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JON LORD's Wife VICKY LORD Dies After Short Illness

Vicky Lord, the second wife of DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord, has passed away. Lord's first marriage, from 1969 to 1981, was to Judith Feldman, with whom he had one daughter, Sara. Vicky Lord was reportedly a former girlfriend of Jon's PURPLE bandmate Glenn Hughes and twin sister of drummer Ian P...

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AMORPHIS: Working With New Producer JACOB HANSEN On 'Borderland' Album Was 'A Very Nice Experience'

In a new interview with Portugal's Look magazine, guitarist Esa Holopainen and keyboardist Santeri Kallio of Finnish metal veterans AMORPHIS discussed their upcoming album "Borderland", set for release on September 26 via Reigning Phoenix Music. Regarding how the process of making "Borderland" was d...

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STEVEN WILSON Launches New Progressive Rock Show On SiriusXM's 'Deep Tracks'

One of progressive music's most fearless and innovative figures, Steven Wilson joins SiriusXM with a new monthly series, "Intrigue: The Progressive Rock Show With Steven Wilson", debuting on Deep Tracks. During the show, Wilson — who first rose to prominence with PORCUPINE TREE before launching an a...

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METALLICA To Play Special Club Concert On Long Island, New York To Launch SiriusXM 'Maximum Metallica' Channel

METALLICA will play a special intimate concert on Thursday, August 28 to celebrate the launch of Maximum Metallica, a new music channel on SiriusXM. The event will take place at Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, Long Island, New York, with the channel officially launching the following day (August 29...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's Son JACK Pays Tribute To His Father: 'My Heart Is Heavy With Sadness And Sorrow, But Also Full Of Love And Gratitude'

Jack Osbourne has shared a two-and-a-half-minute video tribute to his father Ozzy Osbourne, who died late last month at the age of 76. Accompanying the YouTube release of the video, dubbed "Some Memories Of My Father", is a message from Jack in which he writes: "I haven't really wanted to post anyth...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Is Dealing With 'Three Main' Health Issues Right Now, Says His Wife CANDICE NIGHT

In a brand new interview with the Iron City Rocks podcast, Candice Night, who has been married to Ritchie Blackmore for 17 years but has been together with the legendary DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW guitarist for 36, discussed the health status of her husband and BLACKMORE'S NIGHT bandmate. The conversat...

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AFI Announces New Album 'Silver Bleeds The Black Sun…', Shares Lead Single 'Behind The Clock'

AFI will release a new album, "Silver Bleeds The Black Sun…", on October 3 via Run For Cover Records. "Silver Bleeds The Black Sun…" marks the twelfth album from AFI and will include the lead single "Behind The Clock", which ushers in the bold new era for the iconic band. Alongside the new single, A...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS To Perform Nine-Minute Medley At LAS VEGAS RAIDERS Game

During an appearance on the latest episode of Dean Delray's "Let There Be Talk" podcast, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS guitarist Dean DeLeo spoke about the band's activities for the remainder of 2025. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The rest of the year is just weekends — fly out and do these o...

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GLENN HUGHES On 'Chosen': 'I Think This Will Be The Last Rock Album I Make'

In a new interview with Phil Aston of Now Spinning Magazine, rock legend and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Glenn Hughes spoke about the tour in support of his upcoming studio album, "Chosen", set for release on September 5, 2025 via Frontiers Music Srl. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABB...

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DOWN Is 'Past The Middle Point' Of Recording New Album

In a new interview with The Heavy Metal Sitdown, DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein offered an update on the progress of the recording sessions for the band's long-awaited new album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "We're totally in the — I would say past the middle point of even recording...

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DIMMU BORGIR's SILENOZ Confirms Band Is Working On New Album: 'We Demo Everything Down To The Smallest Little Detail'

At this past weekend's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany, DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz (real name: Sven Atle Kopperud) confirmed that he and his bandmates are working on the long-awaited follow-up to 2018's "Eonian" album. Asked how he knows that the LP is finished and it's time to unlea...

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Former METALLICA Producer BOB ROCK Defends 'Load' And 'Reload': 'I Was Glad We Weren't Copying The Black Album'

In episode 105 of "The Metallica Report", the podcast offering weekly insider updates on all things METALLICA, producer Bob Rock spoke about his work on the band's pair of mid-Nineties albums, 1996's "Load" and 1997's "Reload", which have always been controversial, both among fans and the METALLICA...

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I PREVAIL's ERIC VANLERBERGHE Says Fan Response To The Band's New Era Has Been 'Incredible'

In a new interview with The Jesea Lee Show, I PREVAIL frontman Eric Vanlerberghe spoke about the band's recently released three singles, "Violent Nature", "Into Hell" and "Rain". Issued in May, "Violent Nature" — which is the title track of I PREVAIL's upcoming album — marked the band's first new mu...

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HELLOWEEN's ANDI DERIS Was Already 'Really Worried' About OZZY OSBOURNE's Health More Than 25 Years Ago

In a new interview with Ernest Skinner of Canada's Border City Rock Talk, HELLOWEEN singer Andi Deris spoke about the recent passing of legendary BLACK SABBATH vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, we've all been sad. He's been most probably the idol back in th...

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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION: Live Album And Sixth Studio Album Coming In 2026

In a new interview with Scott Itter of Dr. Music, legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) spoke about the status of his BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION project, also featuring guitarist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THE...