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KIRK WINDSTEIN On New DOWN Music: 'We're Not Overthinking It' Or 'Trying To Make Things Too Complex'

In a new interview with Concrete Spew, DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein spoke about the musical direction of the material he and his bandmates have been working on for their next release. The long-running heavy metal supergroup hasn't issued anything since the arrival of the "Down IV – Part Two" EP in...

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JOSH FREESE On Being Asked To Join FOO FIGHTERS: 'It Felt Like Someone Kind Of Socked Me In The Stomach'

Josh Freese, who officially became FOO FIGHTERS' new drummer a year ago, filling the vacancy left by the late Taylor Hawkins, spoke to producer and YouTuber Rick Beato about how he landed the coveted gig. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "On my children's lives, I had zero plans...

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SEVENDUST's CLINT LOWERY To Release 'Don't Say It' Solo Instrumental EP In May

SEVENDUST guitarist Clint Lowery will release an instrumental EP, "Don't Say It", on May 24. The official music video for the EP's first single, "Dizzy Moments", produced by Chuck Brueckmann, can be seen below. When Clint first announced that he was working on an instrumental EP back in January, he...

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SIX FEET UNDER Shares Lyric Video For New Single 'Ascension'

Death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER will release their fourteenth studio album, "Killing For Revenge", on May 10 through Metal Blade Records. The official lyric video for the LP's second single, "Ascension, can be seen below. From the opening moments of first single "Know-Nothing Ingrate", which kic...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Discusses 'Definitive' New Solo Album, 'Drama': 'I Wanted To Do Something Where You Feel Uplifted'

By David E. Gehlke Marty Friedman recently finished writing his autobiography. For those who have charted the guitar player's career from his halcyon days as part of the Shrapnel Records stable through his stint during MEGADETH's most successful period to an even greater (and more successful) leap t...

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CLUTCH And RIVAL SONS Announce 'The Two Headed Beast' North American Tour

Hard-working road hounds CLUTCH have been proving themselves on stage night after night for more than three decades — vocalist Neil Fallon declaring "If you're gonna do it, do it live on stage, or don't do it at all" in their 2013 track "Earth Rocker". It's an ethos the band still cleave to today. S...

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CHEVELLE Announces Summer 2024 Headline Tour

Multi-platinum rock band CHEVELLE will be heading back out on the road this summer. In addition to appearances at Inkcarceration and Rock Fest, the band will embark on a headline run that kicks off July 21 in Omaha and runs through August 10 in Madison. TIGERCUB will serve as support. All dates are...

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2024 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Inductees To Be Revealed Live On 'American Idol'

According to Billboard, the announcement of this year's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees will be made Sunday night (April 21) on "American Idol". The announcement will be delivered by host Ryan Seacrest and "Idol" judge Lionel Richie, who himself is a member of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Oz...

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THE CULT Announces '8424' 40th-Anniversary European Tour

THE CULT has announced the "8424" European tour celebrating the band's 40th anniversary. The trek will see the Ian Astbury-fronted outfit perform songs spanning its 11-album discography. THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy said: "Following up from the great energy of DEATH CULT '8323' shows, I'm looking...

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DETHKLOK's BRENDON SMALL: What I Love About METALLICA

In a new interview with Radioactive MikeZ, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire", Brendon Small, co-creator of "Metalocalypse", the hit animated series on Adult Swim featuring the fictitious metal band DETHKLOK, was asked which METALLICA album he thinks is better, "Ride The Lightnin...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Completes Recording New Album

Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS have completed the recording process for their long-awaited follow-up to 2018's "Victim Of The New Disease" album. Earlier today (Monday, April 15),ALL THAT REMAINS vocalist Phil Labonte took to his account on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, to wr...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'The Avatars Are The Future Of KISS'

In a new interview with Henrique Inglez de Souza of Brazil's Rockast, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons spoke about the band's recent decision to sell its music catalogue, brand name and likeness to Pophouse, the company behind ABBA's hologram concerts. A biopic, an avatar show, and a KISS-themed e...

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Why TESLA Fans Shouldn't Hold Their Breath For A New Studio Album

While appearing on the April 12 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", TESLA bassist Brian Wheat and guitarist Frank Hannon spoke about the band's new song "It's All About Love" which they have been performing during TESLA's just-completed Las Vegas residency (see video below). Brian...

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VINNY APPICE Reflects On His Brief Stint As VERIZON Employee: 'I'm Definitely A Computer Nerd'

In a new interview with "The Double Stop With Brian Sword" podcast, legendary drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, LAST IN LINE) reflected on the time in the late 1990s when he briefly worked for the American telecommunications conglomerate Verizon. He said (as transcribed by...

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PRONG Shares Video For Cover Of RUSH Classic 'Working Man'

On Monday, April 15, which is Tax Day in the United States for most Americans, PRONG has shared a video for the band's version of the RUSH classic "Working Man (Regular Version)". The track appears as a shorter version on PRONG's latest album, "State Of Emergency", which was released last October vi...