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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On LGBTQ Rights: 'We Have A Long, Long Way To Go Before We Get Complete Equality'

In a recent interview with Birmingham Mail, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford spoke about his involvement with the LGBTQ community. Halford came out as a homosexual during an MTV interview in 1998 and has long since been an outspoken advocate for gay rights. Having been born in 1951, Halford said he...

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ALTER BRIDGE's MYLES KENNEDY Completes Recording Second Solo Album

ALTER BRIDGE frontman Myles Kennedy has completed recording his second solo album. He used the same team that worked on 2018's "Year Of The Tiger", including producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette, engineer Jef Moll, as well as drummer Zia Uddin and bassist Tim Tournier. On Saturday (September 26),Myles...

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Original VAN HALEN Bassist MARK STONE Dies After Battle With Cancer

Original VAN HALEN bassist Mark Stone has passed away after a battle with cancer. Mark's death was confirmed by his brother, Brad Stone, who wrote on Instagram: "My beloved brother Mark passed this morning. #markstone #vanhalen #fanhalen". Mark was the bass guitar player in the pre-VAN HALEN band MA...

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Former TRIVIUM Bassist BRENT YOUNG Dies

Former TRIVIUM bassist Brent Young, who played on the band's debut album, 2003's "Ember To Inferno", has died. The news of his passing was confirmed by TRIVIUM guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy who wrote on Instagram: "We have just been given word on the passing of one of the early members of TRIVIUM, B...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Talks About Having GEORGE LYNCH As His Father-In-Law: 'He Is A Lovely Guy'

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner spoke to SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk" about his decision to relocate to Nashville last year after spending several years living in Florida. "I was getting a bit bored with [Florida's] incessant heat and humidity," Richie said. "Now, I love Florida...

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TOM HUNTING Completes Recording Drum Tracks For EXODUS's 'Brutal' New Album

Tom Hunting has completed laying down the drums tracks for EXODUS's long-awaited new album. The San Francisco Bay Area thrashers' next disc will be the follow-up to 2014's "Blood In Blood Out", which was their first release since the departure of the group's lead singer of nine years, Rob Dukes, and...

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Man Injured By Stage Diver At AGNOSTIC FRONT Concert Awarded $2 Million Settlement

A man who was seriously injured by a stage diver at a 2017 punk rock concert has scored a $2 million settlement. According to the New York Post, 46-year-old Jason Kooken was temporarily paralyzed after another concertgoer landed on his head at the end of a set by special guests AGNOSTIC FRONT (featu...

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JUDAS PRIEST Has 'Practically A Complete Album' Waiting To Be Recorded

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford and guitarist Richie Faulkner have offered separate updates on the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to "Firepower" album. Released in March 2018, "Firepower" was the second LP to feature the 40-year-old Faulkner, who was selected to fill t...

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WARRANT's ERIK TURNER Says He Nearly Auditioned For MEGADETH

WARRANT guitarist Erik Turner has confirmed to "The Chuck Shute Podcast" in a new interview that he nearly auditioned for MEGADETH when the Dave Mustaine-fronted outfit was first being assembled back in 1983. "Yeah, it's true," Erik said (see video below). "When I was 16, there was a paper called th...

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JOHN BUSH Is 'Very Concerned' About COVID-19's Impact On Music Industry: 'I Think Everybody Should Be'

In a new interview with Loaded Radio, former ANTHRAX and current ARMORED SAINT singer John Bush was asked if he is concerned about the COVID-19's impact on the music industry. He responded (hear audio below): "I'm very concerned with the music industry. I think everybody should be. I was just readin...

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ACE FREHLEY Explains How He 'Hooked Up' With Elementary School Teacher

In a recent interview with AXS TV's "At Home And Social With", former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley explained why he ended up moving back to the East Coast after living in California for several years. He said (see video below): "I originally grew up in the Bronx. I'm a native New Yorker. About a year...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Says 'It's More Urgent Than Ever' To Vote DONALD TRUMP Out Of Office

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick says it is "more urgent than ever" to vote President Donald Trump out of office in November. The 51-year-old guitarist expressed his views while sharing a photo of him wearing a shirt promoting NerdsVote, a group of notable nerds linking cosplayers, gamers, pop cult...

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SHINEDOWN's BRENT SMITH And ZACH MYERS Cover BILLIE EILISH's 'Bad Guy'

SMITH & MYERS — the duo comprised of SHINEDOWN members Brent Smith and Zach Myers — has released dual songs from its newly announced full-length album "Smith & Myers Volume 2" out October 23 via Atlantic Records, that will follow the release of "Volume 1" on October 9. Original track "Bad At...

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DRAGONFORCE's HERMAN LI Rocks Dream Laptop In Battle Of The Hands

"Art Of The Duo - Behind The Scenes", a mini-documentary capturing the impressions of DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li and Kingdom Of Something (Team 1) around their art collaborations with the ROG Zephyrus DUO 15 can be seen below. The ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 is no ordinary laptop. So when Republic of G...

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RAMMSTEIN: 25th-Anniversary Edition Of 'Herzeleid' Debut Album Due In December

It was 25 years ago to the day — September 25, 1995 — that RAMMSTEIN emerged from Berlin with its debut album, "Herzeleid". To celebrate this first indelible impact on global hard rock history, RAMMSTEIN and Vertigo/UMe will release limited, remastered editions of the groundbreaking LP on December 4...