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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's JOHNNY CHRIST On Dealing With Pandemic Quarantine: 'It Wasn't That Hard For Me To Cope'

During a recent appearance on "Vox&Hops", the podcast hosted by Matt McGachy, frontman of extreme metal band CRYPTOPSY, AVENGED SEVENFOLD bassist Johnny Christ spoke about how he has been dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I guess just doing my...

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GRETA VAN FLEET Singer Dismisses GENE SIMMONS's 'Rock Is Dead' Comment: 'Maybe The World Of Rock He Remembers Is Dead'

GRETA VAN FLEET singer Josh Kiszka has dismissed the notion that rock is dead, saying that rock is a "very elastic" and "eclectic genre." While rock and roll has been king of the music world for decades, in the past few years, it's been unseated by the growing popularity of hip-hop. This has caused...

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Hardcore Concert At New York City's Tompkins Square Park Under Investigation Over COVID-19 Capacity Limits

According to Gothamist, this past weekend's hardcore concert at Tompkins Square Park in New York City is under investigation by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for allegedly violating capacity limits instituted to stem the spread of COVID-19. The April 24 event, which was headli...

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Legendary Drummer CARMINE APPICE Embraces His Gray Hair At Age 74

Legendary drummer Carmine Appice has finally decided to embrace his natural silver locks after spending decades dying his gray hair. Earlier today, the 74-year-old rocker took to his Twitter to share a couple of photos of his new look, and he included the following message: "Tired of dying my hair b...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Reflects On Pasadena's Racist Past In New Artwork

David Lee Roth has shared a couple of new pieces of original artwork in which he reflects on the racist past of his longtime hometown of Pasadena, California. Check out the artwork below. VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother, VAN HALEN drummer Alex Van Halen, were sons of Dutch and In...

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JOHNNY ROTTEN Blasts 'Disrespectful' SEX PISTOLS Limited Series 'Pistol'

John Lydon has blasted the upcoming SEX PISTOLS limited series as "disrespectful," insisting that he wasn't approached to take part in the show's production. "Pistol" is a six-episode series about SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones. It is based on Jones's 2018 memoir "Lonely Boy: Tales From A Sex Pis...

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MADBALL Headlines Massive Hardcore Show At New York City's Tompkins Square Park (Video)

After 14 months in lockdown, hardcore shows have officially returned to Tompkins Square Park in New York City. MADBALL headlined a concert at the East Village outdoor venue on Saturday (April 24),with support from MURPHY'S LAW, BLOODCLOT (former CRO-MAGS frontman John Joseph) and THE CAPTURERS. Don...

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THE CULT Is 'Well Into The Process' Of Making New Studio Album, Says BILLY DUFFY

THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy spoke to Tone-Talk about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's new album. The follow-up to 2016's "Hidden City" is being helmed by producer Tom Dalgety, who has previously worked with GHOST and ROYAL BLOOD, among others. "We've been digging away at that...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE On SCOTT ROCKENFIELD: 'I Have No Idea What He's Doing'

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre has once again denied that Scott Rockenfield is officially out of the band, saying the drummer asked for paternity leave four years ago and just never came back. This past January, Rockenfield shot down suggestions that he quit QUEENSRŸCHE or retired from playing mus...

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PAUL STANLEY Says It Is 'Insanity' That IRON MAIDEN Has Not Yet Been Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

KISS frontman Paul Stanley says it is "insanity" that IRON MAIDEN has yet to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Even though artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single, iconic hard rock and metal groups like MAIDEN,...

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RAMMSTEIN's TILL LINDEMANN Releases Russian-Language Solo Single

RAMMSTEIN frontman Till Lindemann has released a new solo single, "Lubimiy Gorod", sung entirely in Russian, for the original motion picture "Devyatayev", which came out on April 29. Translated as "Beloved Town", the piano-led ballad was composed by Yevgeniy Dolmatovsky (lyrics) and Nikita Bogoslovs...

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DEE SNIDER: 'I Want A Vaccine Passport In The Worst F**king Way'

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider says that he is in favor of some kind of a coronavirus vaccine passport program whereby concert venues can ask patrons to show proof of testing or vaccination before attending certain events. A vaccine passport is a physical or digital document that displays whethe...

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STONE SOUR's JOSH RAND Launches New Band THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT

STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand has joined forces with PARALANDRA singer Casandra Carson to form a new band called THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT. The new group's debut single, "The Nothingness", will be released on Friday, April 23 on all streaming services, to be followed by THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT's first EP,...

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DEFTONES Release Music Video For 'Ceremony'

DEFTONES have tapped Leigh Whannell, writer of the original "Saw" and "Insidious" movies and writer-director of 2018's "Upgrade", to direct the official music video for their song "Ceremony". Cleopatra Coleman, who co-starred in Fox's "The Last Man On Earth" comedy series, stars in the clip, which c...

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Rockers React To DEREK CHAUVIN's Guilty Verdict

Todd La Torre (QUEENSRŸCHE),Vernon Reid (LIVING COLOUR),Mark Morton (LAMB OF GOD),Robb Flynn (MACHINE HEAD),Zach Myers (SHINEDOWN),Piggy D. (ROB ZOMBIE),and Ice-T (BODY COUNT) are among the musicians who have reacted on social media to the news that the jury has found former police officer Der...