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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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GENE SIMMONS Opens Up About ACE FREHLEY's Death, Current Relationship With PETER CRISS: 'PETER's Always Considered Himself A Victim'

In a new interview with Michael Moynihan of The Moynihan Report, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was asked how much of all the problems he and guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley had with the other original members of the band, guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss, were "money based". Gene r...

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Watch: TWISTED SISTER Performs With SEBASTIAN BACH At Alaska State Fair

TWISTED SISTER played its second concert with ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach Friday night (September 4) at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska. The show featured TWISTED SISTER's new touring lineup, consisting of Bach on lead vocals, Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda on guitar, Russell Pzütto on...

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KIM THAYIL On SOUNDGARDEN's Upcoming Album: 'It's Very Introspective', With 'Quirky Elements'

In a new interview with KOMO News' Molly Shen, guitarist Kim Thayil discussed the album he and the other surviving members of SOUNDGARDEN are working on featuring previously unreleased recordings they made with late frontman Chris Cornell before his 2017 death. Thayil, drummer Matt Cameron and bassi...

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Watch: SLAYER Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of 'Reign In Blood' At First Concert Of 2026

California thrash metal legends SLAYER celebrated the 40th anniversary of their classic third album, "Reign In Blood", with a headlining show featuring the LP performed in full on Friday, September 4 at Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee, Minnesota. Support at the gig came from DOWN, SUICIDAL TEND...

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70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise Announces Public Sales And First Half Of 2027 Lineup

70000 Tons Of Metal, the original, the world's biggest heavy metal cruise, just announced that public sales for the 2027 sailing will begin on Monday, September 7, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. EDT / 18:00 CET via 70000tons.com. Join the United Nations Of Heavy Metal at sea and experience heavy metal in an ent...

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GWAR Is Coming To 'Mutant Football League 2'

You prayed. GWAR heard. And they're coming. Digital Dreams Entertainment Inc. is thrilled to announce Mutant Football League 2: Antarctica Scumdogs, a brand-new DLC pack starring the boundary-breaking metal band, launching for PlayStation 5, Steam, and XBOX Series X|S in October 2026. GWAR tore a ne...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'The Most Impressive People To Me Are WARREN BUFFETT And ELON MUSK And JEFF BEZOS'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons spoke about his continued passion for performing on stage. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I love it… I often wondered, when I was first starting out with the band 50 years ago...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: 'I Will Never Stop Extending The Olive Branch' To YNGWIE MALMSTEEN

In a new interview with Remzi "Jam Man" Yates of Rocking With Jam Man, acclaimed hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto spoke about how Ritchie Blackmore's recent onstage reunion with DEEP PURPLE gave him hope that he can rebuild his personal relationship with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmstee...

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Watch: TWISTED SISTER Plays First Concert With SEBASTIAN BACH On Lead Vocals

TWISTED SISTER played its first concert with ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach Friday night (August 28) at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. The show was originally announced as a performance by BENT BROTHER — TWISTED SISTER's alter ego — before it started being officially promoted as...

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Watch: METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Discusses His Guitar Collection, Jams With ROBERT TRUJILLO At London 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 July 4 "The Collection: Live - A Conversation With Kirk Hammett" book event at EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney) in Londo...

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PEARL JAM's JEFF AMENT To Celebrate Release Of 'Since Forever' With Nine Book Events Across U.S. And London

PEARL JAM bassist and founding member Jeff Ament and his brother, designer Barry Ament, will celebrate the September 25 release of Jeff's visual memoir, "Since Forever", with nine special book events across the United States and London. The tour will include two events at Ohana Festival in Dana Poin...

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VIXEN Guitarist BRITT LIGHTNING's New Band THE JETSETTERS Announces Partnership With THE LABEL GROUP

THE JETSETTERS, the new rock band founded by VIXEN guitarist Brittany Denaro (a.k.a. Britt Lightning) and SiriusXM personality Tommy London, has announced a new partnership with The Label Group, another step forward for the real-life couple as they continue to build momentum following the release of...

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PEPPER KEENAN On DOWN's Upcoming 'Volume V' Album: 'We Really Focused On The Songwriting And Arrangements'

In a new interview with Michael Christopher of Vanyaland, DOWN guitarist Pepper Keenan spoke about the band's long-awaited new studio album, "Volume V", which will arrive on November 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. Asked how the new record differs from, or maybe how is it the same as the rest of the D...

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TED NUGENT On DOLLY PARTON: 'We've Lost A Great, Great Musical Authority'

During an appearance on yesterday's (Tuesday, August 25) episode of "Carl Higbie Frontline" on Newsmax, Ted Nugent paid tribute to Dolly Parton shortly after her death was announced. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'll tell you, Dolly Parton was a force to reckon with. We've lost a g...