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CLÉMENTINE DELAUNEY Talks How 'Pirate Metal' Has Changed Course Of VISIONS OF ATLANTIS's Career

By David E. Gehlke "Pirate metal" officially became a thing in 1987 when Germany's RUNNING WILD ditched their JUDAS PRIEST-styled denim and leather for a wardrobe that would have made Blackbeard and Calico Jack flash a toothless grin in appreciation. The Germans proceeded to take it pretty far on Eu...

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CHRIS JERICHO: 'We Had To Work Twice As Hard To Get People's Respect With FOZZY'

Chris Jericho has known what he wanted out of life since he was a teenager: to be a pro wrestler and to be in a rock 'n' roll band. Most of his high school friends felt that he lacked the tools necessary to get into either, but Chris believed in himself. With the wise words of Master Yoda echoing th...

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Dark Side Of The Brain

It's always heartbreaking when a band member leaves a favorite band. Such is the case when Jason Hook, lead and founding guitarist of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, left the band in 2019. Hook wasn't just a token guitarist. He was a key part of the band's style. Hook's guitar solos were a major part of th...

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SATAN To Release 'Songs In Crimson' Album In September

New Wave Of British Heavy Metal legends SATAN will release a new studio album, "Songs In Crimson", on September 13 via Metal Blade Records. The artwork for the LP was created by Eliran Kantor and can be found below. Further details on the record will be revealed on July 24. SATAN will promote "Songs...

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THE BLACK CROWES Announce 2024-2025 'Happiness Bastards Tour (The Reprise)'

THE BLACK CROWES have announced the "Happiness Bastards Tour (The Reprise)" in North America this fall and winter. The shows will take place in between dates on AEROSMITH's "Peace Out" farewell tour, which features THE BLACK CROWES as special guests. The trek will kick off in Cincinnati on September...

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Watch: HAGAR, ANTHONY, SATRIANI And BONHAM Perform VAN HALEN Classics In Tampa

Sammy Hagar played the second show of his summer 2024 tour Sunday night (July 14) at the at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida. Fan-filmed video can be seen below (courtesy of concertsrock). For "The Best Of All Worlds" tour, Hagar and his bandmates in THE CIRCLE — ex-VAN HAL...

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New VIXEN Singer ROSA LARICCHIUTA Wasn't Familiar With Band's Music Prior To Being Asked To Join

New VIXEN singer Rosa Laricchiuta, who joined the band last month as the replacement for Lorraine Lewis, spoke to the "All Bets Are Off" podcast with Robby Vegas about her experience so far with the long-running all-female rock outfit. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, it's amazing...

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Watch: HAGAR, ANTHONY, SATRIANI And BONHAM Perform VAN HALEN Classics At 'The Best Of All Worlds' Kick-Off Concert

Sammy Hagar kicked off his summer 2024 tour Saturday night (July 13) at the 20,000-capacity iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida. For "The Best Of All Worlds" tour, Hagar and his bandmates in THE CIRCLE — ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony and drummer Jason Bonham — are being...

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KERRY KING Wishes He Had Asked For Better Financial Arrangement For His BEASTIE BOYS Collaboration

In a new interview with Ernest Skinner of Canada's Border City Rock Talk, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King spoke about his surprise guest appearances on the BEASTIE BOYS' 1987 track "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" and SUM 41's pop-punk hit "What We're All About". Regarding the former, King said (as transcribed...

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BAD MARRIAGE Feat. Former TESLA Guitarist TOMMY SKEOCH: 'The Pennyman' Single Released

BAD MARRIAGE, whose current lineup includes former TESLA guitarist Tommy Skeoch, has released a new single and lyric video titled "The Pennyman". Expertly produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Mike Fitz, "The Pennyman" also showcases Fitz on lead vocals. This is the second single to feature Ske...

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Former MUSHROOMHEAD Vocalist WAYLON REAVIS's A KILLER'S CONFESSION Announces New Album 'Victim 1'

A KILLER'S CONFESSION, the band led by former MUSHROOMHEAD vocalist Waylon Reavis, will release a new album of melodic hard rock dosed with pummeling metal and industrial stylings, "Victim 1", on September 13 via MNRK Heavy. The official lyric video for the song "Filth" can be seen below. "'Filth' i...

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See SLASH Perform 'Papa Was A Rolling Stone' At Gibson Garage In Nashville

Video of Slash's exclusive performance of "Papa Was A Rolling Stone", off his new blues album, "Orgy Of The Damned", at the Gibson Garage in Nashville, Tennessee can be seen below. This private event marked the beginning of the "S.E.R.P.E.N.T." festival, a blues tour showcasing the GUNS N' ROSES gui...

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MISS MAY I Announces 15th-Anniversary, Re-Recorded Version Of 'Apologies Are For The Weak'

Solid State Records has announced the signing of Ohio metalcore favorites MISS MAY I. The band will release the 15th anniversary edition of its classic, beloved album "Apologies Are For The Weak (Re-Recorded 15th Anniversary Edition)" on August 23. The anniversary edition has been entirely re-record...

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CHRIS SLADE 'Wasn't Bitter At All' About Not Being Asked By AC/DC To Return

Journeyman Welsh drummer Chris Slade, who has spent the past 60 years playing with everyone from Tom Jones to MANFRED MANN, THE FIRM and AC/DC, says that he wasn't bitter about the latter band's decision to recruit Matt Laug to sit behind the kit for the Brian Johnson-fronted outfit on AC/DC's sprin...

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IAN PAICE: SIMON MCBRIDE Has 'Brought A More Riffy Approach' To DEEP PURPLE's Songwriting

In a recent interview with Brian Kachejian of ClassicRockHistory.com, DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice was asked what he and his bandmates meant when they announced in 2022 that they had welcomed guitarist Simon McBride as an official member of the band. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET...