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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's MIKE DEAN Says REED MULLIN 'Needs To Get His S**t Together' Before Rejoining Band

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY bassist Mike Dean says that drummer Reed Mullin "needs to take care of himself and get his shit together" before rejoining the band. Mullin, who co-founded CORROSION OF CONFORMITY in 1982 as a hardcore punk act alongside Dean and guitarist Woody Weatherman, has missed a numbe...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Refuses To Stay Out Of Politics, Denies He Is Out Of Touch

Tommy Lee has pushed back against people criticizing him for expressing his political opinions on social media. The MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer has repeatedly voiced his displeasure with President Donald Trump, including earlier this week when he implored the billionaire real estate mogul to "wake the fuck...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Blasts DONALD TRUMP For Invoking God's Name While Speaking About Mass Shootings

Sebastian Bach has slammed President Donald Trump for making a religious appeal in his speech on Monday in response to the weekend's mass shootings. In his remarks from the White House, the U.S. president said he joined in the grief and outrage over the "two evil attacks" in El Paso, Texas, and Dayt...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Side Project TIMES OF GRACE Hopes To Complete Second Album This Year

TIMES OF GRACE, the collaborative project featuring KILLSWITCH ENGAGE members Jesse Leach (vocals) and Adam Dutkiewicz (guitar),is hoping to complete work on its second album by the end of the year. Leach offered an update on the progress of the recording sessions for TIMES OF GRACE's next disc in...

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SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS Drummer BRENT FITZ To Miss Remainder Of Summer 2019 U.S. Tour

Brent Fitz, who plays drums for SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS, will miss the last six shows of the band's summer 2019 U.S. tour so that he can undergo emergency surgery for a detached retina. Filling in for him for all dates between August 6 in Nashville, Tennessee and August 13...

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TOMMY LEE To DONALD TRUMP: 'Wake The F**k Up'

Tommy Lee has slammed President Donald Trump for citing video games as one of the reasons behind mass shootings in the US. The MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer's criticism comes just a day after back-to-back shootings in the United States left at least 29 dead and 53 injured in Texas and Ohio on August 3 and Aug...

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NIKKI SIXX And SEBASTIAN BACH Call For Gun Control In Wake Of El Paso, Dayton Mass Shootings

Nikki Sixx and Sebastian Bach are the latest hard rock musicians to call on lawmakers to enact tougher guns laws after back-to-back mass shootings in the United States left at least 29 dead and 53 injured in Texas and Ohio on August 3 and August 4. In El Paso, a gunman opened fire as customers crowd...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Says Music Streaming Is 'Pricing Artists Out Of Careers'

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor has blasted Spotify for the the paltry payments the music streaming service pays out to music rightsholders. This past January, the Copyright Royalty Board ruled the royalties songwriters receive from on-demand subscription streaming would jump 44 percent...

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DEE SNIDER And ALEX SKOLNICK Call For Tougher Gun Laws After Two More Mass Shootings In America

TWISTED SISTER's Dee Snider and TESTAMENT's Alex Skolnick have called on lawmakers to enact tougher guns laws after back-to-back mass shootings in the United States left at least 29 dead and dozens injured in Texas and Ohio on August 3 and August 4. In El Paso, a gunman opened fire as customers crow...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Doubts DEF LEPPARD Will Record Full-Length Album In 2020

"Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what the focus will be for DEF LEPPARD's forthcoming Las Vegas residency: V...

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Rewind, Replay, Rebound

The primary strength of Copenhagen rockers VOLBEAT — dating back to their 2005 debut, "The Strength / The Sound / The Songs" — has been their ability to juggle multiple different songwriting angles within their sound. The band's road to their modern wave of popularity has been a long and winding one...

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Watch Video For New REFUSED Single 'Blood Red'

Spinefarm Records and Search & Destroy have partnered with REFUSED globally to deliver the band's opening salvo "Blood Red". The song is the first single off their upcoming album, "War Music", and is a straight forward declaration of the band's unwavering political and musical philosophy. Blending...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Is 'Very Hopeful And Optimistic' About DAVE MUSTAINE's Chances Of Beating Cancer

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson says that he is "very hopeful and optimistic" about Dave Mustaine's chances of beating throat cancer. The 57-year-old MEGADETH leader revealed his cancer diagnosis on June 17 on social media. He said that he has already begun treatment as part of a plan that his docto...

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Former SAVATAGE Drummer's Gun Shop Under Fire For Controversial Political Billboard

A controversial billboard rented by Cherokee Guns, the North Carolina store owned by former SAVATAGE drummer Steve "Doc" Wacholz, will soon be removed, according to the advertising company that owns the sign. Cherokee recently came under fire for its billboard mocking the minority female congresswom...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist DJ ASHBA Is Mixing 'Four Different Genres Of Music' With His New Project PYROMANTIC

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current SIXX:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba spoke to "Vegas Junkeez" about the status of his PYROMANTIC project. Although he originally formed PYROMANTIC as a collaboration with his SIXX:A.M. bandmate James Michael, the project has since evolved into an Ashba solo thing, with Micha...