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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY: 'I Don't Think The World Was Ready' For The Coronavirus Pandemic

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy, who was one of the first metal musicians to test positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, spoke to the "Rock & Roll Beer Guy" podcast about how small businesses have been affected by the current crisis. He said (hear audio below): "There's...

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KISS Is Working On Career-Spanning Book Of Concert Posters

KISS is working on a coffee-table book of concert posters spanning the band's entire five-decade existence. Bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons discussed KISS's plans for the book during a May 7 Facebook Live chat with Scott Brown, the United States ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. Asked if there are...

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SHINEDOWN's Summer Tour Is Still 'A Go,' Says BRENT SMITH: 'We Are Not Afraid To Play For You'

**UPDATE**: On May 12, SHINEDOWN's Brent Smith released a statement clarifying his recent comments in which he said that the band's summer tour, slated to begin on July 31 in Canada, was still "a go." He wrote: "ATTENTION Shinedown Nation: I'd like to clear up any misunderstanding about our touring...

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PANTERA's 'Social Distancing' T-Shirt Raises $100,000 For MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund

PANTERA's recently released limited-edition social distancing t-shirt has raised approximately $100,000 for the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund. 40 percent of the net proceeds generated from the purchase of the shirt — which takes the classic image from PANTERA's "Vulgar Display Of Power" album and a...

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HALESTORM Announces #Roadiestrong Support Campaign

Grammy Award-winning rock band HALESTORM has announced the #ROADIESTRONG support campaign aimed at providing essential financial assistance to road crews all over the world who make live music possible. Under the newly launched initiative, fans can purchase #ROADIESTRONG merchandise and make donatio...

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PUSCIFER To Release Fourth Album In The Fall; 'Apocalyptical' Single Now Available

PUSCIFER, the Arizona-born band led by TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan, has just released the eerily topical "Apocalyptical" single and video. A message from Keenan arrives alongside the track: "Manipulated information disseminated by kings, queens, dictators, so called leaders, supposed professi...

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OVERKILL's JASON BITTNER 'Jams' With Ex-JOURNEY Drummer STEVE SMITH While In Quarantine (Video)

OVERKILL drummer Jason Bittner and ex-JOURNEY drummer Steve Smith have collaborated on "a little jam/duet" video while in quarantine. The four-minute clip, dubbed "Leaving On The '9'", was posted to Bittner's YouTube channel and can now be seen below. Jason wrote in an accompanying message: "Here's...

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Listen To New HOUSE OF LORDS Song 'Chemical Rush'

"Chemical Rush", a new song from HOUSE OF LORDS, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's 10th studio album, "New World - New Eyes", which will be released on June 12 via Frontiers Music Srl. Recorded and produced by the band's singer and mastermind, James Christian, the follow-up t...

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TED NUGENT: 'Liberals Are Allergic To Common Sense And Logic'

During a brand new appearance on "The Joe Pags Show", outspoken conservative rocker Ted Nugent criticized Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer for her stringent stay-at-home order amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Democratic governor last month extended one of the nation's strictest stay-at-home orde...

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Former GENESIS Guitarist STEVE HACKETT To Release 'A Genesis In My Bed' Autobiography

July 2020 sees the publication of "A Genesis In My Bed" — the long-overdue autobiography from guitar great and former member of GENESIS, Steve Hackett. As with his music, Steve has written a highly detailed, entertaining and embracing tome that charts his life in full, but with a firm emphasis on...

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Firewind

You won't get many surprises from a FIREWIND record. And why would you want them? Gus G has consistently demonstrated his mastery of melodic heavy metal, not to mention the art of guitar playing, and whichever of the band's multiple vocalists has been front and center, FIREWIND have been thoroughly...

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NITA STRAUSS's Second Solo Album Will Feature 'A Guest Singer Or Two On A Couple Of Songs'

Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, spoke to Heavy New York about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for her second solo album. Strauss's upcoming disc, which is tentatively due in late 2020, will be the follow-up to her first solo LP, "...

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DANGEROUS TOYS Singer JASON MCMASTER Says He Turned Down Chances To Audition For PANTERA And SKID ROW

In a brand new interview with "The Chuck Shute Podcast", DANGEROUS TOYS frontman Jason McMaster spoke about the time he was approached by PANTERA about possibly singing for the group before Philip Anselmo connected with the fellow Texas metal act. "I was not asked to join PANTERA; I was asked to do...

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ENUFF Z'NUFF Announces New Studio Album 'Brainwashed Generation'

ENUFF Z'NUFF will release its new album, "Brainwashed Generation", on July 10 via Frontiers Music Srl. The follow-up to 2018's "Diamond Boy" is described in a press release as "a diverse collection of songs that demonstrate the progression of musical styles in the ENUFF Z'NUFF catalog, all while ret...

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Kollaps

If progressive bands have one duty to fulfill, it's to keep the surprises coming. THE HIRSCH EFFEKT have already defied the odds to some degree: singing in their native German and seldom conforming to any particular sub-strand of post-djent heaviness, the Hannover trio have become one of the most we...