In a new interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, singer Ron Keel spoke about the time he nearly joined BLACK SABBATH in 1984 while the legendary heavy metal act was looking for a replacement for Ian Gillan. Ron said (see video below): "It was an amazing experience. I was in the ...
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It's both pleasing and reassuring that so many so-called veteran bands are enjoying such rich, late-career surges of creativity. PARADISE LOST didn't always seem the most likely candidates for serious longevity: around the turn of the millennium, the band seemed to be struggling for new ideas and detached from the heaviness that once defined them. ...
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Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX), Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT), Roberto "Ra" Diaz (SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) and Brandon Yeagley (CROBOT) have shared their version of another classic RUSH song, "Red Barchetta", recorded with each member separated in his own home. Benante uploaded a video of the performance to his YouTube channel, writing in an accompanying message: "Once again, we've been ...
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Rock legend Little Richard has died at the age of 87. His son, Danny Penniman, confirmed the musician's death to Rolling Stone, but said the cause of death was unknown. In the early '50s, Little Richard Penniman combined the spirit of church music, the bawdiness of blues and the swing of ...
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During this week's installment of SEPULTURA's "SepulQuarta" session, drummer Eloy Casagrande reflected on the passing of former ANGRA singer André Matos. Matos, who also sang for the Brazilian metal bands VIPER and SHAMAN, died last June after suffering a heart attack. He was only 47 years old. Eloy said (see video below): "Back in 2006, ...
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As a member of GUNS N' ROSES, Matt Sorum lived a well-documented rock and roll lifestyle that included heavy drinking and drug use. In a brand new interview with the "Appetite For Distortion" podcast, the drummer reflected on his past life on the edge, saying (hear audio below): "At that particular time of our lives, ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES and current SONS OF APOLLO guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal has just released a new acoustic EP of cover songs, "Barefoot 2". Thal says: "In 2008 I released the first 'Barefoot' acoustic EP, a collection of Bumblefoot songs played as stripped-down acoustic versions. It's a pleasure to now release 'Barefoot 2', acoustic ...
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AC/DC singer Brian Johnson has recorded a video message of support for the Italian fan site AC/DC Italia during the coronavirus pandemic. In the two-and-a-half-minute clip, which can be seen below, Johnson states: "Listen, I know you've been through a real bad time and you're starting to slowly come out of ...
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Vicky Cornell has fired back at the surviving members of SOUNDGARDEN after they filed a countersuit against Chris Cornell's widow and his estate, accusing them of misappropriating funds raised from a Los Angeles benefit concert. In the counterclaim, filed in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Florida, Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES and current SONS OF APOLLO guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal will release a new acoustic EP of cover songs, "Barefoot 2" on May 8. Thal says: "In 2008 I released the first 'Barefoot' acoustic EP, a collection of Bumblefoot songs played as stripped-down acoustic versions. It's a pleasure to now release 'Barefoot ...
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Last year, L.A. GUNS' Tracii Guns and STRYPER's Michael Sweet announced that they were collaborating on a new metal project called SUNBOMB. The band, which apparently also features former L.A. GUNS drummer Shane Fitzgibbon, recently recorded its debut album, to be released via Frontiers Music Srl. During an appearance earlier today (Tuesday, May 5) on ...
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Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy and Randy George have announced their return to the "Cover To Cover" series of albums with "Cov3r To Cov3r", the brand new third instalment. Featuring their renditions of classic tracks by the likes of KING CRIMSON, JETHRO TULL, Gerry Rafferty, David Bowie and more (including their cover of "No Opportunity Necessary, ...
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In a recent interview with Big Music Geek, former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens spoke about how he has been able to adapt to the access-over-ownership business model of streaming music. "It's just not the same," he said. "We don't have the rock stars like we did before and that's ...
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Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack has confirmed that a biopic about his father's early solo career and the singer's life with Sharon Osbourne is in the works. "There is absolutely things in motion right now to make that a reality," Jack said during an appearance on "The Jasta Show" (see video below). "I think in the ...
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STYX drummer Todd Sucherman has told Sonic Perspectives that the COVID-19 lockdown has delayed the progress of the writing and recording sessions for the follow-up to "The Mission". Released in June 2017, that disc marked STYX's first new LP in 14 years. It was recorded at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, co-produced ...
