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Watch: SHINEDOWN Joined By LYNYRD SKYNYRD's JOHNNY VAN ZANT And RICKEY MEDLOCKE For 'Simple Man' Performance

SHINEDOWN was joined by LYNYRD SKYNYRD's Johnny Van Zant and Rickey Medlocke on stage at the Welcome To Rockville festival at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on Thursday (May 15) for a performance of the LYNYRD SKYNYRD classic "Simple Man". Fan-filmed video of their appearan...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Hits Columbus As Part Of 'The Collection: Live' Book Tour: Video, Photos

Kirk Hammett, legendary guitarist of the multi-platinum-selling and nine-time-Grammy Award-winning band METALLICA, took part in a "Kirk Hammett The Collection: Live" book event on May 10 at the Columbus Metropolitan Library in Columbus, Ohio. The intimate, live discussion takes a deep dive into Kirk...

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BILLY SHEEHAN Will Be Working With 'A Lot Of Folks' On 'Some Records And Possibly Touring As Well'

In a new interview with the Play That Rock N' Roll podcast, Billy Sheehan was asked how he feels about the fact that MR. BIG is now a closed chapter of his career, at least as far as recording new albums and playing live shows is concerned. The 72-year-old bassist responded (as transcribed by BLABBE...

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Watch: TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Performs JUDAS PRIEST, KK'S PRIEST And IRON MAIDEN Songs In São Paulo

Former JUDAS PRIEST and current KK'S PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens performed on May 11 at Manifesto Bar in São Paulo, Brazil as part of his ongoing South American solo tour. Fan-filmed video of the show can be seen below. According to Setlist.fm, Owens's setlist was as follows: 01. Jugulator (JUD...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Announce New Album 'The Devil's Asylum', Share 'Bloodbath' Single

It's been five years since U.S. power metal act VICIOUS RUMORS unleashed their most recent album. Five years during which band mastermind Geoff Thorpe and his crew played well over one hundred and fifty shows, presenting their longstanding career in condensed form and performing a playlist featuring...

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Watch: TESTAMENT Celebrates 35th Anniversary Of 'Practice What You Preach' In Flint

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT played at The Machine Shop in Flint, Michigan on May 7 as part of their "An Evening With Testament" tour. The trek celebrates the 35th anniversary of TESTAMENT's third album, "Practice What You Preach", which achieved near-gold status in the United States u...

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ROB HALFORD Is 'Absolutely Gutted' To Have To Miss BLACK SABBATH's Final Concert

JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford says that he is "absolutely gutted" to have to miss the last BLACK SABBATH concert this summer. Noting that PRIEST is scheduled to play the 60th-anniversary show of German hard rock legends SCORPIONS in Hannover, Germany on July 5 — the same day that the SABBATH event, dub...

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ORBIT CULTURE Shares New Single 'The Tales Of War'

Swedish metallers ORBIT CULTURE have released a new single, "The Tales Of War". The song's accompanying music video, which finds the band braving a raging storm, was directed by Riivata Visuals and can be seen below. ORBIT CULTURE comments: "'The Tales Of War' marks the beginning of a new chapter fo...

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KERRY KING: If I Had Joined MEGADETH, DAVE MUSTAINE And I 'Would Have Butted Heads Like No Tomorrow'

In a new interview with Gastão Moreira of Bangers Open Air, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King talked about his brief involvement with MEGADETH during the latter band's early days (King played MEGADETH's first five shows as the band's second guitarist). He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well,...

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The S**t Ov God

Emboldened by the white-hot charisma of their leader, BEHEMOTH have steadily become the world's favorite Satanic metal band. And no, GHOST don't count. It was almost inevitable that Nergal and his comrades would get to this point. Since the release of the 2004's transformational "Demigod", BEHEMOTH...

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ANDREAS KISSER Is 'Not Really Concerned Too Much' About His Post-SEPULTURA Future: 'I'm Gonna Keep Doing Music'

In a recent interview with Jarek Szubrycht of Poland's Mystic Festival, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser spoke about the band's decision to embark on what will turn out to be a three-year farewell tour by the time it concludes in late 2026. Asked why now was the right time to call it quits, Andrea...

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KERRY KING: Why I Will Always Play SLAYER Songs With My Solo Band

During a recent press conference to promote his appearance at the Bangers Open Air 2025 festival in São Paulo, Brazil, Kerry King spoke about why the setlist for the performances from his solo band includes some of the SLAYER classics he wrote or co-wrote. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET...

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JOEY ALLEN: 'It's Time' For WARRANT To Put Out Some New Music

In a new interview with Joe Rock, the morning air personality at Tulsa's classic rock radio station 103.3 The Eagle, WARRANT guitarist Joey Allen was asked if there are any plans to release new music as a follow-up to 2017's "Louder Harder Faster" album. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH....

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ERIC MARTIN On MR. BIG's Final Shows: 'It Kills Me That We Had To End It'

MR. BIG played the final show of its "The BIG Finale!" tour on February 25 at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Earlier that same month, the band played three other shows: on February 14 at the Bloomverse Festival in Meghālaya, India, on February 16 at the Bloomverse Express in Bengaluru, India, and o...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Admits He Was 'A Little Bit Too Quick To Say' He Wouldn't Perform ACCEPT Songs Anymore

In a new interview with Metal Hammer Greece's TV show TV War, former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. and DIRKSCHNEIDER frontman Udo Dirkschneider was asked what keeps him motivated to still record new albums and tour at the age of 73. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Let's say this: the...