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DEE SNIDER's First Fictional Novel, 'Frats', To Arrive This Spring

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider's first fictional novel, "Frats", will finally see the light of day in "late spring." Dee revealed the timeline for the book's release while listing some of his current activities in response to a tweet from a fan. The 67-year-old musician, who lives in Southern Cali...

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STEVE HARRIS's BRITISH LION Announces Spring/Summer 2023 European Tour

BRITISH LION, the side project of IRON MAIDEN bassist and founder Steve Harris, has announced a 15-date tour throughout Europe between May and July 2023. It includes 13 new headline tour dates, as well as festival appearances at Hellfest and Sweden Rock Festival which were previously announced. Harr...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Shares Music Video For 'Realms' Song From 'Digital Noise Alliance' Album

QUEENSRŸCHE has released the official music video for the song "Realms". The clip was produced by Thomas Crane of killDevil Films, an independent film production company in Florida, and can be seen below. "This track surrounds the ongoing scandals of politicians and the non-transparent cover-ups try...

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FOO FIGHTERS Announce Three U.S. Headlining Shows

Further making good on their New Year's Eve promise that they'd see you all soon, FOO FIGHTERS have announced three new headline shows. The newly confirmed dates, which add to a 2023 touring regimen of festivals including Bonnaroo, Boston Calling, Harley-Davidson Homecoming and more, are: May 24 - G...

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PANTERA Announces Two German Shows To Replace Canceled Festival Appearances Following Outcry Over Accusations Of Racism

PANTERA has announced two concerts in Germany after the band's festival appearances in the country were canceled following an outcry over singer Philip Anselmo's previous racist remarks. The reformed group — featuring PANTERA's surviving members Anselmo and Rex Brown (bass) along with guitarist Zakk...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Earns 15th Consecutive No. 1 On The U.S. Active Rock Radio Chart With 'Welcome To The Circus'

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has claimed its 15th consecutive No. 1 hit on the U.S. Active Rock Radio chart (Mediabase) with current single "Welcome To The Circus". The single also adds to 5FDP's record streak of No. 1's on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart where the band continues to hold the re...

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Watch: FEAR FACTORY Plays First Show With New Singer MILO SILVESTRO

FEAR FACTORY played its first concert with new singer Milo Silvestro and touring drummer Pete Webber Monday night (February 27) at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon at the second show of the "Rise Of The Machine" tour as the support act for STATIC-X. Initial fan-filmed video of the performanc...

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BRENT SMITH: New SHINEDOWN Music Will 'Probably' Arrive In 2024

In a new interview with Heather Brown of the 105.9 KZZK radio station, SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith spoke about the band's plans for a possible follow-up to last year's "Planet Zero" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "There's always songs that we didn't use on an album, but the wa...

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FEAR FACTORY Recruits HAVOK Drummer PETE WEBBER For U.S. Tour

FEAR FACTORY has recruited Pete Webber (HAVOK) to play drums for the band on the "Rise Of The Machine" U.S. tour with STATIC-X. Webber is filling in for longtime FEAR FACTORY drummer Mike Heller who is unable to make the trek due to "scheduling conflicts." The 38-year-old Pete was born in Massachuse...

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SWEET & LYNCH Featuring MICHAEL SWEET And GEORGE LYNCH To Release 'Heart & Sacrifice' Album In May

SWEET & LYNCH, the band featuring guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of STRYPER and legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB),will release its third album, "Heart & Sacrifice", on May 19 via Frontiers Music Srl. In a new interview with the "Scars And Guitars" podcast, Sweet stated...

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Watch STEPHEN PEARCY Perform RATT Classics In Uncasville, Connecticut

The Laughingmonkeymusic YouTube channel has uploaded video of RATT singer Stephen Pearcy's February 25 concert at Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Check it out below. Pearcy will release a new collection of music, "Legacy", in early 2023 via Golden Robot Records. According to...

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ROB HALFORD Confirms ANDY SNEAP Will Continue To Play Guitar For JUDAS PRIEST: 'The Fans Love Him'

In a new interview with SiriusXM's Ozzy's Boneyard host Mark Strigl, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was asked if guitarist Andy Sneap will continue to tour with the band, five years after he was initially tapped to step in for Glenn Tipton, who is suffering from Parkinson's disease. Halford respond...

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See SEPULTURA Drummer ELOY CASAGRANDE's Drum Solo From São Paulo Concert

SEPULTURA drummer Eloy Casagrande has uploaded video of his drum solo from a February 23 performance with CASAGRANDE & HANYSZ, his prog metal project with João Hanysz, at SESC Paulista in São Paulo, Brazil. Check it out below. CASAGRANDE & HANYSZ's debut EP, "Edge Of Chaos", was released in...

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PHIL DEMMEL Told SEAN KILLIAN He Wanted To 'Shut Down' VIO-LENCE Following Latest Lineup Changes

VIO-LENCE's founding guitarist Phil Demmel has addressed the band's future, just one day after the San Francisco Bay Area thrashers played their first show with drummer Adrian Aguilar (EXMORTUS) at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Aguilar joined VIO-LENCE following the departure of...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: DAVE MUSTAINE And I Have Talked About Writing Music Together

In a new interview with Australia's "Scars And Guitars" podcast, Michael Sweet of Christian rockers STRYPER confirmed that he has talked to MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine "about writing [music] together. I think that would be kind of unique and pretty cool," he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). "...