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CLUTCH Vocalist Says Rock Is 'Pretty Piss Poor' In Regard To Keeping Up With Changes In Music Industry

Prior to CLUTCH's performance at the recent Rock USA festival in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, vocalist Neil Fallon spoke with Shawn SixX of the Boston radio station WAAF. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On CACTUS drummer Carmine Appice'...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Drummer LES BINKS To Perform 'Unleashed In The East' Album For 40th Anniversary

LES BINKS' PRIESTHOOD, the band featuring former JUDAS PRIEST drummer Les Binks, will celebrate the 40th anniversary of PRIEST's classic live album "Unleashed In The East" by performing the LP live at select shows in the U.K. and the rest of Europe. Put together specifically to play the material fro...

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X JAPAN's YOSHIKI Donates $94,000 In Support Of Victims And Survivors Of Kyoto Animation Fire

X JAPAN's Yoshiki has donated 10 million Japanese yen (approximately $94,000) in support of the victims and survivors of the Kyoto Animation fire which occurred on July 18. After learning about the tragedy that befell the studio, Yoshiki made the donation to the dedicated support fund established by...

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DEZ FAFARA: 'COAL CHAMBER's Not Coming Back'

DEVILDRIVER's recent co-headlining tour with STATIC-X saw the Dez Fafara-fronted outfit performing material from COAL CHAMBER, the band that put him on the musical map and gave him his first and only gold-certified album in the shape of the group's 1997 debut. COAL CHAMBER existed for ten years befo...

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SKILLET's JOHN COOPER: 'I'm Very Proud Of My Christian Beliefs'

SKILLET frontman John Cooper spoke to the Lazer 103.3 radio station about how his Christian faith and approach to life has helped the band thrive over the course of its 23-year existence. "You can either make the world a better place or you can make it a suckier place," he said. "And you can do that...

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MERCYFUL FATE Bassist TIMI HANSEN Is Battling Cancer

MERCYFUL FATE bassist Timi Hansen has revealed that he is battling cancer. Hansen went public with his diagnosis after it was announced that he wouldn't participate in MERCYFUL FATE's 2020 reunion. Filling in for him will be ARMORED SAINT and FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera. On Thursday (August 1),...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Is 'Very Hopeful And Optimistic' About DAVE MUSTAINE's Chances Of Beating Cancer

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson says that he is "very hopeful and optimistic" about Dave Mustaine's chances of beating throat cancer. The 57-year-old MEGADETH leader revealed his cancer diagnosis on June 17 on social media. He said that he has already begun treatment as part of a plan that his docto...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Shares Another Snippet From 'The Dirt' Audiobook

MÖTLEY CRÜE's official biography, "The Dirt: Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band", was recently made available in audiobook format from HarperAudio and Dey Street Books. "The Dirt" is the outrageous, legendary, no-holds-barred New York Times best-selling book by MÖTLEY CRÜE. Celebrat...

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CHIMAIRA Singer MARK HUNTER Diagnosed With Thyroid Cancer

CHIMAIRA singer Mark Hunter has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. The Ohio-based musician revealed his diagnosis in a Facebook post earlier today (Thursday, August 1). He wrote: "Hello friends. There's no easy way to say it. I have thyroid cancer. "Last year during a physical, my doctor discovered...

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Video Premiere: JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES' 'I Want It All'

JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES — comprised of world-renowned guitarist John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON),bassist Ian Ross and drummer Logan Miles Nix — have released their latest music video, "I Want It All". The song is taken from JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES' new album, "Invasion", which is being release...

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TESTAMENT, EXODUS And DEATH ANGEL: How 'The Bay Strikes Back 2020' Tour Came About (Video)

TESTAMENT, EXODUS and DEATH ANGEL will join forces for "The Bay Strikes Back 2020" European tour. The trek will kick off on February 6 in Copenhagen, Denmark and will hit 25 cities before concluding on March 11 in Hannover, Germany. Mark Osegueda (DEATH ANGEL),Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT) and Steve "Zet...

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Ex-LAMB OF GOD Drummer CHRIS ADLER Is 'Psyched' About Upcoming HAIL! Tour

Ex-LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler will join forces with EXODUS vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza, VIO-LENCE/ex-MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel and former MEGADETH/BLACK LABEL SOCIETY bassist James LoMenzo for a run of shows in October under the HAIL! banner. "We're back!" said LoMenzo as he officiall...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX And Wife COURTNEY Welcome Baby Girl, RUBY

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx and his wife Courtney Sixx welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Ruby Sixx, this past Saturday night (July 27). The 60-year-old rocker wrote on his Facebook page Tuesday night (July 30): "Saturday night my wife Courtney and I welcomed into our world and family...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist DJ ASHBA Is Mixing 'Four Different Genres Of Music' With His New Project PYROMANTIC

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current SIXX:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba spoke to "Vegas Junkeez" about the status of his PYROMANTIC project. Although he originally formed PYROMANTIC as a collaboration with his SIXX:A.M. bandmate James Michael, the project has since evolved into an Ashba solo thing, with Micha...

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MICHAEL MONROE: 'One Man Gang' Album Details Revealed; Lyric Video For Title Track Available

Former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe will release his new album, "One Man Gang", on October 18 via Silver Lining Music. Monroe innately knows exactly how to sing, swagger and walk the most glamorous and colorful of walks. "One Man Gang" is all about the fun of Friday nights, seven days a week, l...