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PRETTY MAIDS Guitarist KEN HAMMER Opens Up About 2024 Health Scare: 'I Had A Blood Clot In My Brain'

In a new interview with Metal Covenant, guitarist Ken Hammer of Danish hard rock veterans PRETTY MAIDS spoke about his 2024 health scare. He said: "Yeah, [it happened in the] summer [of 2024]. Just before we were going back together again, I had a blood clot in my brain. So I couldn't speak, and I c...

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GENE SIMMONS: ACE FREHLEY Was 'Watching And Proud' To See KISS Presented With Kennedy Center Honor

KISS legends Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley recently spoke with Vladimir Duthiers of "CBS Mornings" about their road to stardom and being among the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees who were presented with their medals by U.S. president Donald Trump during a ceremony in the Oval Office on December 6....

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Legendary Record Exec DEREK SHULMAN Guided Careers Of AC/DC, BON JOVI, DREAM THEATER And PANTERA And Lived To Tell The Tale

By David E. Gehlke At a time when record companies and those in their employ were of utmost influence and importance, few generated a better track record than Derek Shulman. After fronting SIMON DUPREE & THE BIG SOUND, then prog forerunners GENTLE GIANT throughout the 1960s and '70s, the Scottish-bo...

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WAYNE STATIC Estate Sends Cease-And-Desist Letter To Filmmaker Regarding Unauthorized Documentary

Filmmaker Matt Zane says that he has received a cease-and-desist letter from the estate and family of late STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static regarding Zane's plan to go ahead with an unauthorized documentary focusing on Wayne and Static's wife, Tera Wray. The legal notice arrived just days after the fa...

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SPINAL TAP Members Pay Tribute To ROB REINER: 'He Was Funny, He Was Smart, He Was A Mensch'

Two of the three lead actors from the iconic mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap" have paid tribute to the film's director, Rob Reiner, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, who were found dead inside their Brentwood, California home Sunday afternoon (December 14). The couple's son Nick Reiner has been...

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NEFARIOUS, Featuring DEATH ANGEL And Ex-EXODUS Members, Releases First Single With New Vocalist SEAN RIVERA

NEFARIOUS, which features Rick Hunolt (EXODUS, DIEHUMANE) and Doug Piercy (HEATHEN, ANVIL CHORUS) on guitar, Tom Gears (BLIND ILLUSION, ANCIENT MARINER) on bass and Will Carroll (DEATH ANGEL) on drums, has announced the addition of vocalist Sean Rivera to the group's ranks. Rivera joins the group as...

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IRON MAIDEN's ADRIAN SMITH On Playing KIRK HAMMETT's 'Greeny' Guitar: 'The Mojo Is Off The Charts'

In a brand new interview with Eonmusic, IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith has spoken about playing Greeny, the historic Gibson Les Paul once owned by FLEETWOOD MAC's Peter Green, and subsequently Gary Moore, now owned by METALLICA's Kirk Hammett. Enthusing that the instrument has a "mojo" that is "...

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GWAR Announces Spring 2026 U.S. Tour With SOULFLY And KING PARROT

Intergalactic shock rock legends GWAR are returning to destroy stages across the United States with the announcement of the "Gor Gor Strikes Back" tour, a massive spring 2026 run featuring SOULFLY as direct support and KING PARROT opening every night. The carnage kicks off March 19 in GWAR's adopted...

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TOMMY THAYER Is 'Not Sure' If There Will Be New KISS Music: 'It Really Depends On Where Things Go'

KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer has told Music Radar that he and his bandmates are keeping busy with a variety of projects, despite having completed their farewell tour more than two years ago. "There's a lot in the works for KISS moving ahead," he said. "We're not touring anymore, of course, but there'...

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BRET MICHAELS's 'Unbroken: Then, Now And Forever' Biopic And Book Coming In 2026

POISON frontman Bret Michaels has announced that his "Unbroken: Then, Now And Forever" biopic and book will be released in 2026. On December 9, the 62-year-old singer/songwriter, global entrepreneur and philanthropist took to his social media to write: "UNBROKEN Then, Now and Forever – the biopic an...

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JOHN COOPER: SKILLET's New Music Will Have Touches Of 'Prog' And 'More Metal Aspects'

In a new interview with U.K.'s The Sound Lab, John Cooper, the frontman and bassist for the Grammy-nominated Christian rockers SKILLET, was asked if there are any plans for him and his bandmates to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of their self-titled debut album in 2026. He responded (...

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HALESTORM's LZZY HALE: 'When We Get Too Used To Something, That's Kind Of When The Magic Goes Away'

In a new interview with Riff X's "Metal XS", HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale and guitarist Joe Hottinger spoke about the band's decision to work with producer Dave Cobb on the band's latest studio album, "Everest", after making three records with Nick Raskulinecz. Lzzy said (as transcribed by BLABBER...

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Watch: JOHN BUSH Plays First-Ever Solo Concert Celebrating His Era Of ANTHRAX

On Saturday, December 13, legendary vocalist John Bush played the first of three live concerts showcasing the music he helped create during his decade-long tenure singing with ANTHRAX. At the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California, Bush performed songs spanning all four albums he recorded with...

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EXODUS Has Already Filmed Three Music Videos For Upcoming Album: 'They're Gonna Be Sick As F***'

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have filmed music videos for three songs from their upcoming studio album, tentatively due next spring via Napalm Records. The clips are being helmed by Jim Louvau, a musical and visual creative artist based in Phoenix, Arizona, who previously worked on EXODUS...

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GENE SIMMONS Says 'A.I. Is A Concern If Left Unregulated': 'The Government Must Get A Federal Law That Encompasses All Of A.I.'

During an appearance on an early edition of "Balance Of Power", KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons spoke to Bloomberg TV Washington correspondent Joe Mathieu about how artificial intelligence (A.I.) is revolutionizing the music industry through the use of A.I. music generators. These tools use machi...