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NEIL PEART's Father Dies After Battle With Cancer

Glen Peart, the father of legendary RUSH drummer Neil Peart, has died after a battle with cancer. The news of Glen's June 12 passing was confirmed by Neil's sister, Nancy Burkholder, in a social media post the following day. She wrote: "On behalf of our Mother and all of our family members, The Pear...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Shares 'Feeding Frenzy' Poem

Founding BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has shared a new original poem called "Feeding Frenzy". Check it out below. Ward has released a number of poems in recent months, some inspired by the coronavirus pandemic and others celebrating the fall–winter holiday season, including Thanksgiving and Chris...

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DROPKICK MURPHYS And RANCID Announce Co-Headlining 'Boston To Berkeley II' U.S. Tour

DROPKICK MURPHYS and RANCID will hit the road together for the first time since 2017 for the co-headlining "Boston To Berkeley II" tour with special guests THE BRONX on most dates. The U.S. trek — which was originally scheduled for May of 2020 — runs from August 10 to October 16 and will also featur...

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Watch SAMMY HAGAR Play 'I Can't Drive 55' During Pre-Race Festivities For 37th Annual NASCAR All-Star Race

The Red Rocker himself, Sammy Hagar, and fellow guitarist Vic Johnson played Hagar's classic guitar rock song "I Can't Drive 55" as part of the pre-race festivities for the 37th annual NASCAR All-Star Race yesterday (Sunday, June 13) at Texas Motor Speedway. The two guitarists performed the 1984 rad...

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DAVID ELLEFSON's Longtime Business Partner Announces Retirement From Music Business

David Ellefson's longtime business partner Thom Hazaert has announced his retirement from the music business. Hazaert broke the news of his decision to walk away from the music industry in a Facebook post on Sunday (June 13). He wrote: "For the last 30 years, I have toiled away in the music business...

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JASON BECKER Initiative Raises Nearly Quarter-Million Dollars

Nearly a quarter-million dollars has been raised so far as part of the as part of the #ShredforJasonBecker fundraising initiative. In recent weeks, artists from across the world of rock and metal — including METALLICA, Steve Vai, Paul Stanley and Joe Satriani — donated instruments and autographed gu...

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SKID ROW To Perform Entire 'Slave To The Grind' Album At California Concert Next Month

SKID ROW will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its classic second album, "Slave To The Grind", by performing it in its entirety on July 11 at The Amphitheater at Rolling Hills Casino And Resort in Corning, California. A short promotional video for the concert can be seen below. Last summer, SKID RO...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Gets Tattoo Of MR. BUNGLE's 'Bunny' Logo

Scott Ian is sporting a brand new tattoo of the MR. BUNGLE "bunny" logo. The ANTHRAX guitarist, who has been a member of MR. BUNGLE since the summer of 2019, took to his Instagram earlier today (Saturday, June 12) to share a time-lapse video of him getting the tattoo on the back of his upper left ar...

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FOO FIGHTERS Announce Intimate Concert In Los Angeles; Proof Of Vaccination Required

FOO FIGHTERS will play an intimate warmup show at Agoura Hills, California's Canyon Club on Tuesday, June 15. The concert will take place five days ahead of the band's Madison Square Garden-reopening concert. Non-transferable tickets for the special 21+ show at the Canyon will be available only at t...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG Was 'Totally Enthralled' When He First Heard JIMI HENDRIX's 'Purple Haze'

In a recent interview with Germany's Guitar magazine, AC/DC guitarist Angus Young spoke about his early musical influences. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I could play guitar a little bit, but I really got focused on it around the years when I was about 12 into my teenage years, I st...

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LORNA SHORE Releases Music Video For New Single 'To The Hellfire'

LORNA SHORE has released the official music video for the song "To The Hellfire". The track is taken from the band's upcoming EP, "…And I Return To Nothingness", which is due on August 13 via Century Media Records. "To The Hellfire" is the first track introducing LORNA SHORE's new voice, A WAKE IN P...

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MERCURY CIRCLE Feat. SWALLOW THE SUN, Ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM Members: 'Killing Moons' Album Due In October

Following the critically acclaimed "The Dawn Of Vitriol" EP (2020),MERCURY CIRCLE, the new band featuring former CHILDREN OF BODOM drummer Jaska Raatikainen and SWALLOW THE SUN's Jaani Peuhu, has shared a brand new song from their upcoming debut album, "Killing Moons", which is slated for release o...

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PAUL STANLEY Says Current KISS Band Is 'Much More Consistent' Than Original Lineup: 'We're Always In Sync With Each Other'

Paul Stanley spoke to Rolling Stone Germany about KISS's new official live bootleg series "KISS - Off The Soundboard", which launched today (Friday, June 11) 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...

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MR. BUNGLE Shares Live 'Eracist' Video

MR. BUNGLE has released "The Night They Came Home" (Ipecac Recordings),the NorCal band's first live album. The 14-song LP, accompanied by a physical-only film release, captures the band's Halloween 2020 livestream event and features the new live video for "Eracist", which can be seen below. "'Eraci...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Announces 'Lightwork' Album, European Tour

Canadian singer, songwriter and producer Devin Townsend has announced his first new tour in support of the forthcoming album "Lightwork", due to be released in spring 2022. Devin has started recording with producer GGGarth Richardson at his The Farm Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Ti...