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SHINEDOWN's Eighth Album To Be Released In Late July Or Early August

In a new interview with Tabatha Velasquez Grammer of Tulsa, Oklahoma's 106.9 K-HITS, SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith was asked how he and his bandmates manage to navigate putting the finishing touches on a new studio album while simultaneously preparing to embark on a massive U.S. tour. He responded (a...

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PRIMUS Shares Second Episode Of 'Interstellar Drum Derby' Featuring THOMAS PRIDGEN

After an extensive search to find a new drummer, PRIMUS is pulling back the curtain on their unique audition process with the launch of the "Primus Interstellar Drum Derby", a brand-new episodic YouTube series chronicling the entire journey. The second episode, released today, features drummer Thoma...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE: Digital Exchanges 'Should Be Used As A Supplement To Real Human Interaction'

During an appearance on The Midlife Makeover Show hosted by Wendy Valentine, LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe once again offered his perspective on the well-known downside of social media, which is the addiction it creates. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "See, obviously, I am...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Has 'A Hundred Ideas' For Next Solo Album

In a new interview with Dawn Osborne of TotalRock, legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen was asked if he is working on material for the follow-up to his latest album, "Parabellum", which was released in July 2021 via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. He responded (as transcribed b...

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GARBAGE Announces New Album 'Let All That We Imagine Be The Light'

GARBAGE will release its eighth studio album, "Let All That We Imagine Be The Light", on May 30. The LP was recorded at Red Razor Sounds in Los Angeles, Butch Vig's studio Grunge Is Dead, and Shirley Manson's bedroom. The record was produced by the band and longtime engineer Billy Bush. "Let All Th...

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SHAVO ODADJIAN Explains Why He Cut JONATHAN DAVIS From SEVEN HOURS AFTER VIOLET Album

SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian has explained his surprising decision to shelve a collaboration with KORN's Jonathan Davis. As recently as April 2023, Odadjian reported that his song with Davis was getting ready for release as part of the self-titled debut from his new band SEVEN HOURS AFTER...

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GEOFF TATE Says He Saw QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON And EDDIE JACKSON 'The Other Night': 'They Seem Very Happy Doing What They're Doing'

In a new interview with "RockDrop", hosted by former MTV's "Headbangers Ball" presenter Vanessa Warwick, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was asked about the possibility of a reunion of the classic lineup of his former band. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " Well, I would say neve...

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Watch: MR. BIG Plays Final Concert Of 'The BIG Finale' 2025 Tour

MR. BIG played the final show of its "The BIG Finale!" tour earlier tonight (Tuesday, February 25) at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. In an October 2024 interview with Ruben Mosqueda of We Go To 11, MR. BIG bassist Billy Sheehan was asked if the ban...

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Here Be Dragons

Everybody is guaranteed a good time when Tobias Sammet is in charge. AVANTASIA have become much more than the occasional, all-star supergroup that the German polymath promised back in 1999. With Sammet's other band, EDGUY, on a lengthy hiatus, his symphonic, multi-vocalist flights of fancy have beco...

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SHINEDOWN, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, BREAKING BENJAMIN, THREE DAYS GRACE And Many More Set For ROCKLAHOMA 2025

Rocklahoma, the biggest Labor Day Party in the country, is back for another a year of non-stop music and great memories — taking place on Friday, August 29, Saturday, August 30, and Sunday, August 31 at Rockin' Red Dirt Ranch Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma, just outside of Tulsa. Now in its 18t...

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New OZZY OSBOURNE Documentary To Detail His Parkinson's Battle And Other Health Issues

A new Ozzy Osbourne documentary, "No Escape From Now", is currently in production at Paramount+. The feature-length project, which is slated to premiere later this year, will "reveal the devastating setbacks" the legendary BLACK SABBATH singer has "faced since his fateful fall in 2019," according to...

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BEARTOOTH, I PREVAIL, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE And PARKWAY DRIVE To Team Up For 'Summer Of Loud' 2025 Tour

Sound Talent Group/Live Nation has announced the "Summer Of Loud" tour — an epic bill featuring hard rock platinum acts, genre mainstays, and up and comers. The tour features four rotating headliners, who are the heavyweights of the genre: BEARTOOTH, I PREVAIL, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and PARKWAY DRIVE. T...

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DOUG ALDRICH On His Cancer Diagnosis: 'It Was Definitely A Setback Mentally'

In a new interview with Ernest Skinner of Canada's Border City Rock Talk, former WHITESNAKE and DIO and current THE DEAD DAISIES guitarist Doug Aldrich offered an update on his health, nearly five months after he underwent a "very successful" surgery following a throat cancer diagnosis. Regarding ho...

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AVANTASIA's TOBIAS SAMMET Feels Like 'Here Be Dragons' Is Another 'Record Of The Century'

By David E. Gehlke Calling AVANTASIA a "side project" or even a "project" feels wrong in light of the band's staying power. Considered a finished entity after the world-beating power metal glory of their first two albums, 2001's "The Metal Opera" and 2002's "The Metal Opera Pt. II", founder, songwri...

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PANTERA Announces Summer 2025 U.S. Tour With Support From AMON AMARTH

Heavy metal legends PANTERA have announced a summer 2025 U.S. amphitheater tour. Produced by Live Nation, the journey will commence on July 15 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania and wind its way through over two dozen cities, coming to a close on September 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Support will be...