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Watch 15-Year-Old Girl Sing Bluesy A Cappella Version Of MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'Live Wire' On 'American Idol'

A teenage girl sang a slowed-down, bluesy a cappella version of MÖTLEY CRÜE's "Live Wire" while auditioning Sunday on the TV singing competition "American Idol". Moments after Casey Bishop's audition, one of the judges, Luke Bryan, said: "I think she's the damn winner of 'American Idol'. Period. It'...

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CARLOS CAVAZO On QUIET RIOT Continuing Without Any Members Of Classic Lineup: 'I Think It's Stupid For Somebody To Do That'

Former QUIET RIOT guitarist Carlos Cavazo says that "it's stupid" for the band to continue without drummer Frankie Banali. Banali, who joined QUIET RIOT in 1982 and played on its breakthrough album, 1983's "Metal Health", died last August after a 16-month battle with pancreatic cancer. In September,...

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SHINEDOWN's Seventh Album To Be Released After The Summer

SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith has confirmed that he and his bandmates are continuing work their seventh studio album. The follow-up to 2018's "Attention Attention" is being recorded at a new studio in Charleston, South Carolina spearheaded by the group's bassist and producer Eric Bass. Speaking to...

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COREY TAYLOR: 'I Hate All New Rock For The Most Part'

In a brand new interview with "Cutter's Rockcast", Corey Taylor decried a lack of originality in modern rock music, saying he hates most young rock artists who are not even trying to come up with anything fresh. The SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman explained (see video below): "I look at some of the...

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WHITESNAKE's DAVID COVERDALE Uses Twitter To Help People Get Through The 'Difficult', 'Dark Days'

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale spoke to The Outhouse about his hilarious Twitter feed which sees him primarily sharing memes that poke fun at relationships between men and women and play on our everyday contemporary concerns. "One of the things, I think, that's helped me get through [the pandem...

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DOWN's KIRK WINDSTEIN Is 'Looking Forward' To Working On Band's Covers EP

DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein has confirmed to "The Rock Savages" podcast that the band's next release will be an EP of cover songs. "'Cause we like fucking around with different stuff, and we're influenced by so many different styles," he said (hear audio below). "We've just gotta agree on six song...

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CHRIS JERICHO Says FOZZY's New Album Will Build Upon Momentum Started With 'Judas'

FOZZY singer Chris Jericho spoke to Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station about the status of the band's follow-up to 2017's "Judas" album. He said (hear audio below): "We're on Sony Music now with FOZZY, which is great for us. We were supposed to tour — we had an April/May [2020] tour that went...

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HALESTORM's AREJAY HALE On New Album: 'We're Actually Working In The Studio Right Now'

HALESTORM drummer Arejay Hale spoke to Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station about the status of the band's follow-up to 2018's "Vicious" album. He said (hear audio below): "I'm actually really excited. We took the entire 2020 off from being together — I wouldn't say 'off,' because we've been wri...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Is Still Recording New Album: 'We're Taking It Really, Really Slow'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Zacky Vengeance spoke to Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station about the status of the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2016's "The Stage" album. He said (hear audio below): "We've been home for quite a while, and during that time, [we've done] lots and lots of writing...

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WHITESNAKE Releases Music Video For Remixed Version Of 'Whipping Boy Blues' From 'The Blues Album'

WHITESNAKE celebrates the blues sound that helped inspire its multi-platinum career on a new collection that features remixed and remastered versions of the group's best blues-rock songs. "The Blues Album" is the third and final release in the band's "Red, White And Blues" trilogy, a series of compi...

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SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS Have Been Working On New Material 'For Months'

In a new interview with SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Myles Kennedy confirmed that SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS are putting together ideas for a new album. The effort will be the follow-up to "Living The Dream", which came out in September 2018 via Slash's own lab...

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COREY TAYLOR Teases 'Massive' SLIPKNOT News

In a new interview with Kerrang! Radio, Corey Taylor discussed SLIPKNOT's plans for the coming months, including a possible return to the road once the coronavirus pandemic has subsided. He said (see video below): "That world is looming. In a big way. I won't say how, but that monster is starting to...

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BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD Breaks Down First Art Piece In Nearly Five Years, 'Lays The Burden, Dead' (Video)

BLACK SABBATH drumming legend, poet and artist Bill Ward recently unveiled his first art piece in nearly five years, "Lays The Burden, Dead". A gripping and multi-faceted work crafted during an unprecedented year, "Lays The Burden, Dead" is more than a massive offering of visual art. It is a unique...

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Received wisdom has it that the British thrash metal scene only produced a handful of notable bands. Everybody knows about XENTRIX, SABBAT, ONSLAUGHT and the rest, but despite not exerting a great deal of commercial weight, the UK's contribution to thrash was much deeper than generally advertised. O...

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LYNYRD SKYNYRD: 'Live At Knebworth '76' To Be Released In April

On April 9, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release "Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live At Knebworth '76" as a DVD+CD, Blu-ray+CD, limited edition 2LP+DVD, and digital video, capturing the band's historic performance in England on August 21,1976. Featuring the legendary lineup of Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, A...