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DEFTONES Guitarist STEPHEN CARPENTER To Miss European Tour: 'I'm Just Not Ready To Leave' The U.S. Yet

DEFTONES guitarist Stephen Carpenter has pulled out of the band's upcoming European tour. The Sacramento, California-based act, which is currently finishing up a North American run of shows, is set to kick its European trek on June 4 in Germany. Earlier today (Friday, May 20),Carpenter posted a vid...

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SOUNDGARDEN And VICKY CORNELL Pay Tribute To CHRIS CORNELL On Fifth Anniversary Of His Death

Chris Cornell's widow and his former bandmates in SOUNDGARDEN have paid tribute to the singer on the fifth anniversary of his death. Chris was found hanged in his room at the MGM Grand Detroit hotel on May 18, 2017. His body was found soon after he had spoken with a "slurred" voice to his wife, Vick...

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MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, MISFITS And NINE INCH NAILS To Headline This Year's RIOT FEST

Riot Fest — one of the largest remaining independent festivals in the country — is ready to return to Douglass Park in Chicago, Illinois this fall. The festival has just revealed a jam-packed lineup, spread across three days (September 16–18) and five stages, that is rich in punk, indie rock, hip-ho...

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For those who worship at the altar of shiny, virtuoso progressive metal, ZERO HOUR will be more than familiar. For the uninitiated, the Californians — led by brothers Jasun and Troy Tipton (guitar and bass respectively) — began in 1993 and spent the next 15 years building up an imperious catalogue o...

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Ex-KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN: 'CONCEPTION Is Not A Religious Band In Any Sense Of The Word'

In a new interview with the "ProgRock Digital" podcast, former KAMELOT singer Roy Khan, who is a devout Christian, was asked if his faith influenced the lyrics on the latest album from his reactivated pre-KAMELOT band CONCEPTION, "State Of Deception", which came out in 2020. He responded (as transcr...

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SKID ROW's RACHEL BOLAN: How Grunge Put 1980s Hard Rock Bands Out Of Business

SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan spoke to Rodrigo Altaf of Sonic Perspectives about how the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour sales plummeting. "When a musical genre becomes just a point of sale, that's kind of the beginning of the...

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Watch: Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED And THE CHOPHOUSE BAND Perform At Charity Event In Jupiter

THE CHOPHOUSE BAND, the band led by former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted, performed last night (Saturday, April 23) at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre in Jupiter, Florida. It was a benefit event for the Goldner Conservatory, a professional conservatory that offers the highest caliber of artistic educati...

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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED To Record Debut Album With THE CHOPHOUSE BAND

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted spoke to the 98.7 The Gater radio station about the April 23 show he will perform with his THE CHOPHOUSE BAND at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre in Jupiter, Florida. It is a benefit event for the Goldner Conservatory, a professional conservatory that offers the highe...

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ANN WILSON Releases Cover Of QUEEN's 'Love Of My Life' In Duet With VINCE GILL

HEART frontwoman Ann Wilson has released her breathtaking rendition of QUEEN's "Love Of My Life", featuring vocals from Vince Gill. The track is taken from Wilson's forthcoming album, "Fierce Bliss", due out April 29 via Silver Lining Music. Ann says: "'Love Of My Life' is a beautiful song about en...

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FERNANDO RIBEIRO Says MOONSPELL Considered Breaking Up After The Departure Of Drummer MIGUEL 'MIKE' GASPAR

By David E. Gehlke MOONSPELL's situation is hardly unique at the moment: The veteran Portuguese metallers have a new album to promote in "Hermitage", but are unsure how they can tour behind it amidst Europe's lockdown protocols. It has almost resigned the band to having a shortened album cycle that...

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VIXEN's LORRAINE LEWIS Explains Bassist SHARE ROSS's 'Hiatus': 'She Needed To Take A Step Back'

Two months ago, longtime VIXEN bassist Share Ross announced that she was "taking a hiatus" from the band. Her replacement is Julia Lage, formerly of the Latin Grammy-nominated Brazilian rock group BARRA DE SAIA and wife of Richie Kotzen. Lage made her live debut with VIXEN on February 8 at the pre-M...

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ROB HALFORD Names New Litter Of Kittens For KITTEN RESCUE, Donates Personal Collection Of Autographed Cat T-Shirts

Kitten Rescue, a Los Angeles-based non-profit, volunteer-run organization devoted to finding loving homes for unwanted, homeless cats and kittens, has introduced a new litter of kittens for The New York Times-recognized kitten cam room, named by none other than JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford, a.k.a. The...

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SANTA CRUZ Frontman Denies 'Miming' At Whisky Concert: 'Do Not Talk About Something You Don't Know Anything About'

SANTA CRUZ frontman Archie Cruz has fired back at reports that he was "miming" to a track during the band's performance last week in West Hollywood, California. On April 6, SANTA CRUZ — whose current lineup consists of Cruz along with new recruits Jerry Jade (guitar),Tommy Bradley (bass) and Randy...

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Rock Band SANTA CRUZ Blasted For Allegedly Using Pre-Recorded Tracks During Los Angeles Concert (Video)

SiriusXM radio personality Eddie Trunk has blasted the rock band SANTA CRUZ for allegedly using pre-recorded tracks during a recent concert, saying it's "unreal" how fans and promoters are seemingly okay with the practice. This past Wednesday (April 6),SANTA CRUZ — whose current lineup consists of...

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EMPEROR's IHSAHN: R&B Superstar THE WEEKND Is 'Darker And More Edgy' Than Most New Extreme Metal Bands

Black metal legend Ihsahn has criticized the current metal scene for its lack of "danger", claiming that R&B superstar The Weeknd is "edgier and more experimental." The EMPEROR frontman, whose real name is Vegard Sverre Tveitan, voiced his opinion on The Weeknd after telling Metal Hammer magazin...