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Those who love the straight-ahead, anthemic rock sounds of bands such as NICKELBACK and SHINEDOWN have a new hard rock band to try in BLACK OAK COUNTY. The Danish group makes rollicking, in-your-face hard rock with lots of melody and catchy hooks, so it's radio-ready, much like the aforementioned ba...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Was 'Shocked' To Hear About JAKE E. LEE Being Shot: 'I Just Hope He'll Be Okay'

Ozzy Osbourne says that he was shocked to hear about his former guitarist Jake E. Lee being shot multiple times in Las Vegas early Tuesday morning (October 15). According to TMZ, the shooting occurred around 2:40 a.m. while Lee was walking his dog. He has since been hospitalized and is currently ful...

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GOJIRA Kept Its Olympics Performance A Secret For Eight Months

GOJIRA drummer Mario Duplantier has commented on the band's performance at this year's Olympic Games opening ceremony. This past July, GOJIRA performed a surprise rendition of "Ah! Ça Ira", a popular song during the French Revolution, alongside opera singer Marina Viotti as well as a number of behea...

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DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT On Taking Care Of His Voice: 'A Lot Of It Is Just Common Sense'

In a new interview with James Wilson-Taylor of Rock Sound, DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott was asked how he has managed to keep his voice going "just as strong" over the course of the band's 40-plus-year career. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The truth is that the older you get,...

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COHEED AND CAMBRIA Announces 2025 Cruise 'S.S. Neverender: Good Apollo, We're Boating To Cozumel'

Sixthman, the leader in festivals and music cruises for more than a decade, has announced that COHEED AND CAMBRIA's "S.S. Neverender" is returning with "Good Apollo, We're Boating to Cozumel: XXV", a five-day journey sailing from Miami on Norwegian Jewel from November 8-13, 2025. While the full line...

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Ex-OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist JAKE E. LEE Shot Multiple Times In Las Vegas; Full Recovery Expected

As confirmed by management, legendary rock guitarist Jake E. Lee (OZZY OSBOURNE, BADLANDS, RED DRAGON CARTEL) was shot multiple times early this morning (Tuesday, October 15) in a Las Vegas, Nevada street shooting. Lee is fully conscious and doing well in an intensive care unit at a Las Vegas hospit...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Confirms He Was Once Approached By VAN HALEN Brothers About Making Music Together

In his first interview since Eddie Van Halen's 2020 passing, Alex Van Halen revealed that Ozzy Osbourne and Chris Cornell were both under consideration to front VAN HALEN at different times when the band was in between singers. While speaking with Rolling Stone to promote his new memoir, "Brothers",...

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BREAKING BENJAMIN Signs With BMG, Prepares To Release New Music

Multi-platinum hard rock group BREAKING BENJAMIN has signed a new global recordings agreement with BMG to release their first set of new music since 2018. The partnership with BMG also marks the group's first new label home since releasing their debut album over 20 years ago. BREAKING BENJAMIN have...

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From The Ashes Of Deceit

There are times when too much confidence can make you look a bit silly. Nobody expects a press release to be free of hyperbole, but the blurb that accompanies ARIES DESCENDANT's debut album makes several claims that were only ever going to fall flat on their faces. This collaboration between melodic...

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JERRY CANTRELL Announces Early 2025 North American Tour With FILTER

Jerry Cantrell's new album, "I Want Blood", arrives this Friday, October 18, and to celebrate its arrival, the iconic ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist/vocalist has announced a North American tour of the same name. The trek kicks off on January 31 in Niagara Falls and makes its way across the country, concl...

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LINKIN PARK And METALLICA To Headline 2025 Edition Of SICK NEW WORLD Festival

METALLICA and LINKIN PARK will headline the third edition of Sick New World, returning to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on April 12, 2025. The staggering lineup brings together over 50 of hard rock, goth and alternative's biggest artists, including QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, EVANESCENCE, GOJIRA, AFI,...

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U.S. Government Requests Probation For ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER, Cites His Cooperation With Law Enforcement

The U.S. government has requested that ICED EARTH leader Jon Schaffer be sentenced to three years of supervised probation, as well as an order that he pay $2,000 in restitution and the mandatory $200 special assessment, in connection with his involvement in the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capit...

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ALEX VAN HALEN Says DAVID LEE ROTH Refused To Pay Tribute To EDDIE VAN HALEN On Nixed Tour

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Alex Van Halen weighed in on the proposed all-star VAN HALEN tour that never came to fruition, saying that David Lee Roth's refusal to the drummer's brother, legendary VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen, prevented such an event from materializing. According to...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE To Be Joined By MARTY FRIEDMAN, CHUCK BILLY, ANDREAS KISSER, GARY HOLT At 2025 Anaheim Concert

On January 23, 2025, METAL ALLEGIANCE will perform at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, California. METAL ALLEGIANCE began as a celebration of heavy metal, powered by the almost tribal bond shared between the extreme music community's most revered trailblazers, armed with a list of contributors onstage...

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PARKWAY DRIVE Announces Fall 2025 20th-Anniversary European Tour

Australia's metal giants PARKWAY DRIVE are hitting the road for an epic 20th-anniversary European arena tour in October and November 2025. The tour will take over arenas across the continent, showcasing PARKWAY DRIVE's new and most ambitious stage production to date. Known for their legendary high-e...