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Watch: GEOFF TATE Performs QUEENSRŸCHE Classics In Essen During 'Big Rock Show Tour 2024'

lilyral has uploaded video of ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate's September 5 concert at Turock in Essen, Germany. Check out the clips below. In a recent interview with Cassius Morris, Tate was asked if he has any desire to ever create with his former bandmates, including guitarist Chris DeGarmo, aga...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's CHRIS KAEL On Touring With METALLICA: 'The Coolest Thing Is JAMES HETFIELD Knows My Name'

In a new interview with Chasta and Baby Huey of the San Francisco Bay Area radio station 107.7 The Bone, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael spoke about what it has been like for him and his bandmates to tour with METALLICA at stadiums across North America and Europe for the past year. He sai...

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Watch: U.D.O. Kicks Off 2024 North American Tour In Frenchtown, New Jersey

U.D.O., the German heavy metal band fronted by former ACCEPT vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, kicked off its 2024 North American tour on Friday (September 6) at Artie's Bar & Grill in Frenchtown, New Jersey. Fan-filmed video of the entire concert can be seen below. U.D.O.'s setlist was as follows: Se...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Explains 'PowerNerd' Album Title

Canadian singer, songwriter and producer Devin Townsend has released a new video in which he explains the inspiration for the title of his upcoming studio album, "PowerNerd", which is due on October 25, 2024. He says (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "'PowerNerd' is essentially a manifesto of wo...

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New VIXEN Singer ROSA LARICCHIUTA Explains How She Landed Gig As Replacement For LORRAINE LEWIS

In an interview with Waste Some Time With Jason Green, new VIXEN singer Rosa Laricchiuta, who joined the band in June as the replacement for Lorraine Lewis, spoke about how she landed the gig with the long-running all-female rock outfit. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "So in fact, I...

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VINNY APPICE: 'My Hearing Is Terrible' After Playing Loud Music For Decades

In a new interview with Bill Hartel and Marcos De La Cruz of the Drum Syndicate Podcast, legendary drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, LAST IN LINE) was asked if he wears ear protection while playing. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I wear little swimming...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES' ANDY BIERSACK Reflects On 'Cringe-Inducing' Experience Of Opening For MÖTLEY CRÜE In Europe

During recent interview with Joshua Toomey of the Talk Toomey podcast, BLACK VEIL BRIDES frontman Andy Biersack reflected on the "cringe-inducing" experience of opening for a legendary rock act more than a decade ago. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's an interesting thing, because...

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OZ FOX Believes He Will Be Well Enough To Join STRYPER On 40th-Anniversary Tour: 'The Prayers Are Working'

Oz Fox of Christian hard rockers STRYPER has offered an update on his health, three months following his release from the hospital after undergoing his latest brain surgery. The procedure, which forced him to sit out the band's spring 2024 "To Hell With The Amps" acoustic tour, was reportedly overse...

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TOM MORELLO Names His 'Hail Mary' Moment

In a new interview with Paul Salfen of AMFM Magazine, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello was asked to name his "Hail Mary" moment, a term used to symbolize any situation where one must take a leap of faith despite low chances of success. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES Wanted To Make A Record That Replicated, On Every Level, METALLICA's Black Album

In a new interview with Rock Feed, BLACK VEIL BRIDES frontman Andy Biersack spoke about his band's collaboration with legendary METALLICA and MÖTLEY CRÜE producer Bob Rock on the 2014 album "Black Veil Brides". He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Look, this is something that bands can't d...

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Every Bridge Burning

Now that most people are really, really angry all of the time, NAILS should, by rights, be the biggest band in the world. If only humanity had that much sense. There have been plenty of extreme music that has pushed the boundaries of fury forward over the last few years, but Todd Jones's militant wr...

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JORDAN RUDESS Says 'Everybody Will Love' New DREAM THEATER Album: 'I Can Pretty Much Guarantee It'

In a new interview with Lots Of Muzik, DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess was asked if his work on his latest solo album, "Permission To Fly", has in any way influenced the upcoming DREAM THEATER LP. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think that as a musician, always evolving...

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SUM 41's DERYCK WHIBLEY Announces Book Tour For Memoir 'Walking Disaster: My Life Through Heaven And Hell'

Deryck Whibley of the iconic Grammy-nominated rock band SUM 41 has announced a U.S. book tour supporting his new memoir, "Walking Disaster: My Life Through Heaven And Hell", out October 8. The book is available to pre-order now through Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. He will be ma...

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METALLICA's ALL WITHIN MY HANDS Foundation Receives 2024 'For The Love Of Labor' Grant From CARHARTT

Skilled laborers and tradespeople have long been the backbone of America, shaping the economic health and hard-working spirit of the country. However, the U.S. continues to face a widening skilled labor shortage, with young workers experiencing societal barriers to entering the trades, as 79% of you...

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TODD LA TORRE: 'At 50 Years Old, I Still Can Sing All The QUEENSRŸCHE Stuff In Standard Tuning'

In a new interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, Todd La Torre said that he has been embraced as the singer of QUEENSRŸCHE by most of the band's fans, more than a decade after he joined the group as the replacement for original frontman Geoff Tate. "Look, any time you have a singer change in a band...