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THE DEAD DAISIES Recruit Former FOREIGNER Singer KELLY HANSEN

Hard rock juggernaut THE DEAD DAISIES have officially charted a bold course for 2027, ushering in a thrilling new chapter with the addition of legendary former FOREIGNER frontman Kelly Hansen on lead vocals. Signaling a restart for the band, the rock collective has confirmed the upcoming release of...

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Watch: GEEZER BUTLER Joins JACK BLACK's BLACK SABBATH Cover Band For 'War Pigs' At TOM MORELLO's 'Power To The People' Festival

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler joined JACK SABBATH, the BLACK SABBATH tribute act fronted by Jack Black, on stage Saturday night (October 3) at Tom Morello's Power To The People festival at Columbia, Maryland's Merriweather Post Pavilion to perform the SABBATH classic "War Pigs". Black and his...

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TONY IOMMI Releases New Single 'Stormwatcher' From Upcoming 'From The Dark' Solo Album

The brand new single from legendary guitarist Tony Iommi is released today. Titled "Stormwatcher", it rides on a signature guitar riff from the man who was the driving musical force behind BLACK SABBATH's garlanded career. "Stormwatcher" has a maritime theme, based around a ship stuck in a storm, ac...

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MARK KENDALL Says GREAT WHITE Has 'A Lot' Of New Material 'On Tape': 'We Wanna Put Something Out'

In a new interview with Rock 100.5 The KATT's Cameron Buchholtz, GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall was asked if there are any plans for him and his bandmates to release fresh music with their singer Brett Carlisle, who was officially named GREAT WHITE's new vocalist in October 2022. Mark responded...

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ARMORED SAINT's JOEY VERA: 'We Never Really Were A Part Of Any Scene'

In a recent interview with Neil Jones of TotalRock, ARMORED SAINT bassist Joey Vera was asked if it is doing the group a "disservice" to just pigeonhole him and his bandmates as a "heavy metal" act. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Sometimes it is. And that's kind of been, dare I...

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PRIMUS's LARRY LALONDE On Losing 60 Guitars In January 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires: 'I've Been Trying To Have A Positive Attitude'

In a new interview with the Sixty Scales And The Truth podcast, hosted by Niels Guns, PRIMUS guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde spoke about losing the guitar gear he had collected throughout the years in the January 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):...

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BIOHAZARD's EVAN SEINFELD: '90% Of Heavy Metal Fans Are Out Of Shape, Overweight, Eating Toxic Food' And 'Not Exercising'

During an appearance on the September 16 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", BIOHAZARD vocalist/bassist Evan Seinfeld spoke about his recently launched fitness app Full Metal Fitness. Members of Full Metal Fitness receive a state-of-the-art app including a workout program custom-t...

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'Bowl For Ronnie' Annual Celebrity Bowling Party Set For November 2026

The "Bowl For Ronnie" celebrity bowling party, the annual event benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, is set for Thursday, November 12, 2026. The event will once again take place at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California and will be hosted by television and radio pe...

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PRIMUS's LES CLAYPOOL On New Drummer JOHN HOFFMAN: 'He's Just An Incredibly Nice, Positive Human Being'

In a new interview with Neil Jones of U.K.'s TotalRock, PRIMUS bassist/vocalist Les Claypool spoke about the addition of drummer John "Hoffer" Hoffman, who joined the band in 2025 after beating out more than 6,100 applicants in a global audition process dubbed the "Interstellar Drum Derby". Asked ho...

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PHIL SOUSSAN Says 'It Looks Very, Very Promising' That LAST IN LINE Has Found A New Singer

In a new interview with Peter Kerr of Rock Daydream Nation, LAST IN LINE bassist Phil Soussan offered an update on the band's search for a new singer following the recent departure of LAST IN LINE's original vocalist Andrew Freeman. Soussan, who joined LAST IN LINE in 2016 following the passing of t...

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SHANE EMBURY's Heavy Metal Project ABSOLUTE POWER Shares 'Needs Must When The Devil Drives' Single Featuring TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS

ABSOLUTE POWER has shared the title track of its forthcoming second album, "Needs Must When The Devil Drives", due out on November 6, 2026 via Time To Kill Records. The song features former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens, who contributes his unmistakable screams to one of th...

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LZZY HALE And MARK MENGHI Bring On The Grunge Nostalgia With Cover Of SOUNDGARDEN's 'Birth Ritual'

By David E. Gehlke Cameron Crowe's 1992 movie "Singles" was one of the rare feature films whose soundtrack helped it land a release date. According to Crowe's diaries at the time (released in Rolling Stone magazine in 2017),the film failed to impress studio execs and test audiences. With NIRVANA no...

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CLINT LOWERY Doesn't Try To Predict When SEVENDUST Will End: 'I Think God Will Do That For Me'

In a recent interview with Thinking About Guitar's Jonathan Graham, SEVENDUST guitarist Clint Lowery addressed drummer Morgan Rose's recent admission that he and his SEVENDUST bandmates were discussing the possibility of calling it quits two years ago, prior to beginning work on the group's fifteent...

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TONY IOMMI Releases 'World Alone' Limited-Edition Seven-Inch Single

On July 29, Tony Iommi, founding member of BLACK SABBATH, announced his brand-new studio album, "From The Dark", and premiered the first single from it, "World Alone", to critical and fan acclaim. Racking up 2.5 million streams and heavy global radio playlisting since its release, "World Alone" is a...

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TONY IOMMI On His Battle With Lymphoma: 'As Far As The Cancer Is Concerned, It's Stayed Away At The Moment'

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi says that his cancer is still in remission, nearly 15 years after he was diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma. The now-78-year-old musician revealed his cancer diagnosis in early 2012, shortly after SABBATH announced a reunion tour and album. He underwent tr...