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CANDLEBOX Frontman Is 'Heartbroken' After Fourth Of July Mass Shooting In Illinois: 'F**k This Bulls**t'

CANDLEBOX frontman Kevin Martin has reacted on social media to yesterday's mass shooting outside of Chicago. Seven people died and dozens of others were wounded after a gunman opened fire on a Fourth Of July parade from a rooftop in Highland Park, Illinois, police said. The shooter used a high-power...

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SKID ROW's DAVE 'SNAKE' SABO Praises New Singer ERIK GRÖNWALL: 'It's So Exciting To See Where It's Going'

Dave "Snake" Sabo has praised SKID ROW's new singer Erik Grönwall, saying that the first song the band released with the ex-H.E.A.T. vocalist had received a much better response than he had anticipated. Grönwall, who auditioned for the competition show "Swedish Idol" back in 2009 by singing a cover...

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JAMES HETFIELD's Son CASTOR Doesn't Believe Rock Is Dead, Says Live Rock Shows Are Still 'A Real Thing'

In a recent interview with the "Mike Nelson Show", the members of BASTARDANE, the new band featuring drummer Castor Hetfield, son of METALLICA frontman James Hetfield, were asked for their take on Gene Simmons's 2014 assessment that "rock is dead." Guitarist Ethan Sirotzki said (as transcribed by BL...

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GEOFF TATE Is 'Feeling So Much Better Each Day' After Undergoing Heart Procedure

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate says that he is "feeling so much better each day" after recently undergoing an unspecified heart procedure. On Sunday (July 3),Tate took to his Facebook page to share a photo of him with Dr. Sami Kueri from the department of cardiovascular surgery at the Univers...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Is 'Holding Up' VAN HALEN Tribute Project, Says Radio Personality EDDIE TRUNK

David Lee Roth is the main reason the proposed all-star VAN HALEN tribute project has yet to move forward, according to SiriusXM radio personality Eddie Trunk. No progress has been reported on a possible VAN HALEN tribute concert since April when former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted revealed to Th...

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TED NUGENT On GREEN DAY's BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG: 'You Have To Have Abused A Lot Of Substances To Be That Stupid'

Ted Nugent has once again criticized GREEN DAY frontman Billie Joe Armstrong for recently stating that he was renouncing his American citizenship. On June 24, Armstrong told fans at a GREEN DAY concert in London that he intends to renounce his United States citizenship following the Supreme Court's...

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JEFF KEITH Explains Why TESLA Decided To Perform New Single 'Time To Rock' Live Before Song's Official Release

In a new interview with the "Metal From The Inside" podcast, TESLA vocalist Jeff Keith discussed the band's decision to debut its new single, "Time To Rock" during a live performance in early June — weeks before the song's official release. "We wanted to play it live for our hometown crowd," he expl...

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Watch: GLENN TIPTON Rejoins JUDAS PRIEST On Stage At BARCELONA ROCK FEST

JUDAS PRIEST was rejoined by guitarist Glenn Tipton on stage during the band's concert Saturday night (July 2) at the Barcelona Rock Fest at the Parc de Can Zam in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, just twenty minutes from the center of Barcelona, Spain. As he has done a number of other times over the cours...

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Here Is A July 2022 Video Tour Of Graves Of PANTERA Legends DIMEBAG And VINNIE PAUL

The Geeks, Graves And Good Stuff YouTube channel has uploaded a July 2022 video tour of the graves of legendary PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and his brother, PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, at the Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Texas. Check out the seven-minute...

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Watch JOE LYNN TURNER Perform RAINBOW Classics At Finland's TUSKA Festival

Fan-filmed video of Joe Lynn Turner's July 2 performance at the Tuska festival in Helsinki, Finland can be seen below. A couple of years ago, Turner once again slammed his former bandmate Ritchie Blackmore for the guitarist's decision to go out and perform classic DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW material wi...

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ROBERT TRUJILLO's Son Contributed 'Additional Guitar Tracks' To Version Of METALLICA's 'Master Of Puppets' In 'Stranger Things'

Tye Trujillo, the 17-year-old son of METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo, contributed "additional guitar tracks" to the version of METALLICA's "Master Of Puppets" which appears in Netflix's season four finale of "Stranger Things". In the finale, the Eddie Munson character performs what he calls "the m...

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STEPHEN PEARCY Says He And ROBBIN CROSBY Came Close To Forming Band With NIKKI SIXX And TOMMY LEE

In an interview with Tommy London of SiriusXM Hair Nation this past Thursday (June 30), RATT singer Stephen Pearcy confirmed that he and RATT guitarist Robbin Crosby almost formed a band with MÖTLEY CRÜE's Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee four decades ago, shortly before their now-legendary hard rock g...

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W.A.S.P.'s DOUGLAS BLAIR Delivers Shred Clinic For U.S. Coast Guard Personnel At Air Station In San Diego (Video)

On June 28, in the cacophonous confines of a 1930s-era seaplane hangar, guitarist/vocalist Douglas Blair, known for his searing shreds with W.A.S.P., performed a set of tunes for U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Diego's uniformed first responders. Playing in front of a massive American flag, Blair's...

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WHITESNAKE Cancels Remainder Of European Tour 'Due To Continuing Health Challenges'

WHITESNAKE has canceled the remainder of its European tour "due to continuing health challenges." Earlier today, the band's frontman David Coverdale released the following statement via social media: "It is with the deepest sadness that I must announce that due to continuing health challenges, docto...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Shares Video Recap Of First Few Shows Of 'The Stadium Tour'

MÖTLEY CRÜE has shared a brief video recap of the first few shows of "The Stadium Tour". The North American run of dates kicked off on June 16 in Atlanta, Georgia and will conclude on September 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CRÜE's long-delayed North American trek with DEF LEPPARD, POISON and JOAN JETT &am...