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MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist JOHN 5: How AC/DC 'Changed The World'

Former ROB ZOMBIE and MARILYN MANSON and current MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist John 5 was interviewed for the latest episode of "The Kenny Aronoff Sessions", the podcast hosted by Kenny Aronoff, one of the most accomplished drummers in rock and roll history. You can now watch the chat below. Asked to name s...

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Ex-BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Says He Just Had A 'Great' Meeting With TONY IOMMI

Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin has revealed that he just had a productive meeting with the band's founding guitarist Tony Iommi. Earlier today (Tuesday, October 17),Martin took to his Facebook page to share a photo of him with Iommi, and he included the following message: "Visited Tony Iom...

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Babylon

Sometimes it seems that George Lynch is better known for his on-off, fractious creative relationship with Don Dokken, than for his astonishingly inventive and lyrical guitar playing. LYNCH MOB is the legendary guitarist's chief vehicle these days, and "Babylon" suggests that he is driving it with gr...

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Watch: VINCE NEIL Makes Surprise Appearance At SAMMY HAGAR's Birthday Celebration In Cabo San Lucas

Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Sammy Hagar returned to Baja last week to celebrate his legendary Birthday Bash with three epic nights of performances featuring his Billboard chart-topping group THE CIRCLE at Cabo Wabo Cantina. Plus, as a special gift to the fans who couldn't be in Baja, Hagar's award-w...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On Political Targeting Of LGBTQ Community: 'People Are Terrified'

On the latest episode of the "WTF With Marc Maron" podcast, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford, who publicly declared his homosexuality back in 1998 during an appearance on MTV News, discussed the discrimination lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in America and other parts of the world conti...

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NIGHTWISH Completes Recording Orchestral Parts For Tenth Studio Album

Finnish/Dutch/British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have finished recording the orchestral parts for their tenth studio album at Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Earlier today (Monday, October 16),NIGHTWISH shared a photo from Abbey Road, and it included the following message: "It’s a wrap! 1...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN's Wedding Playlist Included MESHUGGAH

According to People, Wolfgang Van Halen, the 32-year-old son of VAN HALEN legend Eddie Van Halen, married his fiancée Andraia Allsop on Sunday, October 15 at their home in Los Angeles. Wolfgang walked down the aisle with his mother, actress Valerie Bertinelli, to a song that his father, who died thr...

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Lightbringer

GRETA VAN FLEET are often coined as the modern band that's bringing the "classic rock" sound back, but they aren't the only ones who pay homage to '70s and '80s rock with their music. California rockers RIVAL SONS got their start in the mid-2000s, before classic rock revivalists were a trend. It jus...

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BEARTOOTH Announces 2024 North American Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

BEARTOOTH has announced an extensive North American headline tour to precede the band's European dates next fall. They'll hit the road with THE PLOT IN YOU, INVENT ANIMATE and SLEEP THEORY from January to March, bringing their new album, "The Surface", to over 40 cities across North America. A speci...

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DISTURBED Announces 2024 North American Tour With FALLING IN REVERSE And PLUSH

DISTURBED has announced a 23-date "Take Back Your Life" 2024 North American tour which will kick off in Peoria, Illinois on January 19. The trek will feature support from FALLING IN REVERSE and PLUSH and is produced by Live Nation. Tickets will be available starting with an artist presale beginning...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Shares 'Manda Bala' Song From Unreleased 2007 Solo Album With JOHN 5

VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth has officially released his solo song titled "Manda Bala" via YouTube. The track was reportedly recorded in 2007 with guitarist John 5 for an album that has yet to see the light of day. "Manda Bala" was one of five previously unreleased songs Roth included in 2020 i...

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DON DOKKEN: 'MICK MARS Wrote A Ton Of MÖTLEY CRÜE Songs'

In a new interview with Artists On Record Starring ADIKA Live!, DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken weighed in on MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars's decision to no longer tour with the legendary rock act because of his long struggles with degenerative disease ankylosing spondylitis. Ankylosing spondylitis is...

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First Details Revealed About Upcoming Sequel To Cult Heavy Metal Comedy 'Heavy Trip'

Last month filming wrapped up for the sequel to the Finnish movie "Heavy Trip" about IMPALED REKTUM, an underground blackened death metal band and their search for their sound: symphonic, post-apocalyptic, reindeer-grinding, Christ-abusing, extreme war pagan, Fennoscandian metal. The 2018 film, a tr...

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DON DOKKEN: Touring With METALLICA In 1988 Was 'Kind Of Maybe The Reason' Classic DOKKEN Lineup Broke Up

During an appearance on the latest episode of the "Battleline" podcast, Don Dokken reflected on DOKKEN's participation in the 1988 "Monsters Of Rock" U.S. stadium tour, also featuring VAN HALEN, SCORPIONS, METALLICA and KINGDOM COME. The trek kicked off in East Troy, Wisconsin on May 27 that year an...

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NAPALM DEATH's SHANE EMBURY Talks New Book And Life In Extreme Metal: 'I Can't Believe The Adventures I've Had'

By David E. Gehlke Bassist Shane Embury joined the already influential U.K. grindcore act NAPALM DEATH in 1987. He missed playing on the band's "Scum" debut but has been a mainstay ever since, appearing on every NAPALM studio effort and subsequently plotting its creative direction, which, now at 16...