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DESTRUCTION's SCHMIER Sets The Record Straight: 'Since The Reunion, I've Been The Driving Force Behind The Band'

By David E. Gehlke Apparently, the perception was not the reality with long-running German thrashers DESTRUCTION. The perception was that co-founding guitarist Mike Sifringer served as the band's primary songwriter. The reality was that co-founding bassist/vocalist Schmier was writing the music. Sif...

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Former MEGADETH Members DAVID ELLEFSON And JEFF YOUNG To Reunite On Stage At Next Week's 'Ultimate Jam Night'

Ultimate Jam Night, the long-running community-oriented show in residency at the famed Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California, will hold a special tribute to the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — on Tuesday, May 10. Among the musicians sched...

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DEF LEPPARD's New Album, 'Diamond Star Halos', Will Be 'Strongly' Represented On 'The Stadium Tour'

DEF LEPPARD is set to launch "The Stadium Tour" with MÖTLEY CRÜE and guests POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS on June 16 in Atlanta, Georgia. The 36-date trek, which is due to wrap September 9 in Las Vegas, was originally scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020 but ended up being push...

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LINKIN PARK To 'Begin Sharing A Little More Regularly' With Fans

The surviving members LINKIN PARK have announced plans to start communicating with their fans "a little more regularly" going forward. The band, which has been on hiatus since the death of frontman Chester Bennington in 2017, took to social media earlier today (Tuesday, May 3) to share the following...

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ALICE IN CHAINS' JERRY CANTRELL Partners With EPIPHONE For Two New Signature Guitars

Epiphone, the accessible brand for every stage, presents the new Jerry Cantrell "Wino" Les Paul Custom and the Les Paul Custom Prophecy electric guitars, now available worldwide. The guitars mark the first-ever collaboration between Epiphone luthiers and the legendary singer, songwriter, guitarist,...

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MIKE PORTNOY: Seeing Current DREAM THEATER Lineup Perform Was 'Not As Awkward As I Had Anticipated Or Feared'

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. During an appearance earlier tod...

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THREE DAYS GRACE Cancels Tour Dates Due To Positive COVID-19 Test

THREE DAYS GRACE was forced to cancel its previously announced shows in Cincinnati (May 2),Fort Wayne (May 3) and Madison (May 4) due to a member of the band's touring party testing positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Refunds available at original point of purch...

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Watch: STEPHEN PEARCY Performs RATT Classics In New Bedford, Massachusetts

Fan-filmed video of RATT singer Stephen Pearcy and his solo band performing on May 1 at The Vault in New Bedford, Massachusetts can be seen below (courtesy of the YouTube channel Smash Machine!). Pearcy has spent the last couple of years working on his sixth solo album, tentatively due in 2022 Last...

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Misery Made Me

Ten albums into their trailblazing career, SILVERSTEIN have nothing left to prove. Still, the screamo champions continue to demonstrate their inspiring ability to fine tune and evolve with the times. While in many ways "Misery Made Me" is but a continuation of 2020's "A Beautiful Place To Drown", th...

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SILVERSTEIN To Team Up With THE AMITY AFFLICTION For North American Co-Headlining Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

Canadian post-hardcore outfit SILVERSTEIN and Australian metalcore band THE AMITY AFFLICTION will join forces for a North American co-headlining tour this summer and fall. Support on the trek, which is scheduled to kick off on August 25 in Phoenix, Arizona and wrap on October 2 in Toronto, Ontario,...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI: 'We Care So Much About Every Note That We Play Every Night'

Ahead of DREAM THEATER's April 30 concert in Madrid, drummer Mike Mangini was asked by Spain's Rock FM to say a few words to those fans who were on the fence about attending the gig. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Why wouldn't they wanna be there? We have so much fun. Look at my face...

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Y&T's DAVE MENIKETTI Undergoes First Radiation Therapy Treatment In Prostate Cancer Battle

Y&T frontman Dave Meniketti, who went public with his prostate cancer battle in February, has just undergone his first radiation therapy treatment. According to an update sent out to the Y&T newsletter subscribers, it's been "so far, so good. Now he begins the next round of treatments," the...

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Watch: SEBASTIAN BACH Sings FRANK SINATRA's Version Of 'Night And Day' At MIKE LOVE JR.'s Birthday Party

Sebastian Bach sang a cover of Frank Sinatra's version of "Night And Day", a popular song by Cole Porter that was written for the 1932 musical "Gay Divorce", at the 40th-birthday party of Mike Love Jr., son of THE BEACH BOYS' Mike Love, at The Golden Tiki in Las Vegas, Nevada. After Sebastian's wife...

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Watch: ROB HALFORD, ALICE COOPER And SCOTT STAPP Perform At 'CoopStock 2' In Mesa

Alice Cooper, Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST) and Scott Stapp (CREED) are among the artists who performed last night (Saturday, April 30) at CoopStock 2 on at Las Sendas Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona. The evening's festivities comprised a silent auction, food trucks, and live celebrity entertainment, includ...

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Watch: Ex-SEPULTURA Drummer IGOR CAVALERA Joins DISCHARGE On Stage In London

Former SEPULTURA drummer Igor "Iggor" Cavalera joined U.K. hardcore punk legends DISCHARGE on stage this past Thursday, April 28 at New Cross Inn in London to perform the classic DISCHARGE song "Protest And Survive". Video of his appearance can be seen below. Igor and his brother, ex-SEPULTURA front...