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Former LYNYRD SKYNYRD And 38 SPECIAL Bassist LARRY JUNSTROM Dead At 70

LYNYRD SKYNYRD's founding bassist Larry "L.J." Junstrom, who was also a longtime member of 38 SPECIAL, has died. He was 70 years old. 38 SPECIAL broke the news of Junstrom's passing in a post on the band's Facebook page. "The Big Man on the Big Bass has left us," the post reads. "He rocked arenas al...

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STATIC-X To Release 'Project Regeneration' Album In May 2020; Teaser For 'Hollow' Single Available

STATIC-X will release a new album titled "Project Regeneration", featuring the last recordings of the band's late frontman Wayne Static, on May 29, 2020. The rest of the group's original lineup — bassist Tony Campos, drummer Ken Jay and guitarist Koichi Fukuda — will also be featured on the album an...

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Members Of RUSH, QUEEN, THE BEATLES, THE ROLLING STONES, WHITESNAKE, Others Pay Tribute To GINGER BAKER

Members of RUSH, QUEEN, THE BEATLES, THE ROLLING STONES, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, WHITESNAKE and THE KINKS are among the musicians who reacted on social media to the passing of Ginger Baker. The legendary CREAM drummer died yesterday (October 6) at the age of 80. Baker's family posted a message to fan...

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METALLICA: Countdown Clock On Mysterious Web Site To Hit Zero On Thursday

METALLICA's social media has been updated with a link to the Metallicaxx.com web site featuring a countdown clock that is scheduled to hit zero Thursday (October 10) at 12:00 p.m. PT. Although no official information has been made available, fans are speculating that the band is preparing to announc...

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MACHINE HEAD Kicks Off 'Burn My Eyes' 25th-Anniversary Tour In Freiburg, Germany (Video)

MACHINE HEAD kicked off the first leg of its 25th-anniversary tour for the band's classic debut, "Burn My Eyes", Saturday night (October 5) in Freiburg, Germany. Building on the band's previous "An Evening With…" format, the "Burn My Eyes" anniversary show is described in a press release as "a three...

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Legendary CREAM Drummer GINGER BAKER Dies

Legendary CREAM drummer Ginger Baker has died. He was 80 years old. After previously announcing that he was critically ill and asking fans to "please keep him in your prayers," his family said Ginger "passed away peacefully" on Sunday morning (October 6) at a hospital in the United Kingdom. "He was...

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Watch COREY TAYLOR Discuss His Favorite STEPHEN KING Adaptations In 'In Search Of Darkness' Preview Clip

A one-minute video in which SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor discusses his favorite big-screen adaptations of Stephen King's work can be seen below. The clip is taken from the "Corey Taylor Collector's Edition" of the documentary "In Search Of Darkness", which will be released in Novemb...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Cancels Shows To Focus On New Studio Album

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have announced the cancelation of three European shows, as well as a concert in Tel Aviv, "due to time restraints concerning writing and pre-production" for the band's upcoming album. CRADLE OF FILTH said in a statement: "Having played literally all over the...

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SEPULTURA Unveils 'Quadra' Album Artwork, Performs New Song 'Isolation' For First Time (Video)

Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA have set "Quadra" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in February 2020 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band revealed the name and cover artwork of the record during its appearance Friday night (October 4) at the Rock In Rio festival. SEPULTURA also...

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ROB HALFORD 'Would Love' To Do A Duet With WILLIE NELSON: 'He's Like A God'

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford took part in a question-and-answer session with Full Metal Jackie of the 95.5 KLOS radio station on Friday, October 4 from The Viper Room in West Hollywood, California. You can now watch the chat in three parts below. Asked if there are any artists that he would like...

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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED And His CHOPHOUSE BAND To Play First Fully Electric Set At 'J-Town Jam' In Florida

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted and his CHOPHOUSE BAND will play a fully electric setlist for the first time this Saturday, October 5 as the headliners of the inaugural J-Town Jam, a musical benefit concert supporting Little Smiles and Little Kids Rock. This special event will rock Downtown A...

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FREDDIE MERCURY's 'Banned' Video For 'Living On My Own' Now In High Definition And Enhanced Sound

Tying in with the upcoming October 11 release of the Freddie Mercury "Never Boring" solo box set, this week will see a brand new version of perhaps Freddie's most (in)famous solo video — for his single "Living On My Own" from his "Mr. Bad Guy" album, released on YouTube. The album is one of three wi...

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Listen To New THE DARKNESS Song 'Live 'Till I Die'

British rockers THE DARKNESS have released another new song, titled "Live 'Till I Die". The track is taken from the band's forthcoming quasi-sci-fi concept album, "Easter Is Cancelled", which is due out on October 4 via Cooking Vinyl. Frontman Justin Hawkins spoke to Planet Rock about the concept fo...

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PAUL STANLEY Jokes About GENE SIMMONS's Kidney Stone Surgery: 'I Tend To Think He Just Ate Gravel'

Paul Stanley says that Gene Simmons should be fully recovered after his recent kidney stones surgery to perform inside a submarine next month. KISS will put on a private concert in Australia for great white sharks and a few die-hard fans as part of a promotion for Airbnb. The special concert is just...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS 'Would Love To' Do A Tour With K.K. DOWNING, LES BINKS

Former JUDAS PRIEST members K.K. Downing (guitar),Les Binks (drums) and Tim "Ripper" Owens (vocals) will team up to perform "a full-length set of PRIEST classics" with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson on November 3 in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. Joining them on second guitar will be A.J. Mills of...