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DAVID ELLEFSON: 'ACE FREHLEY Passing Is On The Level Of EDDIE VAN HALEN Passing. He Was That Influential'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about the passing of KISS legend Ace Frehley. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, [that was] a sad moment, for sure. Ace Frehley passing is on the level of Eddie Va...

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Watch: SEBASTIAN BACH Pays Tribute To ACE FREHLEY With Cover Of KISS's 'Shock Me' During Connecticut Concert

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach performed a cover of the KISS classic "Shock Me" with his solo band during his October 17 performance at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Prior to launching into the track, Bach told the audience: "[Have] we got any fucking KISS fans in the audience...

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JEFF BECERRA Confirms Next POSSESSED Album Will Be 'Different': 'I Don't Know If People Will Love It Or Hate It'

In a new interview with Australia's Devil's Horns Zine, POSSESSED frontman Jeff Becerra spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2019's "Revelations Of Oblivion" LP. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "I'm working on the last three sets of lyrics,...

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DANKO JONES Releases New Single 'Diamond In The Rough' Featuring MARTY FRIEDMAN

Toronto's hardest-hitting rock 'n' roll trio DANKO JONES is back with an explosive new single, "Diamond In The Rough", the latest cut from the band's upcoming album "Leo Rising", due out November 21, 2025 via Perception, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music and Sonic Unyon (Canada). The track is a h...

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SLAYER Marks 35th Anniversary Of 'Seasons In The Abyss' Album With New Track-By-Track Video Feature

Slaytanic Verses, SLAYER's free online museum, presents a special track-by-track video feature that sees Tom Araya and Kerry King digging deep into the backstories behind all ten of the tracks on SLAYER's "Seasons In The Abyss" album. Produced by Rick Rubin, Andy Wallace and SLAYER, "Seasons In The...

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Watch: MARK JANSEN's Pre-EPICA Band AFTER FOREVER Reunites For Special 25th-Anniversary Concerts

Mark Jansen's pre-EPICA band AFTER FOREVER reunited for two special 25th-anniversary concerts on October 4, 2025 and October 5, 2025 at 013 Poppodium in Tilburg, Netherlands. The setlist for the October 5 show was as follows: 01. Monolith Of Doubt 02. My Pledge Of Allegiance #1: The Sealed Fate 03....

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Releases New Single 'Broken And Blind'

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has released a new single, "Broken And Blind", via MNRK Heavy / Spinefarm. This is the band's third single release, preceded by "Lord Humungus" (February 2025) and "The Gallows" (September 2024),leading up to the much-anticipated new BLACK LABEL SOCIETY album scheduled for early...

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Watch: ROBERT PLANT And SAVING GRACE Perform On 'Later... With Jools Holland'

Robert Plant and SAVING GRACE guested on BBC Two's "Later... With Jools Holland" to perform from two songs from their new album, "Saving Grace". The LED ZEPPELIN legend and the new band of distinguished musicians — vocalist Suzi Dian, drummer Oli Jefferson, guitarist Tony Kelsey, banjo and string pl...

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JON SCHAFFER: Fallout From Involvement In U.S. Capitol Riot 'Brought Me Into A Personal Relationship With Christ'

In a new interview with the Tom Woods Show, ICED EARTH founder and guitarist Jon Schaffer discussed his involvement in the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Asked to describe his political views, Jon said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I'm just a pro-freedom guy. And I have to...

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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Live Era '87-'93' 4LP Set To Be Released In November

UMe/Geffen celebrate GUNS N' ROSES' incredible musical legacy with "Live Era '87-'93", the ultimate vinyl set that chronicles the first official live album from GUNS N' ROSES. "Live Era '87-'93" was recorded live across the universe between 1987 and 1993, and it has been newly remastered for this co...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY On Seeing KISS In 1977: 'From That Point On, I Knew That's What I Had To Do'

In a new interview with PipemanRadio, drummer Mike Portnoy of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER was asked what prompted him to become a musician. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, it was probably seeing KISS at Madison Square Garden in 1977 on the 'Alive II' tour. I was...

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DAVE LOMBARDO Believes Jazz Drummers Created So-Called 'Blast Beat': 'They Did Everything First Before Anybody'

In a new interview with Greg Prato of Ultimate Guitar, former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo was asked whom he would credit with setting the template for extreme metal and hardcore blast beats. He said: "I heard rumors of 'blast beat,' so that's double bass is going and the snare is, like, on top of t...

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GUNS N' ROSES Singer AXL ROSE And SUMERIAN COMICS Announce 'Axl Rose: Appetite For Destruction' Graphic Novel

Legendary GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose has teamed up with Sumerian to launch a brand-new multi-volume graphic novel series, "Axl Rose: Appetite For Destruction". Pre-orders are now live exclusively at sumeriancomics.com. Nathan Yocum, Sumerian Comics co-founder and series co-creator, said: "'Axl...

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FRANK BELLO And BILLY SHEEHAN To Guest On ACCEPT's 50th-Anniversary Album; First Songs Revealed

At this weekend's Guitar Summit guitar show in Mannheim, Germany, ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello and MR. BIG bassist Billy Sheehan revealed that they have both recorded separate guest appearances on the upcoming 50th-anniversary album from legendary German/American metallers ACCEPT. Tentatively due in...

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TESTAMENT's ERIC PETERSON On Feeling Inspired During Making Of 'Para Bellum' Album: 'We're Still Having Fun With It'

In a new interview with Alex Stojanovic of Metal Master Kingdom, TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson spoke about the band's upcoming album, "Para Bellum", which is due on October 10 via Nuclear Blast. Regarding the songwriting process for the LP, Eric said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " I thi...