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2025 'Bowl For Ronnie' Brings In Over $85,000 For RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund'

PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California was filled to capacity on November 13 with rock musicians, bowling enthusiasts and Ronnie James Dio fans for the annual "Bowl For Ronnie" celebrity bowling party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund. With sponsor lanes and spe...

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GLENN DANZIG Announces New Year's Eve 'Danzig Sings Elvis' Concert At Anaheim's House Of Blues

Glenn Danzig will play a special "Danzig Sings Elvis" show on New Year's Eve (December 31) at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, California. Glenn's last "Danzig Sings Elvis" concert took place in February 2023 at the historic Montalbán theatre in Hollywood, California. Danzig's collection of Elvis Pres...

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BEHEMOTH, DIMMU BORGIR And DARK FUNERAL Announce October 2026 European Tour

In October 2026, two of the most influential forces in extreme metal join together for a monumental live assault: BEHEMOTH and DIMMU BORGIR will embark on the "In League With Satan" co-headline tour, storming across Europe. As special guests, the Swedish black metal icons DARK FUNERAL will add even...

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Late TROUBLE Singer ERIC WAGNER: Previously Unreleased Song To See Light Of Day In December

Californian label Ripple Music has announced a powerful final chapter from late TROUBLE frontman and doom metal icon Eric Wagner with the release of "Eulogy" this December 12, 2025 — a two-track record featuring his final and previously unreleased song "Nothing But Blue Skies" as well as a stirring...

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PRONG's TOMMY VICTOR On GLENN DANZIG: 'He's Very Misunderstood'

In a new interview with The Garza Podcast, hosted by SUICIDE SILENCE guitarist Chris Garza, PRONG leader Tommy Victor, who has played guitar for DANZIG, on and off, for nearly three decades, stated about his work with the Glenn Danzig-fronted outfit (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I did three...

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PRONG: New Live Album To Be Released In February, Next Studio LP To Arrive In October 2026

At last weekend's Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California, PRONG guitarist/vocalist Tommy Victor spoke to Rock News Weekly about the band's plans for 2026. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "We've got a live record — it's called 'Live And Uncleansed' — and that's coming out in, li...

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RUSH's ALEX LIFESON Opens Up About His Serbian Heritage, Love Of History

In a new interview with the Hear 2 Zen podcast, RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson — who was born Aleksandar Živojinović in 1953 in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada and was raised in a Serbian immigrant family in Toronto — spoke about the fact that his latest project, the Canadian-American rock band ENVY O...

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AMORPHIS Bassist OLLI-PEKKA LAINE To Miss Band's European Tour Due To 'Family Reasons'

Bassist Olli-Pekka Laine of Finnish metal veterans AMORPHIS will miss the European leg of the band's tour in support of their latest album, "Borderland", which came out on September 26 via Reigning Phoenix Music. Earlier today (Friday, October 3),Olli-Pekka released the following statement via the...

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DIMMU BORGIR Completes Recording, Mixing And Mastering Long-Awaited New Album: 'What A Fantastic Journey'

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have completed recording, mixing and mastering their long-awaited new album. On Saturday (September 13),veteran Swedish metal producer Fredrik Nordström, who heads up Studio Fredman in Västra Frölunda, Sweden, took to the studio's social media to sha...

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DIMMU BORGIR's SILENOZ Wants To Do A 'Proper Tour' Of U.S. After Release Of New Album: 'It's Not Gonna Be Easy', He Admits

During an appearance on a recent episode of the Iblis Manifestations podcast, DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz (real name: Sven Atle Kopperud) once again confirmed that he and his bandmates are working on the long-awaited follow-up to 2018's "Eonian" album. Speaking about how DIMMU BORGIR's longtime r...

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JON SCHAFFER On Being Among Over 1,500 Capitol Riot Defendants Pardoned By TRUMP: 'I'll Always Be Grateful'

ICED EARTH founder and guitarist Jon Schaffer recently sat down with Marc J. Victor and Andy Marcantel of Attorneys On Retainer to tell his side of the story regarding his involvement in the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, and provide a client testimonial for the Attorneys For Freedom law...

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OZZY OSBOURNE/BLACK SABBATH Touring Drummer TOMMY CLUFETOS Releases New TOMMY'S ROCKTRIP Single 'My Wild Child'

TOMMY'S ROCKTRIP, drummer Tommy Clufetos's (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK SABBATH) hard rock outfit where he offers his take on the rock 'n roll influences that made him one of the most sought-after drummers in the current hard rock scene, has released a new single, "My Wild Child". Tommy says in a press rel...

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DIMMU BORGIR's SILENOZ Confirms Band Is Working On New Album: 'We Demo Everything Down To The Smallest Little Detail'

At this past weekend's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany, DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz (real name: Sven Atle Kopperud) confirmed that he and his bandmates are working on the long-awaited follow-up to 2018's "Eonian" album. Asked how he knows that the LP is finished and it's time to unlea...

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Watch: RUSH's ALEX LIFESON Joins TOM MORELLO For 'Limelight' Performance In Toronto

RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson joined RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's Tom Morello on stage this past Thursday (July 17) at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to perform a spirited version of the RUSH classic "Limelight". Fan-filmed video of Alex's appearance can be seen below. Back in 2021,...

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FIRESPAWN Recruits GRAVE's JÖRGEN SANDSTRÖM As New Singer, Four Years After L.G. PETROV's Death

Swedish death metallers FIRESPAWN have reformed, more than four years after the death of the band's frontman Lars-Göran "L.G." Petrov. L.G., who is best known for his work with ENTOMBED, died on March 7, 2021 after a battle with bile duct cancer. He was 49 years old. Joining Victor Brandt (guitar; E...