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PRIMUS Shares Second Episode Of 'Interstellar Drum Derby' Featuring THOMAS PRIDGEN

After an extensive search to find a new drummer, PRIMUS is pulling back the curtain on their unique audition process with the launch of the "Primus Interstellar Drum Derby", a brand-new episodic YouTube series chronicling the entire journey. The second episode, released today, features drummer Thoma...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Talks Songwriting Splits In MEGADETH: 'The More Fair You Can Be On All Of It, The Better'

In a new interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked if the upcoming Nick Menza documentary, "This Was My Life: Nick Menza's Metal Memories With Megadeth And Beyond", which Ellefson co-produced, paints MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine in a negative light or...

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CHRIS MOTIONLESS On Next MOTIONLESS IN WHITE Album: 'We're Going To Work On It Until We Feel Like We're Happy With It'

In a new interview with James Wilson-Taylor of Rock Sound, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE frontman Chris "Motionless" Cerulli spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to the band's 2022 album "Scoring The End Of The World". He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "To me, it...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN On MAMMOTH WVH's Live Performances: 'It's Very Important For Me That We Don't Use Tracks'

Wolfgang Van Halen, son of late VAN HALEN guitar legend Eddie Van Halen and frontman of MAMMOTH WVH, is the latest guest on Billy Corgan's new podcast, "The Magnificent Others". Corgan and Van Halen sit down for a candid and far-reaching conversation about music, identity, and forging a creative pat...

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CYHRA Feat. Former IN FLAMES, AMARANTHE Members: New Single 'Skin From Bones' Released

Following their acclaimed single "Superman", CYHRA — the Swedish band featuring former IN FLAMES, AMARANTHE and current THE HALO EFFECT, KAMELOT and SUBURBAN TRIBE members — has released even more new music today. "Skin From Bones" is the second release by the internationally recognized melodic meta...

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You Can Bid On Property Next Door To OZZY OSBOURNE's Childhood Home

Keen BLACK SABBATH fans could be among competitive bidders for a three-bedroomed, terraced house in Birmingham appearing in Bond Wolfe's next auction. Because while 16 Lodge Road in Aston looks just like any other terraced property in the suburb, this one happens to be next door to the house where t...

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Here Be Dragons

Everybody is guaranteed a good time when Tobias Sammet is in charge. AVANTASIA have become much more than the occasional, all-star supergroup that the German polymath promised back in 1999. With Sammet's other band, EDGUY, on a lengthy hiatus, his symphonic, multi-vocalist flights of fancy have beco...

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SHINEDOWN, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, BREAKING BENJAMIN, THREE DAYS GRACE And Many More Set For ROCKLAHOMA 2025

Rocklahoma, the biggest Labor Day Party in the country, is back for another a year of non-stop music and great memories — taking place on Friday, August 29, Saturday, August 30, and Sunday, August 31 at Rockin' Red Dirt Ranch Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma, just outside of Tulsa. Now in its 18t...

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New OZZY OSBOURNE Documentary To Detail His Parkinson's Battle And Other Health Issues

A new Ozzy Osbourne documentary, "No Escape From Now", is currently in production at Paramount+. The feature-length project, which is slated to premiere later this year, will "reveal the devastating setbacks" the legendary BLACK SABBATH singer has "faced since his fateful fall in 2019," according to...

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DOUG ALDRICH On His Cancer Diagnosis: 'It Was Definitely A Setback Mentally'

In a new interview with Ernest Skinner of Canada's Border City Rock Talk, former WHITESNAKE and DIO and current THE DEAD DAISIES guitarist Doug Aldrich offered an update on his health, nearly five months after he underwent a "very successful" surgery following a throat cancer diagnosis. Regarding ho...

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AVANTASIA's TOBIAS SAMMET Feels Like 'Here Be Dragons' Is Another 'Record Of The Century'

By David E. Gehlke Calling AVANTASIA a "side project" or even a "project" feels wrong in light of the band's staying power. Considered a finished entity after the world-beating power metal glory of their first two albums, 2001's "The Metal Opera" and 2002's "The Metal Opera Pt. II", founder, songwri...

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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Announces 'The David Ellefson Show' Video Podcast

Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, alongside co-host Joshua Toomey, has announced the launch of "The David Ellefson Show" video podcast, a bi-weekly show which will debut Monday, March 3 on YouTube and major streaming platforms. The podcast offers listeners a front-row seat to captivating conve...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY On Physical Pains Of Drumming: 'For Me, It's Been Accumulating Through The Years'

In a new interview with Samus Paulicelli of the 66Samus YouTube channel, DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy was asked how he deals with the physical pains of drumming as he gets older. Mike replied (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "That's a good question. For me, it's been accumulating thr...

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JETHRO TULL's IAN ANDERSON Doesn't Do Social Media: 'I Haven't Got Time Or Inclination For That Kind Of Discourse'

In a new interview with The Prog Report, JETHRO TULL leader Ian Anderson was asked for his thoughts on social media and whether he pays much attention to what people write about him and his band online. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm as uninterested as I was back in 1968, '6...

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FIELDY Claims He Hasn't Spoken To His Longtime KORN Bandmates Since 2019

During an appearance on the latest episode of the Basement Talk podcast, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu was asked what his relationship was like with his longtime bandmates in KORN. He responded: "I haven't talked to those guys since 2019. So it's like we're just kind of both…. They're truckin'. They're a...