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Ex-BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Drummer MICHAEL 'MOOSE' THOMAS Says Band's Music Became 'Too Safe' And 'Very Stale'

Longtime BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE drummer Michael "Moose" Thomas says that the band's music became "too safe" in the years before his departure. In December 2017, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE announced that it was officially parting ways with Thomas and replacing him with Jason Bowld (PITCHSHIFTER, AXEWOU...

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DEF LEPPARD, SLIPKNOT, GUNS N' ROSES, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Members To Guest On New Version Of SIXX:A.M.'s 'Maybe It's Time'

DEF LEPPARD vocalist Joe Elliott, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH singer Ivan Moody are among the musicians who are featured on the new version of the SIXX:A.M. song "Maybe It's Time", to be released on Friday (August 21) as part of the Artis...

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IRON MAIDEN's ADRIAN SMITH Unboxes First Copy Of His Upcoming Fishing Memoir 'Monsters Of River & Rock'

A one-and-a-half-minute video in which Adrian Smith, the legendary lead guitarist of IRON MAIDEN, unboxes the very first copy of his upcoming memoir, "Monsters Of River & Rock", can be seen below. Smith is well known in the community as a fisherman, and a former cover star of coarse-fishing bibl...

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MOONSPELL's New Drummer Is Already Contributing To Songwriting Process

Vocalist Fernando Ribeiro of Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL spoke to Finland's Kaaos TV about how he and his bandmates are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. He said (see video below): "There was a time that we had to be distant from each other for at least a couple of months and work from home....

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WHITESNAKE's 'Slip Of The Tongue' Lineup Reunites For Online Discussion (Video)

On August 18, singer David Coverdale, guitarists Steve Vai and Adrian Vandenberg, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Tommy Aldridge reunited — virtually — for the first time since they finished WHITESNAKE's "Slip Of The Tongue" world tour for a question-and-answer session prior to a live stream of the b...

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Watch STEEL PANTHER's Second Virtual Concert Event, 'Rockdown In The Lockdown'

California glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER played their second virtual concert event, "Rockdown In The Lockdown", on Sunday, August 16 from the ultra-sanitized, production-filled, multi-camera Drum Channel Studio at Drum Workshop, located in Oxnard, California. The performance was streamed live g...

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JAMES 'JY' YOUNG Is 'Shredding' Guitar And Vocals For STYX's Next Album

STYX has posted a video update on the writing and recording sessions for the follow-up to "The Mission". Released in June 2017, that disc marked STYX's first new LP in 14 years. It was recorded at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, co-produced and co-written with Will Evankovich, a longtime collaborato...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Says Relocating To Wyoming Has Been 'Great' For His Creativity

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx says that relocating to Wyoming with his family has been "great" for his creativity. For the past few weeks, Nikki has been posting photos on Instagram from the least populous U.S. state, where he has relocated with his wife Courtney and their one-year-old daughter Rub...

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3 DOORS DOWN's BRAD ARNOLD Releases Lyric Video For Debut Solo Single, 'Wicked Man'

3 DOORS DOWN frontman and celebrated songwriter Brad Arnold was preparing earlier this year to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the band's 2000 debut album, the certified seven-times RIAA platinum "The Better Life". But with the pandemic putting the Grammy Award-nominated Mississippi rock band's pl...

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IN FLAMES' BJÖRN GELOTTE On Coronavirus Crisis: 'This Won't Affect The Love Or The Passion For What We Do'

IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte spoke to Australia's Heavy magazine about how he is dealing with the coronavirus crisis and what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic. He said (hear audio below): "It's been weird. The first couple of weeks, I felt like I was skipping school or somethin...

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SEETHER Announces 'Locked & Live' Livestream Event

SEETHER is celebrating the release of its highly anticipated eighth studio album, "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" — its first in three years — with an epic global livestream event to be held Sunday, August 30 at 3 p.m. ET in an exclusive partnership with Veeps and Elite Multimedia. "Locked & Live" m...

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ENTOMBED A.D. Singer LARS-GÖRAN PETROV Opens Up About Cancer Battle

Former ENTOMBED and current ENTOMBED A.D. singer Lars-Göran Petrov has opened up about his cancer diagnosis. The Swedish musician is apparently battling cancer of the bile duct (also called cholangiocarcinoma),which is extremely rare. In most patients, the tumor cannot be completely removed by surg...

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DEEP PURPLE's 'Whoosh!' Enters U.K. Chart At No. 4

DEEP PURPLE's latest album, "Whoosh!", has entered the official U.K. chart at position No. 4. According to Billboard, it is the legendary rockers' 11th Top 10 effort and the band's highest-charting album since 1980's chart-topper "Deepest Purple". DEEP PURPLE's previous album, 2017's "Infinite", pea...

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IRON MAIDEN's ADRIAN SMITH Is 'Very Excited' About His Rumored Collaboration With RICHIE KOTZEN

In a new interview with Eonmusic, IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith confirmed that he has another side project in the works. "I'm very excited about it, but I can't say," he said. "I'm doing a lot of singing, but the person I'm working with, we're sort of splitting the vocals. But that'll be coming...

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Watch DOWN Rehearse For Upcoming 'The Quarter Century Throwdown' Livestreamed Event

Video of DOWN rehearsing for its upcoming "The Quarter Century Throwdown" livestreamed event can be seen below. This year marks the 25th anniversary of DOWN's 1995-released, now classic debut, "NOLA". Plans for select shows featuring vocalist Philip Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windste...