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SACRED REICH Cancels European Festival Appearances So Guitarist WILEY ARNETT Can Undergo Surgery

Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH have canceled their appearances at this month's Copenhell (Denmark), Graspop Metal Meeting (Belgium) and Hellfest (France) festivals so that guitarist Wiley Arnett can undergo surgery an unspecified injury. Earlier today (Monday, June 13), SACRED REICH issued...

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KINGDOM COME Blasted For 'S**t' Performance At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL: The Event's 'Biggest F***up'

KINGDOM COME has been blasted for its disastrous performance at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden, with one reviewer calling it the event's "biggest fuckup." KINGDOM COME's current lineup consists of drummer James Kottak alongside guitarists Danny Stag and Rick Steier, bassist Johnny B....

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PAPA ROACH's JACOBY SHADDIX On Decision To Release New Album Through Band's Own Label: 'It's Going Really Great For Us'

PAPA ROACH's latest album, "Ego Trip", was released in April via New Noize Records in partnership with ADA Worldwide (WMG's independent label and artist services arm). Speaking to the 94.5 The Buzz radio station about the band's decision to release the LP through its own label, PAPA ROACH vocalist J...

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JASON NEWSTED 'Didn't Get' METALLICA's 'St. Anger' When He First Heard It: 'I Went, 'What The F**k Are They Doing?''

In a recent interview with U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted was asked when the last time was that he listened to one of the band's albums that came out after he left the legendary heavy metal act. He responded: "Never. I heard the one where they made the video in...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Shares New Song 'Welcome To The Circus', Lands Most Consecutive Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1s

The official lyric video for "Welcome To The Circus", a brand new song from FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "AfterLife", which is due on August 19. The "Afterlife" title track, which was released as a single in April, has just given FIVE...

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JOURNEY Releases New Single 'Don't Give Up On Us'

Legendary rockers JOURNEY have released a visualizer video for "Don't Give Up On Us". The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Freedom", which will arrive on July 8 via BMG except in Europe and Japan, where it will be issued via Frontiers Music Srl. Emerging from the pandemic with a superc...

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GENERATION RADIO Feat. JOURNEY, CHICAGO And RASCAL FLATTS Members: Debut Album Details Revealed

GENERATION RADIO (formerly THE RISE ABOVE),a new rock group centered around the combined talents of Jay DeMarcus and Jason Scheff, will release its self-titled debut album on August 5 via Frontiers Music Srl. Two-time Grammy Award-winning bassist Demarcus of the hugely popular country act RASCAL FL...

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SACRED REICH's PHIL RIND And JASON RAINEY 'Never Got A Chance To Resolve' Their Differences Before Guitarist's Death

SACRED REICH frontman Phil Rind has once again reflected on the passing of his former bandmate Jason Rainey, saying he and Jason "never really got a chance to resolve" their differences before the guitarist's death. Rainey died in March 2020 of a heart attack. His death came more than a year after h...

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Sweden's EUROPE Honored With Special Monument In Band's Original Hometown: Video, Photos

The Swedish municipality Upplands Väsby, where several members of EUROPE grew up, unveiled a monument in the band's honor earlier today (Saturday, June 4) at Blå Parken (Blue Park). All five members of EUROPE attended the ceremony, which is part of Upplands Väsby's 70th-anniversary celebrations. Aft...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY Doesn't Know If Proposed VAN HALEN Tribute Concert Will Happen: 'It All Really Hinges Upon ALEX VAN HALEN'

Michael Anthony has weighed in on reports that he has been in discussions with David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen about taking part in an all-star VAN HALEN tribute project. The former VAN HALEN bassist addressed the rumor nearly two months after former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted revealed to The...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Video Podcast Focusing On First 50 Shows Launches Part Two Of Season One

Marc Canter and Jason Porath, the authors of the critically acclaimed book "Reckless Road", have launched part two of the inaugural first season of their video podcast "The First 50 Gigs: Guns N' Roses And The Making Of Appetite For Destruction". "Reckless Road", which was published in 2008 and won...

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GENERATION KILL Drops Music Video For 'Evil Eye' Feat. Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND

GENERATION KILL, the band featuring former EXODUS frontman Rob Dukes, has released the official music video for "Evil Eye". The single, which features a guest appearance by former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland, is taken from GENERATION KILL's latest album, "MKUltra", out now via Blood Blast distri...

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JOURNEY Releases Music Video For 'You Got The Best Of Me'

Legendary rockers JOURNEY have released the official video for "You Got The Best Of Me". The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Freedom", which will arrive on July 8 via BMG except in Europe and Japan, where it will be issued via Frontiers Music Srl. Emerging from the pandemic with a sup...

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DAVID LEE ROTH: 'I'm Only In The Middle Of My First Retirement'

David Lee Roth has hinted that he will take part in an all-star VAN HALEN tribute project with Alex Van Halen and Joe Satriani. Last month, Satriani confirmed to the "Rock Of Nations With Dave Kinchen" classic rock show that the trio has been in regular contact over the past year "about doing someth...

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DEATH ANGEL Is Working On New Music

During this past Saturday's (May 28) edition of his "Alive & Streaming" Facebook livestream, DEATH ANGEL guitarist Ted Aguilar offered an update on the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to the Grammy-nominated "Humanicide" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH...