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SCOTT GORHAM Is Focusing On Making New 21 GUNS Album After Leaving BLACK STAR RIDERS

Scott Gorham says that he is focusing on making a new 21 GUNS album after exiting BLACK STAR RIDERS last year. Gorham was in BLACK STAR RIDERS for nearly a decade, having formed the band in 2013 with other THIN LIZZY members after deciding to write and record new music under a new moniker. BLACK STA...

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VAN HALEN's 'Lost' Singer MITCH MALLOY Celebrates EDDIE VAN HALEN's Musical Legacy: 'Unchained' Multi-Camera Video

Mitch Malloy, who auditioned to replace Sammy Hagar in VAN HALEN in the summer of 1996, celebrated Eddie Van Halen's musical legacy with MITCH MALLOY'S VH EXPERIENCE on October 9, 2021 at Mattie Kelly Arts Village in Destin, Florida. Mitch was backed by a band featuring Pete Thorn (Chris Cornell, Do...

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COREY TAYLOR: Playing ALICE IN CHAINS' 'Would?' With JERRY CANTRELL Was 'Probably The Highlight Of My Life'

In a brand new interview with "The Eric Zane Show", SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor was asked what his "favorite cover song of all time" is to perform. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "That's tough, man, because I am a rabid lover of doing covers and whatnot, especially in the righ...

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Sweden's EUROPE Honored With Special Monument In Band's Original Hometown: Video, Photos

The Swedish municipality Upplands Väsby, where several members of EUROPE grew up, unveiled a monument in the band's honor earlier today (Saturday, June 4) at Blå Parken (Blue Park). All five members of EUROPE attended the ceremony, which is part of Upplands Väsby's 70th-anniversary celebrations. Aft...

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Watch: MEGADETH Kicks Off European Tour At Finland's ROCKFEST

MEGADETH kicked off its month-long European tour Friday (June 3) at the Rockfest in Hyvinkää, Finland. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. Late last month, MEGADETH announced bass player James LoMenzo as a permanent member of the band. LoMenzo was MEGADETH's bass player in the mid...

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MANOWAR Announces New Drummer DAVE CHEDRICK

Drummer Anders Johannson has announced that he will be unable to join MANOWAR on the band's upcoming "Crushing The Enemies Of Metal Anniversary Tour '22/'23" due to "family commitments." He will be replaced on the trek by Dave Chedrick, who has previously played with RAVEN and KILL RITUAL, among oth...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY Doesn't Know If Proposed VAN HALEN Tribute Concert Will Happen: 'It All Really Hinges Upon ALEX VAN HALEN'

Michael Anthony has weighed in on reports that he has been in discussions with David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen about taking part in an all-star VAN HALEN tribute project. The former VAN HALEN bassist addressed the rumor nearly two months after former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted revealed to The...

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TRIUMPH Tribute Album Is 'Close To Being Finished'

Ex-SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach and STARSHIP singer Mickey Thomas are among the musicians who will appear on the upcoming TRIUMPH tribute album. The effort is being overseen by producer Mike Clink, who helmed TRIUMPH's 1986 album "Sport Of Kings" and also worked on early GUNS N' ROSES recordings...

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DIEHUMANE Feat. Former EXODUS Guitarist RICK HUNOLT And Ex-TYPE O NEGATIVE Drummer SAL ABRUSCATO: Debut Album Recorded

DIEHUMANE, the new band featuring former EXODUS guitarist Rick Hunolt, has finished recording its debut album. The 11-song effort, which will include an as-yet-undisclosed "10-minute cover," is currently being mixed by longtime STATIC-X producer Ulrich Wild. The "avant garde alt-metal" group, which...

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Thanks to largely unchallenged levels of virtuosity, ORIGIN have been a benchmark for technical death metal for more than 20 years now. Guitarist Paul Ryan's vision hasn't altered a great deal over the years, but neither has his band's ability to crush skulls in the most precise and devastating of w...

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LED ZEPPELIN Was Asked To Do ABBA-Style Avatar Show, Says JIMMY PAGE

The surviving members of LED ZEPPELIN were approached with the idea of staging an ABBA-style digital avatar show, guitarist Jimmy Page has revealed. At the annual Welsh literature event the Hay Festival on Thursday (June 2), Page said that he and his bandmates were asked to do "that sort of thi...

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JOHN CORABI: 'I'm Grateful To MÖTLEY CRÜE For Making That Phone Call' And Asking Me To Join

Former MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman John Corabi, who joined the band in 1992 as the replacement for original singer Vince Neil, reflected on his time with the group in a new interview with Australia's "Scars And Guitars" podcast. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The funny thing of it is I get...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Drummer STEVEN ADLER Still Loves Playing Music: 'I Practice All Day Every Day'

In a new interview with "It's Showtime With Rikki Lee", former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler was asked if playing music is still fun for him. He responded: "I practice all day every day. If I'm practicing, it's 'cause I enjoy it so much; I get such a high off of it. And playing live, it's even...

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VAN HALEN: 'Story Of Their Songs' To Premiere This Weekend On REELZ

"Van Halen: Story Of Their Songs" will premiere on Sunday, June 5 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Reelz. They were the band that changed the face of heavy rock and created a formula for a four-decade run as a legendary band. From their early days playing parties in Pasadena to becoming the biggest rock ac...

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Here Is More Video Of JUDAS PRIEST's Stripped-Down Berlin Concert

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST kicked off their spring/summer 2022 European tour with an intimate concert this past Tuesday night (May 31) in Berlin, Germany. For the gig, which was held at the 1,600-capacity Huxleys Neue Welt venue, Rob Halford and his bandmates ditched their traditional...