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BIFF BYFORD Says Rise Of Grunge Movement In '90s Was 'In Some Respects A Good Thing' For SAXON

Biff Byford says that the rise of the early grunge movement, which symbolized the working-class spirit and focused on music over image, was ultimately a positive thing for bands like SAXON because it challenged them to not get complacent. During a recent interview with the "Scars And Guitars" pocast...

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Finding Joseph I: The H.R. from Bad Brains Documentary

Shaman. Spiritual anarchist. Punk royal. Rastafarian. Activist. These are tags affixed to Paul "H.R." Hudson, perhaps the greatest punk rock vocalist the genre has ever or will ever see. H.R. is one of music history's most beloved front men, a perfectly balanced amalgam of reggae-splashed aggression...

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GHOST Announces 'Rats! On The Road' U.S. Tour

Swedish occult metal band GHOST will embark on the "Rats! On The Road" U.S. tour in May. The trek will kick off on May 5 in Riverside, California and visit U.S. cities throughout the spring. Tickets and VIP packages for the "Rats! On The Road Tour" will go on sale on this Saturday, March 3 at Ghost...

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DEF LEPPARD Vocalist JOE ELLIOTT Says His Range Has 'Improved' Over The Years

DEF LEPPARD vocalist Joe Elliott was recently interviewed by the New Bern, North Carolina radio station 106.5 WSFL. The three-part conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the "DEF LEPPARD curse": Joe: "We've had two incidents that were of a...

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HALESTORM Guitarist Says Group's Writing Process Is 'Like Putting A Puzzle Together'

HALESTORM guitarist Joe Hottinger was recently interviewed by Faded World Productions. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On his influences: Joe: "There's so many. From when I was a kid, it was, like, the '90s rock scene — it was NI...

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COURTNEY LOVE And FRANCES COBAIN Pay Tribute To KURT COBAIN On His 51st Birthday

According to The Pulse Of Radio, the widow and daughter of late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain went online to wish him a happy birthday on Tuesday (February 20),on what would have been his 51st. Courtney Love took to social media early in the morning and shared a black-and-white photo of herself cudd...

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KURT COBAIN's Daughter Reveals She Is Two Years Sober

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Frances Bean Cobain, the 25-year-old daughter of Courtney Love and late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain, has revealed that she has been sober for two years. In a new Instagram post, Frances said she had "decidedly and deliberately" kept her sobriety private, but decided...

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GENE SIMMONS's '27: The Legend And Mythology Of The 27 Club' Book Due In August

powerHouse Books has set an August 14 release date for KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons's new book, titled "27: The Legend And Mythology Of The 27 Club". In a recent interview with Detroit, Michigan's WRIF 101.1 FM radio station, Simmons revealed that "27" is "about all the sadness with these peop...

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STEVEN ADLER On Getting Kicked Out Of GUNS N' ROSES: I Was So Heartbroken, I Wanted To Die

Steven Adler says that his "heart was so broken" after he was fired from GUNS N' ROSES that he just "wanted to die." Adler, who was famously kicked out of GUNS N' ROSES in 1990 for his rampant drug use, spoke about his dismissal from the band on "Mom, It's Not Devil Music!", where he appeared alongs...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE On Upcoming Album: 'It's A Heavy Record With A Heavy Theme'

Swedish occult metal band GHOST will release its as-yet-untitled fourth album in late spring or early summer Loma Vista Recordings. The follow-up to 2015's "Meliora" was recorded last year at Artery studios in Stockholm with producer Tom Dalgety (OPETH, ROYAL BLOOD) and was mixed in January at Westl...

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NIRVANA, AEROSMITH, QUEEN, JIMI HENDRIX Among 2018 'Grammy Hall Of Fame' Inductees

Continuing its ongoing commitment to preserving and celebrating timeless recordings, the Recording Academy has announced the newest inductions to its distinctive Grammy Hall Of Fame. The latest additions recognize a diverse range of both singles and album recordings at least 25 years old that exhibi...

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Old Friend Of KURT COBAIN Posts Audio From NIRVANA Rehearsal Tapes

According to The Pulse Of Radio, an old friend of late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain named John Purkey, who runs a YouTube account called The Observer, recently uploaded four videos containing cassette audio of NIRVANA demos from the late eighties. Purkey claims that the tapes were given to him by Co...

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NEW YEARS DAY Covers PANTERA, LINKIN PARK, GARBAGE Classics On 'Diary Of A Creep' EP

NEW YEARS DAY kicks off 2018 with a brand-new EP, a killer tour alongside IN THIS MOMENT, all while continuing work on its much-anticipated new full-length album for a tentative fall release. "Diary Of A Creep" is set for a January 26 release via RED/Century Media and kicks off with the brand-new,...

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Watch JERRY CANTRELL, KRIST NOVOSELIC Perform With THE DOORS Members At MoPOP's 'Founders Award' Event

As part of this year's edition of Museum of Pop Culture's Founders Award celebration honoring THE DOORS, ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell joined the iconic rock band's surviving guitarist Robby Krieger for a performance of "Love Her Madly". The December 7 event also saw NIRVANA bassist Krist...

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Soul Pretender

Originally staked as an industrial supergroup mirroring the essence of REVOLTING COCKS, FRONT 242 and NITZER EBB, the PRIMITIVE RACE cotillion, and sound, has been shaken up—drastically. Founded by LORDS OF ACID/REVOLTING COCKS bassist Chris Kniker, PRIMITIVE RACE was fortified in 2013 by Erie Loch...