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ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist On 'Special' New Album 'Rainier Fog': 'We Weren't Looking Forward Or Back'

ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Inez recently spoke with Metal Wani. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET and Metal Wani). On the group's new album, "Rainier Fog": Mike: "It was just really kind of special record. To go back to Seattle a...

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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO Thinks GRETA VAN FLEET's Success Will Open Doors For Other Hard Rock Acts

Prior to FOZZY's performance at the Rock Allegiance festival on October 6 in Camden, New Jersey, vocalist Chris Jericho spoke with Kristyn Clark of Pop Culture Madness. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the growth the band has exp...

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Watch Surviving NIRVANA Members Reunite At 2018 'Cal Jam'

The surviving members of NIRVANA reunited at the end of FOO FIGHTERS' set at Cal Jam festival Saturday night (October 6) to perform six songs. Dave Grohl, Pat Smear (both of whom are members of FOO FIGHTERS) and Krist Novoselic (who played earlier in the day with his band GIANTS IN THE TREES) were j...

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Is A NIRVANA Reunion In The Works At 'Cal Jam' This Weekend?

According to The Pulse of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS' official Twitter account posted two cryptic tweets regarding this upcoming weekend's Cal Jam festival, which is set to take place in San Bernardino, California. First, in a tweet announcing a screening of Joan Jett's new documentary, FOO FIGHTERS respon...

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GENE SIMMONS On Why So Many Musicians Die At Age 27: 'Nobody Can Figure Out What It Is'

Gene Simmons says that his new book, "27: The Legend And Mythology Of The 27 Club", examines the stories of great musicians who died at age 27, from Janis Joplin to NIRVANA's Kurt Cobain to, more recently, Amy Winehouse. The book is the first release on his new Simmons Books imprint. Speaking with...

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JEFFERSON AIRPLANE Co-Founder MARTY BALIN Dies At 76

Marty Balin, the legendary founder and lead vocalist of JEFFERSON AIRPLANE and hit songwriter of JEFFERSON STARSHIP, passed away on September 27. His wife, Susan Joy Balin, was by his side. He was 76. Marty had a historic career as Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awa...

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GENE SIMMONS Hopes His '27' Book Will 'Open Up A Conversation' About Depression And Mental Health

Gene Simmons hopes that his new book "27: The Legend And Mythology Of The 27 Club", which comes out next week, will "open up a conversation" about mental health. He tells the Classic Rock TK99 radio station (hear audio below): "One in five people in America know somebody or are directly affected by...

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DAVE GROHL Is Cooking Up Barbecue This Weekend In Los Angeles

According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl served as a cook this past weekend at the Beached Pig, a barbecue joint in the Studio City area of Los Angeles. The newly opened eatery is part of the Valley Urban Market, an outdoor food court co-founded by Grohl's wife Jordyn. Dave...

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KRIST NOVOSELIC 'Explains' KURT COBAIN's Non-Involvement In NIRVANA Mini Reunion

Krist Novoselic has responded to critics who slammed his appearance with fellow NIRVANA surviving members over the weekend. When Novoselic's band GIANTS IN THE TREES opened for the FOO FIGHTERS — which also includes former NIRVANA touring member Pat Smear — at Seattle's Safeco Field on Saturday nigh...

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NEIL FALLON Says CLUTCH Tries Not To 'Overthink' Things: 'We Follow Our Guts'

CLUTCH vocalist Neil Fallon recently spoke with Australia's Heavy magazine. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On new album "Book Of Bad Decisions": Neil: "We recorded the record with Vance Powell in Nashville. I think it has a ve...

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ALDO NOVA Returns With First Album In More Than 30 Years

On October 19, Canadian guitarist, vocalist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer Aldo Nova will release his first new album release in over three decades. Titled "2.0" (Megaforce),it's a collection of supercharged reinventions of six classic songs off his self-titled smash debut, plus one new orig...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Critiques 'Lack Of Ingenuity' In Today's Rock Scene

GHOST frontman Tobias Forge recently spoke with the Atlanta radio station Rock 100.5. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his recent comments about a lack of ambition in the modern rock/metal scene: Tobias: "I was being asked ab...

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GHOST's 'Rats' Is Longest-Running No. 1 Song On BILLBOARD's 'Mainstream Rock Songs' Chart This Year

"Rats", the latest single from the Grammy Award-winning Swedish hard rock band GHOST, today enters its seventh consecutive week as the No. 1 song on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart, becoming the longest-running track to top that chart this year. Released this past spring, "Rats" has already accumula...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE: 'My First Idols Were KISS'

iHeartRadio's Bodhi recently conducted an interview with GHOST leader Tobias Forge. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked what first made him want to get involved in the music business, Forge said: "I've been interested in music for as long as I can remember. My first idols were KISS. Ever sin...

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NEW YEARS DAY: 'Disgust Me' Video Released

NEW YEARS DAY's video for the song "Disgust Me" can be seen below. The track is the sole new original piece of music on the band's latest EP, "Diary Of A Creep", which was released in January via RED/Century Media. "Diary Of A Creep", which follows the tradition of landmark releases like "Garage Day...