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SAMMY HAGAR To ALEX VAN HALEN: 'Just Leave Me Alone. I'll Leave You Alone. Everything's Good.'

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Sammy Hagar spoke about his relationship with his former VAN HALEN bandmate Alex Van Halen, who hasn't spoken with Hagar in 21 years, and refused to even mention Sammy by name in his recent memoir, "Brothers". Regarding why there has been no communication betwe...

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JEFF PLATE Opens Up About SAVATAGE's Return: 'Being Able To Carry On The Legacy Is Important To All Of Us'

By Clay Marshall A record and a tour. Those were drummer Jeff Plate's modest career goals once upon a time, but more than three decades after he joined SAVATAGE for their tour in support of 1994's "Handful Of Rain", he's assembled a far more impressive list of accomplishments: three legendary SAVATA...

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METALLICA Donates $40,000 To Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank

METALLICA has donated $40,000 to Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Daily Bread Food Bank through the band's foundation All Within My Hands (AWMH). These much-needed funds will aid the organization's efforts to feed Canadians amid the city's worsening hunger crisis. "We want to wholeheartedly thank the memb...

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It's Official: BAD COMPANY And SOUNDGARDEN Are Among 2025 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Inductees

BAD COMPANY and SOUNDGARDEN are among the 2025 inductees into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Other inductees in the Performer category are Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast and THE WHITE STRIPES. Salt-N-Pepa and Warren Zevon will be presented with the Musical Influence Award; Philly...

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ROSS THE BOSS Says MANOWAR's Re-Recordings Of Band's Classic Albums 'Sound Horrible'

Former MANOWAR guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman has once again blasted re-recorded versions of the band's classic albums, saying the original recordings "should not be messed with". A founding member of MANOWAR, Ross recorded six albums with the band before leaving after 1988's "Kings Of Metal". H...

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Watch: SYSTEM OF A DOWN Kicks Off Spring 2025 South American Tour In Bogota

SYSTEM OF A DOWN launched its South American tour Thursday night (April 24) at Estadio Nemésio Camacho El Campin in Bogota, Colombia. The nine-show "Wake Up! South America" tour will next play in Cercado De Lima, Peru at the Estadio Nacional. The tour will move on to Chile, Argentina and Brazil, wra...

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DIAMOND HEAD To Release 'Live And Electric' Album In July

British heavy metal veterans DIAMOND HEAD will release "Live And Electric", a live album that delivers every nuance of that four-letter word thanks to a song selection that covers the band's seminal career, on July 11 via Silver Lining Music. The official music video for the LP's first single, "Help...

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JOE BONAMASSA Announces New Album 'Breakthrough', Shares Title Track

In a career defined by evolution, Joe Bonamassa is ready to turn the page once again. The blues-rock virtuoso has just announced "Breakthrough", his most adventurous and genre-blending studio album to date, out July 18 via his own J&R Adventures. At the heart of the announcement is the release o...

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Übercode Œuvre

Strap your brains in, folks. This going to be a mind-fuck for the ages. Germany's premier exponents of virtuoso jazz metal have been making astonishing records for a long time. From the ultra-progressive madness of early albums like 2008's "Starke Stucke", through to mutant metal monoliths like "Bre...

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THE WHO's PETE TOWNSHEND: 'I Don't Like Being On A Stage. It Doesn't Fill My Soul.'

In a new interview with Spain's RockFM, THE WHO guitarist Pete Townshend spoke about his love for the creative process, particularly as it relates to being in the recording studio. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "Most musicians are not like me. Most musicians do two things th...

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TOBIAS FORGE On GHOST's Phone 'Ban' For 2025 Tour: 'For Two Hours, You Feel Relieved Of The Chains That Is The Ether'

In a new interview with Riff X's "Metal XS", GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge once again discussed his decision to make the band's 2025 world tour "a phone-free experience", with guests maintaining possession of their phones at all times, secured in Yondr pouches. Asked if the fact that GHOST's feature...

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Ultimately, it really doesn't matter what GHOST do. Commercial success brings attention. Attention brings scrutiny. The internet is full of miserable fuckers with too much time on their hands. GHOST are not metal. GHOST are too poppy. GHOST fans are idiots. And on, and on, until we all perish in a g...

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JASON NEWSTED Praises His Former Band METALLICA: 'They Bring It All Every Time' They Play Live

Ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted, who will play a two-night benefit concert inside the Everson Museum Of Art's iconic Hosmer Auditorium in Syracuse, New York, in July, spoke to Jeff Kulikowsky of 9 WSYR-TV in Syracuse about his former band, who performed in the city's JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday...

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Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS Says 'Humanity' Is Lacking In Modern Rock Music: 'There's No Feel'

In a new interview with Mexico's Rock111, original AC/DC frontman Dave Evans was asked why he thinks rock has taken a backseat to mainstream pop and rap music in recent years, especially in the U.S. He responded in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I could go into detail about it. Bu...

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SAVATAGE's JEFF PLATE On Touring Without Founding Member JON OLIVA: 'He Trusts Us To Go Out There And Do This'

A record and a tour. Those were drummer Jeff Plate's modest career goals once upon a time, but more than three decades after he joined SAVATAGE for their tour in support of 1994's "Handful Of Rain", he's assembled a far more impressive list of accomplishments: three legendary SAVATAGE studio albums,...