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ALEXI LAIHO's BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT: 'Payback's A Bitch' Visualizer Available Now

The official visualizer for the song "Payback's A Bitch" from BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT, the band launched by ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho, can be seen below. The track is taken from BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT's debut EP, "Paint The Sky With Blood", which is being released today (Friday,...

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Paint The Sky With Blood

The world of heavy metal was saddened by the untimely death of guitarist Alexi Laiho at the end of 2020. Laiho's death at the age of 41 came as the revered Finnish musician was set to begin a new chapter in his life. His twenty-year tenure as guitarist/vocalist for CHILDREN OF BODOM ended in Decembe...

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STAIND's AARON LEWIS Questions Confederate Statue Removal, Disses BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN In New Song

STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis has dissed Bruce Springsteen, saying he no longer sings along when he hears a song from The Boss on the radio. The outspoken conservative rocker, who reinvented himself as a solo country artist in the last decade, voiced his views in a new song called "Am I The Only One",...

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SAMMY HAGAR Says He 'Would Have Been Embarrassed' If VAN HALEN Had Changed Band Name To VAN HAGAR After He Joined

In a new interview with Marci Wiser of the 95.5 KLOS radio station, former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar was asked if he was part of the discussions about whether to keep or change the band's name after he was recruited to front VAN HALEN following the mid-'80s departure of David Lee Roth. He respond...

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VAN HALEN's Record Label Wanted Band To Change Name After Replacing DAVID LEE ROTH With SAMMY HAGAR

Ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony was interviewed for a recent episode of "Steve Gorman Rocks!", a Westwood One five-hour weeknight program for classic rock stations, hosted by the former drummer and founding member of THE BLACK CROWES. Recounting the first time he met Sammy Hagar prior to the si...

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ALEXI LAIHO's BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT Has No Leftover Material: 'There Was No More Songs Written'

BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT, the band launched by ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho, will release an EP, "Paint The Sky With Blood", on April 23 via Napalm Records. The effort was recorded in Finland back in 2020 and was meant to be the beginning of an exciting new chapter. Sadly, that ch...

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ALICE IN CHAINS' WILLIAM DUVALL To Reissue 1984 Recordings From His Hardcore Band NEON CHRIST

NEON CHRIST, the cult hardcore luminaries featuring William DuVall (BL'AST!, COMES WITH THE FALL, ALICE IN CHAINS),Jimmy Demer (GARDENS OF.., ACCIDENTS),Danny Lankford (GARDENS OF.., GODEVILS, ACCIDENTS) and Randy DuTeau (GARDENS OF),have announced a co-release between Southern Lord and DVL Recor...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN 'Bookazine' Now Available From Official Store

An Eddie Van Halen magazine published by Bauer Media Group Specials is now available from the official VAN HALEN online store. The 96-page "bookazine" is packed with killer Eddie Van Halen content, including dozens of amazing photos. Official product description: "As the engine behind the namesake b...

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ALEXI LAIHO's BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT Releases Music Video For 'Paint The Sky With Blood'

The official music video for "Paint The Sky With Blood", the title track of the debut EP from BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT, the band launched by ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho, can be seen below. Due on April 23 via Napalm Records, the effort was recorded in Finland back in 2020 and was...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS To Release 25th-Anniversary Deluxe Edition Of 'Tiny Music' Album In July

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1996 LP "Tiny Music…Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop" by releasing a three-disc/one-LP deluxe edition. Due on July 23, it will feature a remastered version of the original album, alternate versions and mixes of several of the songs, an...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY Says 'There Has Been Some Talk' About Releasing Career-Spanning VAN HALEN Box Set

In a new interview with "The Jeremy White Podcast", ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony confirmed that there has been talk of putting together a career-spanning box set from his former band, including rare and previously unreleased bonus material. "I know Warner has brought up the question, would w...

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ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE And BUTCHER BABIES' CARLA HARVEY Featured In 'Punk Rock & Paintbrushes' Art Book

Punk Rock & Paintbrushes has announced a new publication date for "Punk Rock & Paintbrushes: The Insides Of Artists Written By Outsiders", co-created by Emily T. Nielsen (Punk Rock & Paintbrushes) and Warren Fitzgerald (THE VANDALS). The exclusive coffee table art book will be out April...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY Says He Wanted To Jam With DAVID LEE ROTH At One Of The Las Vegas Residency Shows

In a new interview with "The Jeremy White Podcast", ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony was asked if he would consider joining his former bandmate singer David Lee Roth on stage at one of his solo concerts to perform a few of the group's classic songs. He responded (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET)...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN's Widow JANIE: 'I'm Doing The Best I Can'

Eddie Van Halen's widow Janie Van Halen (née Liszewski) says that she is "doing the best" she can, five months after the legendary guitarist's passing. In addition to mourning his loss, Janie has dealt with the deaths of her brother last June and her mother in November. Janie, who is a ballroom danc...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Discovered EDDIE VAN HALEN After Hearing MICHAEL JACKSON's 'Beat It' For First Time

In a new interview with RockSverige, guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (THE WINERY DOGS, MR. BIG, POISON) spoke about what Eddie Van Halen meant to him. He said: "That would be the first and one of the few guitarists that I tried to emulate as a young student of the instrument. I will never forget th...