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MACHINE HEAD Cancels Spring 2023 U.S. Tour

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have canceled their previously announced spring 2023 U.S. tour. The 18-date "The Electric Happy Hour (Live)" trek was scheduled to kick off on May 15 in Ventura, California and make its way to Des Moines, Fort Wayne, and Detroit before ending in Los Ange...

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GEORGE THOROGOOD Cancels Tour Dates After Being Diagnosed With 'Very Serious Medical Condition'

George Thorogood has canceled the next leg of his 50th-anniversary tour dates with his band, THE DESTROYERS, so that he can undergo an undisclosed operation. "George has been diagnosed with a very serious medical condition that will require immediate surgery and quite a few weeks of recuperation and...

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SWEET & LYNCH Featuring MICHAEL SWEET And GEORGE LYNCH: New Single 'Miracle' Now Available

SWEET & LYNCH, the musical union of guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of STRYPER and legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB),will release its third album, "Heart & Sacrifice", on May 19 via Frontiers Music Srl. The combination of Sweet's powerful, high-octane vocals and Lynch's...

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OVERKILL's BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH On Possible Retirement: 'I'll Know When It's Time'

In a new interview with George Dionne of KNAC.COM, singer Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL, who were formed more than 40 years ago, was asked if he has ever thought about retiring one day. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'll know when it's time. I don't l...

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SLIPKNOT's JAY WEINBERG Unveils New Mask For KNOTFEST JAPAN

SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg has teamed up with Japanese artist Solid Blackline to create a new mask specially designed for the band's two Knotfest shows in Japan this weekend. SLIPKNOT performed Saturday night (April 1) and will appear again tomorrow (Sunday, April 2) at Makuhari Messe in Chiba fo...

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Roof At MORBID ANGEL Concert In Illinois Collapses; 1 Dead, 28 Hospitalized

Shortly before MORBID ANGEL was scheduled to perform at the Apollo Theater in Belvidere, Illinois, on Friday night (March 31),the venue roof collapsed, killing one person and injuring at least 28 more, five of them severely. The Belvidere Police Department said 260 people were in the venue when the...

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JIMMY PAGE Shares LED ZEPPELIN Demo 'The Seasons' Which Became 'The Rain Song'

Jimmy Page has shared "The Seasons", a previously unreleased instrumental arrangement that eventually formed the basis for "The Rain Song" from LED ZEPPELIN's 1974 album "Houses Of The Holy". In a message accompanying the YouTube release of the track, Page wrote: "My original idea for the opening tr...

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Ex-SALIVA Singer JOSEY SCOTT Says His New Band SHADE VIOLENT Will Be 'A Blending Of Several Different Styles'

Original SALIVA frontman Josey Scott spoke to Grizzly Media about the new band new recently launched. Dubbed SHADE VIOLENT, the group features his stepson Dylan on rhythm guitar, along with some of Josey's friends from his home state of Oklahoma. "I'm really excited about it," Josey said (as transcr...

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Watch: KIM THAYIL Performs LED ZEPPELIN, SOUNDGARDEN Classics At 'Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp' Jam In Hollywood

Fan-filmed video of SOUNDGARDEN's Kim Thayil playing the LED ZEPPELIN classic "Communication Breakdown" and SOUNDGARDEN's "Let Me Drown" during a Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp performance this past Sunday (March 19) at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. Now celebrating...

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SLIPKNOT's JAY WEINBERG Performs 'The Chapeltown Rag' With His MIXWAVE Virtual Instrument (Video)

Video of SLIPKNOT's Jay Weinberg performing the band's song "The Chapeltown Rag" with his brand new Mixwave virtual instrument can be seen below. MixWave recently launched a Weinberg drum library in what the company called "a comprehensive and dynamic virtual instrument that accurately captures Jay...

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DON DOKKEN 'Sounds Fantastic' On Long-Awaited New DOKKEN Album

In a new interview with Sam Wall, DOKKEN bassist Chris McCarvill confirmed that the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2012's "Broken Bones" album is "totally finished." The LP is tentatively due later this year via Silver Lining Music, the label owned by Thomas Jensen, one of the founders of Germany'...

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MACHINE HEAD Announces Spring 2023 U.S. Tour, BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

San Francisco have MACHINE HEAD will embark on spring 2023 U.S. tour. The 18-date "The Electric Happy Hour (Live)" trek will kick off on May 15 in Ventura, California and will make its way to Des Moines, Fort Wayne, and Detroit before ending in Los Angeles on June 9. Says MACHINE HEAD founder Robb F...

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SIX FEET UNDER Is 'Just About Done' Writing Next Studio Album

Vocalist Chris Barnes and guitarist Jack Owen of death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER are "just about done" writing the band's next studio album. According to Barnes, the material is shaping up to be "incredibly fucking heavy." SIX FEET UNDER's 17th full-length album, "Nightmares Of The Decomposed",...

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SWEET & LYNCH Featuring MICHAEL SWEET And GEORGE LYNCH: 'Heart & Sacrifice' Album Details Revealed

SWEET & LYNCH, the musical union of guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of STRYPER and legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB),will release its third album, "Heart & Sacrifice", on May 19 via Frontiers Music Srl. The combination of Sweet's powerful, high-octane vocals and Lynch's...

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OVERKILL's BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH: 'I've Had Black Bear Hibernate On My Property Now For 15 Years'

OVERKILL singer Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth spoke to the "Appetite For Distortion" podcast about his current residence in Vernon, New Jersey, saying (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm approximately 60 miles west of the George Washington Bridge. So I live up in northwest Jersey. I'm closer to Pen...