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'TrunkFest' Season 2 Premiere To Highlight SAMMY HAGAR's 'High Tide Beach Party & Car Show'

Music historian Eddie Trunk takes viewers on an immersive journey through some of the country's biggest rock festivals and music events, as the popular AXS TV original series "TrunkFest" returns for season two — premiering Sunday, July 7 at 9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT. "TrunkFest" airs as part of th...

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CRASHDÏET To Release 'Rust' Album In September; 'Idiots' Music Video Now Available

Swedish sleaze rockers CRASHDÏET will release their fifth studio album, "Rust", on September 13 via Diet Records in Scandinavia and Frontiers Music Srl in the rest of the world. The record marks the group's first full-length effort with vocalist Gabriel Keyes, who joined the band in December 2017. T...

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KIKO LOUREIRO Says It Was 'A Lot Of Responsibility To Join A Legendary Band' Like MEGADETH

Kiko Loureiro spoke to Argentinian journalist Lucas Gordon about what it was like to hook up with MEGADETH in 2015 after spending two decades playing with the Brazilian band ANGRA. "It was a totally different experience to join a legendary band," the guitarist said (see video below). "With ANGRA, we...

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FLYING COLORS Feat. MIKE PORTNOY, STEVE MORSE, NEAL MORSE: 'Third Degree' Album Due In September

FLYING COLORS — the "prog/pop" supergroup featuring guitarist Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE),keyboardist Neal Morse (THE NEAL MORSE BAND, TRANSATLANTIC, ex-SPOCK'S BEARD),bassist Dave LaRue (DIXIE DREGS),drummer Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, THE WINERY DOGS, ex-DREAM THEATER) and vocalist Casey McPher...

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ROY MAYORGA On Playing With HELLYEAH After VINNIE PAUL's Death: 'It's Bittersweet'

STONE SOUR and HELLYEAH drummer Roy Mayorga was recently interviewed by Meltdown of Detroit's 101 WRIF radio station. You can now listen to the chat below. A few excerpts follows. On how he landed the HELLYEAH gig: "Basically, [STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor and HELLYEAH frontman Chad Gray] had a co...

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MACHINE HEAD's 'Burn My Eyes' 25th-Anniversary Tour To Hit Hollywood Palladium; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

MACHINE HEAD will bring its "Burn My Eyes" 25th-anniversary tour to the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on December 20. The crushing night will feature singer and guitarist Robb Flynn and bassist Jared MacEachern joined by original "Burn My Eyes" members Chris Kontos (drums) and Logan Mader (guit...

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Y&T's Long-Awaited Documentary Will Definitely Be Released This Year, Says DAVE MENIKETTI

In an interview with the "Growin' Up Rock" podcast, legendary Y&T frontman and guitarist Dave Meniketti confirmed that the band's long-awaited documentary, "On With The Show", will arrive before the end of 2019. "Well, we don't have a specific date, but we know that we're gonna release it this year,...

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DAVE MCCLAIN No Longer Believed In MACHINE HEAD

Dave McClain says that he stopped believing in MACHINE HEAD at the end of his time with the group. The drummer, who was a member of the California metal band from 1995 to 2018, reflected on his MACHINE HEAD tenure during a May 25 interview with "Robb's MetalWorks". Speaking about his decision to exi...

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How CARMINE APPICE Influenced JOHN BONHAM, IAN PAICE, ROGER TAYLOR And NEIL PEART

In a recent interview with the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Carmine Appice was asked how it feels to know that John Bonham was among the drummers who have considered him an influence. He responded: "There were drummers like John Bonham, Ian Paice from DEEP PURPLE, Roger Taylor [QUEEN], Neil Peart [RUSH]...

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SLAYER, MEGADETH And ANTHRAX To Share Stage At SANTIAGO GETS LOUDER Festival

SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX will share the stage once again when they perform at the Santiago Gets Louder festival on October 6 in Santiago, Chile. The three "Big Four" bands will be joined at the event by Chilean extreme metal pioneers PENTAGRAM. The concert at Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida i...

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Watch MACHINE HEAD's 'Burn My Eyes' Lineup Perform 'None But My Own' Live In Studio

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn and bassist Jared MacEachern, along with "Burn My Eyes"-era MH members Chris Kontos (drums) and Logan Mader (guitar),recently went into Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California and re-recorded the debut album in its entirety. A video playthrough of the track "None B...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Reunites With CHRIS POLAND On 'Sleeping Giants' Album

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has announced more details for "Sleeping Giants", a companion LP to his upcoming memoir "More Life With Deth" (out July 16 via Jawbone Press). In stores July 19 on Combat Records, "Sleeping Giants" will be a retrospective featuring several new tracks, plus a collectio...

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ANDY SNEAP Says He Has 'No Idea' If He Will Continue Playing With JUDAS PRIEST Once 'Firepower' Tour Ends

Noted metal producer and current JUDAS PRIEST touring guitarist Andy Sneap recently spoke with Christina Rowatt of The Void With Christina. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the "most majestic moment" he's experienced while tourin...

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K.K. DOWNING On JUDAS PRIEST: 'Ever Since I Left The Band, The Remaining Founding Members Have Been Trying To Oust Me Completely'

K.K. Downing says that he feels "aggrieved" at the way he has been treated by JUDAS PRIEST since his exit from the band nearly a decade ago. The guitarist, who announced his retirement from PRIEST in April 2011 after nearly 42 years in the job, was replaced by Richie Faulkner, nearly three decades h...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On Being A Salaried Employee In MEGADETH: 'In Order To Have A Friendship, I Had To Give Up Some Ownership'

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke to Metal-Rules.com about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. "We are deep into pre-production, which is a process that we haven't done on recent records," he said. "Where we write the songs, sit on them for a bi...