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GHOST's Appearance On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Rescheduled For Next Wednesday

GHOST's appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", which was originally set to take place two months ago, will finally happen this coming Wednesday, March 16. The Swedish occult rockers were scheduled to perform on the January 20 episode of the ABC show, but pulled out just hours before, explaining that th...

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Founding SPONGE Guitarist MIKE CROSS Dead At 57

Mike Cross, a founding guitarist for American rock act SPONGE, has died at the age of 57. No cause of death has yet been revealed. SPONGE confirmed Cross's passing via social media, writing: "It is with heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of Mike Cross. One of the musical architects an...

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ARCH ENEMY's JEFF LOOMIS Partners With JACKSON For New Signature Guitar

Jackson today launches the Pro Series Signature Jeff Loomis Soloist SL7, the latest inception of their partnership with prolific veteran metal guitarist Jeff Loomis. Jackson and Loomis first collaborated in 2020 to create Loomis's Pro Series Signature Kelly, an aggressive signature axe featuring a b...

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WAYNE KRAMER Brings MC5 Back To Life With New Album And Tour

On the heels of the MC5's nomination to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, legendary Detroit proto-punk/activist/hard-rock innovator Wayne Kramer has released two new songs and announced "The Heavy Lifting" tour in May — all as a reanimation of his pioneering group dubbed WE ARE ALL MC5. The tour begin...

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VOLBEAT Frontman Says Ex-SLAYER Drummer JON DETTE 'Did Very Well' Filling In For JON LARSEN

On this week's episode of 95.5 KLOS's "New & Approved" show, VOLBEAT frontman Michael Poulsen discussed what it was like for him and his bandmates to play several shows with former SLAYER and TESTAMENT drummer Jon Dette in late January and early February after the group's regular drummer Jon Lar...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT And ROBERT TRUJILLO To Perform With THE WEDDING BAND In Napa, California

THE WEDDING BAND, the side project of METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo, along with Whitfield Crane (UGLY KID JOE),Mark Osegueda (DEATH ANGEL),Jon Theodore (THE MARS VOLTA, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) and Doc Coyle (BAD WOLVES, GOD FORBID),will perform on May 27 at Jam Cel...

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KORN's RAY LUZIER: Why I Moved From Los Angeles To Nashville

In a new interview with the "Drum Candy" podcast, KORN drummer Ray Luzier explained his decision to relocate his family to Franklin, Tennessee nearly a decade ago. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I moved [to the Nashville area] — June, it'll be eight years here, which is nuts, 'cause...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Hopes To Record Second MAMMOTH WVH Album This Year: 'I'm Very Ready To Get Back In The Studio'

During an appearance on this past Thursday's (February 24) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Wolfgang Van Halen said that he is hoping to begin working on the follow-up to MAMMOTH WVH's self-titled debut LP at some point in the not-too-distant future. "We've got a busy year [of...

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JON SCHAFFER Is Continuing To Cooperate With U.S. Capitol Riot Investigators; Next Status Report Due In May

ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer, who pleaded guilty 10 months ago to his role in the Capitol riot, is continuing to cooperate with authorities while on pre-sentencing release. In a joint status update filed on Friday (February 18) in federal court in Washington, D.C., United States attorney Matthe...

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THE WHO To Play Acoustic Show At 'Teenage Cancer Trust' Concerts In London

Prior to kicking off their long-awaited North American tour this April, legendary rockers THE WHO will play an acoustic show at this year's Teenage Cancer Trust concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom on Friday, March 25. Following their success with the 2020 acoustic shows at Pryz...

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ROB HALFORD Is 'Stoked' About Working On His Upcoming Blues Solo Album

Rob Halford says that he is "stoked" about the possibility of working on his debut blues solo album. The JUDAS PRIEST singer is collaborating with the same team that assisted him during the making of his 2019 Christmas LP "Celestial", including his brother Nigel and his nephew Alex (son of PRIEST ba...

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THREE DAYS GRACE Shares New Song 'Neurotic' Featuring LUKAS ROSSI

THREE DAYS GRACE has shared "Neurotic (Ft Lukas Rossi)", the second song off its forthcoming album, "Explosions", which will be out on May 6 via RCA Records. The new track originated as a collaboration between Neil Sanderson of the band and Lukas Rossi of ROCKSTAR SUPERNOVA for the side project KING...

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Watch WHITESNAKE Members JOEL HOEKSTRA And DINO JELUSICK Perform 'Here I Go Again' On MONSTERS OF ROCK Cruise

Video of WHITESNAKE members Joel Hoekstra and Dino Jelusick performing the band's classic song "Here I Go Again" on February 12 aboard this year's Monsters Of Rock cruise can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user WILL TRAVEL FOR GIGS). Last July, WHITESNAKE announced that it had enlisted Croatian...

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YES Frontman JON ANDERSON Announces Spring 2022 Tour Dates With PAUL GREEN ROCK ACADEMY

Legendary YES vocalist/songwriter Jon Anderson will once again tour with the Paul Green Rock Academy starting in April The "Jon Anderson With The Paul Green Rock Academy" tour is a resumption of the tradition started in 2005 when Jon toured with the original School Of Rock all-stars. These shows, ov...

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YES Releases Music Video For 'A Living Island'

Legendary progressive rockers YES — consisting of Steve Howe, Alan White, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison and Billy Sherwood — have released a video for the song "A Living Island". The clip was created by Wayne Joyner, who has made all of the promotional videos for YES's latest album, "The Quest". Geoff D...