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STEVE PERRY Pays Tribute To ARETHA FRANKLIN: 'Her Music Was So Important To Me'

Former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry paid tribute to Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul," who died Thursday after it was reported earlier this week that she was "gravely ill" in Detroit. Her family said that the cause of death was advanced pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type. During an appear...

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HUNTRESS Guitarist Mourns Death Of Girlfriend And Bandmate JILL JANUS: 'I Will Always Carry A Piece Of You In My Heart'

HUNTRESS guitarist Blake Meahl has paid tribute to his girlfriend and bandmate Jill Janus, saying that knowing he will never see her again is "the most gutting emotion" he has ever experienced. Janus, who was also the vocalist for female metal/hard rock cover bands THE STARBREAKERS and CHELSEA GIRLS...

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DISTURBED To Release 'Evolution' Album In October; 'Are You Ready' Video Now Available

DISTURBED will release its new album, "Evolution", on October 19. The official music video for the disc's first single, "Are You Ready", can be seen below. The clip was directed by Roboshobo (a.k.a. Robert Schober),who has previously worked with METALLICA, ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTODON and GREEN DAY, a...

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RANDY RAMPAGE, Canadian Hardcore Legend And Former ANNIHILATOR Frontman, Dead At 58

Former ANNIHILATOR frontman Randy Rampage passed away on August 14 at the age of 58. The singer, whose real name was Randall Desmond Archibald, was also a founding member, bass player and occasional vocalist of the Canadian hardcore band D.O.A. According to the Vancouver Sun, Randy held down a job...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Talks New U.D.O. Album 'Steelfactory', Temporary Return Of STEFAN KAUFMANN

United Rock Nations recently conducted an interview with former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. and DIRKSCHNEIDER frontman Udo Dirkschneider. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the DIRKSCHNEIDER tour,...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist: 'We Are Still Waiting For A Moment For Inspiration To Do Another Album'

SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker has told Digital Journal that the band is open to the idea of making a new studio album as the follow-up to 2015's "Return To Forever". "We are still waiting for a moment for inspiration to do another album, like JUDAS PRIEST and METALLICA did," he said. "You have...

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DISTURBED To Embark On 'Big' U.S. Tour In Early 2019

DISTURBED recently launched an online poll to collect public opinion regarding the type of track that should be unveiled as the first taste of the group's upcoming seventh album. The two choices provided in the poll were: "Heavy" and "Ballad." Speaking to El Paso's KLAQ 95.5 radio station, DISTURBED...

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Former SLIPKNOT Drummer JOEY JORDISON: 'I'm Completely, One Hundred Percent Back, Stronger Than I've Ever Been'

Former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison says that he is back "stronger than ever" several years after he was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, an inflammatory disorder that temporarily robbed him of the ability to play drums. Jordison, SLIPKNOT's drummer from 1995 to 2013, revealed his fight with th...

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Ex-MORBID ANGEL Drummer PETE SANDOVAL: 'I Believe In God. I Believe That He's My Helper'

Drumtalk, the video podcast by German drummer and videographer Philipp Koch, conducted an interview with former MORBID ANGEL and current TERRORIZER drummer Pedro "Pete" Sandoval and MONSTROSITY drummer and TERRORIZER guitaristLee Harrison. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow...

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HEART's NANCY WILSON On New Group ROADCASE ROYALE: 'There's Good Energy With This Band'

Longtime HEART and current ROADCASE ROYALE guitarist Nancy Wilson recently spoke with Jason Saulnier. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On vocalist Liv Warfield, and the origins of ROADCASE ROYALE: Nancy: "We thought it would be...

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DISTURBED To Unveil First Details Of New Album Next Week

DISTURBED is teasing an announcement that will be delivered on Thursday, August 16 via the band's official social media channels. Although nothing has been confirmed, it is widely expected that DISTURBED will reveal the first details of its seventh studio album. The quartet recently launched an onli...

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Former Singer For BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT Says Drummer Is 'Full Of S**t'

Former QUIET RIOT and ADLER'S APPETITE frontman Seann Nicols (a.k.a. Sheldon Tarsha) spoke to "The Classic Metal Show" about his experience of singing for Bobby Blotzer's version of RATT for one show in March 2017 at the Prairie Knights Casino & Resort in Fort Yates, North Dakota. "It was easy," Sea...

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Former KISS Guitarist VINNIE VINCENT Files Trademark Application For 'Vinnie Vincent's Kiss'

On July 23, former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent filed two applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the word mark "Vinnie Vincent's Kiss". If granted, the registrations will protect the use of the standard character mark of "Vinnie Vincent's Kiss" for entertainment...

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New STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Singer On Working With DELEO Brothers: 'Their Musical Vocabulary Is Beyond Imagination'

Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM radio station recently conducted an interview with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Jeff Gutt. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked what he took away from the experience of working with the DeLeo brothers (Dean and Robert) during the makin...

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Watch JOE BONAMASSA's Music Video For 'King Bee Shakedown'

Two-time-Grammy-nominated blues-rock titan Joe Bonamassa has released the music video for his track "King Bee Shakedown", taken from his upcoming studio album, "Redemption", which is due on September 21 via his own record label J&R Adventures. According to a press release, "King Bee Shakedown" "is r...