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Watch: RUSH Performs Entire '2112' Suite At Second 'Fifty Something' Concert In Los Angeles

Canadian rock legends RUSH performed their seven-part suite "2112" for the first time in nearly 30 years at their second "Fifty Something" tour concert Tuesday night (June 9) at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, California. It marked the first time RUSH had played "Part III: Discovery", "Part V: Oracle:...

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KIM THAYIL On Finishing SOUNDGARDEN's Final Album With CHRIS CORNELL: 'It's Emotionally Difficult And Challenging'

In a new interview with Jason Kerepesi and Paul Ghiglieri of the State of Love & Trust Podcast, guitarist Kim Thayil discussed the album he and the other surviving members of SOUNDGARDEN are working on featuring previously unreleased recordings they made with late frontman Chris Cornell before h...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Sets Record Straight About Alleged Altercation With GLENN DANZIG: His Soup Was Spilled 'And He Got All Pissy'

In a new interview with The Jeremy White Show, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen was asked about his alleged backstage confrontation with Glenn Danzig at a European festival more than two decades ago. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, we were doing a festival in Europe [around 199...

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Frisson Noir

When Tarja Turunen was abruptly excised from NIGHTWISH in the autumn of 2005, some miserable cynics posited that her future was likely to be spent working within a different musical discipline. Fortunately, the assumption that the insanely talented Finn would retreat to her classical roots and aband...

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HEART's ANN WILSON Reflects On Cancer Battle: 'I Never Once Felt Like I Was Falling Into A Black Hole'

In a new interview with Jesse Thorn, creator and host of the NPR show "Bullseye", which airs on more than 100 stations around the country, HEART singer Ann Wilson spoke about her 2024 cancer battle. At the time, the singer shared the news of her diagnosis in an Instagram post, telling fans that she...

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Ex-MISFITS Frontman MICHALE GRAVES: 'The Punk Rock World Hates Me And Has Rejected Me Wholeheartedly'

In a new interview with the Nothing Shocking Podcast, former MISFITS singer Michale Graves spoke about his transition from "punk rock icon to that of a Christian-based rock artist". He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, some people are, like, 'What the hell, man?' Yes, in 2016, I real...

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SCOTT IAN 'Loves' That JOHN BUSH Is Performing Material From His Era Of ANTHRAX, Wants To Join Singer On Stage For 'A Couple Of Songs'

In a new interview with Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian spoke about ex-ANTHRAX vocalist John Bush's recent shows where John showcased the music Bush helped create during his decade-long tenure as the frontman of the pioneering thrash metal band....

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MUDVAYNE And HELLYEAH Frontman CHAD GRAY Announces Summer/Fall 2026 '30 Years Of Madnesss' Solo Tour

After completing a successful mini tour with several sold-out shows, vocalist Chad Gray of MUDVAYNE and HELLYEAH has added more dates around the U.S. for this coming fall. Gray hopes everyone will join him in celebrating his 30-year career with "30 Years Of Madnesss" (sic) wherever they can. These u...

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UNDEROATH Announces Fall 2026 'Define The Great Line' 20th-Anniversary Tour With AUGUST BURNS RED, ATREYU

UNDEROATH is excited to celebrate 20 years of its hit album "Define The Great Line" with some of the biggest shows of the band's career this fall. The special anniversary tour kicks off on November 5 in St. Louis, with stops to follow in Las Vegas, Vancouver, Chicago, Boston, Brooklyn, Atlanta, and...

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WHITECHAPEL Announces Fall 2026 North American '20th Anniversary Tour'

Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL will celebrate their 20th anniversary with a special North American headlining tour this fall where they will perform songs from their entire discography. Presented by Live Nation, the trek will commence on November 11 in Atlanta, Georgia and run thro...

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Watch: Original SLIPKNOT Vocalist ANDERS COLSEFNI Celebrates 'Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.' Era At Special Iowa Concert

Original SLIPKNOT singer Anders Colsefni celebrated "Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.", the album that set band on its trajectory from underground clubs in Iowa to the biggest stages on the planet, at a special concert on June 6, 2026 at Wooly's in Des Moines, Iowa. He was backed at the show by "a new grou...

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STEPHEN PEARCY's New Solo Album 'The Dogg Mob' Is Now Tentatively Due In Fall 2026

RATT singer Stephen Pearcy's sixth solo album, "The Dogg Mob", is tentatively due this fall via Pearcy's Top Fuel Records label. Pearcy's most recent solo LP, "View To A Thrill", came out in 2018 via Frontiers Music Srl. The follow-up to 2017's "Smash" was produced by Stephen's bassist Matt Thorne a...

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MELECHESH's ASHMEDI Preaches Peace, Solidarity And The Power Of Metal Amidst Turmoil In The Middle East

By David E. Gehlke The "Sentinels of Shamash" EP marks the first release from Middle Eastern extreme metal standard-bearers MELECHESH in 11 years. The outing — coming in at a robust three songs and 21 minutes — is an exotic blend of Mesopotamian metal laced with the appropriate blasts of extremity a...

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SHINEDOWN's ZACH MYERS Blasts Use Of A.I. To Compose Songs: 'I'm Not Writing With Artificial Intelligence'

In a new interview with Primordial Radio, SHINEDOWN guitarist Zach Myers weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes based on A.I. algorithms and machine learning (ML) models. Zach said (as transcribed...

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MIKE PORTNOY Says ANIKA NILLES 'Absolutely Killed It In The Best Way Imaginable' At RUSH's First 2026 Concert

DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy has weighed in on RUSH's first concert with Anika Nilles, a German drummer who toured with legendary guitarist Jeff Beck in 2022, and newly added keyboardist Loren Gold, who is best known as touring member of THE WHO and CHICAGO. The June 7 show at Kia Forum in Los Angel...