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Former TROUBLE Singer ERIC WAGNER Dies After Battle With COVID Pneumonia

Eric Wagner, the original singer of doom metal legends TROUBLE, has died after a battle with COVID pneumonia. He was 62 years old. The news of Wagner's passing was confirmed late last night by his son Luke Wagner. Luke wrote on social media: "Hey all this is Luke Wagner his oldest son. Eric Wagner h...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Performs Live For First Time In A Year And A Half At IOWA STATE FAIR (Video)

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH performed for the first time in a year and a half last night (Friday, August 20) at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. After the show, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael took to his Instagram to share a...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Blasts 'Rude' And 'Selfish' Fans Who Want Him To Replace His Father In VAN HALEN

Wolfgang Van Halen has once again shot down a rumor that a new version of VAN HALEN could be assembled featuring him on guitar in place of his late father. Last October, a rumor started to make the rounds via a Wolfgang Van Halen private group on Facebook that the VAN HALEN "camp" was discussing the...

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LIGHT THE TORCH Cancels Tour Due To COVID-19 Concerns

LIGHT THE TORCH (formerly DEVIL YOU KNOW),the band fronted by former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones, has scrapped its previously announced tour dates due to the coronavirus pandemic. LIGHT THE TORCH shared the news of the cancelation in an announcement on social media earlier today (Saturday...

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K.K. DOWNING On Decision To Call His New Band KK'S PRIEST: 'I Can't Let All Of Those Decades Just Be Flushed Down The Pan'

In a brand new interview with the "Rock 'N Talk Show", founding JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing once again elaborated on his decision to call his new band KK'S PRIEST, an obvious nod to his former group. His is joined in KK'S PRIEST by former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens, guitarist A.J...

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GENE SIMMONS On Lack Of Meet-And-Greets On KISS's Current Tour: 'If One Fan Infects Any One Of Us, The Entire Tour Is Canceled'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons spoke to The Music Universe about the band's decision to cancel its meet-and-greet events on the "End Of The Road" tour due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. "That's for the fans as well as us," he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). "If one fan...

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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Releases Music Video For 'The Future Is Behind Us'

Grammy Award-nominated progressive metallers BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME have released the music video for "The Future Is Behind Us", the latest song taken from the band's new album, "Colors II", which came out today (Friday, August 20) via Sumerian Records. Director Erez Bader of Silent Flight Produc...

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Doom Metal Legend WINO Cites COVID-19-Related Conspiracy Theory While Canceling His Appearance At PSYCHO LAS VEGAS

Scott "Wino" Weinrich has canceled his appearance at this weekend's Psycho Las Vegas festival. The doom metal godfather and THE OBSESSED founder, who was scheduled to play an acoustic set at the event, pulled out of the festival after organizers said attendees and artists will have to comply with al...

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DORO PESCH To Guest On LITA FORD's New Album

Doro Pesch has confirmed that she has collaborated with Lita Ford on a song for Lita's upcoming solo album. Ford's long-awaited follow-up to 2012's "Living Like A Runaway" was once again helmed by guitarist/producer Gary Hoey, who contributes some guitar playing to the disc, alongside the rest of Fo...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY Postpones European Tour Due To COVID-19

Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY have been forced to postpone their fall 2021 European due to the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier today (Thursday, August 19),the band issued the following statement: "To our amazing fans in Europe: We are incredibly sad to have to reschedule our November tour plann...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's Concert In San Francisco Canceled Over Bandmembers' 'Unvaccinated' Status

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's previously announced concert in San Francisco has been canceled due to the "unvaccinated" status of some of the bandmembers. The Arizona metal veterans' concert on August 25 at the DNA Lounge was scrapped by the venue after the San Francisco mayor announced that the city will be...

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Hear New IRON MAIDEN Song 'Stratego'

"Stratego", a brand new song from IRON MAIDEN, can be streamed below. The track, which was written by guitarist Janick Gers and founder member/bassist Steve Harris, is taken from the band's 17th studio album, "Senjutsu", which will be released on September 3 via BMG. IRON MAIDEN's first LP in six ye...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT And DEATH ANGEL's MARK OSEGUEDA Guest On New SANTANA Album 'Blessings And Miracles'

Multi-Grammy Award-winning Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame guitarist Carlos Santana has announced that his star-studded, masterful new album, "Blessings And Miracles", will be released worldwide via BMG on October 15. The record's dazzling first single, "Move", which sees the music legend and guitar icon...

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It's Official: FEAR FACTORY Has Found A Replacement For Singer BURTON C. BELL

Dino Cazares has confirmed that he has found a new singer for FEAR FACTORY. Although the guitarist has not yet revealed the new FEAR FACTORY vocalist's identity, he did indicate that the musician in question has experience and is "kind of known" within the metal scene. Cazares, who co-founded FEAR F...

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DIMEBAG Guitar Designer BUDDY 'BLAZE' WEBSTER Dies

Buddy "Blaze" Webster, the instrument designer who alleged that he hadn't been paid for sales of the late PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's classic "Dean From Hell" guitar, which he said he helped create, died over the weekend. No cause for his death has been revealed. In April 2017, Webs...