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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Birthday To Be Celebrated With Global Virtual Fundraiser

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the late heavy metal icon, will join forces with virtual event producers Rolling Live Studios to celebrate Ronnie's birthday on Saturday, July 10. The global livestream fundraising event will bring together celebrities and fan...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Announces Summer/Fall 20201 North American Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

This September/October, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will hit the road for a North American headlining tour, featuring AFTER THE BURIAL, CARNIFEX, RIVERS OF NIHIL and UNDEATH as openers. Dubbed "Up From The Sewer Tour 2021", this will be the first trek in support of THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER's critically a...

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GUNS N' ROSES To Play First-Ever Rock Concert At Las Vegas's Allegiant Stadium

GUNS N' ROSES will play the first-ever rock concert at Las Vegas's Allegiant Stadium on Friday, August 27. The show is part of the band's U.S. tour, which kicks off on July 31 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Support on the trek will come from Wolfgang Van Halen's MAMMOTH WVH. Tickets for the Vegas concert...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Explains How He Ended Up Replacing MICHAEL ANTHONY In VAN HALEN

In a new interview with SPIN, Wolfgang Van Halen spoke about how he dealt with all the negativity he was subjected to online after it was announced he was stepping in for Michael Anthony on VAN HALEN's reunion tour with David Lee Roth. He said: "Looking cynically on paper, as a kid replacing a longt...

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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Admits To 'Four To Five Masturbating Encounters' With Teenage Fan

Rolling Stone has published new details of the recent leak of private messages and videos of former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson's interactions with a woman who is not his wife. The magazine obtained a report from the Scottsdale Police Department which shows that Ellefson admitted to police that...

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JUDAS PRIEST Announces Rescheduled '50 Heavy Metal Years' North American Tour

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST will finally get the opportunity to celebrate their 50th anniversary this year with the launch of a North American tour this fall. The "50 Heavy Metal Years" trek will also feature SABATON as openers and is being fueled by the highest-charting album of PRIEST...

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Watch LITA FORD Perform At Pennsylvania's 'Live United Live Music Festival'

Lita Ford performed last night (Saturday, June 5) at the Live United Live Music Festival in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Lita recently completed recording her long-awaited new solo album. The follow-up to 2012's "Living Like A Runaway" was once ag...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN's MAMMOTH WVH Releases Official Live Video For 'Don't Back Down'

Wolfgang Van Halen has released an official live video for "Don't Back Down" from his solo band, MAMMOTH WVH. The song will appear on MAMMOTH WVH's self-titled debut album, due on June 11 via Explorer1 Music Group/EX1 Records. "Don't Back Down" was originally made available in March was described at...

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SEPULTURA Announces Details Of 'SepulQuarta' Album Of Quarantine Collaborations

While the pandemic paralyzed the entire world and prevented bands from touring, Latin America's biggest metal export SEPULTURA refused to sit back and act like an animal trapped in a cage. Like the flowers growing out of the deceased bird's body depicted on the stunning colourful cover artwork by Ed...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Explains Why He Didn't Last In HOWARD STERN's Seat On CBS RADIO Morning Show In 2006

During an appearance on the latest episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast, David Lee Roth reflected on his brief stint as a morning radio show host. Roth was hired with much fanfare as a replacement for Howard Stern, and the show debuted on several radio stations on January 3, 2006. While som...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Says He Focused On Constructing 'Good Songs' For MAMMOTH WVH Debut

Wolfgang Van Halen recently spoke to Raul Amador of Bass Musician Magazine about the upcoming self-titled debut album from his MAMMOTH WVH solo band. Addressing the fact that he played all the instruments on the record, Wolfgang — who joined his father Eddie Van Halen in VAN HALEN for the band's 200...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Welcomed A Year Off From Touring While In Quarantine: 'I Hate Traveling'

Ritchie Blackmore's official YouTube channel has released a short video clip of the legendary DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW guitarist talking about his life in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. He said: "I wanted last year off completely from touring. I hate traveling, because I've done it so much...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Drops Another New Song, 'Relentless Fury'

Yngwie Malmsteen will release his new studio album titled "Parabellum" on July 23 via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. The disc's second single, "Relentless Fury", can be streamed below. Malmsteen states: "Here's 'Relentless Fury'. It's a good example of how you can take a simple groove...

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Hear New DARKTHRONE Song 'Hate Cloak'

"Hate Cloak", a new song from black metal pioneers DARKTHRONE, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Eternal Hails……", which will be released on June 25 via Peaceville. "Hate Cloak" is a nine-minute, 17-second Fenriz-penned hallowed epic which is steeped in the m...

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K.K. DOWNING Wishes DAVID ELLEFSON Well After MEGADETH Dismissal: 'I Know That He Will Come Back'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has offered words of support for David Ellefson who was fired from MEGADETH last month after sexually explicit photos and video of the bassist leaked online along with allegations that he had been grooming a fan, which he vehemently denied. Ellefson perform...