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NITA STRAUSS On Stepping Away From ALICE COOPER's Band: 'No One Got Fired'
Nita Strauss, who spent eight years playing with Alice Cooper before recently joining Demi Lovato's touring band, was asked in a new interview with Metal Injection if it was a "nerve-racking" experience telling the legendary rocker that she wanted to step back from performing with him. The guitarist...September 6, 2022
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MERCYFUL FATE Announces First North American Tour In Over Two Decades; KREATOR To Support
Heavy metal icons MERCYFUL FATE have announced their first North American headlining tour in over two decades. The journey, which will feature support from by KREATOR and MIDNIGHT, will commence on October 25 in Dallas, Texas and weave its way through fourteen cities, closing on November 16 in Atlan...September 6, 2022
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GEOFF TATE On His Open-Heart Surgery: 'I Was Just Amazed At How Much It Took Out Of Me'
Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate says that he is "doing great" after recently undergoing an unspecified heart procedure. The 63-year-old musician discussed his health in an interview with Ritchie Birnie before performing QUEENSRŸCHE's "Promised Land" album in its entirety for the first time ever...September 6, 2022
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Watch SCORPIONS Perform In Atlantic City During Summer/Fall 2022 North American Tour
Fan-filmed video of SCORPIONS' September 5 concert at Borgata Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey can be seen below. The setlist was as follows, according to Setlist.fm: 01. Gas In The Tank 02. Make It Real 03. The Zoo 04. Coast To Coast 05. Seventh Sun 06. Peacemaker 07. Bad Boys Runnin...September 6, 2022
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AC/DC Singer BRIAN JOHNSON: Long-Delayed 'The Lives Of Brian' Autobiography To Finally Arrive Next Month
Brian Johnson, AC/DC's legendary frontman, will publish his long-awaited autobiography, "The Lives Of Brian", on October 13, 2022 — a year later than originally planned. The book will be published in the U.K. by Penguin Michael Joseph, a division of Penguin Random House, by publishing director Rowla...September 5, 2022
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Watch AEROSMITH Play First Concert In Two And A Half Years
AEROSMITH played its first concert in more than two and a half years last night (Sunday, September 4) in Bangor, Maine. Prior to the show at Maine Savings Amphitheater, the band's last live performance took place in February 2020 in Las Vegas as part of AEROSMITH's "Deuces Are Wild" residency. The s...September 5, 2022
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KORN Assistant Says Running JONATHAN DAVIS's Onstage Teleprompter Is One Of His Most Important Duties
KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has shared the latest episode of "All In The Family", a new YouTube series in which he takes a look backstage to show fans the individuals that make KORN live shows happen. The second episode in the series, which focuses on KORN band assistant Scott Sheppard, can be...September 2, 2022
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MANOWAR Recruits Legendary Guitar Shredder MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO For 2023 Tour
MANOWAR has recruited metal shred legend Michael Angelo Batio to play guitar for the band on its 2023 "Crushing The Enemies Of Metal" tour. The news comes in the wake of guitarist Evandro "EV" Martel's announcement that he will be taking a break from touring for a while for "personal reasons". Marte...September 2, 2022
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DOUG PINNICK Says KING'S X Has 'Never Been Profitable': 'We All Have To Do Outside Things To Make Ends Meet'
In a new interview with Reno's rock radio station Rock 104.5, Doug "Dug" Pinnick was asked if KING'S X has finally become a profitable venture for him and his bandmates, more than four decades after the group's inception. The 71-year-old bassist/vocalist responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET...September 1, 2022
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Regenerator
When reality is continually punching you in the face, music can sometimes be the only escape that really counts. And when it comes to weaving a magic carpet of sound that simply cannot fail to transport the listener somewhere brighter and better, KING BUFFALO are the absolute space-daddies. Guardian...September 1, 2022
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Celebrity Therapist
As desensitized as we are to just about everything these days, it is still a hair-raising thrill to hear a band as avowedly unhinged as THE CALLOUS DAOBOYS. Primarily rooted in the scattershot noise-core of DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, BOTCH and THE CHARIOT, but with all the melodic extravagance and progr...September 1, 2022
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W.A.S.P.: New Photo Book By ROSS HALFIN Coming In November
Having sold over 12 million albums worldwide, W.A.S.P. was one of the pre-eminent major label American heavy metal bands of the 1980s. Formed in 1982 in Los Angeles California, the band built a large and dedicated global following with its eponymous debut album and subsequent releases, including "Th...September 1, 2022
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JAMES MICHAEL 'Would Love' To Make Another SIXX:A.M. Album
In an interview with "The Chuck Shute Podcast", SIXX:A.M. singer James Michael spoke about whether there are any plans for the band to record more new music or play live shows in support of the "Hits" compilation album, which came out last year. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We're o...August 31, 2022
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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE On PHIL DEMMEL Filling In For WILLIE ADLER: 'He's A Phenomenally Talented Guy'
Former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel filled in for Willie Adler on nearly a dozen European LAMB OF GOD shows earlier this month. Demmel previously stepped in for Adler during LOG's January appearance on the ShipRocked cruise and in May for the Canadian portion of LAMB OF...August 31, 2022
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QUEENSRŸCHE Shares New Single 'Behind The Walls'
QUEENSRŸCHE will release its sixteenth studio album, "Digital Noise Alliance", on October 7 via Century Media. The record was once again helmed by Chris "Zeuss" Harris, who previously worked with QUEENSRŸCHE on 2015's "Condition Hüman" and "The Verdict" LPs. The LP's third single, "Behind The Walls"...August 31, 2022
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