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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Says He Is 'Done' Answering Fan Mail After Autographed Items Are Auctioned On eBay

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee says that he is no longer answering fan mail after some of the autographed items he sent to fans ended up on eBay. On Tuesday (April 28),Lee took to his social media to share several examples of signed photographs and drumheads he found on the auction site, and he incl...

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GoFundMe Page Started To Help QUIET RIOT Drummer FRANKIE BANALI With Medical Expenses

A GoFundMe page has been started for QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali, who has been battling Stage 4 pancreatic cancer for the past year. Earlier tonight, QUIET RIOT shared a link to the page via its social media accounts and included the following message: "We know it's tough for everyone right no...

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MITCH PERRY 'Hated' Having To Learn WARREN DEMARTINI's Parts For BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT Gig

Mitch Perry says that he "hated" having to learn Warren DeMartini's parts while playing with Bobby Blotzer's version of RATT. Starting in late 2015, Blotzer spent about a year and a half playing shows under the name RATT with a lineup in which he was the sole member from the band's '80s heyday. The...

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SAINT ASONIA To Embark On Virtual Tour

As a way to continue to perform live for its fans during the current quarantine conditions, SAINT ASONIA has announced a "virtual tour" where the band will perform on the the different social media platforms of rock radio stations around the country. The band will add a local flavor to each performa...

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STRYPER Completes Mixing New Album

Openly Christian hard rockers STRYPER have completed mixing their new album for a late 2020 release via Frontiers Music Srl. On Friday (April 24),STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet took to his social media to write: "I could not be happier to be able to say that the new @stryper album is officially mix...

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Black Metal

WITCHCRAFT has been on the cutting edge of that interesting nexus between occult rock and traditional doom since the release of their eponymous 2004 debut. Numerous musicians have been in and out of the Swedish act's revolving door since its inception 20 years ago, with one constant figure remaining...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE On Post-Coronavirus Life: 'I Don't Know If There Will Be Shows Until We Can Have Shows Normally'

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe says that he is not sure what a post-pandemic world will look like for the touring industry. Concerts around the world have been canceled and postponed in efforts to contain the novel coronavirus, with no clear date as to when they might resume. In early April, Dr....

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Watch BILLY F GIBBONS's Newly Unearthed Performance Video For 'Missin' Yo' Kissin'' Feat. MATT SORUM

"Missin' Yo' Kissin'", a performance video shot towards the end of Billy F. Gibbons's 2018 tour, has just surfaced and been posted. Its relevance to the current circumstance of quarantine/shelter-in-place is implicit. The song, the creation of the video and the discovery of that video last week were...

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TRIVIUM Declined To Postpone 'What The Dead Men Say' Album Release

In a new interview with MoreCore TV, TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy was asked if the coronavirus crisis affected the release date of the band's ninth full-length album, "What The Dead Men Say". He responded (see video below): "We had the option to postpone, and we said, 'Absolutely no way.' We see band...

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WHITESNAKE's DAVID COVERDALE Clarifies 2021 'Retirement' Comments

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale, who turned 68 last September, made headlines last week when he said that 2021 would be an "appropriate" year for him to retire. He elaborated on his comments in a new interview with the "Appetite For Distortion" podcast, saying: "I thought when I was writing 'Her...

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NERVOSA Bassist/Vocalist And Drummer Quit; Guitarist Vows To Carry On

Bassist/vocalist Fernanda Lira and drummer Luana Dametto have left the Brazilian thrash metal band NERVOSA. The duo announced their departures in separate statements this weekend. Fernanda wrote: "GOODBYE, NERVOSA! "Everything has a beginning and an end, life is made of beginnings and endings, it is...

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SERJ TANKIAN Releases 'Hayastane' Solo Song Based On Lyrics By Armenian Prime Minister

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian has released a new solo song called "Hayastane" (Hayastan is the Armenian name for Armenia). The track, which features lyrics by Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan, can be streamed below. One hundred percent of the proceeds from "Hayastan" will be donated...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN, KORN + FAITH NO MORE: Los Angeles Concerts To Be Rescheduled

The May 22 and May 23 concerts at Banc Of California stadium in Los Angeles, California featuring SYSTEM OF A DOWN, KORN and FAITH NO MORE have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. The new dates have not yet been announced. HELMET and RUSSIAN CIRCLES were also s...

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TED NUGENT Gives DONALD TRUMP A+ As President

During an April 21 appearance on "The Buck Sexton Show", outspoken conservative rocker Ted Nugent was asked how he would rate Donald Trump's performance as President of the United States. He responded (see video below): "Donald Trump is as close to Ted Nugent as you'll ever get in politics. He knows...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Blasts 'Self-Centered' And 'Egotistical' People Who Disregard Stay-At-Home Orders

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has blasted people who disregard social distancing guidelines as they crowd together in opposition to stay-at-home orders aimed at slowing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the United States, hundreds of citizens have been staging protests against stay-at-home or...