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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER Pleads Guilty To Two Charges For His Role In Capitol Riot

ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer has pleaded guilty for his role in the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. As part of the plea deal, he has entered into a cooperation agreement with the government. Although Schaffer was initially charged with six crimes, including engaging in an act of physical vi...

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ESCAPE THE FATE Drops Music Video For 'Lightning Strike'

ESCAPE THE FATE has released its seventh studio album, "Chemical Warfare", via Better Noise Music. The dynamic offering, produced by John Feldmann (BLINK-182, PANIC! AT THE DISCO, THE USED) and co-produced by the band's lead guitarist Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft, contains collaborations with alt-rock ico...

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Former SCORPIONS Drummer JAMES KOTTAK Says Climate Change Doesn't Exist, Calls JOE BIDEN 'The Dumbest Of The Dumb'

Former SCORPIONS and current KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak has once again expressed doubt about climate change. Apparently reacting to news reports that President Joe Biden is preparing to instruct federal agencies to take sweeping action to combat climate-related financial risks to government a...

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First-Ever JOHN BONHAM Biography To Include Foreword By DAVE GROHL

Hachette Books has set a September 7 release date for "Beast: John Bonham And The Rise Of Led Zeppelin", the first-ever biography of the iconic John Bonham, considered by many to be one of the greatest (if not the greatest) rock drummer of all time. The 384-page book, which was written by music jour...

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MR. BIG's PAUL GILBERT Releases 'A Thunderous Ovation Shook The Columns' Single

MR. BIG guitarist Paul Gilbert will release his 16th solo studio album, "Werewolves Of Portland", on June 4 via The Players Club. The disc's second single, "A Thunderous Ovation Shook The Columns", can be streamed below. Gilbert states: "I also wrote not one, but TWO songs about the Russian composer...

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GILBY CLARKE Reveals 'The Only Reason' He Performed With GUNS N' ROSES At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction

Ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke says that "the only reason" he performed with his former bandmates at their Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction was because Duff McKagan asked him to appear at the event. Clarke joined GUNS N' ROSES in November 1991, replacing Izzy Stradlin, who quit the grou...

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LED ZEPPELIN: 'The Biography' Book Due In November

Penguin Press has set November 9 release date for Bob Spitz's new book, "Led Zeppelin: The Biography". From the author of the definitive New York Times bestselling history of THE BEATLES comes the authoritative account of the group Jack Black and many others call the greatest rock band of all time,...

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JOHN PETRUCCI: New DREAM THEATER Album Is 'Filled With Energy And Excitement And Positivity'

DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci spoke to Germany's Thomann about the writing and recording process for the band's upcoming follow-up to 2019's "Distance Over Time" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We just wrapped recording of that. We had been working on that since October...

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TOTO To Release 'With A Little Help From My Friends' In June

TOTO and The Players Club/Mascot Label Group have announced the global release of "With A Little Help From My Friends" on June 25. The performance captures one special night on November 21, 2020 when Steve Lukather, Joseph Williams and David Paich appeared with the new lineup of TOTO for a global ev...

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ARTILLERY Drops 'Turn Up The Rage' Music Video

On May 7, ARTILLERY will release its tenth full-length, "X", via Metal Blade Records. The official music video for the disc's second single, "Turn Up The Rage", can be seen below. In the mid-1980s, Denmark's ARTILLERY established itself as being at the cutting edge of the thrash movement, and nearly...

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Liquid Tension Experiment 3

Expectations are set unreasonably high when a revered band records its first album in over twenty years, especially when it's from a collection of musicians as extraordinary as LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT. The supergroup — consisting of DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci, now DREAM THEATER keyboard...

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CRO-MAGS' HARLEY FLANAGAN Blasts 'Record Store Day' Reissue Of 'The Age Of Quarrel'

CRO-MAGS frontman Harley Flanagan has blasted the upcoming reissue of the band's 1986 debut album, "The Age Of Quarrel", saying that he and the other musicians who appear on the LP "have never been paid a dime" since the record's original release. Earlier this month, it was announced that "The Age O...

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TOMMY'S ROCKTRIP Feat. OZZY OSBOURNE/BLACK SABBATH Touring Drummer TOMMY CLUFETOS: Listen To 'Make Me Smile' Song

TOMMY'S ROCKTRIP is drummer Tommy Clufetos's (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK SABBATH) new hard rock outfit, where he offers his take on the rock 'n roll influences that made him one of the most sought-after drummers in the current hard rock scene. "Beat Up By Rock 'N' Roll", TOMMY'S ROCKTRIP's debut album, wi...

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DAVE GROHL-Directed Documentary 'What Drives Us' To Be Released This Month

The Coda Collection has acquired global rights to the feature-length documentary film "What Drives Us", directed by Dave Grohl and produced by FOO FIGHTERS. "What Drives Us" will be released in the U.S. on Friday, April 30 exclusively on The Coda Collection — a unique, subscription streaming offerin...

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TOTO Moves Confirmed Appearances To 2022

TOTO has announced the band will push all confirmed appearances to 2022. Specific dates for those shows impacted follows below, alongside on-sale plans for new events not public prior. Steve Lukather shares: "In the interests of approaching the band's activities with health as the primary concern fo...