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ZAKK WYLDE's Advice To Young Musicians: 'Dedicate Your Life To It, 'Cause You Don't Wanna Have Some Crummy Job That You Hate'

In the debut episode of Gnarly Origins, Revolver's Jimmy Hubbard sits down with heavy metal icon Zakk Wylde to trace the wild early years that led him from a New Jersey gas station to Ozzy Osbourne's band. Wylde looks back on the audition tape that changed everything, the lessons that shaped him and...

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BRANN DAILOR Pays Homage To CHRIS CORNELL And Previews 'Emotional' New MASTODON Album

By David E. Gehlke Drummer Brann Dailor started lending his vocal talents to MASTODON in time for 2009's "Crack The Skye". Considering the edgier, rougher angles of bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders and guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds, Dailor's far smoother, cleaner approach turned out to be exactly what...

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Former SHOTGUN MESSIAH Members ZINNY ZAN And HARRY CODY Return With ZAN/CODY Album 'Beautiful 'N Damned'

ZAN/CODY — the project of SHOTGUN MESSIAH's original singer Zinny Zan and guitarist Harry Cody — returns with a new studio album, "Beautiful 'N Damned", out on July 24, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. To celebrate the announcement, the band has unveiled the first single and accompanying video, "Damn",...

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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER To Guest On New EMINENCE Single 'Silent March'

Brazilian metallers EMINENCE reached a definitive career milestone in 2025 by traveling to Denmark's legendary AntFarm Studios to fulfill a long-held dream: recording on European soil. This journey was the culmination of a powerhouse partnership with world-renowned producer Tue Madsen, resulting in...

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DAVID ELLEFSON: 'My Problem With Artificial Intelligence Is It's Not That Intelligent And It's Artificial'

In a new interview with Andres Violante of Rock En La Trinchera, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes based on artificial intelligence (A.I.) algorithms an...

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GLENN HUGHES On His Plans For Rest Of 2026: 'This Year, For Me, Was Going To Be A No-Show, No-Album Year'

In a new interview with Metal Kaoz, Glenn Hughes spoke about his upcoming one-off appearance with THE DEAD DAISIES on May 30 at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois. Glenn will join Doug Aldrich, Tommy Clufetos and David Lowy for this rare performance, delivering a 50/50 split set, kicking of...

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DEF LEPPARD's Next Album Will 'Surprise A Lot Of People': 'We've Written The Fastest Song That We've Ever Recorded'

In a new interview with Riff X's "Metal XS", DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott spoke about the band's latest single, "Rejoice". The track was released in late January ahead of DEF LEPPARD's return to Las Vegas for their "Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency" that kicked off on Fe...

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Watch: Former WHITESNAKE And NIGHT RANGER Guitarist JOEL HOEKSTRA Performs With STEPHEN PEARCY's Solo Band For First Time

Renowned guitarist Joel Hoekstra, who has worked with WHITESNAKE, NIGHT RANGER, Cher and the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, made his live debut with RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy on Saturday, May 9 at Adventist Health Ampitheater in Tulare, California as part of the singer's "Undercover" 2026 tour. Fan-fi...

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DAUGHTRY Announces 'Shock To The System (Deluxe)'

Multi-Grammy Award-nominated, multi-platinum rock powerhouse DAUGHTRY has announced "Shock To The System (Deluxe)" today. The deluxe release brings together the full scope of the band's acclaimed two-part project, "Shock To The System (Part 1)" and "Shock To The System (Part 2)" , alongside addition...

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AMORPHIS Announces European 'Borderland Tour 2027' With INSOMNIUM And UNTO OTHERS

Finnish metallers AMORPHIS have announced the European "Borderland Tour 2027", with support from INSOMNIUM and UNTO OTHERS. The trek will kick off on January 22, 2027 in Hamburg, Germany and continue across Europe before wrapping up on February 14 in Tilburg, Netherlands. The tour will include stops...

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BILLY CORGAN Announces 'A Night Of Mellon Collie And Infinite Sadness' September 2026 European Tour

Following a critically acclaimed seven-date run last year at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, today Billy Corgan, the frontman of the two-time Grammy Award-winning iconic rock band THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, announces a European tour for September of "A Night Of Mellon Collie And Infinite Sadness Featuring B...

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BIFF BYFORD Reveals Release Date For New SAXON Album; First Single To Arrive In September 2026

In a new interview with France's Last Ride podcast, vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON spoke about the status of the band's recently completed 25th studio album. He said: "I can't tell you anything about that. What we can tell you, though, is — [and this is an] exclusive — we...

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TARJA TURUNEN Says Her Days Of Performing In High Heels Are 'Over'

In a new interview with Jaimunji, former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen was asked if she practices for her upcoming tours by performing her songs while running around in her high heels. She responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I had a tour, seven shows in seven days in Germany, recently,...

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SKID ROW's RACHEL BOLAN Reflects On Experience Of Recording Backing Vocals For ACE FREHLEY's 'Trouble Walkin'' Album

In a new interview with George Dionne of KNAC.COM, SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan was asked about his guest appearance by Ace Frehley's 1989 solo album "Trouble Walkin'". Bolan, along with SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo and then-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach contributed backing vocals to the L...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'The Hardest Part About Being A Singer Is That You Can't Hide'

In a new interview with Greece's Home Studio podcast, Canadian visionary musician, composer, and producer Devin Townsend — who has been promoting his upcoming rock opera "The Moth" — was asked how his voice has survived for more than three decades despite the fact that he has "no formal vocal techni...