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JAY JAY FRENCH Says TWISTED SISTER Is 'Considering' Recording One New Song: DEE SNIDER 'Wrote It And Presented It To Us'

In a new interview with Joe Rock of Long Island's rock station 102.3 WBAB, TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French was asked if there is any chance of the reunited band releasing at least one new song to coincide with the group's upcoming shows in 2026. The last new track French and the rest of TWIS...

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Watch: DEF LEPPARD Honored With Star On 'Hollywood Walk Of Fame'

DEF LEPPARD was honored with the 2,825th star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Thursday, October 9 at 11:30 a.m. PT at 1750 N. Vine Street. DEF LEPPARD received their star in the category of "Recording". Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Resnikoff, president and CEO Universal Music Enterprises (UMe),were gues...

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SLAYER Marks 35th Anniversary Of 'Seasons In The Abyss' Album With New Track-By-Track Video Feature

Slaytanic Verses, SLAYER's free online museum, presents a special track-by-track video feature that sees Tom Araya and Kerry King digging deep into the backstories behind all ten of the tracks on SLAYER's "Seasons In The Abyss" album. Produced by Rick Rubin, Andy Wallace and SLAYER, "Seasons In The...

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JON BON JOVI On BON JOVI's 'Forever (Legendary Edition)': 'Great Songs Are Even Better With These Collaborations'

During a new appearance on The Rich Eisen Show, Jon Bon Jovi spoke about BON JOVI's decision to re-release the songs from the band's 2024 "Forever" album as "Forever (Legendary Edition)", with guest stars on each track, plus two more cuts. The guests include Bruce Springsteen, on "Hollow Man"; Jelly...

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Former TIGERTAILZ Drummer ACE FINCHUM Dead At 62

According to Metal Sludge, former TIGERTAILZ drummer Ace Finchum passed away over the weekend. He was 62 years old. The news of Finchum's death was broken by Ace's former TIGERTAILZ bandmate Steevi Jaimz. Jaimz took to his Facebook page to write: "I know many of you really cared for Ace, and I am so...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's MATT TUCK Doesn't Have Problem With 'Metalcore' Tag: 'I Don't Think It's A Dirty Word At All'

In a new interview with Duane James of Australia's Wall Of Sound, Matt Tuck of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE was asked if looks back on the early 2000s "metalcore" scene "like a proud dad" or he views "metalcore" as a "dirty word" now. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "No...

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TRIXTER's MARK 'GUS' SCOTT Confirms He Tried To Trademark Band Name Behind Other Members' Backs: I Did It To 'Illustrate A Point'

In a new interview with Anthony Bryant of The Hair Metal Guru, TRIXTER drummer Mark "Gus" Scott was asked if it's true that he tried to trademark the TRIXTER name behind the other members' backs after TRIXTER's founding guitarist Steve Brown let it lapse a few years ago. Mark responded (as transcrib...

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HULU 'Into The Void' Documentary Creators Shed New Light On Metal Music: 'It Has Been Exploited In So Many Ways On Television'

By David E. Gehlke The new eight-episode "Into The Void" series on Hulu takes the route less traveled when documenting our beloved genre that is heavy metal. While some notable metal documentaries have done the job (namely, Banger Films's excellent "Metal Evolution" series),the rest have often been...

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Watch: DEE SNIDER Performs TWISTED SISTER, AC/DC Classics With LITA FORD In St. Charles, Missouri

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider joined Lita Ford and her backing band this past Friday (October 3) at The Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri to perform several songs, including Lita's Ozzy Osbourne duet "Close My Eyes Forever", the TWISTED SISTER classics "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna...

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Original SALIVA Singer JOSEY SCOTT Accuses Band's Current Frontman BOBBY AMARU Of 'Talking Out Of Both Sides Of His Neck'

Original SALIVA singer Josey Scott, who left the band in 2011 and was replaced the following year by Bobby Amaru, has once again blasted his successor, accusing Amaru of "talking out of both sides of his neck" and saying that Bobby has treated Josey like a "former disgruntled employee". Asked in a n...

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DEF LEPPARD To Be Honored With Star On 'Hollywood Walk Of Fame' Next Week

DEF LEPPARD will be honored with the 2,825th star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Thursday, October 9 at 11:30 a.m. PT at 1750 N. Vine Street. DEF LEPPARD will receive their star in the category of "Recording". Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Resnikoff, president and CEO Universal Music Enterprises (UMe),w...

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IAN HAUGLAND: EUROPE's New Album Will Be 'More Of An Homage To The '80s'

In a new interview with Anthony Bryant of The Hair Metal Guru, EUROPE drummer Ian Haugland spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the Swedish band's long-awaited next LP. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "It's been a while now since we recorded the last album; 2017 [i...

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TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY On Premature End Of 'The Poisoned Ascendancy' Tour: 'We Wanted To Play Shows And Someone Else Didn't'

TRIVIUM and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE were on the road together earlier this year to celebrate the joint 20th anniversaries of their respective albums "Ascendancy" and "The Poison". In May, TRIVIUM revealed that plans were scrapped to have the two bands hit other territories around the world as part o...

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FOREIGNER's LUIS MALDONADO: All The Fans 'Are Excited That The Band Is Gonna Continue'

This past May, FOREIGNER lead singer Kelly Hansen announced during the band's performance on the season finale of NBC singing competition "The Voice", that he would be leaving the group at the end of the legendary rockers' summer 2025 tour. In a moving segment that aired nationally, Hansen introduce...

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TRIVIUM's Upcoming 'Struck Dead' EP Is 'Heavy' And 'A Little Bit Proggy' With 'Really Good Hooks' And 'Good Riffs'

In a new interview with Nate of The Dead Line_net, TRIVIUM guitarist Corey Beaulieu and bassist Paolo Gregoletto spoke about the band's upcoming three-song EP, "Struck Dead", which will arrive on October 31 via longtime label Roadrunner. The effort was produced by TRIVIUM and recorded with Mark Lew...