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On Saturday (May 2), AC/DC fans took part in a six-hour celebration of the band's legendary frontman Bon Scott, as this year's edition of the annual Bon Scott international festival, Bonfest, went virtual after the coronavirus pandemic forced organizers to pull the plug on the three-day event. According to TheCourier.co.uk, Scott's ...
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JACKYL frontman Jesse James Dupree, who became friends with AC/DC's Brian Johnson back in the 1990s, was asked in a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station if he has any idea what the legendary hard rock band has been up to in recent months. He responded: "Yeah, I ...
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KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has taken the time to educate his fans on the importance of wearing face coverings to slow the spread of COVID-19. The purpose of any cloth face covering is to prevent droplet particles from spreading to — and potentially infecting — other people. Simmons made the comments in a series of ...
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Singer/songwriter Marissa Nadler has covered METALLICA's "Nothing Else Matters" for her new EP, which she made available today (May 1) for Bandcamp's second revenue-waiving day. In addition to the METALLICA song, "Covers 3" features Nadler's takes on Townes Van Zandt's "My Proud Mountains", Bob Dylan's "I Was Young When I Left Home" and KING CRIMSON's ...
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WINGER frontman Kip Winger has confirmed to SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" that the band has commenced work on material for a new studio album. The disc will be the follow-up to "Better Days Comin'", which came out in 2014. "Reb [Beach, guitar] and I started a new record a few months ago, so we do have ...
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During an appearance on yesterday's (Monday, April 27) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation", original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley revealed that he has been using the coronavirus downtime to work on "new material for a studio record." He explained: "Because of this virus, everything has been pushed back," he said. "The release of my 'Origins Vol. ...
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Joe Bonamassa's non-profit Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation (KTBA) is providing financial support to qualifying touring musicians who are suffering financial hardship and whose careers have been put on hold as a result of COVID-19 effect on the music industry. Fueling Musicians is an emergency relief program designed to support musicians by providing immediate cash ...
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WITCHES HAMMER first began their death rumblings way back in the mid-eighties, and now the band is simply legendary in the extreme metal underground. Their reputation has only been solidified by the fact that key member Marco Banco played on BLASPHEMY's 1990 war metal benchmark "Fallen Angel of Doom….". The guitarist looks gargantuan and Herculean ...
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RUSH's Geddy Lee is one of about 25 Canadian artists who have recorded an an all-star charity cover of soul legend Bill Withers's seminal song "Lean On Me". The single, produced by Jon Levine, also includes Avril Lavigne, Bryan Adams, Jann Arden, Justin Bieber, Michael Bublé, Sarah McLachlan, Serena Ryder and WALK OFF THE EARTH, ...
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Joe Satriani has defended GRETA VAN FLEET over accusations that the Michigan rockers have ripped off LED ZEPPELIN. Despite the fact that GRETA VAN FLEET has managed to sell out shows all over the world, the four-piece has been criticized for channeling a sound uncannily similar to LED ZEPPELIN, with some music fans slamming singer ...
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Australian guitarist Orianthi (ALICE COOPER, RSO, Michael Jackson) has confirmed to the "Australian Rock Show" that she has completed work on fourth solo album. "I'm so excited about this record — really excited," she said (hear audio below). "We did it in 28 days in Nashville. [I made the record with] Marti Frederiksen, who's a ...
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STYX bassist Ricky Phillips has confirmed that the band is continuing to write and record material for the follow-up to "The Mission". Released in June 2017, that disc marked STYX's first new LP in 14 years. It was recorded at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, co-produced and co-written with Will Evankovich, a longtime collaborator of Tommy ...
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The official lyric video for "Ghosts", the new single from British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Obsidian", which will be released on May 15 via Nuclear Blast. The group's sixteenth studio LP, which was recorded with producer Jaime Gomez Arellano, eschews its ...
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Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX), Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT) and Roberto "Ra" Diaz (SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) have shared their version of another classic RUSH song, "Freewill", recorded with each member separated in their own homes. Benante uploaded a video of the performance to his YouTube channel, writing in an accompanying message: "Dear friends: Once again, the three of us ...
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SLIPKNOT percussionist and co-founder M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan has told Rolling Stone that he has spent some of his coronavirus downtime reflecting on his daughter Gabrielle Crahan's passing. "I've had a lot of deaths in a short amount of time and my therapist and I agree that I've never really had ...
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