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Watch: CANDLEMASS Recruits Guest Singer FELIPE PLAZA KUTZBACH For Australian Tour

Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS recruited Chilean vocalist Felipe Plaza Kutzbach (PROCESSION, DESTRÖYER 666, SCALD) to handle lead vocals during the band's four-date Australian tour, which kicked off on September 29 in Melbourne and concluded on October 3 in Perth. Felipe, who currently lives...

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RIKKI ROCKETT On POISON's Musical Chemistry: 'I Just Think There's A Synergy Between The Four Of Us'

In a new interview with Troy Culpan of Australia's May The Rock Be With You, POISON drummer Rikki Rockett was asked to name the "defining thing that made the band what it was" at the height of POISON's commercial success in the 1980s. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I wish I coul...

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Watch: CANDLEMASS Performs With Guest Singers At LONDON METALFEST Following JOHAN LÄNGQVIST's Hospitalization

CANDLEMASS singer Johan Längqvist (a.k.a. Johan Langquist) was forced to miss the Swedish doom metal legends' September 12 concert at the London Metalfest at the Electric Ballroom in London, England due to being hospitalized in his hometown of Stockholm after facing "a medical emergency" a couple of...

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RIKKI ROCKETT Says He Has Stayed Cancer-Free For More Than A Decade: 'It's Never Been Back'

In a new interview with Get On The Bus, POISON drummer Rikki Rockett offered an update on his health, more than 11 years after he was diagnosed with oral cancer. The 65-year-old Rikki, whose real name is Richard Allan Ream, said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Once I was diagnosed [in June 20...

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RIKKI ROCKETT Looks Back On 'Hollyweird', POISON's Final Album Of Original Material: 'It's Not Our Best Work'

In a new interview with Robert Cavuoto of MyGlobalMind, POISON drummer Rikki Rockett spoke about the band's last album of new material, 2002's "Hollyweird". The record brought together POISON's classic lineup for the first full studio project since 1990's "Flesh & Blood". Asked why he didn't bri...

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POISON's RIKKI ROCKETT On Why Now Is Right Time For Him To Release His Memoir: 'I Didn't Wanna Embarrass My Parents When They Were Alive'

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett's long-awaited memoir, "Ghost Notes: My Life In Poison", which was written with writer duo Leif Eriksson and Martin Svensson, will finally arrive September 15, 2026 via Rare Bird Books. Asked in a new interview with Erin Greatrix of This Day In Metal why now was the righ...

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RIKKI ROCKETT Recalls How Rock Music Media In 1980s Tried To Pit POISON Against METALLICA

During an appearance on the latest episode of the "Beardo & Weirdo" podcast, hosted by FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael and comedian Craig Gass, POISON drummer Rikki Rockett recalled how the rock music media in the 1980s tried to pit rival genres thrash metal and glam metal against eac...

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POISON Drummer RIKKI ROCKETT To Hold Intimate Music Clinic At New Jersey's Octopus Music School

Out on the road with THE ROCKETT MAFIA and promoting his new memoir "Ghost Notes: My Life In Poison", POISON drummer Rikki Rockett just added a special appearance at the Red Bank, New Jersey location of one of New Jersey's premiere music schools, Octopus Music School. On Sunday, September 13, 2026,...

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CANDLEMASS Is Working On Material For New Studio LP: We've Got 'Maybe Half Of An Album So Far'

In a new interview with Peter Kerr of Rock Daydream Nation, vocalist Johan Längqvist of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS confirmed that he and his bandmates are working on the follow-up to 2022's "Sweet Evil Sun" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I've done a couple of demos...

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POISON's RIKKI ROCKETT: 'Today Marks Exactly 10 Years Cancer Free'

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett says that he is still cancer free, ten years after he was diagnosed with oral cancer. Rockett offered an update on his health via his social media on Monday (July 13). He shared several photos of him taken during his cancer treatment, and he included the following messag...

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Infinite Illumination

So this is the end for SPIRIT ADRIFT: one final album, released without warning, and an unavoidably dramatic period point at the end of a decade of exemplary music making. Founder member and creative mastermind Nate Garrett could easily have abandoned his signature project without saying goodbye, su...

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RIKKI ROCKETT's 'Ghost Notes: My Life In Poison' Memoir To Finally Arrive This Summer; Cover Unveiled

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett's long-awaited memoir, "Ghost Notes: My Life In Poison", which was written with writer duo Leif Eriksson and Martin Svensson, will finally arrive this summer via Rare Bird Books. The book's official cover was shared by Rikki earlier today (Wednesday, March 25) via social...

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POISON's RIKKI ROCKETT Believes There Are Successful Rock Musicians Who Are Autistic

In a recent interview with Kadin McElwain of Autism Digest, POISON drummer Rikki Rockett spoke about the fact that people with autism are highly creative, imaginative individuals who often have special talents in areas such as art and music. Explaining that autism may be disabling for musicians on t...

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Time And Tide

In crust we trust, only death is real, and PHANTOM CORPORATION will smash your face in. The second album to come from these German diehards, "Time And Tide" sticks proudly to the ancient theory that this heavy music business is not supposed to be complicated. As with their 2023 debut, "Fallout", thi...

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CANDLEMASS Singer JOHAN LÄNGQVIST Had No Problem With Band Playing Reunion Concert With MESSIAH MARCOLIN: 'He Had My Blessing'

In a new interview with Neil Jones of TotalRock, CANDLEMASS singer Johan Längqvist (a.k.a. Johan Langquist) spoke about the band's recent one-off world-exclusive performance featuring CANDLEMASS's former vocalist Messiah Marcolin, which took place at this year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival Gre...