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ANTHRAX To Be Rejoined By Bassist DAN LILKER After 40-Year Absence For April/May 2024 Tour Dates
ANTHRAX has announced that, due to personal reasons, bassist Frank Bello will not be able to accompany the band on its upcoming South American tour, set to kick off April 13 at MXMF The Metal Fest in Mexico City. Filling in on those dates, as well as two U.S. festival shows in May, will be ANTHRAX f...March 28, 2024
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Watch: QUEENSRŸCHE Performs Entire Debut EP And 'The Warning' Album In El Cajon, California
The Eclipse YouTube channel has uploaded video of QUEENSRŸCHE's March 26 performance at the Hell's Heroes festival at Sycuan Live And Up Close in El Cajon, California. Check out the clips below. The band's setlist was as follows: "Queensrÿche" EP 01. Queen Of The Reich 02. Nightrider 03. Blinde...March 27, 2024
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ERIK GRÖNWALL: Why I Decided To Leave SKID ROW
Erik Grönwall, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March 2021, has offered a lengthy explanation for his decision to leave SKID ROW, saying that he wanted to focus on his "full recovery". Earlier today (Wednesday, March 27),the 36-year-old Swedish singer shared the following stat...March 27, 2024
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APOCALYPTICA's PERTTU KIVILAAKSO On Split With Drummer MIKKO SIRÉN: 'It Was Time'
In a new interview with I Ask No One With Kevin Re LoVullo, APOCALYPTICA lead cellist Perttu Kivilaakso spoke about the recent departure of longtime drummer Mikko Sirén. Sirén laid down his drum tracks on APOCALYPTICA's upcoming album, "Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol. 2", before officially exiting...March 27, 2024
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SKID ROW Parts Ways With Singer ERIK GRÖNWALL; LZZY HALE To Fill In
SKID ROW has parted ways with Swedish singer Erik Grönwall. The band's longtime friend Lzzy Hale of HALESTORM will be taking over vocal duties for the upcoming scheduled four concerts. Erik has decided that the travel and rigors of the road is not conducive to his overall health and recovery, and wa...March 27, 2024
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FOZZY Announces 25th-Anniversary Tour
FOZZY, the band featuring wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and STUCK MOJO mastermind Rich "The Duke" Ward, will embark on a 25th-anniversary tour this fall. The trek will start October 3 at Madlife Studios in Woodstock, Georgia and run through October 21 in Cleveland, Ohio. Support on the tour will...March 27, 2024
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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist JORDAN RUDESS Releases New Solo Single 'Embers'
DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess recently announced his signing to InsideOut Music for a brand-new solo album to be released later in 2024. The first single from that LP, a song called "Embers", can be streamed below. The track was previously available as part of an exciting collaboration bet...March 27, 2024
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LORDI Graces Cover Of Fashion Magazine VOGUE SCANDINAVIA
Finnish rock legends LORDI have made their high fashion modeling debut in the March-April 2024 issue of Vogue Scandinavia, with an ethical twist: the band requested that all of the handbags in editorial, shot locally in Helsinki, be crafted entirely from vegan materials. The special request is not s...March 27, 2024
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DOWN Has Written Seven New Songs: 'We're Supposed To Get Together Again In April'
In a new interview with Shawn Ratches of Laughingmonkeymusic, DOWN drummer Jimmy Bower confirmed that he and his bandmates have commenced the songwriting process for a new release. The long-running heavy metal supergroup hasn't issued anything since the arrival of the "Down IV – Part Two" EP in May...March 27, 2024
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STRYPER's Upcoming Album Will Be 'Heavy' And 'Very Melodic' With 'Sing-Along' Choruses
STRYPER recently entered the studio to begin recording the follow-up to 2022's "The Final Battle" album. Earlier today, STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet, who is responsible for almost all of the songwriting in the band, took to his social media to write: "I've completed the lead vocals and now I'll sp...March 26, 2024
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MICK MARS Refused To Believe He Would Be Confined To A Wheelchair
In a new interview with Jacqui Neal, MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars spoke about his ongoing battle with degenerative disease ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in the spine joints and ligaments and can lead to stiffness over time, acc...March 26, 2024
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ZAKK WYLDE On Performing With PANTERA: It's 'Great Seeing People Taking A Trip Down Memory Lane' Every Night
During an appearance on the latest episode of "Drinks With Johnny", the Internet TV show hosted by AVENGED SEVENFOLD bassist Johnny Christ, Zakk Wylde spoke about his involvement with the reformed PANTERA, in which he is joined by the band's surviving members Philip Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown (b...March 26, 2024
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LARS ULRICH And CHAD SMITH To Make Cameos In Sequel To Iconic Mockumentary 'Spinal Tap'
According to Deadline, METALLICA's Lars Ulrich and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS' Chad Smith will make cameos in the sequel to the iconic mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap", which is now in production in New Orleans, Louisiana. Rob Reiner has returned to direct and write, and original stars/writers Christoph...March 26, 2024
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BRUCE DICKINSON Doesn't 'Give A S**t' About Classification Of Heavy Metal Subgenres
In a new interview with Mexico's ATMósferas Magazine, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson spoke about bands who combine heavy metal with other genres to produce something new. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Metal is not a completely pure, definable form of music. I mean it's got all k...March 26, 2024
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Why Do People Love To Hate NICKELBACK? RYAN PEAKE Weighs In
In a new interview with Ryan Tubridy of U.K.'s Virgin Radio, NICKELBACK rhythm guitarist/keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger spoke about "Hate To Love: Nickelback", a feature-length documentary film which explores why "the most hated band in the world" has been the s...March 26, 2024
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