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JON SCHAFFER Is Continuing To Cooperate With U.S. Capitol Riot Investigators; Next Status Report Due In October

ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer, who pleaded guilty 13 months ago to his role in the Capitol riot, is continuing to cooperate with authorities while on pre-sentencing release. In a joint status update filed last Wednesday (May 18) in federal court in Washington, D.C., Schaffer's attorney Andrew C....

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Rockers React To Texas School Shooting: 'How Many More Must Die Or Get Hurt Before Something Is Done?'

Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH),David Draiman (DISTURBED),Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman (THE OFFSPRING),Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW),Peter Frampton and Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO) are among the rockers who have reacted on social media to the reports that 18 students and a teacher were killed during a...

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Watch DISTURBED's Entire Performance At Camden, New Jersey's MMRBQ

Fan-filmed video of DISTURBED's entire May 21 performance at the MMRBQ at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey can be seen below. During the concert, DISTURBED singer David Draiman told the crowd that the band's upcoming album is "heavy as fuck." "We have a new record that will soon be re...

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OVERKILL Cancels Shows 'Due To Unforeseen Circumstances'

Veteran thrashers OVERKILL have canceled their previously announced shows in U.K., Ireland and Germany "due to unforeseen circumstances.' The four-date run of dates was scheduled to kick off on May 27 in Northampton, U.K. and conclude on June 1 in Essen, Germany. Earlier today, OVERKILL released the...

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TED NUGENT Wants To Know Why DEE SNIDER Celebrated His Sickness: 'What Caused That Nasty, Nasty Hate?'

Ted Nugent has once again blasted Dee Snider for seemingly celebrating the fact that the controversial rocker was diagnosed with coronavirus. After Nugent went public with the fact that he was battling COVID-19 in April 2021, TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick shared a couple of headlines highlightin...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist SHAVO ODADJIAN Is Working On 'Really Heavy' New Solo Project

Earlier this month, Music Connection's Atomic Seyum spoke to SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian at the Hall Of Flowers cannabis industry trade show in Palm Springs, California. Asked about his plans for new music in the near future, Shavo said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "SYSTEM's tak...

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KURT COBAIN's Guitar Used In NIRVANA's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Video Sells For $4.5 Million At Auction

Julien's Auctions' blockbuster three-day music auction event "Music Icons" held on Friday, May 20, Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 culminated today in the highly anticipated sale of the mythic electric guitar that changed music and the world: Kurt Cobain's 1969 Fender Mustang electric guitar pla...

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DAVID DRAIMAN On Upcoming DISTURBED Album: 'It's About 90 Percent Heavy As F**k'

David Draiman says that DISTURBED's upcoming album is "heavy as fuck." The 49-year-old singer addressed the band's follow-up to 2018's "Evolution" during DISTURBED's concert last night (Saturday, May 21) at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey. "We have a new record that will soon be rele...

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RUDY SARZO On Playing QUIET RIOT's Classic Songs Again: 'I Am Not The Same Musician' I Was 40 Years Ago

Bassist Rudy Sarzo spoke to Al.com about his decision to rejoin QUIET RIOT after an 18-year absence. Asked if he had to relearn any of the material or if that music just embedded in his DNA, Rudy said: "It's such a multi-level question. The challenge was actually — and here's the tricky part — I am...

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MAX CAVALERA Talks New SOULFLY Single 'Superstition' (Video)

A short video of SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera discussing "Superstition", the first single from the band's upcoming twelfth album, "Totem", can be seen below. Due on August 5 via Nuclear Blast, the follow-up to 2018's "Ritual" was recorded at Platinum Underground in Mesa, Arizona by John Aquilino an...

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TED NUGENT Denies Encouraging Violence With 'Go Berserk On The Skulls' Comment, Insists It's Just 'A Figure Of Speech'

Ted Nugent has denied encouraging violence when he called on supporters of Donald Trump to go "berserk on the skulls of Democrats" during a performance at the former U.S. president's "American Freedom Tour" stop in Texas over the weekend. While appearing in Austin on Saturday (May 14),the 73-year-o...

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Irish Rockers THE ANSWER To Release New Album In 2023

After a seven-year hiatus, Irish rockers THE ANSWER are set to make their long-awaited and highly anticipated return with an exclusive and sole 2022 comeback performance at this year's Planet Rockstock festival on December 3. Not only that, but they have also announced a new album has been recorded...

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Ex-DEFTONES Bassist SERGIO VEGA Says His Exit 'Was Never About Money': 'It's Purely About Belonging'

Former DEFTONES bassist Sergio Vega has opened up about his departure from the band. The 51-year-old musician, who officially joined DEFTONES in 2009, confirmed his exit two months ago, just days after a new photo of the group without him emerged online on various digital service providers. At the t...

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JOURNEY Releases New Single 'Let It Rain'

Legendary rockers JOURNEY have released a new single, "Let It Rain". The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Freedom", which will arrive on July 8 via BMG except in Europe and Japan, where it will be issued via Frontiers Music Srl. "Just coming off of the first leg of our sold-out JOURNEY...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says FAUCI 'Hasn't Told The Truth': He 'Changes His Mind Like People Change Their Underwear'

Former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens has once again accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of not telling the truth and has blasted U.S.'s top infectious disease expert for changing his COVID-19 recommendations as frequently as "people change their underwear." Owens's latest comments came just hours aft...