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LYNCH MOB Is Re-Recording 'Wicked Sensation' Album For 30th Anniversary

LYNCH MOB — featuring guitarist George Lynch and lead vocalist Oni Logan — is in the process of re-recording its debut album, "Wicked Sensation", for the LP's 30th anniversary. The news of LYNCH MOB's plan to remake its first record was broken by drummer Brian Tichy, who rejoined the group earlier t...

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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS Performs With DEEP PURPLE At Mexico's HELL & HEAVEN METAL FEST: Video, Photos

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess played with DEEP PURPLE during the legendary English hard rock band's concert last night (Saturday, March 14) at the Hell & Heaven Metal Fest in Mexico City. Rudess was filling in for longtime PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey, who was unable to make the show f...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD Cancels European Solo Tour Due To Low Ticket Sales

SAXON frontman Biff Byford has canceled his previously announced solo tour, scheduled for April and May. The cancelation is mainly due to low ticket sales, which may or may not have been affected by the current worldwide coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Says Biff: "The honest truth is t...

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NAPALM DEATH's BARNEY GREENWAY: 'I Never Had The Desire To Be The Biggest Band In The World'

Soundsphere magazine's Don Smith recently conducted an interview with frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway of U.K. extreme metal pioneers NAPALM DEATH. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his definition of "success": Barney: "I would ask my...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Says RITCHIE BLACKMORE Is 'Cheating The Public' With Current Version Of RAINBOW

Former RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE singer Joe Lynn Turner has once again slammed Ritchie Blackmore for the guitarist's decision to go out and perform classic DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW material with a new group of musicians instead of reforming RAINBOW with a more "authentic" lineup. Blackmore stepped away...

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DOKKEN Rejoined By GEORGE LYNCH At Biloxi Concert (Video)

George Lynch rejoined DOKKEN on stage last night (Friday, March 6) at the Hard Rock Live in Biloxi, Mississippi to perform three of the band's classic songs: "Kiss Of Death", "When Heaven Comes Down" and "Tooth And Nail". The reunion was the first of several DOKKEN live appearances this year which i...

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ROBIN MCCAULEY Says Debut BLACK SWAN Album Is 'The Best Thing" He Has Ever Done

Kyle McGinn of Dead Rhetoric recently conducted an interview with vocalist Robin McAuley (MCAULEY SCHENKER GROUP) about BLACK SWAN, the new project that also features guitarist Reb Beach (WINGER, WHITESNAKE),bassist Jeff Pilson (FOREIGNER, THE END MACHINE, ex-DOKKEN) and drummer Matt Starr (ACE FRE...

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EXHORDER's KYLE THOMAS On PHILIP ANSELMO: 'There Is A Mutual Respect And An Influence That We Probably Have On Each Other'

In a brand new interview with Nick Perkel of Aquarian Weekly, vocalist Kyle Thomas of New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER was asked if he was aware of his band's influence on PANTERA's decision to move from a power metal act to a more aggressive form of thrash. He responded: "A lot of t...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD Confirms He Suffered A Heart Attack Last September

SAXON frontman Biff Byford has confirmed to Planet Rock that he suffered a heart attack before undergoing an emergency triple bypass surgery last September. "It was a heart attack, but it wasn't like a Hollywood heart attack, [where] you drop on the floor with your legs up in the air," he said (hear...

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JEFF PILSON Reflects On 1988 'Monsters Of Rock' Tour: 'I Wish DOKKEN Would Have Been More Up To The Task At The Time'

Bassist Jeff Pilson (FOREIGNER, DOKKEN, DIO) recently spoke with Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show". The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On FOREIGNER's Mick Jones: Jeff: "He may not do every show [of the band's 2020...

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Here Is A Photo Of GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE In Full Corpse Paint At Age 15

A photo of GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge in full black metal corpse paint at the age of 15 can be seen below. The picture, which was posted to the GHOST fan Facebook page School Of Ghoul, originally appeared in a 1996 issue of a fanzine titled Scriptures Of Malignancy, which interviewed Forge about...

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JEFF PILSON On Working With RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'Musically, It Was One Of The Most Organic And Smooth Relationships I've Ever Had'

Prior to the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund's 10th Memorial Awards Gala, which took place at The Avalon in Hollywood, California on February 20, bassist Jeff Pilson (FOREIGNER, DOKKEN) spoke with Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" about how he came to join the DIO...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD: How I First Became Aware I Needed Triple Bypass Surgery

SAXON frontman Biff Byford spoke to the Daily Star about how he first became aware that he had a health problem before undergoing an emergency triple bypass surgery last September. "I was out training on my bicycle," Biff recalled. "I like to keep fit. But going up a hill that day, it began to feel...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Adds Shows To Reunion Tour

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has added several more dates to its previously announced reunion tour. The trek, which will feature incendiary rap duo RUN THE JEWELS (Killer Mike and El-P) in the opening slot, will now include five shows at the Madison Square Garden in New York City: on August 10, 11 13, 1...

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PAGE HAMILTON On Collapse Of HELMET's Classic Lineup: 'Money Kind Of Came In And Changed Things'

Australia's Heavy magazine recently conducted an interview with HELMET frontman Page Hamilton. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On assembling a setlist for their 30th-anniversary tour where the band is playing 30 songs each night: Page...