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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE On His Open-Heart Surgery: 'It Was Quite An Eye-Opening Experience For Me'

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate has once again opened up about the aortic valve replacement he underwent last summer. Speaking to Australia's Heavy, the 64-year-old musician said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, all my life I'd been very fortunate to be very healthy until I wasn't....

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DEATH ANGEL's ROB CAVESTANY Is 'Excited' To Start Working On More New Music

EXODUS frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza's YouTube show, "Zetro's Toxic Vault", has uploaded a new episode featuring a three-part interview with DEATH ANGEL guitarist Rob Cavestany. During the lengthy chat, which was conducted last October, Rob said that he and his bandmates are "definitely overdue" for...

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EUROPE Announces 40th-Anniversary European Tour In Fall 2023

Swedish hard rock veterans EUROPE will kick off their 40th-anniversary celebrations with a European tour in the fall. The "Time Capsule" trek will take in 18 concerts across Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Norway, Sweden, France, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom, including two nights at the Londo...

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AXL ROSE Admits He Was 'Nervous And Emotional' While Speaking At LISA MARIE PRESLEY's Memorial

GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose admitted that he was "nervous and emotional" when he spoke and performed at a memorial on Sunday (January 22) to celebrate the life of Lisa Marie Presley, who died at 54 on January 12. "I didn't really know I was going to speak or anything," Rose told Entertainment To...

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Watch: AXL ROSE Speaks And Performs 'November Rain' At LISA MARIE PRESLEY's Memorial

GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose was among the artists who paid musical tributes to Lisa Marie Presley at the Graceland public memorial service Sunday (January 22). The only daughter of Elvis Presley died on January 12 at the age of 54. "With Lisa's passing, I knew if I was invited, I needed to come...

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COREY TAYLOR On His Upcoming Second Solo Album: 'Nobody's Ready For What They're About To Hear'

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor says that he is "stoked" about the material he is currently recording for his second solo album. Taylor began tracking the follow-up to 2020's "CMFT" LP last week at an undisclosed studio with longtime producer Jay Ruston, who has previously worked with...

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Watch: ANTHRAX Plays First Concert With Drummer DEREK RODDY

ANTHRAX played its first concert with drummer Derek Roddy last night (Friday, January 20) at the PNE Forum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Roddy, who has previously played with HATE ETERNAL, NILE, MALEVOLENT CREATION and TODAY IS THE DAY, among others, was filling in for ANTHRAX's longtime d...

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OVERKILL To Release New Single, 'The Surgeon', Next Week

Veteran thrashers OVERKILL will release a new single, "The Surgeon", on January 27. The track will appear on OVERKILL's 20th studio album, "Scorched", tentatively due this spring. OVERKILL performed another new song, "Wicked Place", which will also appear on "Scorched", during its December 9 concert...

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CHARLIE BENANTE To Miss 'The Next Few Shows' On ANTHRAX's Tour With BLACK LABEL SOCIETY; Temporary Replacement Announced

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante will miss "the next few shows" on the band's North American tour with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and EXODUS in order to undergo an undisclosed operation. He will be temporarily replaced by Derek Roddy, who has previously played with HATE ETERNAL, NILE, MALEVOLENT CREATION, D...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Begins Recording Second Solo Album (Photos)

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has entered the studio to begin recording his second solo album. Helming the sessions once again is producer Jay Ruston, who has previously worked with STEEL PANTHER and ANTHRAX, among others. Earlier this week, Corey's bassist Eliot Lorango shared a few...

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LAST IN LINE Announces Third Album, 'Jericho'

LAST IN LINE — the band featuring frontman Andrew Freeman, bassist Phil Soussan (ex-OZZY OSBOURNE),and original DIO members Vivian Campbell (DEF LEPPARD) and Vinny Appice (ex-BLACK SABBATH) — will release its third studio album, "Jericho", on March 31 via earMUSIC. To kick things off, the first tra...

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GEORGE LYNCH's THE BANISHMENT To Release Debut Album, 'Machine And Bone', In March

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of THE BANISHMENT. The band, a collaboration between guitarist George Lynch (LYNCH MOB, THE END MACHINE, ex-DOKKEN) and programmer and multi-instrumentalist Joe Haze, started in 2011, and since 2020, has also included Los Angeles-based artist/vocalist De...

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OBITUARY's DONALD TARDY Defends Production On METALLICA's '…And Justice For All' Album: 'I Thought It Was Killer'

OBITUARY drummer Donald Tardy was recently interviewed on "Speak N' Destroy", a podcast about all things METALLICA, hosted by longtime journalist and METALLICA fan Ryan J. Downey. Speaking about METALLICA's classic 1988 album, "…And Justice For All", and the criticism that record has received for it...

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Former QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Explains Why He Started Getting Tattoos Later In Life

In a new interview with Become A Guitarist Today, former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about his recent decision to get a small tattoo on his life hand. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I figured, what the hell? I'm 64 years old. [Laughs] I might as well. I'm not gonna get a job...

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Watch: Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Celebrates 64th Birthday On Stage In Fort Lauderdale

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate celebrated his 64th birthday last night (Saturday, January 14) during his concert at Amaturo Theater in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Fan-filmed video of the audience singing "Happy Birthday" to the vocalist and Geoff blowing out the candles on his birthday cake can...