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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND Says He Was 'Devastated' By NICK MENZA's Death

Chris Poland says that while he was "devastated" by the tragic passing of his OHM: bandmate and fellow former MEGADETH member Nick Menza, he now realizes that the way it happened "was meant to be." On May 21, 2016, Nick collapsed after suffering a heart attack during a concert with OHM: at The Baked...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer And Ex-PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS Guitarist Release 'A Monster Within' Song

Former SUPERJOINT RITUAL and PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS guitarist Marzi Montazeri has joined forces with ex-JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens to record a six-song EP, "The Uprising". Due on June 23 via Montazeri's recently launched Crunchy Western Records, the effort was re...

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GENE SIMMONS Says His 'Horns' Hand Signal Is 'Homage' To SPIDER-MAN

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons told U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine that he started throwing the devil's horn gesture as an "homage" to Spider-man, who is known to make the motion in movies and his comics to activate his powers. Simmons filed an application last week with the U.S. Patent and Tradem...

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THY ART IS MURDER Releases Video For New Song 'Slaves Beyond Death'

Australia's incendiary musical export THY ART IS MURDER will release its new album, "Dear Desolation", on August 18 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Check out the music video for the first single, "Slaves Beyond Death", below. "Dear Desolation" was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Will Pu...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Widow Calls GENE SIMMONS's Attempt To Trademark 'Horns' Hand Gesture 'Laughable' And 'Disgusting'

Wendy Dio has slammed Gene Simmons's attempt to trademark the "horns" hand gesture as "laughable." The widow of deceased singer Ronnie James Dio, who's widely credited with popularizing the symbol — a staple at rock concerts for decades — told TheWrap about Simmons's trademark application: "To try t...

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NIKKI SIXX Apparently Mocks GENE SIMMONS's Trademark Application, Says He Is 'Thinking Of' Registering Middle-Finger Gesture

Nikki Sixx says that he is "thinking of trademarking" the middle-finger gesture. The MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist apparently made his comment in jest in response to yesterday's report that Gene Simmons was looking to claim the "devil horns" hand gesture for his own. Simmons filed an application...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Unveil 'Villains' Album Details, Announce U.S. Tour

Hundreds of epic shows, memory lapses, unexplained injuries, one yearlong detour with Iggy Pop and multiple Grammy nominations later, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE re-emerge from the desert newly scarred and somehow strangely prettier with lucky seventh album, "Villains", out August 25 on Matador Records....

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GENE SIMMONS Seeks To Register Trademark On 'Devil's Horns' Hand Gesture

According to The Hollywood Reporter, KISS frontman Gene Simmons filed an application last Friday (June 9) for a trademark on the so-called "devil's horns" hand gesture. Simmons claims in the filing that the hand gesture was first used in commerce November 14, 1974 — a date that appears to correspond...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Announces 'Villains' Album, Teases 'Feet Don't Fail Me' Single

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's new album, "Villains", will be released this summer. The title of the band's first record since 2013's "Like Clockwork" was revealed in an album trailer directed by Liam Lynch. The clip features QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE leader Josh Homme and his bandmates taking a polygraph...

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JACK RUSSELL Says He Was 'Proven Wrong' About Whether GREAT WHITE Could Sell Records Without Him In The Band

In a brand new interview with BigMusicGeek.com, ex-GREAT WHITE and current JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell was asked if he has been distancing himself from his tenure with his former band since the formation of his new group. He responded: "I'm not really trying to distance myself, so...

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OZZFEST MEETS KNOTFEST Is Returning To Southern California This Fall

Ozzy Osbourne has hinted at the return of Ozzfest Meets Knotfest, a combination of the two hard rock and metal events that first took place last September at San Manuel Amphitheater and Festival Grounds in San Bernardino, California. A new post on Osbourne's Facebook page features a picture of the s...

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Listen To First QUIET RIOT Song Featuring New Singer JAMES DURBIN: 'Freak Flag'

"Freak Flag", a brand new song from QUIET RIOT, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Road Rage", which will be released on August 4 via Frontiers Music Srl. QUIET RIOT is led by drummer Frankie Banali, who is joined by bassist Chuck Wright (who has been in and out of...

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ALTER BRIDGE To Perform With Orchestra At London's Royal Albert Hall

Following their jaw-dropping set at Download festival this weekend, U.S. rock giants ALTER BRIDGE have announced their return to the U.K. for two very special headline shows on October 2 and October 3. Appearing at the legendary Royal Albert Hall in London for the first time, the band will treat the...

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PÄNZER Feat. DESTRUCTION, HAMMERFALL, Ex-ACCEPT Members: 'Fatal Command' Album Due In September

PÄNZER, the heavy metal "supergroup" featuring DESTRUCTION frontman Schmier alongside Pontus Norgren (HAMMERFALL) and V.O. Pulver (G.U.R.D., POLTERGEIST) on guitar and Stefan Schwarzmann (ACCEPT, ex-RUNNING WILD) on drums, will release its second album, "Fatal Command", in early September via Nuclea...

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JANE'S ADDICTION To Release 'Ritual De Lo Habitual - Alive At Twenty-Five' In August

JANE'S ADDICTION will release "Ritual De Lo Habitual - Alive At Twenty-Five" on Blu-ray, DVD, CD and vinyl on August 4. It is presented by Rock Fuel Media in association with Sonic Films, Cleopatra Records and MVD Entertainment Group. Captured live in stunning 4K resolution using twenty cameras, the...