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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON And EDDIE JACKSON Fire Back At SCOTT ROCKENFIELD, Accuse Drummer Of 'Abandoning' The Band

QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton (guitar) and Eddie Jackson (bass) have fired back at their estranged drummer Scott Rockenfield, accusing him of abandoning his position as a member of the band and misappropriating the group's assets to his own personal benefit. Last October, Rockenfield filed a la...

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JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES Postpone Three Shows After Positive COVID-19 Test

JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES, the band led by former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5, has postponed the next three shows on its "Sinner" North American tour after a positive COVID-19 test within the touring party. JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES expect to resume the trek on April 28 in A...

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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED To Record Debut Album With THE CHOPHOUSE BAND

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted spoke to the 98.7 The Gater radio station about the April 23 show he will perform with his THE CHOPHOUSE BAND at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre in Jupiter, Florida. It is a benefit event for the Goldner Conservatory, a professional conservatory that offers the highe...

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K.K. DOWNING: 'MOTÖRHEAD Were Responsible For The Creation Of Thrash And Speed Metal'

In a new interview with Rhys Bowler, former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing spoke about the advent of thrash metal in the early 1980s and the impact that it had on the evolution of PRIEST's sound. "Other than heavy metal, I think thrash metal, obviously because around about the time in the '70s...

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DREAM THEATER's 2002 Performance Of IRON MAIDEN's 'The Number Of The Beast' Album To Be Made Available On Streaming Services

DREAM THEATER's 2002 performance of the entire "The Number Of The Beast" album by IRON MAIDEN will be made available for the first time ever on vinyl and streaming services on June 10 via InsideOut Music. Originally released on DREAM THEATER's YtseJam Records in 2005, this one-of-a-kind performance...

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MEGADETH's KIKO LOUREIRO Shares Video From Rehearsal Sessions For 2022 Leg Of 'The Metal Tour Of The Year'

MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro has shared behind-the-scenes video from the rehearsal sessions for the 2022 leg of the band's "The Metal Tour Of The Year" with LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES. Check out the 11-minute clip below. The 49-year-old Brazilian musician, who lives in Finland with his w...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Is 'Still Fuming' Over 'Load' And 'Reload' Artwork, Says Cover Artist

The artwork created for METALLICA's 1996 album "Load" and its companion release, 1997's "Reload", was a source of controversy among the band's fans. "Load" featured a photo called "Semen And Blood III", which consisted of cow blood and artist Andres Serrano's own semen between two plates of Plexigla...

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DAVE LOMBARDO Says Early SLAYER Years Were 'Fun Times'

Legendary drummer Dave Lombardo, who is currently on the road with TESTAMENT, spoke about his former band SLAYER during a meet-and-greet before TESTAMENT's April 16 concert at Sunshine Theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Asked what his favorite memories are of his time with the thrash metal icons, L...

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SEPULTURA Drummer ELOY CASAGRANDE Diagnosed With Kidney Infection

SEPULTURA drummer Eloy Casagrande, who recently underwent surgery after breaking his right leg in a stage accident, was hospitalized again earlier this week with a kidney infection. On Friday (April 22),the 31-year-old Brazilian musician took to his Instagram to share a few photos from the hospital...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Was 'Pretty Shocked' To Get Rest Of Band's 'Blessings' To Release Solo EP

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett says that he was "pretty shocked" that he got the "blessings" from all of his bandmates to release his debut solo EP, "Portals", especially considering that METALLICA's former bassist Jason Newsted famously left the group more than two decades ago over the way his th...

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Original SALIVA Singer JOSEY SCOTT Is Back In The Studio

Original SALIVA singer Josey Scott has returned to the studio to record some new solo music as well as reworked versions of several of the band's classic songs. Scott left SALIVA at the end of 2011 after 15 years with the group, reportedly to pursue a solo Christian music career. He was quickly repl...

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Here Are Walking Directions To Graves Of PANTERA Legends DIMEBAG And VINNIE PAUL (Video)

YouTube channel Metal Speck has uploaded "walking directions" to the graves of legendary PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and his brother, PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, at the Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Texas. Check out the three-minute clip below. In a message acc...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER: Why I Decided To Record A Song In German For The First Time

Former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider has just released a new solo album, "My Way", via Atomic Fire Records. The effort is billed as the 70-year-old German musician's "most personal and extraordinary album to date," containing 17 cover versions of the songs that have influenced the musician and s...

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JASON NEWSTED Blasts Journalist Who Published His Comments About Proposed VAN HALEN Tribute Tour

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted says that he is "really not happy" with the article that was recently published based on an interview he gave to promote an upcoming charity concert. A little over a week ago, Jason spoke to The Palm Beach Post about the April 23 show he will perform with his T...

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WILLIAM DUVALL Is 'Sure' ALICE IN CHAINS Will Begin Working On New Music Later This Year

In a new interview with Ireland's Overdrive, ALICE IN CHAINS singer William DuVall was asked about a possible follow-up to the band's "Rainier Fog" album, which came out in August 2018. He said: "Right now we're just coming out of the lockdowns, and we've all been busy doing our own thing. Jerry [Ca...