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SKILLET Releases 'Reimagined' Version Of 'Save Me' Song

The new "reimagined" version of SKILLET's song "Save Me" can be streamed below. The original track is taken from the band's tenth full-length album, "Victorious", which was released last August via Atlantic. SKILLET frontman John Cooper told Cryptic Rock: "'Save Me' was a song where I had written th...

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GWAR's BLOTHAR: ODERUS URUNGUS Wouldn't Have Wanted His Statue In A 'Row Of Losers'

GWAR singer Blothar The Berserker says that late GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus wouldn't want his likeness to replace the controversial Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond, Virginia. A fan-launched campaign to replace the Lee statue with a memorial to Urungus has garnered more than 55,000 signatures. T...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says MEGADETH's In-Progress New Album 'Has A Layer Of Very Intriguing Stories In It'

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke to Sydney Taylor of the "Metal From The Inside" podcast about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. He said (hear audio below): "It's been long [laughs] — it's been a long process. It's intere...

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'The Big Rock Summer Tour' Feat. RATT, TOM KEIFER, SKID ROW And SLAUGHTER Officially Canceled

All previously announced "The Big Rock Summer Tour" dates — featuring RATT, CINDERELLA's Tom Keifer, SKID ROW and SLAUGHTER — have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. RATT said in a statement: "'The Big Rock Summer Tour' will no longer be taking place as origina...

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MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Announces Summer/Fall 2021 North American Tour

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE has announced the rescheduled dates for its North American tour. The trek was originally slated to kick off on September 9 in Detroit, Michigan and end on October 11 in Las Vegas, Nevada and was supposed to include a headlining appearance at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento,...

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Campaign To Replace ROBERT E. LEE Statue With Late GWAR Frontman ODERUS URUNGUS Garners Nearly 50,000 Signatures

A fan-launched campaign to replace the controversial Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond, Virginia with a statue of late GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus has garnered more than 48,000 signatures, with a goal of 50,000. The Confederate general died in 1870, 20 years before his statue was erected on Richmo...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Bassist BLASKO Isn't Bothered By The Fact That He Doesn't Appear On 'Ordinary Man' Album

In a new interview with Chuck Shute of "The Chuck Shute Podcast", OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson was asked if the legendary BLACK SABBATH singer has any concrete plans to resume touring once he has recovered from his recent health issues and the coronavirus pandemic has subsided. Blask...

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RATT's STEPHEN PEARCY And JORDAN ZIFF Are Working On New Music

RATT singer Stephen Pearcy is working on a new song co-written by the band's guitarist Jordan Ziff. The track is expected to appear on RATT's forthcoming follow-up to 2010's "Infestation" album. Earlier today, Pearcy tweeted: "Jordan Ziff @theRATTpack I'm @septopfuel Working on a new song with @jord...

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Who Is The Greatest Heavy Metal Vocalist Of All Time? PHILIP ANSELMO Weighs In

Who is the greatest heavy metal vocalist of all time? Philip Anselmo — a vocal great in his own right, with bands such as PANTERA and DOWN to his name — makes the case for JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford in a video uploaded by Revolver magazine earlier today. Check it out below. "Hands down, Rob Halford,...

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SKID ROW's RACHEL BOLAN On Long-Awaited New Album: 'We're At The Point Where We Think We Wanna Write Some More Songs'

On Friday (May 1),SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan spoke to We Are Hear's "Raise Your Horns With Lzzy Hale" — hosted by HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale — about the progress of the recording sessions for the final chapter of SKID ROW's "United World Rebellion" trilogy. The disc is being tracked at a Nashville, T...

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RATT's STEPHEN PEARCY Says Filming GEICO Commercial Was 'A Whole Lot Of Fun'

Stephen Pearcy spoke to SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" about RATT's appearance in a new TV commercial for the Geico insurance company. The 40-second spot — featuring the current lineup of RATT playing the band's classic hit "Round And Round" — is part of Geico's "Bundling Made Easy" campaign, which remin...

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SKID ROW's RACHEL BOLAN On Post-Pandemic Concerts: 'I Think There's Gonna Be A Huge Adjustment Period'

Earlier today (Friday, May 1),SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan spoke to We Are Hear's "Raise Your Horns With Lzzy Hale" — hosted by HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale — about how he is dealing with the coronavirus crisis and what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic. He said: "[SKID ROW] had this tour...

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STEPHEN PEARCY Says New RATT Music Won't Arrive Before 2021

During an appearance on Thursday's (April 30) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation", RATT singer Stephen Pearcy said that fans will have to wait until next year for the follow-up to the band's 2010's "Infestation" album. "[The delay in getting new RATT music out doesn't have] anything to do with me o...

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BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Shares 'Lockdown' Version Of 'Godzilla'

Legendary rock band BLUE ÖYSTER CULT has recorded a "lockdown" version of its classic song "Godzilla". The special performance of the track — which originally appeared on 1977's "Spectres" album — was recorded from each member's respective home and shared by BLUE ÖYSTER CULT on the band's official Y...

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First Seven Shows Of 'The Big Rock Summer Tour' Feat. RATT, TOM KEIFER, SKID ROW And SLAUGHTER Officially Postponed

The first seven shows of the previously announced "The Big Rock Summer Tour" — featuring RATT, CINDERELLA's Tom Keifer, SKID ROW and SLAUGHTER — have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. Affected dates: June 03 - Farmingville, NY - Long Island Community Hospital...