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MIKE PORTNOY Blasts People Who Throw Fits After Being Told They Have To Wear Masks

Former DREAM THEATER and current SONS OF APOLLO drummer Mike Portnoy has blasted people who refuse to wear a mask in public spaces to protect others from possible infection. Portnoy addressed the hot-button issue as lawmakers push harder for their constituents to wear face masks to limit the spread...

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LAMB OF GOD's MARK MORTON Celebrates 18 Months Of Sobriety

LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton is celebrating 18 months of sobriety. On Saturday (June 27),the 47-year-old took to his Twitter to write: "As of today, I have been 100% free from all drugs & alcohol for a year & a half....One day at a time. "If you're reading this & addiction is ruini...

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JANE'S ADDICTION's STEPHEN PERKINS Teams Up Steelpan Players From Eight Countries To Cover THE WHO's 'Baba O'Riley'

JANE'S ADDICTION drummer Stephen Perkins recently teamed up with steelpan players from eight different countries to record a quarantine cover version of THE WHO classic "Baba O'Riley". Check out the video below. Perkins is perhaps the only rock drummer to use steelpan in a Top 40 rock band. He told...

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GREAT WHITE's MARK KENDALL Defends Voicing His Conservative Views On Social Media: 'I've Always Considered Myself Hopefully Sensible'

GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall spoke to the "Music Mania" podcast about what it's like to be a conservative voice on social media despite the stereotype of the musical community as a haven for liberals. He said (hear audio below): "My parents were full-blown liberals. I've never been into politi...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist ALEX SKOLNICK's Public Service Announcement: 'Wear A F**king Mask!'

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has blasted people who politicize mask wearing, calling it "the stupidest thing I've ever heard." Earlier today, Skolnick took to his Twitter to respond to a news report about a woman in California who railed against "Democratic pigs" and screamed at employees after...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE: 'If You Are Someone Not Wearing A Mask, You Are Part Of The Problem'

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre says that it is the height of selfishness to not wear a mask. La Torre made the comment as lawmakers push harder for their constituents to wear face masks to limit the spread of coronavirus. President Donald Trump has been loath to wear a mask, despite the advice of...

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TRIVIUM's PAOLO GREGOLETTO Urges People To Wear Masks: 'Masks + Keeping Things Open Is Better Than Another Full Shutdown'

TRIVIUM bassist Paolo Gregoletto says that wearing a mask is key to slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus — and to further reopening the U.S. Paolo made his comments in response to a report from the Florida Department of Health, which said the number of known cases of COVID-19 in the state ros...

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TRIXTER's STEVE BROWN Says Drummer MARK 'GUS' SCOTT 'Is On The S**t List Right Now': I Don't Know If That's Ever Gonna Get Repaired'

In a brand new interview with That Metal Interview, TRIXTER guitarist Steve Brown was asked about the current status of the band he co-founded in 1983. He said (hear audio below): "I'll be honest and say that we're a fragmented band at the moment. Some internal business stuff went on, which I don't...

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JANE'S ADDICTION's PERRY FARRELL: DONALD TRUMP 'Has Done More Damage To Evangelical Religion Than Any Other President'

Perry Farrell says that Donald Trump has done more damage to evangelical religion than any other president. Earlier today, the JANE'S ADDICTION frontman took to his Twitter to share a Church Leaders article headlined "7 Startling Facts: An Up Close Look at Church Attendance in America", and he inclu...

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Listen To Audio Snippets Of Three New STATIC-X Songs

Audio samples of three new songs from STATIC-X, "Regeneration", "Worth Dyin' For" and "Terminator Oscillator", can be streamed below. All three cuts will appear on STATIC-X's upcoming album, "Project Regeneration Vol. 1", which will be released on July 10. The effort can now be pre-ordered digitally...

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EVANESCENCE To Release 'The Game Is Over' Single Next Week

EVANESCENCE will release a new single, "The Game Is Over", on Wednesday, July 1. Anyone who pre-saves the song will get a chance to hear it first on a Zoom call with the band. EVANESCENCE's long-awaited new album, "The Bitter Truth", will arrive later this year. The disc's first single, "Wasted On Y...

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THE DOORS' ROBBY KRIEGER Releases 'The Hitch' Video

The legendary guitarist and songwriter of THE DOORS and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Robby Krieger will release his first solo album in 10 years on August 14. "The Ritual Begins At Sundown" will be made available via his new home at The Players Club, a division of the Mascot Label Group. The...

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POWERMAN 5000's SPIDER ONE Reacts To Report That U.S. Has Set Another Single-Day Record For Coronavirus Cases

POWERMAN 5000 frontman Spider One has weighed in on reports that the state of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. is officially worse than it has ever been. 38,115 new infections in the country were reported by state health departments on Wednesday — surpassing the previous single-day record of 34,...

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SLIPKNOT's 'Welcome To Our Neighborhood' To Be Streamed On Knotfest.com Tomorrow

Knotfest.com will celebrate the 21st anniversary of SLIPKNOT's eponymous debut album with a live broadcast of the band's seminal home-movie collection "Welcome To Our Neighborhood" that features home-shot footage of the early days of SLIPKNOT, interviews, early live-performance footage of "Wait And...

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Former GREAT WHITE Singers JACK RUSSELL And TERRY ILOUS To Team Up For Livestreamed Acoustic Concert

Ex-GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell will team up with his successor, Terry Ilous, along with guitarists Robby Lochner and Phil Woodward, for a special acoustic concert on Friday, June 26 at 5:00 p.m. PST on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise Facebook page. Says Jack: "We'll be playing some GREAT WHITE songs...