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It's Official: MEGADETH To Reunite With MARTY FRIEDMAN At Tokyo Concert

Dave Mustaine has confirmed to Rolling Stone that former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will join the band at its first-ever gig at Tokyo's famed Budokan later this month. Friedman will come up on stage for three songs during the show's encore. The Budokan concert, which will be livestreamed on F...

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VINNY APPICE Says He Was 'Bummed' When VIVIAN CAMPBELL Was Fired From DIO: It's 'Not True' That Everybody Is Replaceable

Vinny Appice has once again defended Vivian Campbell over the way the guitarist was fired from DIO, saying that Ronnie James Dio's bandmates were not getting what they were "promised" by the legendary heavy metal singer. Campbell, Appice and Ronnie James Dio worked together on the first three DIO al...

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EMPEROR Announces First U.S. Tour In Over 15 Years

Norwegian black metallers EMPEROR will embark on their first U.S. tour in over 15 years this summer. All work visas for the "Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk" 2023 tour are already issued and the band is excited to finally return to the North American shores. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 17 at 1...

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DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN Explains Why He Will Never Use His Platform To Push For One Political Candidate Or Another In Elections

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman was interviewed on the latest episode of the "Sarai Talk Show", hosted by Sarai Idan, an Iraqi-American activist, television host, musician, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Universe Iraq 2017 and represented Iraq at the Miss Universe 2017 pagea...

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SCORPIONS' KLAUS MEINE On 'Wind Of Change' Video Surpassing One Billion Views On YouTube: 'It's An Incredible Number'

SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine spoke to Scorpions Brazil about the fact that the band's music video for "Wind Of Change" recently surpassed one billion views on YouTube. The power ballad was originally uploaded to the platform in November of 2009. Klaus said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It...

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STEPHEN PEARCY On Rock Singers Lip Syncing During Concerts: 'I Think It's Bulls**t'

RATT singer Stephen Pearcy has blasted bands who rely heavily on backing tracks during their concerts, calling it "bullshit" and insisting that he loves "the real shit." In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-recorded tracks, drum triggers and other assorted...

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DAVE GROHL Credits PANTERA With Introducing Him To Crown Royal

FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl played a four-song solo concert at Crescent Ballroom in downtown Phoenix, Arizona Friday night (February 10) in advance of Super Bowl 2023 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. The former NIRVANA drummer, who appears in a Super Bowl commercial for Crown Royal, the top-s...

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IN FLAMES' ANDERS FRIDÉN Hasn't Listened To THE HALO EFFECT, Dismisses Comparisons Between The Two Bands

Anders Fridén, vocalist of Swedish melodic death metal band IN FLAMES, has weighed in on THE HALO EFFECT, the new project featuring five former IN FLAMES members — Jesper Strömblad (guitar),Daniel Svensson (drums),Peter Iwers (bass),Niclas Engelin (guitar) and Mikael Stanne (vocals). Asked by Goe...

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Watch: MÖTLEY CRÜE Plays Second Concert With New Guitarist JOHN 5

MÖTLEY CRÜE played its second concert with guitarist John 5 Saturday night (February 11) at Atlantic City, New Jersey's 7,000-capacity Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena. The show also marked the second date of the band's 2023 "The World Tour" with DEF LEPPARD. MÖTLEY CRÜE's setlist was as follows: 01. W...

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DISTURBED's DAN DONEGAN Is 'Glad' PANTERA Is Playing Shows Again: 'It's Paying Respect And A Tribute To That Band'

DISTURBED's Dan Donegan has weighed in on the fact that PANTERA's surviving members Philip Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown (bass) have united with guitarist Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) and drummer Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) for a world tour under the PANTERA banner. Anselmo and Bro...

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Watch: Japanese Supergroup THE LAST ROCKSTARS Plays Sold-Out Concert At Hollywood Palladium

Japanese supergroup THE LAST ROCKSTARS played a sold-out concert last night (Friday, February 10) at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Fan-filmed video of the show can be seen below (courtesy of the Faith West YouTube channel. The Los Angeles show took place more than a month after THE LAST RO...

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MANOWAR's JOEY DEMAIO 'Can't Wait To Get To Court' In Band's Dispute With HELLFEST Organizers

MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio says that he is looking forward to presenting his case in court in his dispute with the Hellfest organizers over the cancelation of the band's concert at the 2019 edition of the French heavy metal festival. It was reported on June 21, 2019 that MANOWAR's performance at th...

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DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN Says 'Element Of Danger' Has Been Missing From Rock Music

In a new interview with "The Afternoon Program" on the 102.9 The Hog radio station, DISTURBED frontman David Draiman once again discussed his views on this year's Grammy Awards. Premiering live from Crypto.com Arena, the 65th annual event honored this year's biggest musical releases on Sunday, Febru...

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Watch: MÖTLEY CRÜE Plays First Concert With New Guitarist JOHN 5

MÖTLEY CRÜE played its first concert with guitarist John 5 Friday night (February 10) at Atlantic City, New Jersey's 7,000-capacity Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena. The show also marked the first date of the band's 2023 "The World Tour" with DEF LEPPARD. MÖTLEY CRÜE's setlist was as follows: 01. Wild...

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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI On Oulu Concert Cancelation: 'We've Never Had This Happen To Us Before'

DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci has commented on the cancelation of the band's concert in Oulu, Finland earlier in the month. The February 3 show was called off just over half an hour before the first support band was supposed to take the stage at Oulun Energia Areena, with Ticketmaster tellin...