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KISS, POISON, SEPULTURA, LIVING COLOUR Members, Others React To Reports Of TOM PETTY's Death

**UPDATE**: CBS originally confirmed Petty's death per the Los Angeles Police Department, but TMZ claims the musician is off life support with a "do not resuscitate" order from his family, and is still clinging to life. He is not expected to live through the day. The CBS news division said in a stat...

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Former ANTHRAX Singer DAN NELSON Joins YEAR OF THE TYRANT

Former ANTHRAX singer Dan Nelson has joined YEAR OF THE TYRANT, the new band featuring bassist Jason Viebrooks (GRIP INC., HEATHEN),guitarist Vinnie LaBella (EXHORDER) and drummer Sasha Horn (FORBIDDEN, HEATHEN). YEAR OF THE TYRANT is finishing up the pre-production on its first batch of tunes, to...

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BUCKCHERRY Frontman Says Previous Lineup Was 'Going Through The Motions'

In a new interview with music writer Joel Gausten, BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd discussed the departures of guitarist Keith Nelson and drummer Xavier Muriel earlier this year. He said: "Basically, for the last three years, it just wasn't really a band. We weren't connected; we didn't have any syner...

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JOSH TODD On BUCKCHERRY's Recent Personnel Shuffles: 'Things Had To Change'

On July 17, BackstageAxxess conducted an interview with vocalist Josh Todd of JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT and BUCKCHERRY. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the current status of BUCKCHERRY, Josh said: "BUCKCHERRY is the best it's ever been. We've got new players, Kevin Roentgen on th...

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JOSH TODD Says BUCKCHERRY 'Wasn't A Band For A While' Prior To Departures Of KEITH NELSON And XAVIER MURIEL

Josh Todd says that BUCKCHERRY "wasn't a band for a while" prior to the departures of guitarist Keith Nelson and drummer Xavier Muriel earlier this year. The singer made his comments while promoting the upcoming debut album from his JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT side project, which also features BUCKCHER...

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DEVILDRIVER Frontman On Outlaw Country Covers Album: 'It's Unprecedented What We're Doing'

United Rock Nations conducted an interview with DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara after the band's June 10 performance at the French edition of the Download festival in Paris. You can watch the full interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he feels about 2016's...

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JOHN BUSH Says 'The Timing Seems Like It's Right' For Him To Perform ANTHRAX Songs On Special Tour

John Bush has once again admitted that he is "open" to the idea of embarking on a special tour during which he would perform material from his time as the singer of ANTHRAX. Bush fronted ANTHRAX between 1992 and 2005 but was sidelined when ANTHRAX reunited with Joey Belladonna for a twentieth-annive...

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DEVILDRIVER Announces U.S. Tour With 36 CRAZYFISTS, UNCURED, TETRARCH And CANE HILL

Southern California's groove metal band DEVILDRIVER will return to the road this August and September on a headline tour featuring special guests 36 CRAZYFISTS, CANE HILL, UNCURED and TETRARCH. The trek starts August 18 in San Jose, California and wraps up September 22 in Lubbock, Texas. A complet...

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DEZ FAFARA Believes COAL CHAMBER Is 'Done Forever'

Dez Fafara says that COAL CHAMBER is probably "done forever." The group that put Fafara on the musical map and gave him his first and only gold-certified album in the shape of the band's 1997 debut, COAL CHAMBER existed for ten years before disbanding in 2003 to pursue other musical projects. They r...

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DEVILDRIVER Guitarist: 'Money Can Make People Very Egotistical'

Frédéric Bellec of France's Pavillon666 conducted an interview with DEVILDRIVER guitarist Mike Spreitzer after the band's June 10 performance at the French edition of the Download festival in Paris. You can watch the full interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On...

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DEZ FAFARA Says COAL CHAMBER Will Probably Never Tour Or Make Music Again

Dez Fafara says that DEVILDRIVER will start performing material from COAL CHAMBER in part because he realized the latter band probably wouldn't tour or make music ever again. The group that put Fafara on the musical map and gave him his first and only gold-certified album in the shape of the band's...

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DEVILDRIVER Guitarist Was 'Extremely Happy' With Response To 'Trust No One' Album

RAMzine conducted an interview with guitarist Mike Spreitzer of California metallers DEVILDRIVER at this year's edition of the Download festival, which was held June 9-11 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the response to DEVILDRIVER's late...

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Ex-PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN: 'I Wanted To Make The Best Rock 'N' Roll Record I Could Possibly Make'

Jason Price of Icon Vs. Icon recently conducted an interview with Rex Brown about the former PANTERA bassist's debut solo album, "Smoke On This". An excerpt from the chat follows below. Icon Vs. Icon: How did the ball get rolling on this record? Rex: "It started off with me in the bus one day and me...

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DEVILDRIVER's DEZ FAFARA: Fans 'Know That I'm The Real Deal' And 'I'm Not Full Of S**t'

In a recent interview with Ireland's Overdrive, DEVILDRIVER and COAL CHAMBER frontman Dez Fafara spoke about how he has managed to survive being in the music business for more than two decades. "When I came into this [with COAL CHAMBER], I was just a kid," he said. "I saw a lot of money and gold rec...

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Watch New BUCKCHERRY Lineup Perform At ROCKLAHOMA Festival

Decibel Geek TV has uploaded video footage of BUCKCHERRY's May 28 performance at the Rocklahoma festival, which took place at "Catch the Fever" Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma, just outside Tulsa. Check it out below. BUCKCHERRY guitarist Stevie Dacanay (a.k.a. Stevie D.) spoke to Legendary Rock...