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Nearly Two Years After His Death, ALEXI LAIHO Finally Gets A Gravestone

Nearly two years after his death, CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman Alexi Laiho finally got a gravestone. The one-and-a-half-meter-by-50-centimeter monument was unveiled earlier this month at the Malmi Cemetery, a large cemetery located in the Malmi district in Helsinki, Finland, where the 41-year-old musi...

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SKID ROW's DAVE 'SNAKE' SABO Says Split With Singer ZP THEART Was 'Inevitable': 'We Were Traveling In Different Directions'

SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo says that it was "a really difficult decision" to part ways with singer ZP Theart and replace him with ex-H.E.A.T. frontman Erik Grönwall. Theart, a former member of DRAGONFORCE, who hooked up with SKID ROW in 2016 following the departure of Tony Harnell (TNT, ST...

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SKID ROW Shares New 'Tear It Down' Webisode: How Singer ERIK GRÖNWALL Came To Join The Band

SKID ROW has released the fourth webisode in the "Tear It Down" series. In the five-minute clip, which can be seen below, the members of SKID ROW talk about their new singer Erik Grönwall and his incredible journey that led to him joining the band. SKID ROW's new studio album, "The Gang's All Here",...

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New SKID ROW Singer ERIK GRÖNWALL On Joining His Favorite Band Months After Leukemia Diagnosis: 'It's Like A Movie Script'

New SKID ROW singer Erik Grönwall went from auditioning for the competition show "Swedish Idol" back in 2009 by singing a cover of SKID ROW's "18 And Life" to now fronting the band. Erik, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March 2021, reflected on his journey in a new interview w...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Undergoes Third Eye Surgery

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet recently underwent his third eye surgery after being diagnosed with a detached retina last November. In a new interview with Myglobalmind, he stated about the experience (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "When you think of eye surgery, it certainly doesn't seem lik...

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Watch JUDAS PRIEST Perform At Belgium's LOKERSE FEESTEN

Fan-filmed video of JUDAS PRIEST's August 7 performance at Lokerse Feesten in Lokeren, Belgium can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. One Shot At Glory 02. Lightning Strike 03. You've Got Another Thing Comin' 04. Freewheel Burning 05. Turbo Lover 06. Hell Patrol 07. The Sentinel 0...

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DAN DONEGAN: The 'Majority' Of DISTURBED's New Album Is 'A Lot Heavier' Than 'Evolution'

DISTURBED guitarist Dan Donegan recently spoke to Australia's May The Rock Be With You about the band's upcoming eighth studio album, which was recently mixed for a tentative fall 2022 release. Asked if fans should expect more single drops before the LP release, he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOU...

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TAIPEI HOUSTON Feat. LARS ULRICH's Sons: Video Recap Of LOLLAPALOOZA Performance

TAIPEI HOUSTON, the new band featuring Myles and Layne Ulrich, sons of METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich, has shared a video recap of its July 29 performance at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago. Check it out below. Prior to METALLICA's headlining performance at this year's Lollapalooza, Lars spoke t...

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New DEEP PURPLE Guitarist SIMON MCBRIDE Says 'The Response Has Been Brilliant' To His Addition To The Band

DEEP PURPLE's new touring guitarist Simon McBride recently spoke to the "Scars And Guitars" podcast about what it has been like for me him to step into the shoes previously filled by Ritchie Blackmore, Tommy Bolin, Joe Satriani and Steve Morse. Regarding his approach to playing DEEP PURPLE's classic...

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Watch AEROSMITH's 1989 Concert In Landover, Maryland As Part Of '50 Years Live!: From The Aerosmith Vaults' Series

In continued celebration of their 50th anniversary, the four-time Grammy Award-winning and diamond-certified rock legends AEROSMITH (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer),have launched of "50 Years Live!: From The Aerosmith Vaults", the band's new "official bootleg"...

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Watch DEEP PURPLE Perform In Tampere, Finland

Fan-filmed video of DEEP PURPLE's July 28 performance in Tampere, Finland can be seen below. Last month, DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse officially left the band to care for his wife, Janine, who is battling cancer. Morse's announcement came four months after the guitarist said that he would be ta...

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WOLFSBANE Guitarist JASON 'JASE' EDWARDS Is 'Overwhelmed By Love And Support' After Bone Marrow Cancer Diagnosis

WOLFSBANE guitarist Jason "Jase" Edwards has thanked fans for their "love and support" after it was announced that he has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancer. The long-running British hard rockers broke the news of Jason's diagnosis in a social media post on Monday (August 1)....

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New DISTURBED Album Will Include 'Bigger Riffs And Heaviness' As Well As 'Big Melodic Moments'

DISTURBED guitarist Dan Donegan recently spoke to Janna of the WGRD radio station about the band's upcoming eighth studio album, which was recently mixed for a tentative fall 2022 release. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We started writing a little bit last fall, in 2021. We got toget...

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STEVE HARRIS's BRITISH LION Shares Video Recap Of Summer 2022 European Tour

BRITISH LION, the side project of IRON MAIDEN bassist and founder Steve Harris, has shared a video recap of the band's recently completed summer 2022 European tour. You can now watch the five-minute clip below. Last fall, BRITISH LION completed a U.K. headlining tour with support from AIRFORCE. In O...

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WOLFSBANE Guitarist JASON 'JASE' EDWARDS Diagnosed With Bone Marrow Cancer

WOLFSBANE guitarist Jason "Jase" Edwards has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancer that there is currently no cure for. The long-running British hard rockers broke the news of Jason's diagnosis in a social media post on Monday (August 1). They wrote: "As you all know, Jase playe...