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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT To Host 'The Original Monster Kids' Panel At 'Midsummer Scream'

METALLICA guitarist and horror memorabilia collector Kirk Hammett will moderate "The Original Monster Kids" panel at Midsummer Scream, the world's largest Halloween and horror convention, which is set to make its return to the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California this July. The 90-...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Teases 'High Plains Drifter' Music Video

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett will release a music video for his solo song "High Plains Drifter" on Friday, April 22. A teaser for the clip is available below. "High Plains Drifter" opens the second side of Kirk's debut solo EP, "Portals", which will arrive on April 23 via Blackened Recordings ac...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Is 'Insecure And Nervous' About Release Of His Debut Solo EP

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett will release his debut solo EP, "Portals", on April 23 via Blackened Recordings. Speaking to The Mercury News about what it feels like to be stepping out on his own for the first time in his career, Hammett said: "Usually when there is an album release — it's the fou...

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RUSH's GEDDY LEE: TAYLOR HAWKINS's Death 'Really Broke My Heart'

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of RUSH recently sat down for an interview in Toronto for "House Of Strombo", a free-form radio talk program hosted by Canadian television and radio personality George Stroumboulopoulos. In this exclusive conversation, Lee and Lifeson talked about the 40th anniversary of t...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Releases 'High Plains Drifter' Song From 'Portals' Solo Instrumental EP

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has released a first taste of his upcoming debut solo EP in the form of "High Plains Drifter". The track opens the second side of "Portals", Kirk's four-song EP, which will arrive on April 23 via Blackened Recordings across digital platforms, on CD, and as a Record S...

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MOTOR SISTER Feat. ANTHRAX, FATES WARNING, Ex-WHITE ZOMBIE Members: New Single 'Right There, Just Like That' Available

Rock supergroup MOTOR SISTER — featuring Jim Wilson (MOTHER SUPERIOR),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),Pearl Aday (Scott's wife and daughter of late actor/musician Meat Loaf),Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING) and John Tempesta (THE CULT) — will release its new album, "Get Off", on May 6 via Metal Blade...

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DEREK SHERINIAN's New Album 'Vortex' To Feature MICHAEL SCHENKER, ZAKK WYLDE, NUNO BETTENCOURT, Others

World-acclaimed keyboardist Derek Sherinian (SONS OF APOLLO, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION),one of the most significant keyboard players of the modern era, will release a new album, "Vortex", on July 1 via InsideOut Music. Returning alongside Sherinian is legendary drummer Simon Phillips, who once again...

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JOURNEY's 'Don't Stop Believin'' And QUEEN's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Selected For Induction Into National Recording Registry

JOURNEY's "Don't Stop Believin'" and QUEEN's "Bohemian Rhapsody" are among the individual songs that have been selected for induction into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. Under the terms of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, the Librarian, with advice from the Lib...

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LARS ULRICH 'Couldn't Heal' DAVE MUSTAINE's 'Pain' During Filming Of 'Some Kind Of Monster' Scene

METALLICA's "performance coach" Phil Towle, a former psychotherapist who was brought into the picture in January 2001 to help James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich repair their relationship with Jason Newsted, was interviewed on the latest episode of the METALLICA-centric podcast "…And Podcas...

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KID ROCK Opens New Tour With Video Message From DONALD TRUMP: 'Let's Make America Rock Again'

Kid Rock played a video message from his friend and golf partner, former U.S. president Donald Trump, during the kick-off concert of his "Bad Reputation" tour Thursday night (April 7) in Evansville, Indiana. Before launching into his anti-Joe Biden anthem "We The People", Rock, who was born Robert J...

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JOE SATRIANI Recalls Giving Guitar Lessons To METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: 'He Was Such A Motivated Young Student'

In a new interview with Kylie Olsson's YouTube show "Life In Six Strings", Joe Satriani, who was a guitar teacher before he found fame with his 1987 album "Surfing With The Alien", spoke about what it was like giving lessons to one of his more famous students, METALLICA's Kirk Hammett. He said (as t...

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TOMAS HAAKE Is Open To Releasing Official MESHUGGAH Book: 'That's A Good Idea'

In a new interview with Australia's "Scars And Guitars" podcast, MESHUGGAH drummer Tomas Haake was asked about the possibility of him and his bandmates writing an official book about their journey so far. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, man. Yeah. That's a good idea, actually...

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Eyes Of Oblivion

Everybody needs to have their spirits raised from time to time. THE HELLACOPTERS were always particularly good at such things, delivering seven soil-scorching albums between 1996's seminal "Supershitty to the Max!" and 2008's "Head Off" swansong, and nearly always sounding like the greatest, coolest...

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Rockers React To Death Of FOO FIGHTERS Drummer TAYLOR HAWKINS

Paul Stanley (KISS),Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Morello and Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH) are among the musicians who have reacted on social media to the passing of FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins. Hawkins died on Friday (March 25) at the age of 50. The band confirmed his passing in a statement. "The FO...

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MESHUGGAH's TOMAS HAAKE Says It Took Him Two Years To Find 'Right Person' To Help Him With His Skin Condition

MESHUGGAH drummer Tomas Haake has opened up about the skin condition on his hands that caused the postponement of the band's previously announced U.S. tour, originally planned for early 2022. Speaking to Metal Injection, he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I had this problem. It started t...