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DEATH ANGEL's TED AGUILAR On WILL CARROLL's Near-Death Experience With COVID: 'It Was Scary'

In a new interview with Colombia's Colonia Records, DEATH ANGEL guitarist Ted Aguilar spoke about what it was like to see one of his bandmates, DEATH ANGEL drummer Will Carroll, coming close to death after contracting COVID-19 in March 2020, making Will one of the first metal musicians diagnosed wit...

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ROCKLAHOMA Festival Acquired By DANNY WIMMER PRESENTS

In a significant expansion of its already impressive music festival portfolio, Danny Wimmer Presents (DWP),the largest independent live event producer in the United States, has announced the acquisition of two landmark music festivals: Rocklahoma and Born & Raised. Both are celebrated events ta...

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DAN LILKER Says He Is 'Just Filling In' For FRANK BELLO At Upcoming ANTHRAX Shows: 'I'm Doing My Friends A Favor'

Earlier this week, ANTHRAX announced that, due to personal reasons, bassist Frank Bello will not be able to accompany the band on its upcoming South American tour, set to kick off April 13 at MXMF The Metal Fest in Mexico City. Filling in on those dates, as well as two U.S. festival shows in May, wi...

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MIKE PORTNOY Completes Recording Drums For DREAM THEATER's New Album: 'We Are All Blown Away'

Mike Portnoy has completed recording the drums for DREAM THEATER's sixteenth studio album. The upcoming effort will mark the progressive metal legends' first LP since Portnoy's return to the band last October. Earlier today (Saturday, March 30),Mike took to his social media to write: "Today is my l...

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Watch: MIKKEY DEE And JOHN NORUM Pay Tribute To ABBA With 'Thank You For The Music' Cover For Swedish National TV

50 years after ABBA's international breakthrough, winning Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo", some of Sweden's most famous musicians — including Mikkey Dee (MOTÖRHEAD, SCORPIONS),John Norum (EUROPE) and Howlin' Per "Pelle" Almqvist (THE HIVES) — have joined forces to pay tribute to the iconic...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Defends His Decision To Vote For Brexit, But Says Great Britain Should 'Absolutely' Re-Engage With E.U.

In a new interview with France 24's Marjorie Hache, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was asked about the hardships younger hard rock and heavy metal musicians face when trying to break through in today's music industry. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, look, there's a market fo...

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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN Admits He Tried Using A.I. For Lyrical Ideas: 'It's Scary Good'

In a new interview with Appetite For Distortion, ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann 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 artificial intelligence algorithms and machine learning (ML) models....

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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO: 'Not As Many People Watch Music Videos Anymore'

In a new interview with The Mistress Carrie Podcast, FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho spoke about the success of the band's latest standalone single, "Spotlight", which was released last October via Madison Records/The Orchard. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, it's amazing because if...

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ANTHRAX To Be Rejoined By Bassist DAN LILKER After 40-Year Absence For April/May 2024 Tour Dates

ANTHRAX has announced that, due to personal reasons, bassist Frank Bello will not be able to accompany the band on its upcoming South American tour, set to kick off April 13 at MXMF The Metal Fest in Mexico City. Filling in on those dates, as well as two U.S. festival shows in May, will be ANTHRAX f...

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POISON's RIKKI ROCKETT Is Working On His Memoir: 'It's Nearing Completion', He Says

Rikki Rockett says that he is putting the finishing touches on a book which will focus largely on his time with POISON. Earlier today (Wednesday, March 27),the 62-year-old drummer, whose real name is Richard Allan Ream, took to his social media to write: "I haven't really made an announcement or pr...

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ERIK GRÖNWALL: Why I Decided To Leave SKID ROW

Erik Grönwall, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March 2021, has offered a lengthy explanation for his decision to leave SKID ROW, saying that he wanted to focus on his "full recovery". Earlier today (Wednesday, March 27),the 36-year-old Swedish singer shared the following stat...

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LORDI Graces Cover Of Fashion Magazine VOGUE SCANDINAVIA

Finnish rock legends LORDI have made their high fashion modeling debut in the March-April 2024 issue of Vogue Scandinavia, with an ethical twist: the band requested that all of the handbags in editorial, shot locally in Helsinki, be crafted entirely from vegan materials. The special request is not s...

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STRYPER's Upcoming Album Will Be 'Heavy' And 'Very Melodic' With 'Sing-Along' Choruses

STRYPER recently entered the studio to begin recording the follow-up to 2022's "The Final Battle" album. Earlier today, STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet, who is responsible for almost all of the songwriting in the band, took to his social media to write: "I've completed the lead vocals and now I'll sp...

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Why Do People Love To Hate NICKELBACK? RYAN PEAKE Weighs In

In a new interview with Ryan Tubridy of U.K.'s Virgin Radio, NICKELBACK rhythm guitarist/keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger spoke about "Hate To Love: Nickelback", a feature-length documentary film which explores why "the most hated band in the world" has been the s...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Says Concert 'Ticket Prices Have Gone Through The Roof': 'I've Got No Interest In Paying $1,200 To See U2'

In a new interview with Mexico's ATMósferas Magazine, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson discussed the changes in the music industry over the last four decades. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The music industry has done two things. On the one hand, if you're an artist, it's contracte...