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DJ ASHBA Says Rockers Should Be More Willing To Collaborate With Artists In Different Genres

In a new interview with The SDR Show, former GUNS N' ROSES and current SIXX:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba weighed in on the notion that rock is dead, promoted mostly in recent years by KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "In my honest opinion, and I could be w...

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GENE SIMMONS: Racism In America 'Has Got To Stop'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has decried racism in America, saying it "has got to stop." "Yes, [America is] racist," Gene told Metal Hammer in a new interview. "Yes, it's anti-Semitic. And yet, here in America, there are no limits. You can have an African American president, you can also have...

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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Teams Up With YELLOWHEART To Launch Multi-Part NFT Graphic Novel

YellowHeart, the NFT marketplace for music, ticketing and community tokens which accepts both crypto and credit card payments, has teamed up with Geezer Butler, legendary Grammy Award-winning musician, songwriter and bass player and founding member of BLACK SABBATH, for his first-ever NFT, a graphic...

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Some Sema

If you have the cojones to name yourselves after a MESHUGGAH song, the least we can do is give you a shot. Fortunately, while exhibiting a clear debt to the aforementioned legends, STENGAH's debut album does much more than simply emulate someone else's formula. This French band have a sound that has...

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CANDLEBOX Is Focus Of New Feature-Length Documentary 'Far Behind: The Candlebox Story'

Warner Music Entertainment (WME),the television and film division of Warner Music Group, has partnered with Highway West Entertainment on a forthcoming new feature-length documentary, "Far Behind: The Candlebox Story". The film will explore the beginnings of what the world would come to know as the...

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DEF LEPPARD's RICK ALLEN: 'Without CHARLIE WATTS, THE ROLLING STONES Wouldn't Have Sounded The Way That They Did'

In a new interview with the "Murray Adventures" podcast and "The MGM Morning Show With Matt Murray" on 103.7 WMGM Rocks in Atlantic City, DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen spoke about his "Legends" art series, which consists of lifelike-yet-impressionistic portraits of musicians who have influenced him...

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Watch: BRUCE DICKINSON Praises BILL WARD, Takes Swipe At SHARON OSBOURNE During San Francisco Spoken-Word Show

During the question-and-answer portion of his March 3 spoken-word show at at Palace Of Fine Arts in San Francisco, California, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was asked if BLACK SABBATH can exist without its founding drummer Bill Ward. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm a mas...

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Skin

It starts with a burst of excoriating, abstract noise. As much as they have been hyped and praised by all kinds of notable people, HO99O9 are clearly not in the business of compromising to make their music more appealing. The first of 12 bewildering but utterly mesmerizing slabs of mutant sonic terr...

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KISS's Twice-Postponed Concert In West Palm Beach To Finally Take Place In September

KISS's concert at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida, which was originally scheduled for October 8, 2021 and was then postponed to November 5, 2021 "due to ongoing weather issues," will finally take place on September 21, 2022. All previously purchased tickets will be honored...

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GOJIRA's MARIO DUPLANTIER Releases Video For New Drum Solo, 'Movement'

GOJIRA drummer Mario Duplantier has released a video for his latest drum solo "Movement". The clip, which was directed by Anne Deguehegny, can be seen below. In an interview with the "Behind The Vinyl" podcast, GOJIRA frontman Joseph Duplantier was asked if he ever has arguments with Mario, who is a...

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SEPTICFLESH Announces 'Modern Primitive' Album; First Single 'Hierophant' Now Available

Symphonic death metal architects SEPTICFLESH will release their eleventh studio album, "Modern Primitive", on May 20 via Nuclear Blast. The conceptual music video for the LP's first single, "Hierophant", can be seen below. "Hierophant" tells the first part of story written by guitarist and clean voc...

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DEF LEPPARD's RICK ALLEN: 'If It Wasn't For CHARLIE WATTS, I Wouldn't Be A Drummer'

Rick Allen, legendary drummer of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees DEF LEPPARD, will make a number of special appearances next month at the Wentworth Galleries in Florida, starting with a stop in Fort Lauderdale on March 17 and March 18 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. Thes...

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GLENN TIPTON Fires Back At K.K. DOWNING: 'His Accusations Have Gotten Sillier And Sillier'

Glenn Tipton has fired back at Kenneth "K.K." Downing, claiming that the former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist has been saying things about him that are "crazy" and "aren't fair." K.K. left PRIEST in 2011 amid claims of band conflict, shoddy management and declining quality of performance. In 2018, Downing...

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MYLES KENNEDY Explains How His Dog Inspired Lyrics For SLASH's New Song 'Fill My World'

SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS frontman Myles Kennedy spoke to Danny Stoakes about the lyrical inspiration for the track "Fill My World" from the band's latest album, "4". He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Though it's not a big rock song, it has a lot of meaning to m...

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GOJIRA's MARIO DUPLANTIER Praises METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO: 'He's Such A Cool Dude'

Drummer Mario Duplantier of French progressive metallers GOJIRA spoke to Art Of Rock about his obsession with bodyboarding, a water sport in which the surfer rides a bodyboard on the crest, face, and curl of a wave that is carrying the surfer towards the shore. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUT...