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MIKE PORTNOY Says He Needed To Get Used To Being The 'New Guy' After Rejoining DREAM THEATER

In a new interview with Spain's Mariskal Rock, drummer Mike Portnoy was asked to name one "difficult" thing about his return to DREAM THEATER last October after a 13-year-absence. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I wouldn't say difficult. It hasn't been difficult; it's been very smooth...

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PHIL MOGG Rules Out UFO Comeback, Reveals How He Wants Band To Be Remembered

In a new interview with Seb Di Gatto of The Metal Gods Meltdown, UFO frontman Phil Mogg was asked if the band is "definitely finished" and "never coming back". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "No, I think we've reached that point now. I believe when [bassist] Pete [Way] went, tha...

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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN Recalls Photographing And Spending Time With LES PAUL

ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann went on Side Jams With Bryan Reesman to talk about the commercial and portrait photography career he developed during ACCEPT's hiatus between the late 1990s and mid-2000s when he was based In Vermont and then moved to Nashville. Two of his most memorable moments were p...

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Watch: LACUNA COIL Plays First Concert With New Guitarist

Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL played their first concert with their new guitarist — whose name has not yet been disclosed — on Sunday, August 4 at the Rockstadt Extreme Fest in Râșnov, Romania. Fan-filmed video of the show can be seen below. This past June, LACUNA COIL announced the departure of...

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Former FEAR FACTORY Singer BURTON C. BELL To Release New Solo Single 'Technical Exorcism' This Week

Former FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell will release a new solo single, "Technical Exorcism", on Friday, August 9. A teaser for the official Don Pancho Films-directed music video for the track is available below. Bell played the first concert with his solo band on June 13 at 1720 in Los Angeles,...

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Watch: JOE LYNN TURNER Performs RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE Songs At Colombia's GIGANTES DEL ROCK Festival

Fan-filmed video of Joe Lynn Turner's August 3 performance at the Gigantes Del Rock festival at Movistar Arena in Bogotá, Colombia can be seen below. This past April, Turner said that he was "finally living" his" truth" after dropping the hairpiece he had worn since the age of 14 after being diagnos...

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Watch: SCORPIONS Joined By DORO For 'Big City Nights' Performance At 2024 WACKEN OPEN AIR

German hard rock legends SCORPIONS were joined by Doro Pesch for a performance of their classic song "Big City Nights" this past Thursday, August 1 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. Fan-filmed video of Doro's appearance can be seen below. During an April 12 appearance on SiriusXM's...

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New MERCYFUL FATE Bassist BECKY BALDWIN: Meeting METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Was 'A Real Full-Circle Moment'

In an interview with Guitar World magazine, new MERCYFUL FATE bassist Becky Baldwin was asked what the most surreal moment has been of her career so far. The Birmingham, England-based musician responded: "Probably the MERCYFUL FATE thing. And the show we did in L.A. Dave Grohl came and was hanging o...

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See PANTERA Perform At Gillette Stadium As Support Act For METALLICA

Fan-filmed video of PANTERA's August 2 performance at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts as the support act for METALLICA can be seen below. Prior to launching a five-date U.K./Ireland run in late February 2025, the reformed PANTERA, consisting of classic-lineup members Philip Anselmo (vo...

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HANSI KÜRSCH: New BLIND GUARDIAN Music 'Is Not Too Far Away'

In a new interview with Portugal's Caminhos Metálicos, Hansi Kürsch of German metallers BLIND GUARDIAN spoke about the band's plans for the rest of 2024 and early 2025. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, '25 we are considering at the moment. '24, from the planning, is over. So, we...

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GOJIRA's JOSEPH DUPLANTIER To Take Part In Peaceful Protest Demanding Release Of Ocean Conservationist PAUL WATSON

GOJIRA frontman Joseph Duplantier will take part in a peaceful protest on August 12 in front of the parliament in Copenhagen, Denmark to demand the release of U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson. Watson — founder of the Sea Shepherd activist group and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation —...

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POP EVIL's Upcoming Album Will Be Band's 'Heaviest Record, Without A Doubt', Says LEIGH KAKATY

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, POP EVIL singer Leigh Kakaty was asked if he and his bandmates have "a lot" of new music written and demoed for the follow-up to 2023's "Skeletons" album. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, there's a lot, a lot...

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See JAMES HETFIELD Sing High-Pitched Version Of METALLICA's 'Enter Sandman' With The Help Of Helium

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield turns 61 years old on Saturday (August 3). Earlier today, METALLICA's social media uploaded video message from James in which the guitarist/vocalist can be seen inhaling a bit of helium from a silver balloon and saying to the camera in a high-pitched voice: "Happy b...

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Watch: TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Joins ACCEPT For 'Balls To The Wall' Performance At WACKEN OPEN AIR

Former JUDAS PRIEST and current KK'S PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens joined ACCEPT on stage on Thursday, August 1 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany to perform the ACCEPT classic "Balls To The Wall". Video of his appearance can be seen below. As previously reported, KK'S PRIEST, whi...

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Watch: MEGADETH Kicks Off 'Destroy All Enemies' Summer 2024 U.S. Tour In Rogers, Arkansas

MEGADETH kicked off the "Destroy All Enemies" summer 2024 U.S. tour Friday night (August 2) at Walmart AMP in Rogers, Arkansas. Produced by Live Nation, the trek, which features MUDVAYNE and ALL THAT REMAINS as support, will hit 32 more cities, including Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Boston and St. Louis,...