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FALLING IN REVERSE Frontman RONNIE RADKE Buys Hollywood Hills Mansion For $9 Million

According to the Robb Report, FALLING IN REVERSE frontman Ronnie Radke has purchased a mansion in Hollywood Hills for $9 million. Stephen Sweeney of The Beverly Hills Estates and Wolf Amer of The Agency held the listing, which described the house as a "meticulously designed sanctuary" spanning two l...

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Southern Rock Icons VAN ZANT Reunite, Announce First Foray Into Christian Music

Southern rock icons VAN ZANT have reunited and returned to the studio for what will be their first new album in nearly two decades. Titled "Always Look Up", the album will also mark the duo's first foray into Christian music, while holding firm to their southern rock roots. Available on CD, vinyl an...

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DREAM THEATER Announces February/March 2025 North American Tour

With the worldwide excitement around the recently announced European tour, Grammy-winning, progressive music titans DREAM THEATER have announcing the North American leg of their 40th-anniversary tour. The trek will be "An Evening With Dream Theater" and will be the first tour of North America since...

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New KINGDOM COME Lineup To Debut Fresh Music At This Month's Shows

New KINGDOM COME vocalist Ezekiel "Zeke" Kaplan spoke to Big Talk Nation about how he landed the gig in the long-running rock band. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "In December, around Christmas of last year, I was reached out to by somebody I know who happens to know a couple of the K...

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SHINEDOWN's BARRY KERCH: 'The Plan Is To Release Some' New 'Music This Year'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, SHINEDOWN drummer Barry Kerch spoke about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the follow-up to 2022's "Planet Zero" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We're currently writing whatever the next...

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PORTNOY, ELLEFSON, SKOLNICK, BUSH, SANDERS Perform At METAL ALLEGIANCE's East Coast 10th-Anniversary Show

On September 6, 2024, METAL ALLEGIANCE rocked the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey, performing a balance of original material with classic covers of metal royalty. Several guests joined METAL ALLEGIANCE on stage at the gig, including Troy Sanders (MASTODON),John Bush (ARMORED SAINT),Dav...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's CHRIS KAEL On Touring With METALLICA: 'The Coolest Thing Is JAMES HETFIELD Knows My Name'

In a new interview with Chasta and Baby Huey of the San Francisco Bay Area radio station 107.7 The Bone, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael spoke about what it has been like for him and his bandmates to tour with METALLICA at stadiums across North America and Europe for the past year. He sai...

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MIKE SHINODA: Calling The New Band Lineup Anything But LINKIN PARK Would Be A 'Misrepresentation'

In a new interview with Brian Haddad and Kenzie Roman of Chicago's Q101 radio station, LINKIN PARK's Mike Shinoda spoke about the decision to reform the band with a new lineup, now featuring singer Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain alongside returning members Shinoda, Brad Delson, Dave "Pho...

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CHUCK BILLY On Upcoming TESTAMENT Album: It Sounds 'New And Modern And Fresh'

In a new interview with Metal Express Radio's Bryce Van Patten, TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy was asked how the songwriting process has changed since the band's early days in the late 1980s and 1990s. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, it's night and day. Before, back then, we...

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Tickets For LINKIN PARK's Concerts In Los Angeles And New York Sell Out In Less Than An Hour

According to LINKIN PARK fan site Linkin Park Live, tickets to the band's September 11 concert at the Kia Forum sold out in less than an hour and tickets for the September 16 gig at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York were gone "in a matter of a few minutes" after being made available to the gener...

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RITA HANEY: How I Found Out About DIMEBAG's Death

In a new interview with comedian and podcaster Zane Lamprey, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's longtime girlfriend Rita Haney reflected on the PANTERA guitarist's murder while on stage at the Alrosa Villa in north Columbus, Ohio. The shooting happened in December 2004, only moments after Dimebag's then-ban...

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IMPELLITTERI Recruits SLAYER Drummer PAUL BOSTAPH For New Album 'War Machine'

With legions of fans worldwide, IMPELLITTERI is known for exciting music, addictive riffs, and mesmerizing melodies. Today they proudly announce that a new album — "War Machine" — is dropping on November 8 via Frontiers Music Srl. To celebrate this announcement, the band shares the album's first sin...

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LINKIN PARK Announces New Lineup, Music And Tour

LINKIN PARK — Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, Joe Hahn, alongside new members Emily Armstrong (of critically acclaimed band DEAD SARA) as co-vocalist and Colin Brittain (songwriter/producer for G FLIP, ILLENIUM, ONE OK ROCK) as drummer — share their first brand new music in seven...

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BRYAN ADAMS Explains How He Ended Up Writing Songs For KISS's 'Creatures Of The Night' Album

During a September 3 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", legendary Canadian rocker Bryan Adams spoke about the two songs he co-wrote in the 1980s with Jim Vallance and KISS's Gene Simmons. He said: "I was 21, and I released my album called 'You Want It, You Got It'. And I got a...

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THE GUESS WHO Announces Resolution Of Trademark Dispute

After months of negotiations, Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings of the iconic Canadian rock band THE GUESS WHO are pleased to announce the resolution of their long-running dispute with former bandmates Garry Peterson and Jim Kale following a lawsuit filed in October 2023. Though details of the settl...