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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Explains How He Was Able To Buy A Ferrari On His 'Bleak' DIO Salary

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell, who had an acrimonious split with Ronnie James Dio in the mid-1980s when the two worked together in the first incarnation of Dio's solo band, has once again claimed that he and his DIO bandmates were earning "less than the crew." Ronnie, Vivian, drummer Vinny A...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Is 'Feeling Pretty Damn Grateful' After Failing To Win GRAMMY AWARD For 'Distance'

Former VAN HALEN bassist and current MAMMOTH WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen says that he is "feeling pretty damn grateful" after failing to win "Best Rock Song" at the 2022 Grammy Awards on Sunday night (April 3). Wolfgang, the 31-year-old son of legendary VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen, was n...

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BILLIE EILISH Wears TAYLOR HAWKINS Shirt During Her Performance At GRAMMY AWARDS

Pop superstar Billie Eilish performed the title track from her album "Happier Than Ever" at this year's Grammy Awards in a t-shirt paying tribute to the late FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins. During her performance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Eilish wore a black t-shirt with an im...

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MIKE PORTNOY Tests Positive For COVID-19: 'This Sucks'

Former DREAM THEATER and current THE WINERY DOGS drummer Mike Portnoy has revealed that he has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The 54-year-old musician, who lives in Pennsylvania, shared his positive diagnosis with his 521,000 Instagram followers on Sa...

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Watch: ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN And 10-Year-Old Son Pay Musical Tribute To FOO FIGHTERS' TAYLOR HAWKINS

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was joined by his 10-year-old son Revel Young Ian on drums as they performed renditions of several FOO FIGHTERS songs for an Instagram video which Scott shared on Sunday (April 3). Scott captioned the clip: "Paying tribute to Taylor…we've been jamming our favorite Foo's a...

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ANN WILSON Says She Hates Auto-Tuned Vocals: It Sounds 'Robotic'

HEART singer Ann Wilson has criticized the pitch-correction technology Auto-Tune, saying it is the imperfections of the human voice that make music appealing. Created by musician and geophysical scientist Dr. Andy Hildebrand in 1997, Auto-Tune is a software program that digitally corrects pitch, all...

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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS' FLEA On TAYLOR HAWKINS: 'He Was A Kind, Generous' And 'Fun Dude'

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS bassist Flea has paid tribute to FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died more than a week ago at the age of 50. Speaking to Radio X's Johnny Vaughan, he said about Taylor's passing (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "[It was] absolutely shocking. I love Taylor. He was...

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TAYLOR HAWKINS Honored By RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Drummer CHAD SMITH In Tribute Video

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS' Chad Smith has shared a tribute video to FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died a week ago at the age of 50. The two-minute compilation video, soundtracked by FOO FIGHTERS' "My Hero" and put together by Daniel Catullo who directed the 2017 "Foo Fighters At The Acropolis...

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JOHN 5 Weighs In On WILL SMITH's Slap: 'It Was Uncalled For And It Was Unnecessary'

Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 has weighed in on "The Slap," saying actor Will Smith's actions on the Oscars stage were "uncalled for." Smith stormed onstage during this year's live Oscars broadcast and smacked Chris Rock across the face before returning to his front-r...

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TAYLOR HAWKINS Honored At Drum Circle In His Hometown: Video, Photos

According to The Orange County Register, late FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins was honored with a drum circle on Thursday, March 31 at Aliso Beach in Laguna Beach, California. The tribute, hosted by Laguna Beach radio station KX FM, paid tribute to the 50-year-old musician who died on March 25 wh...

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JOE SATRIANI Says SIMON MCBRIDE's Addition To DEEP PURPLE Is 'A Great Call'

Joe Satriani has praised DEEP PURPLE for hiring fill-in guitarist Simon McBride to step in for Steve Morse, calling the Irish player's recruitment "a great call" by the band. Satriani made his comments while speaking to Eonmusic about new album "The Elephants Of Mars", which is due for release on Ap...

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New OZZY OSBOURNE Album To Feature PEARL JAM's MIKE MCCREADY, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's JOSH HOMME

During an appearance on the "Talk Is Jericho" podcast, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith, who played on Ozzy Osbourne's last studio album, 2020's "Ordinary Man", confirmed that he will also appear on the legendary BLACK SABBATH singer's follow-up effort. "We made another [Ozzy album], and it'...

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ISLANDER Taps KORN, P.O.D., BAD BRAINS Members For New Album 'It's Not Easy Being Human'

Critically acclaimed rock band ISLANDER has released a new album today called "It's Not Easy Being Human" via Better Noise Music. The heavy rock act also dropped a new lyric video for their track "Skin Crawl", featuring Brian "Head" Welch of KORN, Dan Weyandt of ZAO and Bruce Fithugh of LIVING SACRI...

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TOOL's MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Demonstrates Technique That 'Could Have Saved CHRIS ROCK's Life'

TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan has chimed in on actor Will Smith storming onstage during this year's live Oscars broadcast and smacking Chris Rock across the face before returning to his front-row seat and yelling a profanity-filled threat at the comedian. The confrontation took place after Rock...

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Who Played Guitar On SOULFLY's Upcoming Album? 'We're Keeping That A Secret Right Now,' Says MAX CAVALERA

In a new interview with Sofa King Cool Magazine, SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera was asked who played guitar on the band's upcoming follow-up to 2018's "Ritual" album, tentatively due in July. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We're keeping that kind of a secret right now. But, yeah,...