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GRIM REAPER's Founding Guitarist NICK BOWCOTT Pays Tribute To STEVE GRIMMETT: 'Your Voice Will Always Live On'

GRIM REAPER's founding guitarist Nick Bowcott has paid tribute to the band's singer Steve Grimmett who died on Monday (August 15) at the age of 62. Last night, Bowcott took to his Instagram to write: "STEVE GRIMMETT (Aug 19th, 1959 - Aug 15th, 2022): REST IN PEACE, MATE. REST IN PEACE... "This heart...

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NEW FOUND GLORY Guitarist CHAD GILBERT Diagnosed With Tumor In The Spine

Guitarist Chad Gilbert of the long-running pop-punk band NEW FOUND GLORY has been diagnosed with a new tumor in the spine. Gilbert's latest health setback comes less than a year after he was diagnosed with pheochromocytoma, a rare type of tumor that develops in the adrenal glands, small glands on th...

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GRIM REAPER Singer STEVE GRIMMETT Dead At 62

GRIM REAPER singer Steve Grimmett has died at the age of 62. Steve's passing was confirmed by his brother Mark Grimmett, who wrote on social media: "I don't really know where to start so I guess I will just come right out with it. It is with great sadness and a very heavy heart that I have to tell y...

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MOONSPELL Cancels Summer 2022 North American Tour

Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL have canceled their previously announced summer 2022 North American tour. The trek, which was scheduled to kick off on August 25 in New York City and conclude on September 18 in Boston, has been called off due to "unsolvable logistic and transportation problems". Earli...

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PORNO FOR PYROS Is Writing And Recording New Music

PORNO FOR PYROS is working on new music. The group, one of JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell's many side projects, is continuing to write and record fresh material, according to a social media post from guitarist Peter DiStefano. "@pornoforpyros writing and recording new music," Peter wrote in...

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BLIND GUARDIAN's HANSI KÜRSCH Talks 'The God Machine': 'We Said It Was Time For An Intense Album'

By David E. Gehlke German power metal veterans BLIND GUARDIAN have a defined songwriting core of vocalist/lyricist Hansi Kürsch and guitarist/composer André Olbrich. The two are responsible for some of the finest epic metal numbers of the last 30-plus years and also for some of its most orchestrated...

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LIFE OF AGONY Drummer VERONICA BELLINO Suffers Heat Exhaustion; BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Performance Canceled

LIFE OF AGONY has been forced to cancel its appearance at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom. Earlier today (Saturday, August 13),LIFE OF AGONY released the following statement via social media: "Unfortunately, LIFE OF AGONY will not be able to...

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Watch: SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER And His 24-Year-Old Son YOHAN Perform Cover Of METALLICA's 'The Call Of Ktulu'

Video of KISSER CLAN, the project featuring SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser and his 24-year-old son Yohan Kisser, performing a cover of the METALLICA classic "The Call Of Ktulu" on August 7 at eFestival in São Paulo, Brazil can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube channel EuViajandoComVc). As previ...

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TOMMY LEE's Nude Photo Sparks Instagram Censorship Debate

According to CNN, MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee's decision to post a nude photo on social media has sparked a debate, with critics accusing Instagram and Facebook of delaying its removal and double standards. After Lee shared the full-frontal selfie on Thursday, with the caption "Ooooopppsss", Insta...

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Watch EXODUS's Entire Performance In Barcelona, Spain During Summer 2022 European Tour

Fan-filmed video of EXODUS's entire August 6 concert at Razzmatazz in Barcelona, Spain can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. The Beatings Will Continue (Until Morale Improves) 02. A Lesson In Violence 03. Blood In, Blood Out 04. The Years Of Death And Dying 05. Deathamphetamine 0...

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JOURNEY's NEAL SCHON Says He Doesn't Talk Politics With JONATHAN CAIN: 'I Do Nothing But Write Music' With Him

In a new interview with the "White Line Fever" podcast, JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon was asked how he manages to continue having a working relationship with keyboardist Jonathan Cain despite their apparently drastically different political views. "The answer to that question is to leave it alone," h...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Shocks Fans By Sharing Full-Frontal Naked Photo From Bathroom

Tommy Lee shocked fans earlier today by posting a full-frontal nude photo to social media. The 59-year-old MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer shared a picture of his tattooed body sitting down on what appeared to be the edge of a bath on Thursday. Although the angle cut off the top half of Lee's face, the image s...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Cancels August/September 2022 European Shows 'Per Medical Guidance'

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has been forced to cancel the August and September 2022 European leg of the band's tour. The cancelation comes a month after singer Zack De La Rocha appeared to injure his leg and had been performing while seated ever since. Earlier today, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE released t...

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Watch SICK OF IT ALL Perform With Fill-In Guitarist CRAIG SILVERMAN In Stockholm

Fan-filmed video of SICK OF IT ALL's August 3 performance at Debaser in Stockholm, Sweden can be seen below. Late last month, SICK OF IT ALL announced that guitarist Pete Koller would sit out the band's summer 2022 European tour in order to undergo surgery for a hernia. His temporary replacement is...

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ANTHRAX Cancels Second Concert Due To 'Medical Concern'

ANTHRAX has canceled its performance tonight (Tuesday, August 9) at Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas as part of the band's North American tour with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and HATEBREED. Earlier today, ANTHRAX released the following statement via social media: "Charlie [Benante, drums]...