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Watch: DIO RULES, All-Star Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO Feat. ANDREW FREEMAN And MATT STARR, Performs In Maryland And Pennsylvania

DIO RULES, the "ultimate tribute" to Ronnie James Dio featuring Andrew Freeman (LAST IN LINE) on vocals, Angus Clark (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, Joe Lynn Turner) on guitar, Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, MR. BIG, KIX) on drums, Winston Roye (SOUL ASYLUM) on bass and Mark Klett (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) on...

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AREJAY HALE On Why HALESTORM Doesn't Use Backing Tracks In Concert: 'We're So Technologically Illiterate That Everything Would Go Wrong'

In a new interview with Chile's PowerOfMetal.cl, HALESTORM drummer Arejay Hale weighed in on bands who rely heavily on pre-recorded tracks during their live performances. He said  (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The challenging thing about HALESTORM is that we don't play to a click, we don't...

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TOTO Touring Keyboardist DENNIS ATLAS To Release Solo Album 'Principle'

Dennis Atlas, who is currently the keyboardist for TOTO, having joined the renowned rock band in 2024 as TOTO's second keyboardist, replacing Steve Maggiora, will release his solo album titled "Principle" on May 15 via MRI. The debut single from the album is "Violent Power". The anthemic track bring...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY: EDDIE And ALEX VAN HALEN 'Had This Bond That Was Unlike Any Bond I Had Ever Seen Brothers Have'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony was asked if he felt, during the Sammy Hagar era of the band, that it was the Van Halen brothers Eddie and Alex versus him and Sammy at one point in terms of the dynamics of their personal rela...

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ALEX VAN HALEN On VAN HALEN: 'We Did Our Best Work With DAVID LEE ROTH'

In a new interview with Gastão Moreira of Brazil's Kazagastão, VAN HALEN drummer Alex Van Halen was once again asked why he made the decision to end his "Brothers" book in 1984 and not cover any of the band's later years, including those with Sammy Hagar. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH...

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CARMINE APPICE And CACTUS Announce 'Temple Of Blues II' Album Feat. STEVE MORSE, TRACII GUNS, JOE LYNN TURNER, Others

It's two years since drum legend Carmine Appice and his reformed CACTUS first unbarred the doors to the "Temple Of Blues" — a 15-track slab of headbanging, hip-swinging heavy blues rock whose subtitle, "Influences And Friends", roped in a host of special guests, all of whom held the band very close...

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LINKIN PARK's JOE HAHN Says It Was 'Very Natural' For EMILY ARMSTRONG And COLIN BRITTAIN To Be Part Of Creative Environment For 'From Zero' Album

In a new interview with Lollapalooza India, LINKIN PARK's longtime members, co-lead vocalist and producer Mike Shinoda and DJ and video director Joe Hahn, spoke about how the band's latest additions, singer Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain, a songwriter and producer for G FLIP, ILLENIUM an...

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DEE SNIDER Says He Is 'Not Dying': 'I Just Can't Do Those Things That I Did In My 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s And Even 60s'

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider has shot down rumors that he is dying, a little over a week after the legendary rock canceled its planned 50th-anniversary concerts. On February 5, TWISTED SISTER announced it had scrapped its 2026 reunion shows after Snider resigned, citing health issues. The band...

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DERYCK WHIBLEY On Being In SUM 41 For Three Decades: 'It Prepared Me For Having Children, Because You're Managing So Many Different Emotions'

In a new interview with The Joe Vulpis Podcast, Deryck Whibley of Canadian pop-punk icons SUM 41 was asked how it feels for him to have closed that chapter of his life, having played the band's final gig in January 2025 in Toronto. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It surprisingly...

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METAL CHURCH's KURDT VANDERHOOF Refuses To 'Talk Smack' About Ex-Bandmates MARC LOPES And STET HOWLAND: 'If They Have An Issue, That's Fine'

In a new interview with Pete Pardo and Lynne Versaci of Sea Of Tranquility, founding METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof spoke about the band's new lineup, in which he is joined by longtime guitarist Rick Van Zandt, bass icon David Ellefson (MEGADETH),powerhouse drummer Ken Mary (FLOTSAM AND JET...

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JASON BECKER Shares New Song 'Crip Tone Night' From Upcoming 'The Strawberry Jams' Collection

Legendary guitarist and composer Jason Becker, who has been living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's Disease) for 35 years, has released the official music video for "Crip Tone Night", a new song from Jason's upcoming effort "The Strawberry Jams". Regarding how "Crip Tone...

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WILL HUNT Says He Won't Be Part Of GODSMACK's 'The Rise Of Rock' 2026 Tour Due To Schedule Overlaps With EVANESCENCE

In a new interview with Mark Strigl, EVANESCENCE drummer Will Hunt, who sat behind the kit for GODSMACK's spring 2025 European tour, was asked if he will play drums for the Sully Erna-fronted outfit when GODSMACK returns to the road this spring for the 2026 "The Rise Of Rock" world tour. Will replie...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Says His Upcoming 'In My Darkest Hour' Memoir Will Cover 'The Medical Process' And 'Life' During His Cancer Battle

In a new interview with WAPL Mornings With Laura Lee & Cutter, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine spoke about his next memoir, "In My Darkest Hour", which will tentatively arrive in September 2027 via Grand Central Publishing's recently launched Da Capo imprint. The book will detail Mustaine's "gnarl...

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THREE DAYS GRACE's ADAM GONTIER Doesn't Think 'Legit' Artists Have 'Too Much' To Worry About When It Comes To A.I.

In a new interview with Lyndsey Marie of the 93Xradio station, THREE DAYS GRACE frontman Adam Gontier was asked if rock music has become "more emotionally honest" since the late 1990s and early 2000s. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I don't know. That's a good question, 'ca...

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MUDVAYNE And HELLYEAH Frontman CHAD GRAY Announces More Spring 2026 Solo Shows

After selling out his debut solo concert in Las Vegas last month, MUDVAYNE and HELLYEAH frontman Chad Gray has added three more "30 Years Of Madness" dates to his itinerary. The gigs will mark Chad's first-ever solo performances and will take place during a year when MUDVAYNE is not scheduled to do...