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FAITH NO MORE Keyboardist And Gay Icon RODDY BOTTUM Speaks His Truth In New Memoir: 'I Want People To Be Provoked'

By David E. Gehlke As FAITH NO MORE climbed the charts in 1989 behind their "Epic" and "Falling To Pieces" singles, and then landed the coveted opening spot on GUNS N' ROSES and METALLICA's 1992 summer stadium tour, keyboardist Roddy Bottum was simply unable to enjoy any of it. A debilitating drug p...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH And BABYMETAL Celebrate Making Radio History With 'The End'

On Saturday, November 1, Ivan Moody and Zoltan Bathory of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH joined Japanese metal sensation BABYMETAL at their sold-out Intuit Dome show in Los Angeles, California to celebrate a major international milestone as their collaborative single "The End" reached No. 1 on the Japanese...

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ACE FREHLEY's Collaborator STEVE BROWN On KISS Legend's Death: 'It Was A Tragic Ending'

In a new interview with Troy Patrick Farrell of the "This That And The Other" radio show, TRIXTER guitarist Steve Brown, who collaborated with Ace Frehley on the KISS legend's latest solo album, "10,000 Volts", reflected on Frehley's recent passing. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Ver...

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SAVATAGE Announces 2026 'Prelude To Madness' European Tour

Acclaimed progressive metal pioneers SAVATAGE today announced their highly anticipated "Prelude To Madness" tour, featuring nine headline performances and multiple festival appearances across Europe in summer 2026. The tour kicks off July 19 in Istanbul, Turkey, marking the band's continued triumpha...

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Watch: ZAKK SABBATH Kicks Off Fall 2025 Tour In Rancho Mirage, California

Scott Perry of the LiveRockMusic channel on YouTube has uploaded video of ZAKK SABBATH's entire October 30 concert at The Show at Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California. You can now watch the footage below. ZAKK SABBATH is the BLACK SABBATH tribute band featuring guitarist/vocalist Zakk W...

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DEATH ANGEL Releases Music Video For Latest Single 'Wrath (Bring Fire)'

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans DEATH ANGEL have released the official music video for their first new music in six years, a song called "Wrath (Bring Fire)" . The clip, which can be seen below, was filmed by Edgar Salazar during the "Summer Of Wrath Tour 2025" in Europe. When "Wrath (B...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE On JEFF BECK: 'He Had A Very Special Way Of Playing'

In a rare new interview with "Rock Of Nations With Dave Kinchen And Shane McEachern", legendary DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore paid tribute to British guitar icon Jeff Beck, who died nearly three years ago. Ritchie said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " Jeff was a great gu...

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Former HOLE And SMASHING PUMPKINS Bassist MELISSA AUF DER MAUR To Release 'Even The Good Girls Will Cry: A 90s Rock Memoir'

Former HOLE and SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur will release "Even The Good Girls Will Cry: A 90s Rock Memoir" on March 17, 2026 via Da Capo, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing. "Even The Good Girls Will Cry" begins with Auf Der Maur's bohemian upbringing in Montreal, where her ea...

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MASTERPLAN's ROLAND GRAPOW On Upcoming Album 'Metalmorphosis': 'We Have A Bit More Metalish Influences Again'

In a new interview with the Argentina's El Cuartel Del Metal, former HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow spoke about the upcoming MASTERPLAN album, "Metalmorphosis", which is tentatively due in early 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. He said in part: "It's quite exciting. Like many people know, we have ou...

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KNAC Returns To Airwaves With New Era Of 'Pure Rock'

On a day known for the return of spirits, the most legendary demon of rock radio is returning to the FM dial. Plugging in at midnight on Halloween, Friday, October 31, 2025, the iconic KNAC call letters will be resurrected, replacing Highway Rock, and launching a new era of Pure Rock for a new gener...

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Is MR. BIG Officially Done Playing Shows? 'I Believe So', Says BILLY SHEEHAN

MR. BIG played the final show of its "The BIG Finale!" tour on February 25 at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Earlier that same month, the band played three other shows: on February 14 at the Bloomverse Festival in Meghālaya, India, on February 16 at the Bloomverse Express in Bengaluru, India, and o...

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HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS To Celebrate 20 Years Of 'If Only You Were Lonely' With Anniversary Tour

Rock band HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS invites fans to join them in celebrating their acclaimed album "If Only You Were Lonely" in 2026 with a special 20th-anniversary tour. Featuring special guests LETLIVE. and CREEPER, the tour's first leg kicks off on March 5 in Lexington, with stops to follow in Denver, Se...

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SUN DONT SHINE Feat. TYPE O NEGATIVE And CROWBAR Members: Debut Album, 'Birth To Death', To Arrive In Early 2026

SUN DONT SHINE (formerly EYE AM),the band featuring Kirk Windstein (guitar, vocals; CROWBAR, DOWN, KINGDOM OF SORROW) alongside former TYPE O NEGATIVE members Kenny Hickey (guitar/vocals) and Johnny Kelly (drums),plus Todd Strange (CROWBAR, DOWN),has released a new single, "In The End". You can n...

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PAUL RODGERS And GEEZER BUTLER To Be Honored At 2026 'Adopt The Arts: Sound & Vision Awards'; GLENN HUGHES, COREY TAYLOR To Perform

On Monday, March 2, 2026, Adopt The Arts, a nonprofit organization working to provide music education curriculum for underserved elementary schools, will take over the historic Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, California for the "Adopt The Arts: Sound & Vision Awards" honoring two Rock And Roll Ha...

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MOONSPELL To Record New Album In December: 'We Are Very, Very Happy With The Result Of The Songwriting'

In a new interview with Denis Denisdriver, vocalist Fernando Ribeiro of Portuguese goth overlords MOONSPELL spoke about a possible follow-up to the band's 2021 album "Hermitage". He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, we're kind of closing the cycle now that initiated a little bit befo...