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DAVID LEE ROTH Weighs In On Rumored VAN HALEN Celebration Tour

David Lee Roth has weighed in on reports that he has been in discussions with Alex Van Halen and Joe Satriani about taking part in an all-star VAN HALEN tribute project. Earlier today, Satriani confirmed to the "Rock Of Nations With Dave Kinchen" classic rock show that the trio has been in regular c...

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JOE SATRIANI Confirms He's Been 'Talking With ALEX VAN HALEN and DAVID LEE ROTH For About A Year' About New VAN HALEN Tour

Joe Satriani has confirmed that he has been in discussions with Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth about taking part in an all-star VAN HALEN tribute project. The 65-year-old guitarist addressed the rumor just days after former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted revealed to The Palm Beach Post that he w...

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Watch: VENOM Performs At Norway's INFERNO Festival

Black metal pioneers VENOM performed at this year's Inferno festival on Thursday, April 14 at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube channel Mo blackmetalbitch). VENOM formed in 1979 in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Coming to prominence towards the...

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JOHN BUSH Says ARMORED SAINT Members 'Are Not Always On The Same Page' Regarding COVID Safety Protocols

By David E. Gehlke ARMORED SAINT released their eighth studio album, "Punching The Sky", in October 2020 and still have yet to play a show behind it. The band had a run of late December dates with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY lined up only to see them canceled for undisclosed reasons. Whether the ongoing pan...

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MESHUGGAH's TOMAS HAAKE: 'It's Hard For Me To Visualize Myself Being 65 Playing 'Bleed''

By David E. Gehlke The demanding, physical style of MESHUGGAH's groundbreaking, oft-copied style of polyrhythmic metal has taken its toll. Lead guitarist Fredrik Thordendal sat out most of the tour dates in support of 2016's "The Violent Sleep Of Reason" and only recently returned to the band. Rhyth...

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VOIVOD's MICHEL 'AWAY' LANGEVIN Says 'Synchro Anarchy' Is A 'Pretty Dark Album'

By David E. Gehlke It would have been understandable for VOIVOD to permanently call it a day in 2009 after the release of "Infini" — the last studio album to feature guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, who passed away from colon cancer in 2005. The guitarist gave his bandmates access to a laptop with p...

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Psychic Jailbreak

The loss of a founding member is always going to sting. In terms of cataclysmic breakups, the departure of co-founding guitarist Scott Middleton from the CANCER BATS ranks last year was a big one. Along with vocalist Liam Cormier, Middleton had helped to steer the band through nearly 20 years of tri...

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DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says 'It's Great' To Be Talking To MIKE PORTNOY Again: We 'Carried Around Negativity Far Too Long'

Ex-DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy attended the group's concert on March 4 at Beacon Theatre in New York City. It was the first time Portnoy witnessed his former bandmates perform live since his exit from the iconic progressive metal outfit more than 11 years ago. According to DREAM THEATER fans...

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Watch: DEVIN TOWNSEND Plays First 'Greatest Set Of My Life' At London's Royal Albert Hall

Last night (Saturday, April 16),Canadian singer, songwriter and producer Devin Townsend played the first of two shows at London, England's prestigious Royal Albert Hall. The two dates, which are part of Townsend's European tour, were being promoted as "The Greatest Sets Of My Life", with Devin prev...

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JORDAN RUDESS On DREAM THEATER's First-Ever GRAMMY AWARD: 'It's A Really Big Deal'

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess spoke to Andrew Daly of VWMusic about the band winning its first-ever Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 64th annual Grammy Awards, which was held on April 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. DREAM THE...

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ALICE IN CHAINS' WILLIAM DUVALL To Release '11.12.21 Live-In-Studio Nashville' Album In June

William DuVall, frontman for the iconic band ALICE IN CHAINS, will release his second solo album, "11.12.21 Live-In-Studio Nashville", on June 10 via DVL Recordings. The effort captures an explosive power trio performance recorded live direct-to-disc at the famed Welcome To 1979 Studio in Nashville...

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See Trailer For Season One Premiere Of 'No Cover' Music Competition TV Show Feat. ALICE COOPER, GAVIN ROSSDALE And LZZY HALE

Season one of "No Cover", Hit Parader's first-ever music competition TV show, will premiere on Wednesday, April 20. A trailer is available below. Alice Cooper, Bishop Briggs, Gavin Rossdale, Lzzy Hale and Tosin Abasi serve as the judges to help find the world's next greatest unsigned original artist...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Says He Last Heard From JOEY JORDISON A Month Before His Death: 'It Was Just A Weird, Out-Of-The-Blue Thing'

Heavy horror punk icon Wednesday 13 has been paying tribute to his one-time MURDERDOLLS bandmate, late SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison, during his 2022 U.S. headline tour, dubbed "20 Years Of Fear", which was launched last month in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In a new interview with the "On The Road To...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Releases 'High Plains Drifter' Song From 'Portals' Solo Instrumental EP

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has released a first taste of his upcoming debut solo EP in the form of "High Plains Drifter". The track opens the second side of "Portals", Kirk's four-song EP, which will arrive on April 23 via Blackened Recordings across digital platforms, on CD, and as a Record S...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Teams With HYRO THE HERO For Updated Version Of 'Kids Against The Monsters'

Houston-bred rock/hip-hop fusion artist Hyro The Hero has released a new version of the title track off his "Kids Against The Monsters" project with a feature from SLIPKNOT's Corey Taylor. The release is the culmination of a series of singles featuring high-profile fellow artists that Hyro The Hero...