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Former RUNNING WILD Guitarist MICHAEL 'MAJK MOTI' KUPPER Dead At 65

Michael "Majk Moti" Kupper, the former guitarist of the long-running German heavy metal band RUNNING WILD, died this past Thursday (February 16) at the age of 65. No cause of death has been revealed. Former RUNNING WILD bassist Jens Becker expressed his condolences on the guitarist's passing on Face...

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Watch ACE FREHLEY Perform In Berkeley, California

The thepatester YouTube channel has uploaded video of Ace Frehley's February 16 performance at the Cornerstone in Berkeley, California. You can check out the clips below. As previously reported, Ace is putting the finishing touches on his new solo album for a tentative early 2023 release. The former...

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KORN's JONATHAN DAVIS Featured In KIM DRACULA's New Video '70 Thorns'

KORN singer Jonathan Davis makes a guest appearance in "70 Thorns", the new music video from Kim Dracula. The clip was directed by Jensen Noen, who has previously worked with FALLING IN REVERSE, ICE NINE KILLS, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE and POP EVIL, among others. Kim Dracula has surfaced from the flesh-e...

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Fumes Of Funeral Pyres

Another week means another fantastic addition to death metal's new wave of young and hungry bands. Coming straight out of Finland with energy levels set to psychotic, TRAMALIZER sound like they have spent decades worshipping the ancient gods. "Fumes Of Funeral Pyres" doesn't have any of the composit...

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MASTODON Hopes To Release New Song Before Or During Tour With GOJIRA This Spring/Summer

In a new interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, MASTODON guitarist Bill Kelliher was asked if he and his bandmates have commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to 2021's "Hushed And Grim" album. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "There's no shut-off valve for writing a...

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BRIAN MAY: FREDDIE MERCURY 'Would Have Wanted' Us To Continue Performing QUEEN Music

In a new interview with Total Guitar, Brian May was asked if there could ever be a new QUEEN album with singer Adam Lambert. The "American Idol" Season 8 runner-up has been collaborating with May and drummer Roger Taylor as lead vocalist for QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT since 2011, "Well, we have been in th...

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LAST IN LINE Shares Music Video For New Single 'Do The Work'

LAST IN LINE — the band featuring frontman Andrew Freeman, bassist Phil Soussan (ex-OZZY OSBOURNE),and original DIO members Vivian Campbell (DEF LEPPARD) and Vinny Appice (ex-BLACK SABBATH) — will release its third studio album, "Jericho", on March 31 via earMUSIC. The official music video for the...

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Are IN FLAMES' ANDERS FRIDÉN And BJÖRN GELOTTE 'Tough' To Be In A Band With? The Singer Responds

During an appearance on the latest episode of Doc Coyle's (GOD FORBID, BAD WOLVES) "The Ex Man" podcast, IN FLAMES singer Anders Fridén was asked if he and guitarist Björn Gelotte are "tough to be in a band" with, considering all the lineup changes they've gone through over the years. Anders respond...

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DEE SNIDER Believes His Comments About ROBERT PLANT And RONNIE JAMES DIO Were Misinterpreted

In a new interview with Ultimate Guitar, TWISTED SISTER's Dee Snider was asked to clarify his recent comment that Robert Plant and Ronnie James Dio were great singers but not great performers. He said: "When I said they weren't great frontmen, everybody said, 'Here's Dee shooting his mouth off again...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Says IRON MAIDEN's ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Nomination Is 'Absolutely Overdue'

JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford spoke to Metal Hammer magazine about the fact that IRON MAIDEN is among the nominees for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's Class Of 2023. He said: "IRON MAIDEN's nomination is absolutely overdue. I vote for them every day; you can do it by phone and it's dead easy. It takes...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Blasts 'Lip-Syncing' Lead Vocalists: 'You're Cheating Yourself And You're Cheating The Audience'

Legendary singer Joe Lynn Turner has blasted bands who rely on backing tracks for their lead vocals during their concerts, saying they are cheating themselves and cheating the audience. In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-recorded tracks, drum triggers an...

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BRET MICHAELS's 'Salute To Poison' Album Gets Reissued

Around the turn of the century, POISON frontman and one of the most iconic figures of the 1980s glam metal explosion, Bret Michaels, found himself struck with a serious case of nostalgia. On the heels of POISON's first "Greatest Hits" compilation as well as a superb "MTV Unplugged" release, Michaels...

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METALLICA's 'St. Anger' Makes ROLLING STONE's List Of '50 Genuinely Horrible Albums By Brilliant Artists'

Rolling Stone magazine has included METALLICA's controversial "St. Anger" LP on its newly released list of "50 Genuinely Horrible Albums By Brilliant Artists". "St. Anger" was released in June 2003 at the end of a turbulent two-year period in which bassist Jason Newsted left the group, frontman Jame...

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DEICIDE Signs Record Deal For Long-Awaited New Album

During an appearance on the latest episode of "The Jasta Show", the video podcast hosted by HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta, Glen Benton spoke about the status of DEICIDE's long-awaited new studio album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUT.NET): "Well, we signed a new deal with one of these record...

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist GEEZER BUTLER's Autobiography Gets Title, Release Date

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler will release his autobiography, "Into The Void: From Birth To Black Sabbath - And Beyond", on June 6 in North America via HarperCollins imprint Dey Street Books. The book will arrive in the United Kingdom on June 8. "Into The Void: From Birth To Black Sabbath – An...