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BRET MICHAELS On His Trademark Bandana: 'It's My Super Power'

In a new interview with USA Today, POISON frontman Bret Michaels called his trademark bandana his "super power". "It's my own feeling of identity," he said. "Somehow I became 'Bandana Man'." But he added that there is a practical dual purpose to his cranial complement. "It keeps all of the sweat out...

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PRIMUS Announces 'Onward & Upward' Summer 2025 Tour With New Drummer JOHN HOFFMAN

Following their electrifying run on the "Sessanta" tour alongside A PERFECT CIRCLE and PUSCIFER, PRIMUS will return this summer with the "Onward & Upward" tour — an expansive, coast-to-coast trek that marks an exciting new chapter for the band. The tour not only brings the trio's signature blend...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS To Release Second AMERIKAN KAOS Album, 'All That Jive', In April

On April 4, 2025, Metal Department will release the sophomore album from AMERIKAN KAOS, "All That Jive". AMERIKAN KAOS is the "secret love child" of guitar virtuoso Jeff Waters, best known from ANNIHILATOR, which he has been working on since 2019. AMERIKAN KAOS marks a significant shift in the music...

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POSSESSED Replaces DEICIDE On EXODUS's 'Swarm Of Horror' Spring 2025 U.S. Tour

POSSESSED has replaced DEICIDE on the billing of this spring's "Swarm Of Horror" U.S. tour headlined by San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal pioneers EXODUS. Also appearing on the bill will be MISFIRE. Beginning directly after EXODUS's "Bonded By Blood" 40th-anniversary shows, the tour will start in...

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SWANS Announce Summer/Fall 2025 North American Tour

SWANS, who recently announced their seventeenth studio album, "Birthing", arriving May 30 via Young God Records/Mute, have confirmed their first North American tour in support of the highly anticipated release, launching on September 4 in Philadelphia. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 21 at 10...

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Apex

Supergroups can be double-edged swords. On one hand, they typically get a head start due to the established reputations of their members, the equivalent of drawing the "advance to Go" card in Monopoly. They also tend to have built-in fan bases and garner higher media interest than other bands in the...

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Watch: QUEENSRŸCHE Performs Early Classics On This Year's 'Monsters Of Rock' Cruise

Fan-filmed video of QUEENSRŸCHE's March 10 performance at the pool stage aboard this year's Monsters Of Rock cruise can be seen below (courtesy of DarthNimmer). In a recent interview with The Joel Martin Mastery Podcast, QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton spoke about a possible follow-up to the ba...

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See SEVENDUST's Entire Atlantic City Concert During 2025 'In Dust We Trust' Tour

The Jim Powers YouTube channel has uploaded video of SEVENDUST's entire March 15 headlining concert at the Tropicana Showroom at the Tropicana Casino & Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Check it out below. According to Setlist.fm, SEVENDUST's setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Piece...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's JESSE LEACH: 'I Know We Can Do Better As A Human Race; I Know We Can Do Better In Our Country'

In a new interview with the 100.3 The X Rocks radio station, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach spoke about the band's latest album, "This Consequence", which came out on February 21 via Metal Blade. Regarding why it seemingly took so long to release the LP after it was recorded months earlier, Le...

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Heat Lightning

While certain media outlets are clearly addicted to the illusion that old-school metal is something that happened in the past, the reality is that there has never been a more fruitful time for propagators of the old way of doing things. One of the most powerful and convincing retro bands around, SAN...

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Guitar Legend PAT TRAVERS To Release 'Live In Baltimore 1982' In April

Legendary hard rock guitarist Pat Travers's acclaimed series of archive live performances has already served up some exhilarating performances. But the latest, "Statesboro Blues (Live In Baltimore 1982)", is sure to be ranked among the greatest yet, and while we await its April 4 release, the title...

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ROBIN MCAULEY Talks 'Gritty' Four Decades In Rock With MICHAEL SCHENKER And Solo Career

By David E. Gehlke Veteran rock singer Robin McAuley has long been associated with German guitar hero Michael Schenker, first in the eponymous MCAULEY SCHENKER GROUP during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and more recently in MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST. It's a natural pairing — McAuley's soulful, gritty...

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BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH On Rejoining KORN In 2013: 'I Was Given A Second Chance To Be A Rock Star In A Healthy Way'

In a brand new interview with Jackson, Mississippi's Rock 93.1 radio station, KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch — a former drug addict and reformed Christian — spoke about what it was like rejoining the band in early 2013, eight years after first leaving the group. He said (as transcribed by BLABBER...

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Ex-BUTCHER BABIES Singer CARLA HARVEY Teases Debut THE VIOLENT HOUR Single 'Sick Ones' Feat. CHARLIE BENANTE, JOHN 5

THE VIOLENT HOUR, the collaborative project featuring former BUTCHER BABIES singer Carla Harvey and her fiancé, ANTHRAX and PANTERA drummer Charlie Benante, will release its debut single, "Sick Ones", on April 11. A teaser for the track, which features a guest appearance by MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Joh...

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Watch: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Kicks Off 2025 North American Tour In Nashville

Three-time-Grammy-nominated hard rock heavyweights KILLSWITCH ENGAGE kicked off their first tour of North America since late 2022 on March 5 at The Pinnacle in Nashville, Tennessee. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. The trek, featuring support from KUBLAI KHAN TX, FIT FOR A KING and...