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AIRBOURNE Releases First New Song In Six Years, 'Gutsy'

Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE are back with "Gutsy", their first new song in six years. Bristling with attitude and intent, this is AIRBOURNE on steroids — fired up and pissed off, ready to take on the world. For AIRBOURNE frontman and lead guitarist Joel O'Keeffe, his brother Ryan on drums, lon...

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JOEL HOEKSTRA Says Upcoming WHITESNAKE EXPERIENCE Concert Will Be 'An Isolated Show And Nothing More'

Joel Hoekstra says that the upcoming concert by members of WHITESNAKE in Serbia will be "an isolated show and nothing more." A press conference was held last week in Belgrade, Serbia to announce the participants of the 58th Guitar Festival in Zaječar, scheduled to take place from August 28 to 30 at...

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STEVE PERRY Is Auctioning Handwritten JOURNEY Lyrics, Signed Memorabilia And Other Personal Items To Benefit Altadena Fire Relief

As Altadena continues to rebuild its neighborhoods after the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry has partnered with Darkives Collectibles, a new archival memorabilia platform from Dark Horse Records, to launch an auction site full of music history from the rock legen...

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WHITESNAKE Members ALDRIDGE, HOEKSTRA, LUPPI, JELUSIĆ And MENDOZA To Perform As WHITESNAKE EXPERIENCE

A press conference was held last week in Belgrade, Serbia to announce the participants of the 58th Guitar Festival in Zaječar, scheduled to take place from August 28 to 30 at Kraljevica. The conference featured guests Marco Mendoza, Dino Jelusić (a.k.a. Dino Jelusick) and Ivan Keller, who announced...

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FASTER PUSSYCAT's TAIME DOWNE Opens Up About Fiancée's Death: 'I Loved The Hell Out Of' Her

During a May 30 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", FASTER PUSSYCAT frontman Taime Downe opened up about the recent death of his fiancée, Kimberly Burch. Burch was reportedly seen going overboard from the Royal Caribbean ship Explorer Of The Seas during the first day of this ye...

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Ex-RAINBOW Singer RONNIE ROMERO Never Wanted To Copy RONNIE JAMES DIO: I Tried 'Putting My Own Stamp' On The Songs

In a new interview with author/journalist Joel Gausten, former RAINBOW singer Ronnie Romero was asked about the challenges of putting his own stamp on performing material that was originally sung by legendary singers Ronnie James Dio, Joe Lynn Turner, Graham Bonnet, Ian Gillan and David Coverdale wh...

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STEVE PERRY Teams Up With WILLIE NELSON For New Version Of JOURNEY's 'Faithfully'

Former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry has released a cover of the band's classic power ballad "Faithfully", featuring a guest appearance by country legend Willie Nelson. Recorded at Ronnie's Place in Nashville, Tennessee and at Steve's studio, Love Box, the track, which was made available via Dark Horse...

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CRO-MAGS Frontman HARLEY FLANAGAN and Wife LAURA Discuss Vegetarianism, 'Wired For Chaos' Film (Video)

In a new video interview with music journalist Joel Gausten, author Laura Lee Flanagan and her husband, CRO-MAGS frontman Harley Flanagan, discuss Laura's new book, "Hardcore Vegetarian: Welcome To The Vegedome!", and the new documentary on Harley's life, "Harley Flanagan: Wired For Chaos". Recently...

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Watch: ROBERTO DIMITRI LIAPAKIS Steps In For ERIK GRÖNWALL At MICHAEL SCHENKER's Madrid Concert

Fan-filmed video of Michael Schenker's May 4 concert at Sala La Riviera in Madrid, Spain can be seen below. The legendary German guitarist — accompanied by ex-SKID ROW frontman Erik Grönwall on vocals, Bodo Schopf on drums, Barend Courbois on bass and Steve Mann on keyboards/guitar — kicked off his...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Announces 2025 European Tour With HATEBREED, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, DECAPITATED And EMPLOYED TO SERVE

Three-time Grammy-nominated metalcore titans and platinum-selling band KILLSWITCH ENGAGE — Jesse Leach, vocals; Adam Dutkiewicz, guitar; Joel Stroetzel, guitar; Mike D'Antonio, bass; and Justin Foley, drums — have announced a long-awaited, headlining return to Europe with what's sure to be one of th...

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ERIK GRÖNWALL Leaves MICHAEL SCHENKER's European Tour To Be With His Ailing Father

Former SKID ROW frontman Erik Grönwall has left Michael Schenker's European tour in order to return home to Sweden and be with his ailing father. Earlier today (Sunday, May 4),Erik posted the following message on his social media: "Sometimes life draws a hard line between stage and home. Twenty min...

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ROBB FLYNN Is Proud Of The Fact That MACHINE HEAD Found Its 'Own Lane' On 'Unatoned' Album

During an appearance on the Mark And Me podcast, MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn discussed the unenviable task of having to describe his band's music in the lead-up to the release of a new album. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "I think music's just such a personal thing. It...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Has Demoed 18 Songs For His Next Solo Album, To Be Recorded In Early 2026

On April 21, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson took part in the Musicians Institute's MI Conversation Series with host Ryan J. Downey in Hollywood, California. During the chat, which can be seen in two parts below, Dickinson spoke about the fan response to his latest solo album, "The Mandrake Proje...

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With Hell In His Eyes

Everyone gets dragged back in eventually. It has been a while since we heard from Brock Lindow, former frontman with 36 CRAZYFISTS. A perpetual presence in metalcore and post-hardcore circles 20 years ago, the Alaskan frontman has been conspicuous by his absence since 2017's "Lanterns": a worthy end...

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MACHINE HEAD Shares Music Video For New Song 'Outsider'

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have released the official music video for their song "Outsider". The clip was filmed during the band's April 17 concert at The Aztec Theatre in San Antonio, Texas. The track is taken from the band's eleventh studio album, "Unatoned", which came out toda...