Still Important For DEF LEPPARD

As rock superstars DEF LEPPARD return with a brand-new album, "Diamond Star Halos", vocalist Joe Elliott insists that the album format is still important — at least for DEF LEPPARD. "When we got together in 2014 we noticed a trend of people releasing one song a month," Elliott tells Rock Candy write...

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TED NUGENT Says 'AR-15s Are Not Assault Rifles': 'Assault Isn't Hardware; Assault Is An Action'

Ted Nugent has spoken out against a growing call by a number of lawmakers in Texas and beyond for the minimum age to purchase assault rifles to be raised to 21 from 18. Under federal law, Americans buying handguns from licensed dealers must be at least 21, which would have precluded the gunman respo...

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Acclaimed Hard Rock Drummer HEMPO HILDÉN Dead At 69

Acclaimed Finnish-Swedish rock drummer Henrik "Hempo" Hildén has died at the age of 69. Born in Tampere, Finland, Hildén, who has played with John Norum, Don Dokken and Glenn Hughes, among others, moved to the Swedish town Karlskrona in the 1990s, where he remained until his death. He was considered...

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EXHORDER Enlists Former CANNIBAL CORPSE Guitarist PAT O'BRIEN

Thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER recruited former CANNIBAL CORPSE guitarist Pat O'Brien for their performance Sunday night (May 29) at the Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore, Maryland. The gig took place three months after guitarist Marzi Montazeri left EXHORDER, explaining at the time in a statement tha...

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DAVID ELLEFSON: 'It Was Fun To Play' MEGADETH Songs With JEFF YOUNG Again

In a recent Cameo video message requested by a fan, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked about the lyrical inspiration for the songs "502" and "Liar" from the band's third album, 1988's "So Far, So Good… So What!" He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "'502' is the Californi...

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JANE'S ADDICTION's DAVE NAVARRO On His Battle With 'Long COVID': I Have 'Been Sick Since December'

JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro has opened up about his battle with "long COVID", a condition characterized by symptoms of COVID-19 and other syndromes months after the initial illness has subsided. Navarro discussed his long-term effects of coronavirus less than two weeks after JANE'S ADDIC...

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GIBSON Wins Jury Verdict Against DEAN Over Guitar Shapes

A Texas federal jury decided on Friday (May 27) that Dean Guitars sold counterfeit guitars that infringed the trademark on Gibson Brands Inc.'s Flying V guitar and other iconic models, and dismissed Dean's efforts to cancel several Gibson trademarks as generic. In May 2019, Gibson filed a lawsuit ag...

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DAVID ELLEFSON's THE LUCID Bandmate DREW FORTIER Diagnosed With Testicular Cancer: 'Check Your Balls', He Says

THE LUCID guitarist Drew Fortier has been diagnosed with testicular cancer and is currently recovering from surgery. On Wednesday (May 25), Fortier took to his Facebook page to share a couple of post-surgery photos, and he included the following message: "I'm alive! The facts: I had cancer in m...

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GENE SIMMONS Says DONALD TRUMP 'Allowed' People 'To Be Publicly Racist And Out There With Conspiracy Theories'

In a new interview with SPIN, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons spoke about former U.S. president Donald Trump, on whose "The Celebrity Apprentice" show he was once a contestant. "I know the previous [U.S.] president," he said. "I knew him before he entered politics. Look what that gentleman did to...

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JORDAN RUDESS Says 'It Was Brave' Of MIKE PORTNOY To See Current DREAM THEATER Lineup Perform In Concert

Ex-DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy attended the group's concert on March 4 at Beacon Theatre in New York City. It was the first time Portnoy witnessed his former bandmates perform live since his exit from the iconic progressive metal outfit more than 11 years ago. According to DREAM THEATER fans...

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Former MNEMIC Vocalist GUILLAUME BIDEAU Dead At 44

Guillaume Bideau, the French vocalist who fronted the Danish metal band MNEMIC from 2006 to 2013, has died at the age of 44. Formed in 1998, MNEMIC recorded five full-length albums, three of which featured Bideau on vocals: 2007's "Passenger", 2010's "Sons Of The System" and 2012's "Mnemesis". Bidea...

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Head First

One may have to be of a certain age and disposition to be remotely excited by the phrase "funk-metal." The arrival of HEAD FIRST seems to suggest that there are more than a few of us out there, pining for the glory days when bands like FAITH NO MORE, pre-suck RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, FISHBONE and MORD...

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PAUL STANLEY's SOUL STATION R&B Project Performs At Wedding Of Celebrity Chef CHRIS SANTOS: Video, Photos

KISS frontman Paul Stanley's R&B side project SOUL STATION performed at the wedding of celebrity chef and "Chopped" judge Chris Santos and actress Natalie Makenna on Sunday (May 22) at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu, California. Santos is a lifelong music fan who operates the record label Blacklight...

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JIMI HENDRIX Penis Cast To Be Unveiled At Iceland's Penis Museum

Prior to her death last month, former groupie Cynthia "Plaster Caster" Albritton, who gained fame for her sculptures of Jimi Hendrix's penis and other iconic rock stars, donated to The Icelandic Phallological Museum one of a few cast replicas of the legendary guitarist's genitalia. Future guests of...

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Watch: Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Returns To Live Stage With Australia's SISTERS DOLL

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss joined Australian rockers SISTERS DOLL on stage during their concert Sunday night (May 22) at the Cutting Room in New York City to perform three songs. Criss and SISTERS DOLL played the tracks "Don't You Let Me Down" (from Criss's 1978 solo album),"Words" (from his...