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METALLICA's 'Scholars Initiative' Expands Into Eight New Schools

In a year fraught with uncertainty, the Metallica Scholars Initiative outpaced expectations, prompting a unanimous decision by the board of directors to expand the nationwide program from 15 community colleges to 23 in 2021. The Foundation plans to donate $1.6 million in funding with the goal of rei...

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AUGUST BURNS RED Announces 'Leveler 10-Year Anniversary' Tour With FIT FOR A KING, ERRA And LIKE MOTH TO FLAMES

AUGUST BURNS RED has announced its fall 2021 headline tour. The "Leveler 10-Year Anniversary Tour" kicks off on September 9 in Philadelphia and runs through October 31 in Sayreville, New Jersey. All dates are below. Also appearing are FIT FOR A KING, ERRA and LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES. A special BLABBERM...

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GENE SIMMONS Will Teach You How To Play Bass And Write A Song At Special Las Vegas 'MasterClass'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons will host a special MasterClass in Las Vegas, Nevada next month. Says Gene: "Join me, Gene Simmons, in an intimate private setting, on Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada as I teach you and your classmates to play bass and write a song! That's right — we'...

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Watch METALLICA's 2018 Performance In Lincoln, Nebraska As Part Of Streaming Concert Series

In honor of Month Of Giving, METALLICA brought back its concert series, "#MetallicaMondays", where the band is streaming a complete live show for fans on the group's YouTube channel and on Facebook every week. The special, one-night-only event on Monday, May 24 featured METALLICA's September 6, 2018...

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ALTER BRIDGE And Z2 COMICS Present 'Alter Bridge: Tour Of Horrors'

Z2 Comics further cements their place as the leading publisher of music-inspired graphic novels across all genres with the announcement of this summer's "Alter Bridge: Tour Of Horrors" In the grand tradition of comic horror anthologies like "Tales From the Crypt", "Creepy" and "Vault Of Horror", Ma...

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GRETA VAN FLEET Announces 'Strange Horizons' Specialty Events

Grammy Award-winning band GRETA VAN FLEET will embark on a series of specialty events, "Strange Horizons" — its only headline shows in 2021 — at iconic venues, including FirstBank Amphitheater in Tennessee; Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Connecticut; Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island...

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ROBERT PLANT Launches Fourth Season Of 'Digging Deep' Podcast

LED ZEPPELIN singer Robert Plant has launched the fourth season of his hugely popular podcast, "Digging Deep: The Robert Plant Podcast". The start of the season reunites Robert with Matt Everitt after a long enforced break. Here they discuss what a touring musician does when he can't go on tour, som...

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DEEP PURPLE: 'Live At Montreux 2011' Available For First Time On DVD + 2CD Set

DEEP PURPLE performed on the closing night of Switzerland's prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival on July 16, 2011, re-imagining their classic catalogue with the help of a symphony orchestra. A treasured memory for fans in attendance, this special show is now available for DEEP PURPLE fans around the w...

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KISS Shares Snippet Of 'Heaven's On Fire' From 'Off The Soundboard: Tokyo 2001'

On June 11, rock legends KISS will launch their new official live bootleg series "KISS - Off The Soundboard", with "Tokyo 2001", recorded by the band at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on March 13, 2001. This marks the first in a series of upcoming live releases through UMe and will be available as a...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS' BILLY CORGAN: 'When I Was Younger, I Was Not Considered Good Looking'

SMASHING PUMPKINS mainman Billy Corgan was interviewed for the latest episode of Spotify For Artists' new music-centric interview podcast "Best Advice". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the "brand" image of being a rock star versus staying true to oneself: Corgan: "For whatever re...

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DANIEL 'CHEWY' MONGRAIN Is Hoping To Add 'Thrashy' Elements And 'Some Dirtiness' To VOIVOD's Sound On Next Album

Guitarist Daniel "Chewy" Mongrain of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD spoke to The Metal Voice about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2018's "The Wake" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We're still in the writing process. Things have been a lit...

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Watch Trailer For New KISS Documentary, 'Biography: KISStory', From A&E

Celebrating one of the most iconic bands of all time, A&E has announced the new definitive documentary film telling the stories behind the phenomenon of KISS. Directed by D.J. Viola, "Biography: KISStory" chronicles the band's five decades in the business as founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmon...

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ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE: We Don't Want Our Opening Bands To Sound Like S**t

During an appearance on episode 12 of "Tour Talk", ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante spoke about the importance of treating opening bands with respect. "I think a lot of times bands who come into this world, into this business, and they think that it's gonna be this and it's gonna be that," he said (a...

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Hear PERRY FARRELL With TAYLOR HAWKINS And DAVID BRYAN On New KIND HEAVEN ORCHESTRA Single 'Mend'

JANE'S ADDICTION and PORNO FOR PYROS frontman Perry Farrell has released "Mend", the new single from his KIND HEAVEN ORCHESTRA project. Working with friends Taylor Hawkins (FOO FIGHTERS),Elliot Easton (THE CARS) and David Bryan (BON JOVI) made this song special for Farrell. Written with Hawkins, "M...

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THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT Feat. STONE SOUR's JOSH RAND: Debut EP Due In July; 'Ignite' Single Available

Josh Rand, multi-instrumentalist, veteran songwriter and long-tenured guitarist of the Grammy-nominated rock outfit STONE SOUR, and his THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT partner, co-songwriter and vocalist Casandra Carson, have dropped a new song, "Ignite". It is the second track to be released from THE L.I.F.E....