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HALESTORM Singer Says Playing Music Was 'An All-Or-Nothing Decision From A Very Early Age'

Lzzy Hale spoke to Australia's Heavy about the support she and her drummer brother Arejay received from their parents during HALESTORM's early days. When the band was first formed, it was still a trio consisting entirely of the Hale family. Lzzy and Arejay were joined by their bass player father, Ro...

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KISS's GENE SIMMONS: 'Our Legacy Is Going To Be That We Raised The Stakes'

In a recent interview with The Northern Echo, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was asked what will come "next" for KISS after the final show of the "End Of The Road" tour. He responded: "The good part is that KISS continues in other ways. Whether it's Tom Morello in RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, Dave...

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REB BEACH Expects Writing Sessions For New WINGER Album To Go Very Quickly

WINGER guitarist Reb Beach has confirmed to the "BREWtally Speaking Podcast" that there are tentative plans for the band to work on new material next month. The disc will be the follow-up to "Better Days Comin'", which came out in 2014. "In August, I'll go to [WINGER frontman] Kip's [Winger] house a...

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GENE SIMMONS Defends High Ticket Prices For KISS's 'End Of The Road' Tour: 'Being In A Touring Band Is Big Business'

Gene Simmons has defended KISS over the high prices of tickets to the band's "End Of The Road" tour. On the recently completed first North American leg of KISS's farewell trek, ticket prices reportedly ranged from $25 to $1,000. "Unless you're willing to live in your mother's basement and have a jo...

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LAMB OF GOD Drummer CHRIS ADLER To Return To Live Stage In October

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 Russia in October under the HAIL! banner. So far, one date has been leaked: O...

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CONCEPTION Announces First European Tour In More Than Two Decades

Reactivated Norwegian progressive metallers CONCEPTION, who feature in their ranks former KAMELOT singer Roy Khan, have announced a European headlining tour for spring 2020. It will be the band's first run of European shows since 1997. Guitarist Tore Østby states: "With the overwhelming response we'...

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LAST IN LINE To Begin Writing Third Album In August

LAST IN LINE will begin writing material for its third album next month. The band, which features former DIO members Vivian Campbell (guitar) and Vinny Appice (drums),alongside ex-OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Phil Soussan and singer Andrew Freeman, released its second LP, "II", this past February. Asked i...

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MILEY CYRUS Covers METALLICA's 'Nothing Else Matters' At GLASTONBURY

Miley Cyrus performed a cover of METALLICA's "Nothing Else Matters" at U.K.'s Glastonbury festival this past weekend. She also played her previously released version of NINE INCH NAILS' "Head Like A Hole", which was featured in the TV series "Black Mirror". Cyrus's rendition of the METALLICA classic...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Video Of 'Spit Out The Bone' Performance From Cologne

Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Spit Out The Bone" on June 13 at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany can be seen below. METALLICA played "Spit Out The Bone" live for the first time ever in October 2017 at The O2 Arena in London, England. The track is taken f...

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TRIVIUM Guitarist On Band's 'Open, Creative Palette': 'Nothing's Really Off Limits'

Prior to TRIVIUM's performance at thus year's edition of Austria's Nova Rock festival, guitarist Corey Beaulieu spoke with Alice of Mulatschag TV. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On whether he'd like to contribute more to TRIVIUM's...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON: 'I Was Not A Big Fan Of The OZZY OSBOURNE Years Of BLACK SABBATH'

During an appearance on the "Do You Know Jack?" podcast, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked how old he was when he was first explosed to Geezer Butler's (BLACK SABBATH) playing. He responded (hear audio below): "I didn't hear Geezer until I was quite a bit older. I guess I probably heard 'Par...

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KORN Guitarist Says New Album Is 'Really Guitar-Heavy And Energetic'

KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch spoke to The Pulse Of Radio about the band's new album, "The Nothing", which will arrive on September 13. Welch said about the band's 13th studio LP: "I would say that it's like a continuation of our last record. It's really guitar-heavy and energetic — there's a lo...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's New Album Will Be A Musical 'Roller Coaster'

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory has said in a new video from the band's current recording sessions that its eighth studio album, due out later this year, will be a musical "roller coaster." Bathory explained in the clip (see below): "It feels like it is gonna be a heavier record. I'...

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Drummer For KORN Tribute Band Suffers Stroke Onstage, Refuses To Stop Playing (Video)

According to the Manchester Evening News, the drummer of a British KORN tribute act suffered a stroke while performing with his bandmates at a U.K. festival last month. Alex Headen got halfway through the fourth song of KORN AGAIN's set at Rockstock in Stockport before he began to feel a pain in hi...

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DISTURBED Frontman Is Happy To See Political Winds Shifting In Favor Of Marijuana Legalization

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman says that he is glad to see more and more U.S. states moving toward state-legalized recreational or medical marijuana. "A lot of the stigmas are being dispelled," he said during an appearance on an episode of "Dudes Talking S#*t In A Truck" with SiriusXM DJ Jose Mang...