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Watch: METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Discusses His Guitar Collection, Jams With ROBERT TRUJILLO At Dublin Book Event

Kirk Hammett, legendary guitarist of the multi-platinum-selling and nine-time-Grammy Award-winning band METALLICA, has shared an official Brett Murray Films-directed video of the June 20 "The Collection: Live - A Conversation With Kirk Hammett" book event at Academy in Dublin, Ireland. The intimate...

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GAVIN ROSSDALE Is 'In The Middle' Of Making BUSH's Eleventh Album: 'I Want It To Be Brilliant, Or Else There's Really No Point'

On June 13 at the Download festival at Donington Park in Castle Donington, United Kingdom, BUSH frontman Gavin Rossdale was asked by TotalRock's "Hobo On The Radio" show about how his songwriting process has changed over the years. Gavin said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I just love...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Falls Off Stage During Dublin Concert, Laughs Off Incident As 'Slip & Destroy'

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett fell from the stage during the band's concert in Dublin, Ireland. The 63-year-old musician took a tumble while performing at the Aviva Stadium Friday night (June 19) in front of an estimated 40,000 fans. Fan-filmed video of the incident shared online (see below) show...

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TRIVIUM's PAOLO GREGOLETTO On New Drummer ALEX RÜDINGER: 'He's A Machine'

On Saturday, June 13 at the Download festival at Donington Park in Castle Donington, United Kingdom, TRIVIUM bassist Paolo Gregoletto spoke to TotalRock's "Hobo On The Radio" show about the band's upcoming album, which is tentatively due in early 2027. The LP will be TRIVIUM's first to feature new d...

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Investigation Launched Into Reports Of Couple Caught In Intimate Act On Ferris Wheel At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

A police investigation has been launched after a couple was allegedly caught in an intimate act while riding the Ferris wheel at this year's edition of the U.K.'s Download festival. According to The Sun, the incident happened on Saturday, June 13 while fans were waiting for GUNS N' ROSES to take to...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN 'Would Love To' Tour With PERIPHERY

In a new interview with Rock Sound's James Wilson-Taylor conducted at last weekend's Download festival at Donington Park in Castle Donington, England, former VAN HALEN bassist and current MAMMOTH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen was asked to name a band that he hasn't toured with before that he would lik...

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HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD To Release New Album In Early 2027

In a new interview with Rock Sound's James Wilson-Taylor conducted at this weekend's Download festival at Donington Park in Castle Donington, United Kingdom, HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD's Johnny 3 Tears was asked if there are plans for him and his bandmates to release more new music. He responded (as transcrib...

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MATT HEAFY On TRIVIUM's Upcoming LP: 'We're Sitting On Arguably Our Greatest Album Of All Time'

On Saturday, June 13 at the Download festival at Donington Park in Castle Donington, United Kingdom, TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy spoke to Rock Sound about the band's upcoming album, which is tentatively due in late 2026. The LP will be TRIVIUM's first to feature new drummer Alex Rüdinger (formerly o...

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THE WILDHEARTS Frontman GINGER On His Cancer Diagnosis: 'I'm Living Every Second In The Moment'

Earlier today (Saturday, June 13) at the Download festival at Donington Park in Castle Donington, United Kingdom, THE WILDHEARTS frontman and founding member Ginger spoke to Mike James Rock Show about his recent revelation that he has been given three years to live following a cancer diagnosis. The...

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SNOT Frontman ANDY KNAPP Suffers 'Significant Leg Injury' After Stage Dive At Chester, U.K. Concert

SNOT singer Andy Knapp suffered a "significant leg injury" after he dove into the crowd during the band's headlining concert Friday night (June 12) at The Live Rooms in Chester, United Kingdom. Despite his injury, Knapp is "committed" to joining his bandmates for their performance later today (Satur...

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MUDVAYNE And HELLYEAH Frontman CHAD GRAY Announces Summer/Fall 2026 '30 Years Of Madnesss' Solo Tour

After completing a successful mini tour with several sold-out shows, vocalist Chad Gray of MUDVAYNE and HELLYEAH has added more dates around the U.S. for this coming fall. Gray hopes everyone will join him in celebrating his 30-year career with "30 Years Of Madnesss" (sic) wherever they can. These u...

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MOTÖRHEAD Announces Seventh 'Lemmy Forever' Ceremony At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival 2026

On June 12, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. local time at Donington Park in Castle Donington, England, fans will once again gather to celebrate our friend, our brother, and one of rock 'n' roll's greatest icons, Lemmy Kilmister, at the legendary Download festival. As part of the ongoing "Lemmy Forever" initiative...

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SABATON Announces Second Leg Of European 'Legendary Tour' For Spring 2027

Following the success of their huge arena run in 2025 which saw them bring an on stage castle and a mechanical drawbridge to arenas across Europe, including London's O2 Arena and Manchester Co-op Live, Swedish metallers SABATON have announced a second part to "The Legendary Tour". SABATON states: "A...

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THE WHO's ROGER DALTREY: 'We Were The First Heavy Metal Band'

Roger Daltrey has made the claim that THE WHO was "the first heavy metal band", having laid the groundwork for the genre more than six decades ago. The 82-year-old rock legend made the comments during a new interview with Rolling Stone. Asked how he sees THE WHO's legacy and what he and his bandmate...

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THE DARKNESS Releases Theme Song For New 'Masters Of The Universe Movie'

British rockers THE DARKNESS have released "Masters Of The Universe", the theme tune to this year's long-awaited He-Man movie "Masters Of The Universe", which premiered earlier this week at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. The track was written by written by THE DARKNESS frontman Ju...