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Watch: ALEX VAN HALEN Honored With 'Buddy Rich Award' At 2024 DRUMEO AWARDS

VAN HALEN drummer Alex Van Halen was honored with the Buddy Rich Award at the 2024 Drumeo Awards. One of the most accomplished and well-known drummers of the 20th century, Buddy Rich is still a household name because of his virtuosic talents and his accomplishments as a bandleader. The recipient of...

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JOE SATRIANI Says His Upcoming Collaborative Album With STEVE VAI Is 'Crazy Sounding' With 'Guitar Playing All Over The Place'

In a new interview with Terrie Carr of the Morristown, New Jersey radio station 105.5 WDHA, Joe Satriani spoke about the collaborative album he is working on with fellow guitar legend Steve Vai. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, we are recording every single day. Steve and I've be...

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ANDREA FERRO On How Modern Technology Has Affected LACUNA COIL: 'I Think We've Done Pretty Well Adapting To The Changes'

In a new interview with The Razor's Edge, LACUNA COIL co-vocalist Andrea Ferro was asked how modern technology has changed the way he and his bandmates approach album releases and interact with their fans. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, obviously, that's something that we...

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SLIPKNOT's ELOY CASAGRANDE Shares 'Eyeless' Drum-Cam Video From London Concert

SLIPKNOT's Eloy Casagrande has shared drum-cam video of him and his bandmates performing the song "Eyeless" on December 21, 2024 at The O2 Arena in London, England. Check it out below. In an interview for the cover story of the January 2025 issue of Modern Drummer magazine, Casagrande was asked for...

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JAMES LABRIE Says MIKE MANGINI Was 'Very Professional' About Being Dismissed From DREAM THEATER: 'He Took It In Style And Class'

In a new interview with Loaded Radio, DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie discussed the band's decision to reunite with Mike Portnoy in October 2023, 13 years after the drummer first left the progressive metal titans. Asked what it was like to work with Portnoy again on the band's upcoming album, "Par...

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DISTURBED's DAN DONEGAN On Upcoming 'The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour': 'The Songs Came Back To Me Rather Quick'

In a new Instagram Live, DISTURBED guitarist Dan Donegan spoke about the band's upcoming 34-date "The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour", which will kick off in Nampa, Idaho on February 25, 2025 and is produced by Live Nation. The tour celebrates 25 years of DISTURBED's seminal debut album which launch...

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DESTRUCTION Announces 'The Art Of Destruction' Documentary

German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION have announced a new documentary "The Art Of Destruction", to be released in German cinemas in March 2025. Earlier today (Monday, February 3),DESTRUCTION released a trailer for the documentary along with the following message: "'The Art Of Destruction' is fi...

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Watch: STEVEN TYLER Performs For First Time Since AEROSMITH's Retirement Announcement

AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler performed six songs at his sixth annual "Jam For Janie" Grammys viewing party on Sunday, February 2 at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California. Tyler and EXTREME's Nuno Bettencourt opened with "More Than Words", joined by Mick Fleetwood, and went into "Dream On...

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Watch ACE FREHLEY Perform In Portland, Maine

Fan-filmed video of Ace Frehley's February 1 concert at AURA in Portland, Maine can be seen below. In a recent interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, Frehley confirmed that he had commenced work on "Origins Vol. 3", the sequel to Ace's 2016 and 2020 collections of cover songs that...

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ROB HALFORD On JUDAS PRIEST's Musical Evolution: 'We Have Always Had An Eye On What's Happening Around Us'

On the red carpet of the 67th annual Grammy Awards, which was held Sunday night (February 2) at the Crypto.com Arena (formerly the Staples Center) in Los Angeles, California, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke to Stage Right Secrets about the band's musical evolution since its inception more than...

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GOJIRA Wins 2025 'Best Metal Performance' GRAMMY For Olympic Games Song 'Mea Culpa'

GOJIRA was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 67th annual Grammy Awards, which is being held tonight (Sunday, February 2) at the Crypto.com Arena (formerly the Staples Center) in Los Angeles, California. GOJIRA was nominated for "Mea Cu...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On METAL ALLEGIANCE: 'We've Got Some New Material That We're Working On Now'

In a new interview with Musicfrenzy, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about the possibility of METAL ALLEGIANCE writing and recording a third album as the follow-up to 2018's "Volume II: Power Drunk Majesty". He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "METAL ALLEGIANCE, look, we're no...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Says He Was 'Weeping Uncontrollably' At His 'First Sober Show' More Than 14 Years Ago

During an appearance on "The New Man" podcast with Tripp Lanier, LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe spoke about being 14 years sober. Asked about how he got over the notion that really creative people, including great writers, need alcohol or drugs to find their best ideas or perform to the best of t...

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BUMBLEFOOT On Hearing EDDIE VAN HALEN For First Time: 'From That Point On, How I Looked At Guitar Was Completely Different'

In a new interview with Brutal Planet Magazine, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal spoke about how Eddie Van Halen influenced an entirely new generation of rock music, especially hard rock that came out in the 1980s. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Eddie, I was kind...

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LACUNA COIL's CRISTINA SCABBIA Says She Was 'Almost Afraid' To Meet DAVE MUSTAINE, But 'He Was A Sweetheart'

In a new interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia reflected on her guest appearance on MEGADETH's reworked version of the song "À Tout Le Monde", retitled "À Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free)", which was included on the latter band's 2007 album "United Abominations". Sh...