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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I'm A Free Agent Of A Fortunately Very Large Band That Owes Nobody Anything'

In a new interview with Amy Harris of The Travel Addict, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine briefly touched upon the band's plans for the rest of 2023. He said: "So far, it doesn't seem like anything is out of reach. We have the elusive Grammy that we were trying to reach for so long. That happened and i...

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Former SCORPIONS Drummer RUDY LENNERS Releases 'Sting Loving You' Book

Rudy Lenners, who was the drummer of the SCORPIONS from 1975 to 1977 and appeared on the albums "In Trance" and "Virgin Killer", has released a book called "Sting Loving You". In book, the Belgian musician tells his story for the first time, reflecting on his life before the SCORPIONS and opening up...

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SODOM, BLIND GUARDIAN, MY DYING BRIDE, EPICA And ANGRA Among Confirmed Bands For 2024 Edition Of 70000 TONS OF METAL

SODOM, BLIND GUARDIAN, MY DYING BRIDE, EPICA, UNLEASHED and ANGRA are among the confirmed bands for the the twelfth edition of the the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which will sail on January 29 to February 2, 2024 from Miami, Florida to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic and back, on board the luxury p...

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COREY TAYLOR Doubles Down On His Claim That 'CMF2' Will Be 'The Best Rock Album Of This Year And The Next'

In a new interview with Tommy Carroll of the WGRD 97.9 radio station, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor was asked to back up his previous claim that his upcoming sophomore album, "CMF2", will be "the best rock album of this year and the next." He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Dude, this a...

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SODOM, QUEENSRŸCHE, CANDLEMASS, FORBIDDEN And WATCHTOWER Among Confirmed Bands For 2024 HELL'S HEROES Festival

A worldwide contingent of music fans will convene at Houston's White Oak Music Hall on March 21-23, 2004 as Pegstar Concerts presents the Hell's Heroes festival. The three-day music fest will showcase a hand-picked selection of international heavy metal bands that includes both seminal, genre-pionee...

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Watch: GEOFF TATE Celebrates 35th Anniversary Of QUEENSRŸCHE's 'Operation: Mindcrime' at Wolverhampton Concert

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the band's classic "Operation: Mindcrime" album on tour in 2023. Fan-filmed video of his June 15 concert at KK's Steel Mill in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, where he performed the LP in full, can be seen below. Originally r...

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JOHN BUSH On Solo Tour Celebrating His Era Of ANTHRAX: 'It's Something I Would Like To Do Before I Die'

In a brand new interview with Rock On The Rise Radio, former ANTHRAX and current ARMORED SAINT frontman John Bush was once again asked whether he is still open to the idea of embarking on a special tour during which he would perform material from his time as the singer of ANTHRAX. He responded (as t...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Announces 'Chaos Horrific' Album, Shares 'Blood Blind' Single

Death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE will unleash their sixteenth studio album, "Chaos Horrific", on September 22 via Metal Blade Records. Since 1988, CANNIBAL CORPSE have been at the forefront of death metal, shaping and defining the genre. In 2021, they raised the stakes again with "Violence Unima...

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BIFF BYFORD On Demo Sessions For Next SAXON Album: 'I'm About Seven Songs In'

In a new interview with Disturbing The Priest, SAXON frontman Biff Byford spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's next studio album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm doing demo vocals on the new SAXON album. So I'm just finding different ideas and things...

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K.K. DOWNING's KK'S PRIEST Announces October 2023 U.K. Tour With PAUL DI'ANNO

Heavy metal icon, multi-platinum songwriter and pioneering guitarist K.K. Downing has announced a long-awaited U.K. tour with his band KK'S PRIEST. A founding member of British hard rock and metal titans JUDAS PRIEST, Downing helped bring harmonized lead guitars into the mainstream and co-wrote time...

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AVATAR Announces 'Chimp Mosh Pit' September/October 2023 North American Tour

Swedish metallers AVATAR will embark on the "Chimp Mosh Pit Tour" in September. Support on the trek will come from ORBIT CULTURE and THE NATIVE HOWL. A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will begin on Wednesday, June 21 at 10:00 a.m. EDT and end on Thursday, June 22 at 10:00 p.m. local time. When prom...

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TESLA's JEFF KEITH: 'When We Play Live, We Don't Roll No Tape'

In a new interview with Robert Cavuoto of Sonic Perspectives, TESLA frontman Jeff Keith confirmed that his band doesn't use any backing tracks in its live shows these days. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "When we play live, we don't roll no tape; we don't roll no Pro Tools or nothing....

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JOE BONAMASSA To Release 'Blues Deluxe Vol. 2' In October

Twenty years since the release of his best-selling album "Blues Deluxe", which celebrated what the U.S. government had declared "the year of the blues" with a mix of originals and reinterpretations of classic songs, Joe Bonamassa is taking stock of how far he and the genre have come with "Blues Delu...

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DEE SNIDER Rules Out TWISTED SISTER Reunion Tour: 'That Part Of My Life Is Done'

Nearly five months after TWISTED SISTER's one-off onstage reunion at the Metal Hall Of Fame in Agoura Hills, California, Dee Snider was asked in a new interview with 94.5 KATS about the possibility of more live performances from him and his bandmates. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET...

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RICHIE FAULKNER Says Next JUDAS PRIEST Album Has 'The Influence Of '70s' In The 'Progressive Sense'

In a new interview with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner spoke about the overall sound of the band's upcoming follow-up to 2018's "Firepower" album. He said: "It's sounding great. I was in Phoenix with [producer and touring guitarist] Andy Sneap and [singer] R...