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RATT's STEPHEN PEARCY Doesn't Blame Grunge For Death Of 'Hair Metal'

RATT vocalist Stephen Pearcy has weighed in on the never-ending debate about how the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour sales plummeting. Asked in a new interview with Goldmine magazine if grunge was the deciding factor in RATT's...

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EMPEROR Black Metal Legend IHSAHN Finds His Inner 'Geek' By Embracing Modern Recording Technology

By David E. Gehlke Vegard Sverre Tveitanm, otherwise known as Ihsahn, has been a solo artist longer than a member of the legendary Norwegian black metal act EMPEROR. His solo ventures embody a creative pursuit that stretches well beyond black metal, dabbling in avant-garde, jazz and progressive musi...

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10 YEARS Shares New Song 'I Remember'

10 YEARS and Mascot Records have released a new recording titled "I Remember". The release follows the isolated reveal of "The Optimist" that, since being released, has been streamed over nine million times. 10 YEARS guitarist Brian Vodinh shares: "'I Remember' is about looking back at our youth and...

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The Passion Of Dionysus

For more than 40 years, VIRGIN STEELE have been the great oddballs of traditional heavy metal. The New Yorkers' early albums are rightly cherished as classic snapshots of power metal's gestation, while the full-blown symphonic splendor of '90s concept sprawls "The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell" and "T...

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Sons Of METALLICA Members Announce BASTARDANE And OTTTO Summer/Fall 2023 Tour

BASTARDANE, the band featuring drummer Castor Hetfield, the son of METALLICA frontman James Hetfield, will team up with OTTTO, the three-piece band featuring Tye Trujillo, the son of METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo, for a North American summer tour that sees the bands trekking across the continent...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's MICK MARS Reveals Title Of Debut Solo Album

MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars has told Rolling Stone in a new interview that he is seeking out a record label to release his upcoming debut solo album, "Another Side Of Mars". Songtitles set to appear on the CD, which is described by Rolling Stone writer Andy Greene as "darker and more aggressive...

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P.O.D. Singer Honored With 'Sonny Sandoval Day' In San Diego

The city of San Diego has declared June 23, 2023 to be "Sonny Sandoval Day" in honor of the P.O.D. singer. The proclamation was made during a city council meeting. "Sonny Sandoval is a musician, songwriter, philanthropist, who has never forgotten his roots as a south San Diego native," a city counci...

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JOSHUA HOMME Says QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's New Album Is 'Tonally And Emotionally And Lyrically Brutal'

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Joshua Homme spoke to Chicago's Q101 radio station about the lyrical inspiration for the band's eighth album, "In Times New Roman…" "Look, everyone's had a really interesting and difficult — or I'll say precarious — four years," he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUT...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Sends Message Of Support To GRETA VAN FLEET's JOSH KISZKA

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has thrown his support behind Josh Kiszka after the GRETA VAN FLEET singer came out as a member of the LGBTQ community. On Tuesday (June 20),Kiszka took to Instagram to write that he has been "in a loving, same-sex relationship with my partner for the past 8 years....

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GRETA VAN FLEET Singer JOSH KISZKA Publicly Comes Out As Member Of LGBTQ Community

GRETA VAN FLEET singer Josh Kiszka publicly came out on Tuesday, saying that he's been "in a loving, same-sex relationship with my partner for the past 8 years." In a statement posted on his Instagram, Josh wrote: "Where I've settled a home in Tennessee, legislators are proposing bills that threaten...

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BARONESS Announces 'Stone' Album, Shares 'Last Word' Single

BARONESS will release its sixth album, "Stone", on September 15 via Abraxan Hymns. BARONESS frontman John Baizley comments: "An important through line in BARONESS is we don't like to repeat ourselves. It's all about the willingness to take risks. When I was younger, the whole point of music was to b...

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Watch: DAVID ELLEFSON's DIETH Performs In Słupsk, Poland

DIETH, the new band featuring former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, Swedish guitarist/vocalist Guilherme Miranda (formerly of ENTOMBED A.D.) and drummer Michał Łysejko (ex-DECAPITATED), performed on June 12 at Motor Rock Pub in Słupsk, Poland. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below...

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STEVEN WILSON On PORCUPINE TREE's Future: 'We're Leaving Our Options Open'

During a press conference earlier today (Saturday, June 17) at Hellfest in Clisson, France, Steven Wilson was asked about PORCUPINE TREE's future after it plays its currently scheduled shows this spring and summer at a handful of European festivals. He replied (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "...

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TESLA's JEFF KEITH: 'When We Play Live, We Don't Roll No Tape'

In a new interview with Robert Cavuoto of Sonic Perspectives, TESLA frontman Jeff Keith confirmed that his band doesn't use any backing tracks in its live shows these days. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "When we play live, we don't roll no tape; we don't roll no Pro Tools or nothing....

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Shares 'Paper Machete' Song From 'In Times New Roman…' Album

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE has released "Paper Machete", the latest and final preview from its upcoming eighth album, "In Times New Roman…" QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Joshua Homme told Consequence about "Paper Machete" and its connection to past QOTSA tracks like "Little Sister" and "Regular John...