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QUEEN's BRIAN MAY Praises ADAM LAMBERT: FREDDIE MERCURY 'Would Approve, Big Time'

QUEEN guitarist Brian May has praised Adam Lambert, saying that Freddie Mercury "would approve" of the singer "big time." QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT kicked off their "Rhapsody" North American tour Wednesday night (July 10) at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The group's show is bil...

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ARMORED SAINT Performs 'Underdogs' Live For First Time In 32 Years (Video)

Californian metallers ARMORED SAINT played "Underdogs", the closing track of their 1987 album, "Raising Fear", live for the first time in 32 years on Friday, July 12 at the Luppolo In Rock festival in Cremona, Italy. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below (courtesy of Loud And...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD: 'We're Still Making Great Metal Albums'

"Bods Mayhem Hour" recently conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British metal legends SAXON. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what SAXON's expectations were upon the release of the band's 1979 self-titled debut albu...

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MAX CAVALERA Hopes To Release New KILLER BE KILLED Album In 2020

Lee Bros Meats conducted an interview with SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera prior to the band's July 5 show at iBoat in Bordeaux, France. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's 2018 studio album, "Ritual...

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VINNIE STIGMA Calls AGNOSTIC FRONT's 'Victim In Pain' Debut 'The Greatest Mistake Of My Life'

Germany's Moshpit Passion recently conducted an interview with guitarist Vinnie Stigma of legendary New York hardcore pioneers AGNOSTIC FRONT. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the 35th anniversary tour of AGNOSTIC FRONT's influential "...

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SULLY ERNA Hopes GODSMACK Will Headline European Festivals By 2020 Or 2021

In a recent interview with France's United Rock Nations, GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna talked about the band's touring life, particularly as it relates to perfoming on the European continent. He said (see video below): "It's great. The band's doing great. We went through a lot of problems in the past...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND To Perform STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Material On 2020 Tour

Devin Townsend has confirmed that the setlist for his 2020 tour will include material from STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, the seminal industrial metal outfit he fronted until 2007. Since the band's dissolution, Townsend has been asked repeatedly whether he would reform STRAPPING, only to cite the mental and p...

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Van Fire Causes Cancelation Of BETRAYING THE MARTYRS Tour Dates

BETRAYING THE MARTYRS has been forced to cancel the rest of their North American summer "Rapture" tour, including Thursday night's (July 11) show in Orangevale, California, after being involved in a serious auto incident following the band's show in Los Angeles. All crew and band members are safe. T...

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BUCKCHERRY Singer Says Live Backing Tracks Take Away From Rock Concerts' 'Spontaneity': 'They're Becoming Like Pop Shows'

BUCKCHERRY vocalist Josh Todd recently spoke with Lee Eckley of the Toronto radio station 94.9 The Rock. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On touring at age 48: Josh: "This is a very physically demanding gig. Thank God I went through...

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Watch KISS Perform In London

Fan-filmed video footage of KISS's July 11 concert at the O2 Arena in London, England can be seen below. According to Billboard, the first North American leg of KISS's "End Of The Road" tour grossed $58.7 million and sold 518,395 tickets. The trek kicked off on January 31 in Vancouver and played an...

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JANE'S ADDICTION's DAVE NAVARRO: Why I Am Supporting MARIANNE WILLIAMSON In 2020 Presidential Race

JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro has doubled down on his support of Marianne Williamson in the next presidential election, saying that "it's time to shift courses as the overall emotional health of the of the country is at stake." The author and spiritual adviser is one of six female candidat...

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GODSMACK Bassist On Band's Early Success: 'It Took A Little Bit Of Time To Learn How To Be A Rock Star'

GODSMACK guitarist Tony Rombola and bassist Robbie Merrill talked to Eonmusic about their rise to fame, their memories of PANTERA's Abbott brothers, and of the impact that touring on Ozzfest in the early 2000s had on their career. Speaking at last month's Download festival, Rombola said: "Within si...

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QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT Kick Off 'Rhapsody' Tour In Vancouver (Video)

QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT kicked off their North American tour Wednesday night (July 10) at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Never known to rest on their laurels, QUEEN on this "Rhapsody" tour unveiled a stage show as experimental and rule-defying as the hit-packed QUEEN back cat...

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GHOST Releases Provocative New Lyric Video For 'Faith'

Swedish band GHOST has scored the third consecutive Top 10 single from its Grammy-nominated album "Prequelle", with "Faith" claiming the No. 10 spot this week at Active Rock Radio. "Faith" joins the album's first two singles, "Rats" and "Dance Macabre", both of which went all the way to the No. 1 s...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says He 'Would Do A Better Job' Running The Country Than DONALD TRUMP

Sebastian Bach says that he "would do a better job" running the country than Donald Trump. The former SKID ROW singer made his claim in a July 8 Twitter exchange with noted practical joker Captain Janks, who wrote: "2016 was truly the worst time for American voters. What choice did we have? Trump or...