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SAMMY HAGAR On Why 2024 Was Right Time For 'The Best Of All Worlds' Tour: 'I Don't Know How Much Longer I Can Do It'

In a new interview with AZCentral.com, Sammy Hagar discussed his upcoming summer 2024 tour with bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Joe Satriani and drummer Jason Bonham that will focus largely on the music of VAN HALEN. Support on "The Best Of All Worlds" trek will come from LOVERBOY. Sammy said: "W...

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EDDIE OJEDA On TWISTED SISTER's Involvement In PMRC Hearings: 'I Think We Went A Bit Far With It'

In 1985, the Parents' Music Resource Center (PMRC),led by Tipper Gore, was trying to introduce a parental warning system that would label all albums containing "offensive material." The system was to include letters identifying the type of objectionable content to be found in each album (e.g. O for...

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RICK NIELSEN, BILLY CORGAN And JOSH FREESE Among Guests On GLEN CAMPBELL's 'Duets' Album

"Glen Campbell Duets - Ghost On The Canvas Sessions", which reimagines Campbell's critically acclaimed, history-making 2011 farewell album with some of the biggest icons in music, will be released April 19 via Big Machine Records and Surfdog Records. The project is the first of its kind, an album re...

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BEHEMOTH Announces Summer 2024 European Tour

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have announced the "O Father, O Satan, O Svmmer" 2024 European tour. The trek is described in a press release as "a monstrous voyage through the continent to perform upon huge outdoor festival stages and selected club shows, accompanied by a wickedly curated lineup...

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ICE NINE KILLS's SPENCER CHARNAS On Touring With METALLICA: 'It's Such An Honor'

In a new interview with Mike Hsu of the 100 FM The Pike radio station, ICE NINE KILLS frontman Spencer Charnas spoke about what it's been like for him and his bandmates to tour stadiums around the world with METALLICA in 2023 and 2024. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Anytime anyone m...

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Watch: DUFF MCKAGAN In Conversation With JERRY CANTRELL About 'Lighthouse' Album

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has posted an hour-long discussion that he had with ALICE IN CHAINS' Jerry Cantrell about McKagan's third solo album, "Lighthouse", which was released last October. The video, which was originally shared as an exclusive e-mail list livestream on October 19, 2023, c...

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PAPA ROACH's JACOBY SHADDIX Reflects On His Friendship With CHESTER BENNINGTON: 'He Just Had A Heart Of Gold'

In a new interview with Canada's iHeartRadio, PAPA ROACH singer Jacoby Shaddix reflected on his friendship with late LINKIN PARK frontman Chester Bennington. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, man. What an amazing man, amazing creator, great human. He just had a heart of gold. "I me...

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JESSE LEACH Completes Writing Lyrics For New KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Album: 'I Feel A Sense Of Accomplishment And Relief'

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach says that he has completed writing the lyrics for the band's upcoming follow-up to 2019's "Atonement". In a social media post on Monday (January 22),the 45-year-old musician, who lives in Woodstock, New York with his fiancée, Corinne Paris (a.k.a. Philia Porphyr...

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STATIC-X Collaborator EDSEL DOPE Is 'Skeptical' About KISS Avatars: 'I'm Not Sure That The Music Can Speak To A Younger Generation'

DOPE leader Edsel Dope, who is widely believed to be Xer0, the masked frontman of STATIC-X, has weighed in on KISS's announcement that the legendary rockers will continue as digital avatars. The technology, originally developed for ABBA's "Voyage" show in London, will allow KISS to stay "on the road...

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SHARON OSBOURNE: 'If A Bomb Dropped, There Would Be Cockroaches, KEITH RICHARDS And OZZY'

During an appearance on the January 17 episode of Jackie Brambles's "Greatest Hits Radio" show, Sharon Osbourne offered an update on her husband Ozzy Osbourne's health. "He's doing good," she said, according to Planet Rock. "Each time when I make a trip to England, Ozzy has wanted to come and every...

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Watch: MACHINE HEAD Kicks Off 2024 North American Tour In San Francisco

MACHINE HEAD kicked off the "Slaughter The Martour" North American tour last night (Friday, January 19) with a hometown show at the Warfield in San Francisco, California. Support on the trek, which will conclude on February 24 at The Bellwether in Los Angeles, California, is coming from L.A.'s FEAR...

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Watch Hour-Long Documentary On Making Of SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS' '4' Album

Gibson has announced the launch of Gibson Films with the official premiere of the new full-length music documentary film "The Making Of 4", streaming worldwide on Gibson TV. "The Making Of 4" takes viewers deep inside the history and musical influences of SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONS...

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STATIC-X Collaborator EDSEL DOPE Defends Use Of Backing Tracks During Live Shows: 'It's 2024, Man'

DOPE leader Edsel Dope, who is widely believed to be Xer0, the masked frontman of STATIC-X, has weighed in on bands who rely heavily on pre-recorded tracks during their live performances. In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-recorded tracks, drum triggers...

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GENE SIMMONS's Solo Band To Perform At 2024 Edition Of Brazil's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

KISS bassist Gene Simmons will perform with his solo band, the GENE SIMMONS BAND, on Friday, April 26 at the Brazilian edition of the Summer Breeze festival at Memorial da América Latina in São Paulo. In addition to Simmons, the GENE SIMMONS BAND members for this date will include guitarists Brent W...

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Expedition One

Formed just over a decade ago in Stockholm, Sweden, METALITE have crammed a lot into their story so far. A modernizing force in power and symphonic metal, they have released three studio albums that have all helped to firmly established them as a potent proposition, and one with a potentially glitte...