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JOE LYNN TURNER: Ditching The Wig Has Been 'Absolutely Liberating'

Joe Lynn Turner says that it has been "absolutely liberating" to finally drop the hairpiece he has worn since the age of 14 after being diagnosed with alopecia at three years old. The former RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE singer, who turned 71 last month, went public with his new look on August 25 in a ser...

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MEGADETH Unveils 'Rattleheads', A Generative NFT Collection

Thrash metal pioneers MEGADETH have officially staked their claim of the Web3.0 space by unveiling their one-of-a-kind new project. "Rattleheads" is a generative art collection pulling from nearly 40 years of iconic themes and imagery. The collection is based on MEGADETH's skeletal mascot Vic Rattle...

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Y&T Frontman DAVE MENIKETTI Is Feeling 'Close To Normal' After Completing His Radiation Treatments

Y&T frontman Dave Meniketti, who went public with his prostate cancer battle in February, says that he is feeling "close to normal" after completing his radiation treatments. The 68-year-old guitarist/vocalist offered an update on his health in a social media post on Saturday (September 10). He...

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How DAVE MUSTAINE Enlisted His Oncologist To Co-Write Lyrics For New MEGADETH Album

After he beat throat cancer in late 2019, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine enlisted Anthony Cmelak, a professor of radiation oncology who treated him, to co-write a song for the band's new album, "The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!" According to Nashville Tennessean, Cmelak co-wrote "Dogs Of Chernoby...

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Watch: AEROSMITH Plays 50th-Anniversary Concert At Fenway Park

Legendary Massachusetts rockers AEROSMITH played their long-delayed 50th-anniversary concert Thursday night (September 8) at Fenway Park in Boston. Originally planned two years ago, the 19-song set included 10 tracks from the 1970s, five cuts from the 1980s, three from the 1990s and one blues cover...

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Eternal Steel

Their name speaks of a certain bullish self-confidence, and so it seems only fitting that I AM's big label debut has an unmistakable swagger about it. Symptomatic of a subtle sea-change in the metal world, wherein many new bands are veering away from the overt commerciality of metalcore, "Eternal St...

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Watch QUEENSRŸCHE Perform At 'Pain In The Grass' Festival

Fan-filmed video of QUEENSRŸCHE's September 4 performance at the Pain In The Grass festival at White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington can be seen below. QUEENSRŸCHE will release its sixteenth studio album, "Digital Noise Alliance", on October 7 via Century Media. The record was once again he...

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Watch AEROSMITH Play First Concert In Two And A Half Years

AEROSMITH played its first concert in more than two and a half years last night (Sunday, September 4) in Bangor, Maine. Prior to the show at Maine Savings Amphitheater, the band's last live performance took place in February 2020 in Las Vegas as part of AEROSMITH's "Deuces Are Wild" residency. The s...

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Watch Pro-Shot Video Of ACCEPT's Entire Performance At Belgium's ALCATRAZ Festival

Professionally filmed video of ACCEPT's entire August 12 performance at the Alcatraz festival in Kortrijk, Belgium can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Zombie Apocalypse 02. Symphony Of Pain 03. Restless And Wild 04. Overnight Sensation 05. The Abyss 06. Demon's Night / Starligh...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Thanks Fans For Their Support After His Decision To Ditch His Wig: 'I Could Not Do This Without You'

Joe Lynn Turner has thanked fans for their support following his decision to finally drop the hairpiece he has worn since the age of 14 after being diagnosed with alopecia at three years old. The former RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE singer, who turned 71 last month, went public with his new look on August...

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SLIPKNOT's JAY WEINBERG Named 2022 'Metal Drummer Of The Year' By Readers Of MODERN DRUMMER Magazine

Modern Drummer magazine's readers have voted SLIPKNOT's Jay Weinberg as the No. 1 metal drummer in the publication's 2022 Readers' Poll. Earlier today, Jay released the following statement via social media: "It is truly an honor to be named Metal Drummer of the Year in the 2022 @modern_drummer Reade...

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NICK HOLMES Talks BLOODBATH's Nostalgic Quest On 'Survival Of The Sickest': 'We Thought We'd Go More Retrospective'

By David E. Gehlke Swedish death metal supergroup BLOODBATH had the whole "retro" thing figured out when they formed in 1998. At the time, death metal was on the outs, deemed un-hip and out of step. The bands that pioneered the style had either broken up, gone through unrecognizable changes in style...

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FRANK HANNON On TESLA's Pandemic-Related Break From Touring: 'It Was A Very Bizarre Time'

In a new interview with Rock Show Critique, TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon was asked if he and his bandmates used the coronavirus downtime to stay creative and work on new music, as many other groups did during the same period. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "For us, COVID was an i...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Is Back To '100 Percent' After His Cancer Battle: 'It Doesn't Have Any Power Over Me Anymore'

MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine, who was diagnosed with throat cancer in May 2019, spoke to The Irish Times about how his battle with the disease has affected the way he approaches his life, both on and off the stage. He said: "I think I'm 100 percent. I got my all-clear from the doctor in October o...

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Watch: JOE LYNN TURNER Performs DEEP PURPLE Classic With PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA In Vienna

Legendary hard rock singer Joe Lynn Turner joined the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra on stage last night (Saturday, August 27) at the Vienna State Opera in Vienna, Austria. The "Rock The Opera" event brought two things together that you wouldn't normally find paired in a way like this — rock songs an...