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Former JUDAS PRIEST Members K.K. DOWNING And LES BINKS Reconnect After Nearly Four Decades

K.K. Downing (pictured) recently reconnected with his former JUDAS PRIEST bandmate Les Binks for the first time in nearly four decades. The ex-JUDAS PRIEST axeman revealed the meeting in a video message posted to his official YouTube channel. He said (see video below): "Something really, really coo...

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EVANESCENCE Announces 'Synthesis Live' North American Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

EVANESCENCE returns this fall with "Synthesis", the band's fourth studio album, slated for a fall 2017 release. The "Synthesis Live" tour will launch this fall beginning October 14 on the West Coast (confirmed dates below). Like the album, "Synthesis Live" will feature a reimagining of some of EVANE...

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XENTRIX Plays First Show With New Frontman At BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR (Video)

Veteran U.K. thrashers XENTRIX made their live debut with new guitarist/vocalist Jay Walsh (BULL-RIFF STAMPEDE) on August 12 at the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Walsh joined...

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CHESTER BENNINGTON's Funeral: More Details Revealed

This past weekend, family and close friends celebrated the life of LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington at a private service in Los Angeles, while fans worldwide organized over three hundred band-endorsed memorials to pay homage to his legacy. On Saturday, July 29, the private service at South Coas...

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CHESTER BENNINGTON Laid To Rest In Private Funeral

LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington was laid to rest in a private funeral Saturday (July 29) near his home in Palos Verdes, California. According to TMZ, the ceremony at South Coast Botanic Garden was attended by a couple of hundred people, including bandmates, friends and family members. A full s...

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Y&T Guitarist JOHN NYMANN To Miss U.K. Festival Appearances After Becoming 'Very Ill'

Y&T guitarist John Nymann will miss the band's appearances at the Ramblin' Man Fair (July 28) and Rock & Blues Custom Show (July 29) festivals in the United Kingdom after becoming "very ill." Frontman Dave Meniketti states: "Though we'll miss him at this weekend's festivals, we all wish John the be...

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SAMMY HAGAR + VINCE NEIL: Deleted Scenes From 'Rock & Roll Road Trip' Episode

Deleted scenes from the latest episode of AXS TV's popular original music series "Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar", featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil at his new home in Nashville, Tennessee, can be seen below. The second season of "Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar" resumed on July...

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LINKIN PARK Recordings Enter Midweek U.K. Charts Following CHESTER BENNINGTON's Death

According to Billboard.com, nine of LINKIN PARK's recordings have entered the U.K.'s midweek charts in the wake of frontman Chester Bennington's tragic death. The band's 2001 debut, "Hybrid Theory", is on target to re-enter the chart at No. 3, and their most recent album, "One More Light", has shot...

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JUAN CROUCIER On Possibility Of New RATT Music: 'I've Been Sitting On So Many Songs, It's Almost Scary'

Juan Croucier says that it is "inevitable" that RATT will eventually return to the studio to record new music. RATT's last studio album, 2010's "Infestation", featured Robbie Crane on bass instead of Croucier, who rejoined the group in 2012. After putting the band on hold for a few years, Juan and t...

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STONE SOUR's COREY TAYLOR Greeted By 'F**k NICKELBACK' Chant At CHICAGO OPEN AIR

STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor was greeted by a "Fuck NICKELBACK" chant during his band's performance at the Chicago Open Air festival appearance this past weekend. The dispute between STONE SOUR and NICKELBACK started when the latter group's frontman, Chad Kroeger, blasted STONE SOUR as "NICKELBA...

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XENTRIX Parts Ways With Guitarist/Vocalist CHRIS ASTLEY, Announces Replacement

Veteran U.K. thrashers XENTRIX have parted ways with guitarist/vocalist Chris Astley and have replaced him with Jay Walsh (BULL-RIFF STAMPEDE). The band says in a statement on its Facebook page: "It's been a while since we posted any XENTRIX news, and, to be totally honest, this has been down to the...

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Grunge Documentary 'Hype!' To Feature New Interviews, Outtakes In Collector's Edition

It's been just over 20 years since Doug Pray's (HBO's "The Defiant Ones", "Scratch", "Surfwise", "Art & Copy") excellent documentary "Hype!" was released, capturing the story behind the organic rise of the influential movement that would come to be known as grunge. Fast forward to 2017, where the fi...

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Documentary About A&R Executive Who 'Discovered' METALLICA To Be Released This Month

"Who The F**k Is That Guy? The Fabulous Journey Of Michael Alago" will receive its world premiere on July 22 in Hollywood, California through XLrator Media, Rugged Entertainment and Stone Films NYC. Director Drew Stone ("The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film", "xxx All Ages xxx: The Boston Hardcore...

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SKID ROW Announces March 2018 U.K. Headlining Tour

SKID ROW will embark on an extensive U.K. tour in March 2018. The trek will consist of a total of fifteen shows and will include a very special co-headline concert at London Shepherds Bush Empire on March 11 with NIGHT RANGER. Support on all the SKID ROW-headlined dates will come from TOSELAND. Tour...

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OBITUARY Guitarist Says He Turned Down Offer To Join ANDREW W.K.'s Band

Exclaim.ca's Aggressive Tendencies recently conducted an interview with guitarist Trevor Peres of Florida death metal veterans OBITUARY. You can watch the full, four-part interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On OBITUARY's 1998 to 2004 hiatus: Trevor: "[We went o...