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ACCEPT Recruits WHITESNAKE Guitarist JOEL HOEKSTRA For South American Tour, European Festivals

ACCEPT will perform at all European festivals in 2024 and the South American tour in May with Joel Hoekstra. Hoekstra will be standing in for Phil Shouse, who will remain with the band as their permanent live guitarist for all other gigs. New York-based Joel Hoekstra is best known to fans as a curre...

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New ART OF ANARCHY Lineup Announces First Tour Dates

ART OF ANARCHY has announced its first shows in support of the band's third studio album, "Let There Be Anarchy", which will be released on February 16, 2024 via Pavement Music. Joining founding ART OF ANARCHY members Jon Votta (guitar),Vince Votta (drums) and guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS...

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MATT SORUM Looks Ahead To What 2024 May Hold In Store: 'Drumming And Music Is Becoming A Focus Again'

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame drummer Matt Sorum, who held the drum chair for GUNS N' ROSES for seven years, in addition to his stints with THE CULT and VELVET REVOLVER, says that "drumming and music is becoming a focus again" for him after he spent the last few years concentrating on various business...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist GILBY CLARKE Announces South American Tour, Including Two Shows With SLASH

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke has announced a string of dates in South America, two of which will be supporting SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS. Clarke will kick off the tour with his solo band — drummer Troy Patrick Farrell (WHITE LION, TANTRIC) and bassist EJ Curse...

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MATT SORUM Looks Back On His Time With GUNS N' ROSES: 'In Retrospect, Maybe I Would Have Handled It Differently'

During a recent appearance on the "Black Oxygen Inspiration" podcast, Matt Sorum reflected on his time as the drummer for GUNS N' ROSES. The drummer said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It got scary. In retrospect, maybe, being a little bit older, I would have handled it differently,...

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CRAIG LOCICERO Looks To The Future With A Resurrected FORBIDDEN: 'People Are More Ready For Us'

By David E. Gehlke FORBIDDEN had the best pure singer in Russ Anderson of all the Bay Area thrash bands, but it never translated to the kind of success they deserved. Oddly, Anderson's vocal acrobatics somehow prevented FORBIDDEN from reaching audiences beyond the thrash scene, in spite of their leg...

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JAMEY JASTA Previews 2024 MILWAUKEE METALFEST And Touts Current Metal Scene: 'I See The Future Is Bright'

By David E. Gehlke HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta had his work cut out for him when he took over the long-shelved but highly important Milwaukee Metalfest in 2022. While the festival's reputation was occasionally dotted by founder and promoter Jack Koshick's shaky relationships with its bands (word...

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KORN Announces Summer 2024 European Tour Dates

KORN has announced a short run of European tour dates for the summer of 2024. So far the following shows have been confirmed: Jul. 22 - Athens, Greece - Ejekt Festival Jul. 25 - Plovidiv, Bulgaria - Hills Of Rock Festival Jul. 29 - Prater, Austria - Metastadt Open Air Jul. 30 - Katowice, Poland - Sp...

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GUNS N' ROSES Release New Single 'The General'

GUNS N' ROSES have released a new single titled "The General" via Geffen Records. The track can now be streamed below. "The General" is the B-side of GUNS N' ROSES' limited-edition seven-inch vinyl single titled "Perhaps", which was made available for pre-order in August. GUNS N' ROSES performed "Th...

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GUNS N' ROSES' 'The General' To Be Released Digitally On Friday

GUNS N' ROSES' song "The General" will be released digitally on Friday, December 8. "The General" is the B-side of GUNS N' ROSES' limited-edition seven-inch vinyl single titled "Perhaps", which was made available for pre-order in August. GUNS N' ROSES performed "The General" live for the first time...

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SLIPKNOT, PANTERA, DISTURBED And MISFITS To Headline 2024 SONIC TEMPLE ART & MUSIC FESTIVAL

After roaring back into Columbus, Ohio in 2023, Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival turns the volume up to 11 in 2024 with its biggest event ever, May 16-19 at Historic Crew Stadium. Festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents is adding a fourth stage and 40 more bands, plus art activations, for nonst...

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POSSESSED To Record New Studio Album In 2024

In a new interview with Capital Chaos TV, POSSESSED frontman Jeff Becerra spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2019's "Revelations Of Oblivion" LP. He said: "I'm in the process of writing the new album which should have came out already, but the pandemic h...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On METALLICA: 'They're Kind, They're Gracious, They're Cool Guys'

In a new interview with Chris McLernon and Jack Trash of the "Plus One: A Rock N Roll Podcast", former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about recently celebrating his 59th birthday by attending METALLICA's "No Repeat Weekend" shows at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. He said (as transcribed by...

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STYX And FOREIGNER Announce Spring/Summer 2024 North American Tour

STYX and FOREIGNER will team up for a tour next summer. Special guest on all dates will be John Waite. The "Renegades & Juke Box Heroes Tour" will kick off on June 11 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan and wrap up on August 28 at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, South...

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LACUNA COIL, DESTRUCTION, SYMPHONY X, AVATAR, Others Added To 2024 MILWAUKEE METALFEST

After a successful return of Milwaukee Metalfest in 2023, the iconic midwestern, multi-day event has now revealed 19 more bands and daily schedules for the highly anticipated 2024 edition, with more to be announced To celebrate this absolutely stacked lineup, Milwaukee Metalfest is extending early b...