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AC/DC Announces Summer 2025 European Leg Of 'Power Up' Tour

Hard rock legends AC/DC have announced the summer 2025 European leg of the "Power Up" tour. The new AC/DC dates kick off on June 26 at Letňany Airport in Prague, Czech Republic and wrap up at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 21. Along the way, AC/DC will make stops in Germany, It...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Says He Was 'Weeping Uncontrollably' At His 'First Sober Show' More Than 14 Years Ago

During an appearance on "The New Man" podcast with Tripp Lanier, LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe spoke about being 14 years sober. Asked about how he got over the notion that really creative people, including great writers, need alcohol or drugs to find their best ideas or perform to the best of t...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Reflects On His Exit From MEGADETH: 'I Didn't Leave The Band On The Nicest Terms'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman once again spoke about why he finally decided to open up about his time with the band — after spending most of the last two decades focusing on his solo career — while writing his autobiography...

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Three-Fourths Of NIRVANA Reunites For 'FireAid' Set With ST. VINCENT, KIM GORDON, JOAN JETT And VIOLET GROHL

Surviving NIRVANA members Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear reunited onstage on Thursday night (January 30) during the FireAid benefit concert to perform several of the legendary grunge band's classic songs. Filling the lead vocal slot vacated by Kurt Cobain's death almost 31 years ago were...

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STEPHEN PEARCY And WARREN DEMARTINI Reveal Band Lineup For M3 ROCK FESTIVAL, Explain Why They Are Not Performing As RATT

During an appearance on Wednesday's (January 29) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini revealed the musicians who will join them when they perform a set of RATT classics as one of the headliners of the 2025 edition of the M3 Rock Festival, set to...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Has 13 Songs In The Works For Upcoming Eighth Studio Album

In a new interview with Rock Sound, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE frontman Matt Tuck spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's upcoming eighth studio album. Asked how many songs are currently in the works, Tuck said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "13 tracks. So a huge chunk....

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New SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS Album May Not Come Out Until 2026

In a new interview with the "Appetite For Distortion" podcast, Todd Kerns spoke about the status of the songwriting and recording sessions for the next SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS album. The bassist and backing vocalist said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I would say...

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RATT's STEPHEN PEARCY Thought 'Hair Metal' Tag Was 'Funny' When He First Heard It: It Was 'Kind Of Cool'

In a recent interview with LifeMinute, RATT singer Stephen Pearcy once again offered his opinion of the label "hair metal," the pejorative term which was coined in the late 1990s as a way to disparage acts thought to have been all flash and no substance. Asked if he was ever bothered by being called...

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RICHIE FAULKNER On GEORGE LYNCH: 'He's A Legend, He's An Icon'

In a recent interview with Masters Of Shred, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner talked about what it's like having former DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch as his father-in-law. Faulkner and Lynch's daughter, Mariah Lynch, welcomed their first child, a baby girl, in July 2020. Asked what holidays ar...

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BLINK-182 Announces Hollywood Palladium Performance To Benefit Los Angeles Fire Relief Efforts

Multi-platinum, award-winning band BLINK-182 — Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker — has announced a one-night-only benefit show at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California on February 13 to support Los Angeles fire relief. 100% of the ticket proceeds from the Live Nation-produced eve...

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DAVID LEE ROTH And PEARCY/DEMARTINI Partial RATT Reunion To Headline 2025 Edition Of M3 ROCK FESTIVAL

VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth and the epic reunion of Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini performing RATT hits will be the headliners of the 2025 edition of the M3 Rock Festival, set to take place May 2-4, 2025 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. Pearcy had this to say about...

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INCUBUS Announces 2025 U.S. Summer Tour, Performing 'Morning View' In Its Entirety Plus The Hits

INCUBUS has announced the next iteration of its massively successful "Morning View + The Hits" tour, featuring special guests MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA. Following the popularity of last-year's sold-out U.S. arena tour, the band will embark on additional dates across North America this upcoming summer, pe...

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STEVEN WILSON Announces North American Leg Of 'The Overview' Tour

Six-time-Grammy Award-nominated musician, songwriter and producer Steven Wilson has announced the eagerly awaited North American leg of "The Overview" tour — his first full-band solo headline run in the U.S. and Canada in over seven years. Dates get underway for the Live Nation-produced tour startin...

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See Multi-Camera Video Of SLIPKNOT's Entire Leipzig Concert During Fall 2024 European Tour

Multi-camera video of SLIPKNOT's December 4 concert at QUARTERBACK Immobilien ARENA in Leipzig, Germany can be seen below (courtesy of Bahomar). The setlist for the show was as follows: 01. (sic) 02. Eyeless 03. Wait And Bleed 04. Get This 05. Eeyore 06. Me Inside 07. Liberate 08. Purity 09. Prosthe...

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SHAVO ODADJIAN: 'If A New SYSTEM OF A DOWN Album Happens, It Needs To Be Amazing'

During an appearance on the January 23 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavarsh "Shavo" Odadjian was asked if there has been talk of him and his bandmates releasing a new studio album, two decades after the arrival of "Mezmerize" and "Hypnotize" LPs, w...