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GHOST's Milwaukee Concert Cut Short After Fan Collapses, Dies

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, GHOST's sold-out concert in Milwaukee Thursday night (May 31) was canceled after a fan collapsed. He died later in the night. The incident occurred just as the band had announced an intermission at the 2,500-capacity Riverside Theater around 9:15 p.m. Aft...

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Statue Of LED ZEPPELIN Drummer JOHN BONHAM Unveiled In His Hometown

A statue of LED ZEPPELIN's John Bonham has been unveiled in his home town of Redditch, England on what would have been his 70th birthday. The majority of the funds for the memorial, which was created by sculptor Mark Richards and is situated at Mercian Square in Redditch town center, came from a pri...

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ROB CAGGIANO Explains Why He Finds VOLBEAT More Musically Fulfilling Than ANTHRAX

EonMusic spoke to VOLBEAT guitarist Rob Caggiano ahead of the band's Sunday night (May 27) show in Dublin. In the interview, Rob talked about the transition from ANTHRAX to VOLBEAT, the challenges of changing singers in his former band, and the status of side group THE DAMNED THINGS. Caggiano was a...

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PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS Share Stories, Perform Acoustically At Las Vegas 'Vault' Event (Video)

Paul Stanley joined Gene Simmons at his "Vault" event on Saturday, May 26 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two KISS co-founders shared stories from their four-and-a-half-decade careers and performed acoustically in an intimate setting. Check out video footage below. For the last five months, the KISS bassi...

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CHRIS CORNELL's Widow Says His Funeral One Year Ago Was Second Worst Day Of Her Life

Chris Cornell's widow says her late husband "will live forever in the present." The singer was found hanged in his room at the MGM Grand Detroit hotel in May 2017, following a SOUNDGARDEN show at the city's Fox Theatre. His body was found soon after he had spoken with a "slurred" voice to Vicky Corn...

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GARY HOLT On SLAYER's Stage Show For Final Tour: 'It's Like A F**king Nuclear War'

Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM radio station recently conducted an interview with SLAYER and EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt. You can listen to the entire using the audio player below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether any musicians from the Detroit area influenced...

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TÝR Frontman Says Next Studio Effort 'Could Be A Little Bit Different' From Previous Albums

Alexiel Divine of The Offering Webzine conducted an interview with frontman Heri Joensen of Faroese folk metal band TÝR during a recent stop on their North American tour with ORPHANED LAND, GHOST SHIP OCTAVIUS and AETERNAM in support. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (trans...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Says He Was In Touch With JOEY JORDISON Last Year About Possibly Resurrecting MURDERDOLLS

Wednesday 13 was recently interviewed by Metal Wani contributor Dawn Brown. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the current status of MURDERDOLLS, his one-time project with former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison, Wednesday 13 said: "I really just haven't spoken with Joey really at al...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Completes Writing Five 'Angry' Songs For Next Album

Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS have completed writing five songs for the follow-up to last year's "Madness" album. Singer Phil Labonte said in a tweet: "I'm pretty proud of the lyrics and can't wait to share them with you guys. It'll be a min, but it's some angry stuff." "Madness" was rele...

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TED NUGENT Suggests Poor Diets For Children Were Contributing Factor To School Shootings

Ted Nugent has suggested that poor diets for children could be a contributing factor to school shootings. The outspoken conservative rocker made his comments during an appearance on Monday's edition of Newsmax's "The Joe Pags Show". "On my Facebook right now I have highlighted a documentary that con...

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JOE SATRIANI Thinks CHICKENFOOT Will Work On New Music Later This Year

Joe Satriani thinks CHICKENFOOT will reassemble before the end of the year to begin working on new music. The supergroup, which features the legendary guitarist alongside former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar, ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith, has been...

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NONPOINT Singer On Forthcoming Album 'X': 'I Haven't Been Prouder Of A Record'

NONPOINT has set "X" as the title of its tenth album, tentatively due in August. The follow-up to 2016's "The Poison Red" was produced by Fred Archambault, who has previously woked with ATREYU and AVENGED SEVENFOLD, among others. During an appearance on the "SixX Strings" podcast, NONPOINT vocalist...

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'The Music Of Cream - 50th Anniversary' Feat. KOFI BAKER, MALCOLM BRUCE And WILL JOHNS: North American Tour Announced

Following their successful inaugural tour across Australia and New Zealand in 2017, the pedigree of hallowed '60s trio CREAM — Ginger Baker's son Kofi Baker, Jack Bruce's son Malcolm Bruce and Eric Clapton's nephew (by marriage) Will Johns — have come together for the first time in North America to...

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RIKKI ROCKETT Says New POISON Music Is 'So Long Overdue, It's Crazy'

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett was recently interviewed by the "Wired In The Empire" radio show, which airs on 96.7 KCAL-FM in Riverside/San Bernardino, California. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked if there is any talk of POISON recording new music in the not-too-distant future, Rikki said:...

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KING DIAMOND 'Has Some Great Ideas' For Group's In-Progress New Album, Says ANDY LA ROCQUE

KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque was recently interviewed by Italy's "Heavy Demons" radio show. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the projects he's currently working on at Sonic Train, the Swedish recording studio he owns...