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TONY IOMMI Picks BRIAN MAY As His 'Rock God': 'We've Had A Great Friendship Over The Years'

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi was the featured guest on BBC's "The Rock Show With Johnnie Walker" during the "Rock God" segment. Tony picked QUEEN guitarist Brian May and stated about his choice (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "His sort of sound and style really stood out to me when I hea...

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NITA STRAUSS Pleads For Return Of Stolen Tour Bus Mat

Nita Strauss, the guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, is pleading for the return of a custom-made mat that was stolen in Spartanburg, South Carolina Friday night (December 3). Earlier today, Nita shared a photo of the mat laid out at the entrance to her tour bus, and she included the followin...

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MICHAEL SWEET Says He Turned Down Opportunity To Produce GEOFF TATE Album

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet says that he turned down an opportunity to produce an album from former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate because he "didn't want to cause any problems with the friendships" he has with members of the current QUEENSRŸCHE lineup. Sweet shared the details of his proposed col...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says He Has Become More 'Hardlined' About Separation Between His Professional And Family Lives

In a new interview with the "All Access Live! With Kevin Rankin" podcast, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about the challenges of navigating work and personal life in the months since sexually tinged messages and explicit video footage involving him were posted on Twitter. He said (as t...

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Watch Pro-Shot Video Of FLOOR JANSEN Performing NIGHTWISH's 'Ever Dream' At Amsterdam Solo Concert

Professionally filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen performing the band's classic song "Ever Dream" at her September 3 solo concert at AFAS Live in Amsterdam, Netherlands can be seen below. This track was the opening song of the show that had been crowdfunded by her fans. All of Flo...

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METTAL MAFFIA Keyboardist And Two-Time 'America's Got Talent' Contestant JAY JAY PHILLIPS Dies After Battle With COVID-19

Jay Jay Phillips, the METTAL MAFFIA keyboardist who appeared on the reality competition show "America's Got Talent" has died. He was only 30 years old. According to TMZ, Phillips passed after a battle with COVID-19 over Thanksgiving and that he had yet to be vaccinated. METTAL MAFFIA announced Phill...

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AUGUST BURNS RED Frontman JAKE LUHRS To Sit Out Shows 'Due To An Emergency Situation'

AUGUST BURNS RED frontman Jake Luhrs will sit out the remaining shows on the band's current tour in order to tend to "an emergency situation." Filling in for him will be CONVICTIONS vocalist Michael Felker. Luhrs is expected to rejoin his bandmates in time for their "Christmas Burns Red" dates later...

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STRYPER Frontman Doesn't Care About Losing Followers Over Abortion Rights Comments: 'It's About Following Christ'

Michael Sweet of openly Christian rockers STRYPER says that he doesn't care if he loses social media followers over his comments on abortion rights, explaining that "it's not about following me, it's about following Christ." On Thursday (December 2),Sweet, who has fronted STRYPER for nearly four de...

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EVERY TIME I DIE Frontman KEITH BUCKLEY Accuses Bandmates Of Secretly Plotting To Replace Him

EVERY TIME I DIE frontman Keith Buckley has accused his bandmates of secretly plotting to replace him. Earlier today, EVERY TIME I DIE announced that it will play the last three concerts of its current tour without Buckley, explaining that the singer was taking time off from the road to "rest and pr...

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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI On Third GRAMMY Nomination: 'It's A Good Feeling'

Last month, DREAM THEATER was announced as one of the "Best Metal Performance" nominees at the 64th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on January 31, 2022, at the Crypto.com Arena (formerly the Staples Center) in Los Angeles, California. The progressive metal legends were nominated for their s...

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KORN's BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH Says COVID-19 Is A 'Serious Issue,' But 'We Can't Let Our Country Crumble'

KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch spoke to the "Talk Toomey" podcast about what it has been like for him and his bandmates to tour the U.S. this past summer while the pandemic was still in full swing. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's crazy, because it's a serious thing. I know peo...

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LED ZEPPELIN's JIMMY PAGE And ROBERT PLANT Pay Tribute To Former Tour Manager RICHARD COLE

LED ZEPPELIN legends Jimmy Page and Robert Plant have paid tribute to the band's former tour manager Richard Cole, who died on Thursday (December 2) at the age of 75. In addition to working with LED ZEPPELIN from 1968 to 1980, Cole worked with Eric Clapton, BLACK SABBATH, Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne...

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AMORPHIS Releases Music Video For New Song 'The Moon'

Finnish melancholic progressive metallers AMORPHIS will release their fourteenth studio album, "Halo", on February 11, 2022 via Atomic Fire Records. The official music video for the LP's first single, "The Moon", created by renowned director Patric Ullaeus (rEvolver Film),can be seen below. Comment...

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SLASH On GUNS N' ROSES' Reunion Tour: 'Initially It Was Just Going To Be A Couple Of Shows'

In a new interview with CNN, Slash said that GUNS N' ROSES' long-running reunion tour went incredibly well, in part thanks to the great relationship he, singer Axl Rose and the other bandmembers are currently enjoying. "When we got back together, that whole chemistry and that thing that makes what G...

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ANTHRAX Won't Release New Album Until Bandmembers Know It's The 'Right Record'

ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello spoke to Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2016's "For All Kings" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've been going back and forth with stuff. Scott [Ian, guitar] and I...