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NUNO BETTENCOURT On RICHARD FORTUS: 'I Owe Him An Apology'

Nuno Bettencourt, who has performed with pop superstar Rihanna for more than a decade, says that he owes an apology to Richard Fortus after exchanging words online with the GUNS N' ROSES guitarist as a result of seemingly taking a swipe at one of his colleagues, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. Asked...

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ROBERT PLANT Announces 2024 U.K. Tour With SAVING GRACE

LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant has announced U.K. headlining tour with SAVING GRACE featuring Suzi Dian. Plant formed SAVING GRACE back in 2019. He is joined in the band's current lineup Oli Jefferson (percussion),Tony Kelsey (mandolin, baritone, acoustic guitar) and Matt Worley (banjo, acousti...

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LIONHEART Feat. Ex-IRON MAIDEN Guitarist DENNIS STRATTON: 'Flight 19' Lyric Video Released

British hard rock veterans LIONHEART have released "Flight 19"", the first single taken from their new studio album "The Grace Of A Dragonfly", set for international release on February 23 via Metalville Records. "Flight 19" relates the story about a group of bombers that disappeared over the Bermud...

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SAXON Releases Music Video For 'There's Something In Roswell'

British heavy metal legends SAXON will release their 24th studio album, "Hell, Fire And Damnation", on January 19, 2024 via Silver Lining Music. The official music video for the LP's latest single, "There's Something In Roswell", can be seen below. "Hell, Fire And Damnation" sees SAXON investigate a...

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Ex-GREAT WHITE Singer JACK RUSSELL On MARK KENDALL: 'I Would Love To At Least Shake His Hand Before I Kick Off'

Former GREAT WHITE singer Jack Rusell says that he would like to "at least shake" the hand of the band's founding guitarist Mark Kendall once again before one of them dies. Russell exited GREAT WHITE in December 2011 after he was unable to tour with the group due a series of injuries, including a pe...

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GUNS N' ROSES' 'Paradise City' Surpasses One Billion Streams On SPOTIFY

GUNS N' ROSES has joined Spotify's "Billions Club" with the band's classic song "Paradise City". Billions Club is a playlist first launched in 2020 which includes all of the songs on Spotify that have surpassed one billion streams on the platform. After the achievement, Spotify gifts artists the Bil...

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DREAM THEATER's JOHN MYUNG Blames Last Summer's Head Injury On 'Dehydration'

In a recent interview with Gearnews, DREAM THEATER bassist John Myung was asked how he ended up performing while seated during the band's headlining concert last July at Marymoor Amphitheater in Redmond, Washington after suffering a head injury of some sort. He said: "That event was triggered by deh...

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DORO PESCH Explains How She Lost Rights To WARLOCK Band Name For More Than 20 Years

During an appearance on recent episode of the "That Metal Interview" podcast, German metal queen Doro Pesch explained how she got the rights back to the name of her early band WARLOCK more than a decade ago after previously losing a legal battle with the band's former manager. The singer, who has re...

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HALESTORM's JOE HOTTINGER On Songwriting Sessions For Next Album: 'It's A Blast'

In a recent interview with V13, HALESTORM guitarist Joe Hottinger spoke about the band's plans for the coming months He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "In January, we're writing the whole month, and February we're writing. And we have that Knotfest in Australia in March. And then hopeful...

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Saviors

GREEN DAY are one of the most enduring bands from the late-1980s and early-1990s Bay Area punk scene. Throughout the years, they've been consistent and continued to stay creative and release new music. Reinvigorated in 2004 with their seminal release, the rock opera "American Idiot", the album made...

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Hell, Fire And Damnation

SAXON is one of the most unyielding, persistent forces of metal. Founding member Biff Byford and his cohorts are poised to unleash the act's 28th album, "Hell, Fire And Damnation", a beast that's much more potent than virtually any and all new school purveyors of classic metal. The New Wave Of Briti...

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Ex-SLIPKNOT Drummer JAY WEINBERG Is Entering 'Second Phase' Of His Recovery After Undergoing Hip And Femur Surgery

Former SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg says that he is moving into "the second phase" of his recovery after undergoing hip and femur surgery in November. On Sunday (January 14),the 33-year-old Nashville-based musician, who required crutches as he recovered from his operation, took to his social media...

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JOE SATRIANI Is Having A Special Guitar Amp Built To Replicate EDDIE VAN HALEN's Sound: 'I Wanna Be Able To Feel It'

In a new interview with Australian Musician, Joe Satriani spoke about how he plans to play Eddie Van Halen's parts on the upcoming summer 2024 tour with vocalist Sammy Hagar, bassist Michael Anthony and drummer Jason Bonham that will focus largely on the music of VAN HALEN. Asked about how he plans...

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DAVID VINCENT Talks The Magic Of Spontaneity And Extreme Metal 'Singing' In VLTIMAS: 'There Are No Rules'

By David E. Gehlke If former MORBID ANGEL frontman David Vincent had his way, then VLTIMAS, his semi-new supergroup with ex-MAYHEM guitarist Rune "Blasphemer" Eriksen and CRYPTOPSY drummer Flo Mounier, would be his priority, and not his MORBID ANGEL offshoot I AM MORBID or the reactivated TERRORIZER...

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BUSH's GAVIN ROSSDALE Mourns Death Of Beloved Dog CHEWY: 'He Was Magic'

Gavin Rossdale is mourning the death of his beloved dog Chewy. On Saturday (January 13),the BUSH frontman announced in an emotional social media post that his 11-year-old golden Pomeranian died, as he called the dog his "absolute little furry bestie". "This is the last post I ever wanted to write,"...