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JONATHAN CAIN Says NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN's Addition To JOURNEY's Touring Lineup 'Didn't Quite Pan Out'

JOURNEY kicked off its U.S. "Freedom" tour on February 22 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band's current touring lineup features bassist Todd Jensen, a veteran musician who has played for various artists, including the bands SEQUEL, HARDLINE and HARLOW, as well as David Lee Roth, Ozzy Osbourne, Ste...

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HALESTORM Announces May 2022 U.S. Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

Grammy-winning hard rock band HALESTORM, which will release its fifth studio album, "Back From The Dead", on May 6, today announced new U.S. headline dates in May, their first U.S. shows since the conclusion of their co-headline dates with EVANESCENCE in January. Kicking off May 10 in Billings, Mont...

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MINISTRY Taps JELLO BIAFRA For 'Sabotage Is Sex' Music Video

One of the most incendiary and popular tracks on MINISTRY's latest album "Moral Hygiene" is undoubtedly "Sabotage Is Sex", the blistering collaboration between the one and only Al Jourgensen and his frequent collaborator Jello Biafra, the great mind behind the DEAD KENNEDYS. The two famously kicksta...

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TED NUGENT Says 'Electric Car Debacle' Has Been 'An Environmental Curse'

Ted Nugent has blasted electric vehicles as not environmentally friendly, citing the harmful effects of mining for the rare metals, like the lithium necessary for the vehicles' batteries, and of disposing or recycling those batteries at the end of their lives. Nugent weighed in on the claim that sol...

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This World Is Going To Ruin You

Playing VEIN.FM's "This World Is Going to Ruin You" is like turning a dial and tuning your brain to a new frequency, somewhere between one channel and the next. It's the brief white noise that blares in your ears; the one that some people say hides traces and whispers of the paranormal. The band's s...

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Watch IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Sing A Cappella Version Of 'Road To Hell' In Houston

Video footage of IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson belting out an a cappella version of the song "Road To Hell" during his February 23 spoken-word show at Stafford Centre in Houston, Texas can be seen below. "Road To Hell" originally appeared on Bruce's fourth solo album, "Accident Of Birth", which...

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LZZY HALE: How HALESTORM's New Album, 'Back From The Dead', Got Its Title

HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale spoke to Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 about the inspiration for the title of the band's upcoming fifth studio album album, "Back From The Dead". Due out May 6 via Atlantic, the follow-up to 2018's "Vicious" was produced by Nick Raskulinec...

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Watch: JOURNEY Performs In Philadelphia During 'Freedom' 2022 U.S. Tour

JOURNEY played the second show of its U.S. "Freedom" tour with TOTO last night (Wednesday, February 23) at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. JOURNEY's current touring lineup features bassist Todd Jensen, a veteran musician wh...

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TOOL's MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Says He Is 'Never Satisfied' With His Live Performances: 'I Think I Can Do It Better'

In a new interview with Rob Rush, Maynard James Keenan was asked why he thinks his various bands and projects — a list that includes TOOL, A PERFECT CIRCLE and PUSCIFER — have all managed to draw audiences worthy of arenas and theaters. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, they'...

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JOE SATRIANI Is Still Open To Doing More Stuff With CHICKENFOOT

Joe Satriani says that he has stopped pushing for CHICKENFOOT to reunite for more live shows and possible new music. The supergroup, which features the legendary guitarist alongside former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar, ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith...

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Early Recordings From METALLICA And RATT Featured On 'Metal Massacre Volume One' 40th-Anniversary Vinyl Reissue

Marking its 40th anniversary this year, Metal Blade Records will make its debut release, "Metal Massacre Volume One", available for the first time since 1984 on limited-edition vinyl. Originally released on June 14, 1982, "Metal Massacre" showcased the best of Los Angeles's unsigned acts of the time...

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NANCY WILSON Says Disagreement With ANN WILSON Over Band Lineup Kept HEART Off The Road Last Year

HEART guitarist Nancy Wilson spoke to Joe Rock of Long Island, New York's 102.3 WBAB radio station about her new band NANCY WILSON'S HEART. She is joined in the group by her longtime collaborators, guitarist Ryan Waters, drummer Ben Smith, bassist Andy Stoller and keyboardist Dan Walker, along with...

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EDDIE VEDDER's 'Earthling' Is Top-Selling Album In The Country

PEARL JAM singer Eddie Vedder's third solo album, "Earthling", has debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Album Sales, Top Rock Albums and Top Current Album Sales charts. It has also landed at No. 1 on Alternative Album Sales (per MRC Data),the Canadian Top Current Albums, Top Canadian Album Sales, Al...

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Rockers Mourn Death Of MARK LANEGAN

Brent Smith (SHINEDOWN),Tad Doyle (TAD),LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton and SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS bassist/vocalist Todd Kerns are among the musicians who have reacted to the passing of Mark Lanegan. The former SCREAMING TREES frontman and erstwhile member of QUEENS O...

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HALESTORM Releases Music Video For New Single 'The Steeple'

HALESTORM has released the official music video for "The Steeple", the second single from its upcoming fifth studio album album, "Back From The Dead". "The Steeple" follows the album's title track, "Back From The Dead", which arrived last summer. That track marked HALESTORM's sixth No. 1 at rock ra...