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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Doesn't Understand Why 'People Feel The Need To Post Political Hate'

Michael Sweet of openly Christian rockers STRYPER says that he can't understand why people "feel the need" to ridicule others for their political beliefs. Sweet made his comments shortly after the Republican National Convention kicked off Monday morning in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a roll call...

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KATAKLYSM Guitarist Is Feeling 'Much Better' After Testing Positive For COVID-19: 'It Is A Nasty Bug,' He Says

KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-François Dagenais says that he is feeling "much better," less than a week after tested positive for COVID-19. The Canadian-born musician, who has lived in Dallas, Texas, for the past decade, exhibited "severe symptoms" of the novel coronavirus before it was confirmed he had...

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Watch Trailer For New OZZY OSBOURNE Documentary 'The Nine Lives Of Ozzy Osbourne'

A&E Network's Emmy Award-winning "Biography" banner will premiere a new documentary special celebrating one of rock's biggest stars. Featuring exclusive interviews and archival footage, "Biography: The Nine Lives Of Ozzy Osbourne" delves into the many lives and incredible career of the man who h...

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TWISTED SISTER Pays Tribute To FRANKIE BANALI: He Was 'An Inspiration'

TWISTED SISTER has paid tribute to Frankie Banali, who died earlier this week after a battle with pancreatic cancer. On Friday (August 21),the members of TWISTED SISTER shared a photo that was taken when the QUIET RIOT drummer joined them for a two-song set in May 2016 at the Vegas Rocks! Hair Meta...

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CHRIS CORNELL Statue In Seattle Vandalized

The Chris Cornell statue at Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) has been vandalized. Late Thursday night (August 20),Seattle station KIRO 7 News posted a photo of the statue of the SOUNDGARDEN frontman after it was painted white. Earlier today, Chris Cornell's widow Vicky released a statement a...

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QUIET RIOT's FRANKIE BANALI Dead At 68

QUIET RIOT's Frankie Banali has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The drummer passed away last night (Thursday, August 20) at the age of 68. Frankie was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer on April 17, 2019 and given six months to live. He put up an inspiringly brave and courageous 1...

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CARCASS To Release 'Despicable' EP In October

British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS will release a new EP, "Despicable", on October 30 via Nuclear Blast. Commented CARCASS bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker: "Well, the COVID situation has put the release of the new CARCASS album on the backburner for the time being. Given that we said there'd be new...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO On JAMES HETFIELD's Return To Rehab: 'We Really Didn't See It Coming'

James Hetfield's METALLICA bandmates have opened up to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about what it was like seeing him re-enter a treatment program to work on his recovery from alcohol addiction. The METALLICA frontman went back to rehab last September, forcing the postponement of the band's tour of...

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Ex-BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Drummer MICHAEL 'MOOSE' THOMAS Says Band's Music Became 'Too Safe' And 'Very Stale'

Longtime BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE drummer Michael "Moose" Thomas says that the band's music became "too safe" in the years before his departure. In December 2017, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE announced that it was officially parting ways with Thomas and replacing him with Jason Bowld (PITCHSHIFTER, AXEWOU...

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35 Years Later, TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Looks Back On Historic PMRC Hearings

In 1985, the Parents' Music Resource Center (PMRC),led by Tipper Gore, was trying to introduce a parental warning system that would label all albums containing "offensive material." The system was to include letters identifying the type of objectionable content to be found in each album (e.g. O for...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Still Doesn't Know Why He Was Fired By JOURNEY: 'It Stinks To Feel Like I Didn't Matter'

Jeff Scott Soto says it "stinks" to see JOURNEY not acknowledging the time he spent fronting the band. Soto, who previously sang with Yngwie Malmsteen, joined JOURNEY about a week and half into a six-week summer 2006 tour with DEF LEPPARD, after Steve Augeri began having vocal issues. Soto had earli...

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GUNS N' ROSES' RICHARD FORTUS: SLASH Has Been 'Incredibly Gracious With Me As A Player'

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus recently spoke to Premier Guitar about how he brings his own style to the band's classic catalog when performing it live, especially in the years since Slash rejoined the group. "It's a tricky thing, 'cause you obviously wanna bring your own character to the ro...

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PHIL DEMMEL Says He Was 'Welcomed With Open Arms' When He Filled In For GARY HOLT In SLAYER

Former MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel has once again said that playing with SLAYER "saved" his musical career. Demmel filled in for SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt for four European shows in the fall of 2018 after Gary returned home to be with his dying father. Phil, who had only played his last show...

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SCORPIONS Aren't Interested In Playing Drive-In Concerts: 'It Doesn't Have Any Atmosphere'

In a recent interview with "Pollstar Live! Digital Session", guitarist Matthias Jabs ruled out the possibility of SCORPIONS playing drive-in concerts in the future. "The SCORPIONS aren't [interested in playing] those — how do you call it? The car, movie-theater type of shows," he said (see video bel...

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QUIET RIOT's FRANKIE BANALI In Recovery After Suffering Stroke

QUIET RIOT's Frankie Banali is recovering at home after recently suffering a stroke. Banali, who has been battling stage IV pancreatic cancer for the past 16 months, offered an update on his health status in a social media post earlier tonight (Friday, August 14). He wrote: "Update: I spent the last...