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DESCENDENTS Singer MILO AUKERMAN Suffers 'Mild Heart Attack'; European Shows Canceled

Legendary punk band DESCENDENTS has canceled its previously announced European tour after lead singer Milo Aukerman suffered a heart attack. Earlier today (Friday, July 28),DESCENDENTS released the following statement via social media: "We are truly sorry, but we have to cancel the upcoming Europea...

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OVERKILL's JASON BITTNER On PANTERA Reunion: DIME And VINNIE 'Are Looking Down And They're Quite Happy With What's Going On'

OVERKILL and SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner has weighed in on the fact that PANTERA's surviving members Philip Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown (bass) have united with guitarist Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) and drummer Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) for a world tour under the PANTERA...

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MARK TREMONTI Announces His First-Ever Holiday Album

With just five months until Christmas Day and the holiday season fast approaching, Grammy Award-winning musician, producer, author as well as founding member of hard rock bands ALTER BRIDGE, CREED and TREMONTI, Mark Tremonti has announced his first-ever holiday album. "Christmas Classics New & O...

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FOZZY's Upcoming Single 'Spotlight' Is 'A Heavy Metal Dance Song'

FOZZY — the band featuring wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and STUCK MOJO mastermind Rich "The Duke" Ward — will release a new single, "Spotlight", on August 25. In a new interview with Diesel of Greenville, South Carolina's 93.3 Planet Rocks, Ward stated about the track (as transcribed by BLABBER...

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JOEY BELLADONNA Looks Back On His ANTHRAX Audition: 'I Had No Idea What I Was Dealing With Musically'

ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna was interviewed for the latest episode of "The Kenny Aronoff Sessions", the podcast hosted by Kenny Aronoff, one of the most accomplished drummers in rock and roll history. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about his audition for ANTHRAX, which happened after...

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Rockers React To Death Of Legendary Singer TONY BENNETT

Ozzy Osbourne, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Richie Sambora are among the rockers who have reacted on social media to the passing of Tony Bennett. The legendary singer died earlier today (Friday, July 21) at age 96, according to his longtime publicist Sylvia Weiner. In 2016, Bennett was diagnosed w...

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SLASH On Possible GUNS N' ROSES Biopic: 'I Just Don't See It Happening Anytime In The Foreseeable Future'

Although Slash became a movie producer a decade ago when his Slasher Films released its first title, "Nothing Left To Fear", the guitarist says that he has no interest in producing a movie about the exploits of his band, GUNS N' ROSES. "I just don't see it happening anytime in the foreseeable future...

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SLASH Is Working On 'Blues-Oriented' New Solo Album Featuring 'A Bunch Of Different Singers'

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has revealed to Yahoo! Entertainment that he is working on his second "solo" album. The follow-up to 2010's "Slash" is described by the 57-year-old axeman as having "a bunch of different singers" and being "sort of similar to my first solo record, which featured Fergie,...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO And Wife Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary

Congratulations are in order for ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello and his wife Teresa, who celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on July 18. On Tuesday, Bello took to his Instagram to share a photo of him and his wife — the same picture that he posted on the couple's 24th anniversary in July 2022 — a...

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FOZZY Announces Fall 2023 U.S. Tour

FOZZY — the band featuring wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and STUCK MOJO mastermind Rich "The Duke" Ward — has announced a fall 2023 U.S. tour. FOZZY, which will release a new single, "Spotlight", on August 25, will be accompanied by SEVENTH DAY SLUMBER, THE NOCTURNAL AFFAIR and MAGDALENE ROSE. S...

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MAMMOTH WVH Announces Fall 2023 North American Tour With NITA STRAUSS

MAMMOTH WVH, the brainchild of former VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, has announced a headline tour this fall in support of the band's upcoming second album, "Mammoth II". These dates come on the heels of the band's successful European tour last month that saw them opening for METALLICA, ALTER...

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Watch: MARK TREMONTI Sings FRANK SINATRA Classics At Illinois Concert

On Friday, July 14, Mark Tremonti — guitarist/singer-songwriter/founding member of the rock bands CREED, ALTER BRIDGE and TREMONTI — performed a set of Frank Sinatra classics with members of Frank's orchestra at the North Shore Center For The Performing Arts in Skokie, Illinois. Video and photos of...

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IRON ALLIES Feat. Former ACCEPT Members HERMAN FRANK And DAVID REECE: 'Fear No Evil' Music Video

IRON ALLIES, the new band featuring former ACCEPT members Herman Frank and David Reece, has released the official music video for the song "Fear No Evil". The track is taken from IRON ALLIES' debut album, "Blood In Blood Out", which arrived last October via AFM Records. Frank commented: "This record...

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GEEZER BUTLER Says Recording Audio Version Of His Autobiography Was 'One Of The Hardest Things' He Has Ever Done

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler says that recording the audiobook version of his recently released autobiography, "Into The Void: From Birth To Black Sabbath - And Beyond", was "one of the hardest things" he has ever done. "Into The Void: From Birth To Black Sabbath – And Beyond" was released on...

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OVERKILL's BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH: 'All The Rules Were Broken' On METALLICA's 'Kill 'Em All' Album

In a new interview with Radioactive MikeZ, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire", OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth was asked which METALLICA album he thinks is better, "Ride The Lightning" or "Master Of Puppets". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "You know,...