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LOVERBOY Celebrates Loyalty Of Hard Rock Community With New Metal Anthem 'Release'

"Like millions of others around the globe, we're ready to rock again," says LOVERBOY guitarist/co-founding member Paul Dean about their return to recording and the concert stage in 2022. The band's new single, "Release", due in mid-January on all digital streaming platforms, is a full-throttle rocke...

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Original BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Is No Longer Angry At His Former Bandmates

Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has told Metal Hammer in a new interview that he no longer holds a grudge against his bandmates over the circumstances that led to him bowing out of the group's reunion a decade ago. "I love the you-know-what out of those guys," he said. "I've come through th...

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BLACKIE LAWLESS Shoots Down CHRIS HOLMES's Claim He Was 'Screwed' Out Of W.A.S.P. Royalties: 'That Is Not True'

Blackie Lawless has shot down Chris Holmes's claim that the guitarist was "screwed" out of receiving royalties on the W.A.S.P. albums that he performed on. Holmes joined W.A.S.P. in 1982 and remained with the group until 1990. In 1996, the guitarist returned to W.A.S.P. and stayed with the band unti...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Confirms JAMES LOMENZO Will Play Bass For MEGADETH On Second Leg Of 'The Metal Tour Of The Year'

Dave Mustaine has confirmed that James LoMenzo will play bass for MEGADETH when the band returns to the road in April for the second U.S. leg of "The Metal Tour Of The Year". Joining them will be co-headliners LAMB OF GOD along with special guests TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES. Earlier today, Mustaine took...

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THE WINERY DOGS' Third Studio Album Is '85 Percent Done'

During an appearance this past Monday (January 10) on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the third album from THE WINERY DOGS, his power trio with legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID L...

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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS Is 'Leaning In The Direction Of' Performing 'Animal (F**k Like A Beast)' Live Again

W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless says that he is "leaning in the direction of" performing the song "Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)" on the band's upcoming 40th-anniversary tour. More than a decade ago, Lawless, who is a born-again Christian, said that he would "never" play "Animal" again, explaining tha...

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Former SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO Mourns Death Of His Mother

Former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo is mourning the death of his mother. Nicelia Irene Lombardo died on December 26, 2021 at the age of 89. Dave announced his mother's passing in a social media post on Monday (January 10). He wrote: "On Dec. 26th 2021, my amazing mom, Nicelia Irene Lombardo passed a...

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GHOST And VOLBEAT Commemorate Co-Headlining Tour With Single Featuring METALLICA Covers

GHOST and VOLBEAT will be co-headlining across the U.S. beginning January 25, and to commemorate the monumental tour, the bands have teamed up with Blackened Recordings to release a limited-edition double-A-side seven-inch single featuring each band's contributions to "The Metallica Blacklist" chari...

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MEGADETH And LAMB OF GOD Announce Second Leg Of 'The Metal Tour Of The Year' With TRIVIUM And IN FLAMES

Following the enormous success of their 2021 co-headline U.S. tour, metal titans MEGADETH and LAMB OF GOD have today announced the second U.S. run of their aptly named "The Metal Tour Of The Year". Joining them will be special guests TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES. A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will beg...

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COREY TAYLOR: SLIPKNOT's New Album To Arrive This Year

Corey Taylor says that SLIPKNOT's new studio album will arrive this year. The follow-up to 2019's "We Are Not Your Kind" was recorded in 2021 with producer Joe Barresi, who has previously worked with AVENGED SEVENFOLD, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and CHEVELLE, among many others. Over the weekend, the si...

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DEADLAND RITUAL Feat. GEEZER BUTLER, MATT SORUM, STEVE STEVENS: Why Supergroup Called It Quits

During an appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL, VINCE NEIL) spoke about the status of DEADLAND RITUAL, the supergroup he started a few years ago with bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH),drummer Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and singer F...

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STEVE STEVENS Opens Up About His COVID-19 Battle

During an appearance on yesterday's (Thursday, January 6) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Billy Idol's longtime guitarist Steve Stevens spoke about his recent battle with COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. "My wife and I, we've been so careful," he sai...

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KISS's 2004 Performance From Virginia Beach To Be Released In March

On March 11, rock icons KISS will release the next installment of their "Off The Soundboard" official live bootleg series with "Off The Soundboard: Live In Virginia Beach", recorded live at the Virginia Beach Amphitheatre on July 25, 2004. This is the second in a series of live releases by the band...

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DJ ASHBA Says He Played 'All' Rhythm Guitars On MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'Saints Of Los Angeles' Album

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current SIXX:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba says that he played all the rhythm guitars on MÖTLEY CRÜE's "Saints Of Los Angeles" album. The 49-year-old musician and producer, who is credited as a songwriter on all but two of "Saints Of Los Angeles"'s 13 tracks, discussed the extent...

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ZAKK WYLDE Says 'It's Definitely Pretty Surreal' Playing On OZZY's New Album Alongside IOMMI, BECK And CLAPTON

Zakk Wylde says that "it's an honor" to be playing on the upcoming Ozzy Osbourne album alongside some of his guitar heros. The guitarist, who has been a member of Ozzy's solo band on and off for 35 years, was excluded from the legendary heavy metal singer's 2020 LP "Ordinary Man", which was the firs...