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OZZY OSBOURNE Reconnects With Guitarist BERNIE TORMÉ At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

This year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival was the scene of a very special meeting between Ozzy Osbourne and the man he credits as saving his career, guitarist Bernie Tormé. Tormé is known for stepping in and saving the day for Ozzy when Randy Rhoads tragically died. Ozzy and Bernie hadn't seen...

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TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH: 'I'm A Prostate Cancer Survivor'

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French had his prostate removed two months ago after being diagnosed with prostate cancer a few weeks earlier. The 65-year-old rocker, whose band completed its final tour in late 2016, revealed his health battle during a brand new interview on the "Let There Be Talk"...

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KORN's BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH On His Daughter: 'She Was The Face Of God For Me'

KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch sat down in the 97.1 The Eagle AT&T Thanks Sound Studio ahead of the screening of his documentary, "Loud Krazy Love", at the Dallas International Film Festival. Check out the chat below. "Loud Krazy Love" features an inside look into Welch's past "sex, drugs and roc...

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STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER Performs At Germany's KEEP IT TRUE XXI Festival (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER, the revamped version of the cult '80s British metal act GRIM REAPER, peforming on April 27 at the Keep It True XXI festival at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany can be seen below. STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER lead singer Steve...

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CHRIS CORNELL's Widow Partners With Addiction Policy Forum To Launch Resources In Honor Of SOUNDGARDEN Singer

Vicky Cornell, wife of Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter and SOUNDGARDEN, TEMPLE OF THE DOG and AUDIOSLAVE frontman Chris Cornell, who died unexpectedly last May, has announced the launch of Addiction Resource Center (ARC) For Chris, an online resource for individuals and families strugglin...

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SLASH, NANCY WILSON To Headline L.A. Zoo 'Beastly Ball' Concert For Conservation

Rock supergroup ROADCASE ROYALE's Nancy Wilson, one of the founding members of legendary Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame group HEART, and Liv Warfield, former Prince's NEW POWER GENERATION band member/R&B singer, join rock icon Slash, renowned pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph, the L.A. ALL-STAR BAND...

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DESTRUCTION's SCHMIER: 'It Should Be The Law For Everybody To Travel; It Would Be A Much Better World'

Diamond Oz of Metal Underground conducted an interview with frontman Schmier of German thrashers DESTRUCTION aboard this year's installment of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which was held February 1-5. You can watch the entire interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET...

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CHESTER BENNINGTON's Widow Says Her Husband's Suicide Was 'A Complete Surprise'

Chester Bennington's widow says that she was "completely surprised" by her husband's passing, explaining that she believed Chris Cornell's death only two months earlier would serve as a deterrent against suicide to the LINKIN PARK singer. Chester was found dead on July 20, 2017 — on what would have...

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BELPHEGOR Releases 'Baphomet' Performance Video

European diabolical death/black metal kings BELPHEGOR have released a performance video for the song "Baphomet". The clip was shot last December at the Saving Christmass festival in Nörrköping, Sweden by the band's friend and Norwegian shaman Espen Dyngen. "Baphomet" is taken from BELPHEGOR's latest...

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Invincible

If you're Aron Erlichman, your HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD years must seem a lifetime ago, ditto for when he first laid down the tracks to his second solo album under his alter ego, "Deuce". The fourteen songs on "Invincible" were laid down five years ago, and due to legal entanglement, they're just now emerg...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer's DOWN 'N' OUTZ Is Working On First Album Of Original Material

DOWN 'N' OUTZ, the project founded and fronted by DEF LEPPARD's Joe Elliott, is working on its third studio album, tentatively due in 2019. Unlike the first two records, which consisted solely of covers of songs by artists related to MOTT THE HOOPLE, such as MOTT, BRITISH LIONS and Ian Hunter, the u...

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XANDRIA Guitarist Explains Singer DIANNE VAN GIERSBERGEN's Departure (Video)

Loud TV recently conducted an interview with guitarist Philip Restemeier of German symphonic metallers XANDRIA. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the reasons for singer Dianne Van Giersbergen's departure from XANDRIA: Philip: "Well, I...

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LINKIN PARK: Official Video Recap Of Memorial Concert For CHESTER BENNINGTON

A five-minute official video recap of LINKIN PARK's tribute concert to the band's late frontman Chester Bennington can be seen below. The performance took place on October 27 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and saw LINKIN PARK return to the stage for the first time since Bennington took his own...

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NIKKI SIXX Talks Glorification Of Drugs In Rock Music: 'A Lot Of People Don't Wanna Stop The Money Train'

MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx was a guest on the November 14 episode of "The Doctors". The musician, photographer, and best-selling author, who has been outspoken over the years about his heroin addiction, discussed how the music industry can lead to drug abuse for some. Asked if the...

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THE DARKNESS Frontman 'Sings' Praises Of Vegan Eating In New PETA Video

Just in time for World Vegan Month this November — and smack dab in the middle of promoting his band's latest album, "Pinewood Smile" — THE DARKNESS's lead singer and vocal vegan proponent, Justin Hawkins, sat down with PETA at Los Angeles's iconic Fonda Theatre for an exclusive video interview abou...