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Photos: RANDY RHOADS's Family, Friends And Fans Gather At His Gravesite To Mark 40th Anniversary Of His Death
A number of friends, family, fans and fellow rockers gathered this past Saturday (March 19) at late OZZY OSBOURNE/QUIET RIOT guitarist Randy Rhoads's gravesite at the Mt. View Mortuary & Cemetery in San Bernardino, California to mark the 40th anniversary of his death. Among the well-wishers to a...March 21, 2022
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SACRED REICH Frontman PHIL RIND Hospitalized; Philadelphia And Baltimore Shows Canceled
Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH have canceled two shows on their North American tour with SEPULTURA after frontman Phil Rind was hospitalized with a non-COVID-19-related illness. The trek, which kicked off on March 4 in Sacramento, California, also features support from CROWBAR and ART OF SHOCK. Earl...March 19, 2022
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PHIL DEMMEL Says He Will Miss Some VIO-LENCE Shows Due To Other Touring Commitments: 'I Need To Be A Little Selfish'
During an appearance on "Talking Bollocks", the monthly metal podcast hosted by ACID REIGN frontman-turned-stand-up-comedian Howard H. Smith, VIO-LENCE/ex-MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel, who is currently touring the U.S. with OVERKILL as the temporary replacement for Dave Linsk, confirmed that h...March 15, 2022
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MOTOR SISTER Feat. ANTHRAX, FATES WARNING, Ex-WHITE ZOMBIE Members: 'Get Off' Album Due In May
Rock supergroup MOTOR SISTER — featuring Jim Wilson (MOTHER SUPERIOR),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),Pearl Aday (Scott's wife and daughter of late actor/musician Meat Loaf),Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING) and John Tempesta (THE CULT) — will release its new album, "Get Off", on May 6 via Metal Blade...March 9, 2022
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Watch: Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Performs At 'Tokyo Marathon' 2022 Opening Ceremony
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman performed at the opening ceremony of this year's Tokyo Marathon on Sunday, March 6. The Tokyo Marathon 2022, one of the biggest marathons in Japan, ran through Tokyo's tourist sites, accommodating recreational runners and world's best elite runners. It was th...March 6, 2022
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PHIL DEMMEL Has Nothing Negative To Say About MACHINE HEAD
In a new interview with Pierre Gutiérrez of Rock Talks, Phil Demmel reflected on his final album with MACHINE HEAD, "Catharsis", which got mixed reviews upon its release in January 2018. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The record is what it was. I thought that there was some good stuf...March 4, 2022
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BRUCE DICKINSON Has 'Between 50 And 70 Percent' Of His Next Solo Album Already Written
In a new interview with Greg Prato of Consequence, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was asked for an update on the progress of the songwriting sessions for his next solo album. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I've been working on it, on and off, since [2005's] 'Tyranny Of Souls...March 4, 2022
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Thrash Metal Veterans VIO-LENCE, WHIPLASH And ARTILLERY To Team Up For European Tour This Fall
VIO-LENCE will team up with fellow thrash metal veterans WHIPLASH and ARTILLERY for the European "MTV Headbangers Ball Tour 2022" this fall. The trek will kick off on November 23 in Amersfoort, Netherlands and end on December 5 in Gothenburg, Sweden. One more band will be added to the bill at a late...March 4, 2022
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X JAPAN's YOSHIKI Donates $87,000 To Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Emergency Assistance Fund
Japan's legendary rock star Yoshiki, who currently resides in Los Angeles, donated 10 million yen (approximately $87,000) to the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Emergency Assistance Fund and is calling for his worldwide fans to donate as well. Together with his fans, they have raised $500,000 in under 2...March 2, 2022
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's JESSE LEACH Shares Two New 'Atonement' 2022 Tour Video Blogs
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach, whose band kicked off a headlining tour on January 28 at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has uploaded two new installments of his YouTube tour blog in which he reflected on the last couple of weeks of the trek. Support on the KILLSWITCH ENGAGE tour is comi...March 1, 2022
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Let There Be Witchery
Cleveland speed demon Athenar, the one-man force behind the studio recordings released under the name MIDNIGHT, built that name in the decade following its mid-2000's formation by piling layers of sleaze, grime, and filth on top of blackened riffs cribbed from VENOM and MOTORHEAD's playbooks. This f...February 28, 2022
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CANNIBAL CORPSE Drummer Says 'It's A Complete Compliment' Being Called The 'MOTÖRHEAD Of Death Metal'
In a new interview with the "Metal Mayhem" podcast, CANNIBAL CORPSE drummer and founding member Paul Mazurkiewicz was asked if he takes it as a compliment when his band is referred to as the "MOTÖRHEAD of death metal," as was the case in a recent review in the U.K. magazine Kerrang! He responded (as...February 25, 2022
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Watch: JOURNEY Performs In Philadelphia During 'Freedom' 2022 U.S. Tour
JOURNEY played the second show of its U.S. "Freedom" tour with TOTO last night (Wednesday, February 23) at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. JOURNEY's current touring lineup features bassist Todd Jensen, a veteran musician wh...February 24, 2022
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Colossal Gods
It may not be instantly obvious what a "grand electric skull" is, but by the end of the opening track on COBRA THE IMPALER's debut album, most discerning listeners will definitely want one. This Belgian mob have the perfect post-millennial metal sound: thunderous, melodic and proudly progressive, it...February 24, 2022
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VIO-LENCE Hopes To Record Another EP By The Fall
San Francisco Bay Area thrashers VIO-LENCE will release their new EP, "Let The World Burn", on March 4 via Metal Blade Records. The five-song collection, VIO-LENCE's first original release since 1993's "Nothing To Gain", was tracked at Trident Studios in Pacheco, California by Juan Urteaga (MACHINE...February 24, 2022
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