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DUSTY HILL's Widow Thanks Fans For Their Support Following ZZ TOP Bassist's Death

Charleen McCrory, the widow of ZZ TOP's Dusty Hill, has offered her first public comments since the bassist's death. On Monday (August 2),McCrory released a statement via ZZ TOP's social media thanking fans, friends and colleagues for their "overwhelming outpouring of love" following the passing of...

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RUDY SARZO Announces Return To QUIET RIOT: 'I Am Going Home'

QUIET RIOT is set to welcome Rudy Sarzo back into the band after an 18-year absence. Rudy was one of the original founding members of the legendary "Metal Health" lineup. He played bass on the "Metal Health" album, which sold over ten million copies and spawned the hits "Cum On Feel The Noize" and "...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING: 'I Owe My Whole Life And My Whole Being To Heavy Metal'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing, who is currently promoting the debut album from his new band KK'S PRIEST, discussed his five-decade relationship with the heavy metal genre during a brand new interview with El Cuartel Del Metal. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I owe everyth...

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STYX's TOMMY SHAW: 'I Don't Lose Any Sleep' Over Not Being Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

STYX graces the cover of issue 27 of Rock Candy magazine in a 16-page extravaganza featuring interviews with all six members of the legendary band. And guitarist and vocalist Tommy Shaw doesn't pull any punches when addressing the thorny issue of the lack of recognition the multi-million selling ban...

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DENNIS DEYOUNG On STYX Reunion: 'Not To Give The Fans One Last Glimpse Of Us Together On Stage, It Makes No Sense To Me'

Ex-STYX vocalist and keyboardist Dennis DeYoung has once again said that he wants to reunite with his former bandmates for one final tour. DeYoung, the voice behind such STYX classics as "Come Sail Away", "Best Of Times", "Pieces Of Eight" and "Babe", spoke about his previous group while chatting wi...

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Watch STYX Perform At YORK STATE FAIR

Fan-filmed video footage of STYX's July 24 performance at the York State Fair in York, Pennsylvania can be seen below. The setlist was as follows: 01. The Fight Of Our Lives 02. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) 03. The Grand Illusion 04. Lady 05. Rockin' The Paradise 06. Crash Of The Crown 07. Miss Ame...

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RACHEL BOLAN Says Producer NICK RASKULINECZ Has Brought SKID ROW Back To Band's Roots: 'I'm Very Excited About It'

During an appearance on the latest episode of the "In The Trenches with Ryan Roxie" video podcast, SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's long-awaited new album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We're fortunate enough to work wit...

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DEE SNIDER Says 'Censorship Has Always Existed': 'It's Never Gone Away'

In a new interview with "The Chuck Shute Podcast", TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider, who was famously called to testify before the U.S. Senate against the proposition to have warning labels be placed on albums deemed "offensive" to listeners, once again spoke about the rise of political correctnes...

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Watch POP EVIL Perform With DEVOUR THE DAY Bassist, TED NUGENT Drummer

Fan-filmed video footage of POP EVIL's July 16 performance at the Upheaval festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan can be seen below. POP EVIL's current touring lineup includes two session musicians: drummer Jason Hartless (TED NUGENT) and bassist Joey "Chicago" Walser of EGYPT CENTRAL and DEVOUR THE DAY...

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JAY JAY FRENCH On TWISTED SISTER Reunion: 'We Used To Say It Would Never Happen. I Will No Longer Say That.'

In a brand new interview with "The Chuck Shute Podcast", Jay Jay French was asked if thinks TWISTED SISTER will ever play live again, nearly five years after the band completed its farewell tour. "Look, I used to say 'never.' I'll never say never," he responded. "But we have never discussed it. We u...

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Classic French Heavy Metal Band SORTILÈGE Releases Second Single From Album Of Re-Recorded Songs

The new lineup of the classic French heavy metal band SORTILÈGE will release an album, "Phoenix", on August 27 via Verycords/Warner. The effort features 12 re-recorded songs from the SORTILÈGE catalog plus two new tracks. "Phoenix" was mixed by the band and Anthony Arconte and mastered by Ted Jensen...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Says 'It's Finally Time' For Him To Write His Second Book

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe says that he is about to begin writing his second book. Blythe, whose 2015 memoir, "Dark Days: A Memoir", focused on his ordeal in a Czech Republic prison and his subsequent acquittal, revealed his plans for a follow-up book in an Instagram post earlier today (Thurs...

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New QUIET RIOT Song 'Rock In Peace' Features RUDY SARZO On Bass And FRANKIE BANALI On Drums

QUIET RIOT guitarist Alex Grossi will join the band's former bassist Rudy Sarzo this week on his radio show, "Six Degrees Of Sarzo", on Monsters Of Rock Radio. The episode will include the world premiere of the brand new QUIET RIOT song "Rock In Peace", written by late QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Ban...

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VOIVOD Launches Fundraising Campaign For Official Documentary, 'We Are Connected'

Canadian prog-metal stalwarts VOIVOD have launched a Kickstarter campaign to help them finance their official documentary film. From unlikely origins in northern Québec at the height of the Cold War, VOIVOD's post-apocalyptic sci-fi aesthetic fueled by a youthful obsession with their instruments too...

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JOURNEY's NEAL SCHON To Auction Off 112 Electric And Acoustic Guitars

It has been nearly 50 years since Neal Schon, then not yet 20, co-founded the band that would come to be called JOURNEY. And almost 50 years later he knows that somewhere at this very moment, someone is singing at the top of their lungs a song he played on, sang on, probably co-wrote, too. A song th...