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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Discusses His COVID-19 Diagnosis

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy, who was one of the first metal musicians to test positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, spoke to Canada's The Metal Voice about how the virus has temporarily put his life on hold. The 57-year-old Billy had been feeling unwell since returning h...
March 26, 2020
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DEATH ANGEL Drummer WILL CARROLL Is 'Doing A Lot Better,' Says EXODUS Singer STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA

EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza has offered an update on his bandmates and the members of TESTAMENT and DEATH ANGEL, some of whom have become sick since returning from a recent European tour, with some testing positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. EXODUS, TESTAMENT and...
March 23, 2020
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TESTAMENT Singer CHUCK BILLY Tests Positive For Coronavirus

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. The band said he received his test results on Saturday (March 21). According to TESTAMENT, Billy had "been feeling unwell" since returning home to the San Francisco Bay Area last week following...
March 22, 2020
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BON JOVI Keyboardist DAVID BRYAN Tests Positive For Coronavirus

BON JOVI keyboardist David Bryan says that he has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. David said he received his test results today. According to Bryan, he has "been sick for a week" but says that he is "feeling better each day," according a statement posted to I...
March 21, 2020
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GARY HOLT Says DEATH ANGEL's WILL CARROLL Is 'Very Ill': He's 'Way Worse Than Anything I'm Dealing With'

Gary Holt (pictured) says that DEATH ANGEL drummer Will Carroll is "very ill" in an intensive care unit at a Northern California hospital. The EXODUS guitarist, who revealed earlier in the week that he was exhibiting all the symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, took to hi...
March 20, 2020
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MARK LANEGAN And WESLEY EISOLD Reveal 'Plague Poems'

Mark Lanegan and Wesley Eisold have come together to present words of dystopian desolation — well timed, no doubt. "Plague Poems" is a collection of 23 poems written by each, for love: lost, losing, and even sometimes found. Written in February and March of 2020, the sub-conscious presents a narrati...
March 20, 2020
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DEATH ANGEL Drummer WILL CARROLL Is 'Very Sick' And In Need Of 'Healing Vibes'

DEATH ANGEL drummer Will Carroll is being treated at a Northern California hospital for an undisclosed ailment. Will's fiancée Leeshawn Navarro checked in from San Francisco's California Pacific Medical Center on Wednesday (March 18) to say that she brought him to the emergency room because he has b...
March 19, 2020
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DEVIN TOWNSEND Launches 'Quarantine Project'

Canadian singer, songwriter and producer Devin Townsend has launched the "Quarantine Project" as a way of thanking fans for their support after he was recently forced to postpone the remaining dates on his North American tour. Townsend took a huge financial hit for scrapping the dates after more tha...
March 17, 2020
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QUEEN's BRIAN MAY: 'Why We Must Take Extreme Measures Now' To Slow Coronavirus

QUEEN guitarist Brian May has urged the public to take seriously the threat of coronavirus and change behaviors to slow its spread. On Monday (March 16),May took to his Instagram to share a Medium.com article warning about the risk of inaction in response to the pandemic, and he included the follow...
March 17, 2020
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LACUNA COIL's CRISTINA SCABBIA: Italy 'Didn't Create Coronavirus; We Are Fighting It'

Cristina Scabbia of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL says that she and her bandmates are "doing well" and are continuing to live their lives despite the fact that their country has reported the most deaths from the new coronavirus outside of China, where the virus emerged in December. On Thursday,...
March 7, 2020
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TOOL Fan Who Tested Positive For Coronavirus Attended Band's Concert In Auckland

According to the New Zealand Herald, a man infected with coronavirus attended the TOOL concert in Auckland on February 28. He may have been infectious at the time. He was in the general admission standing area in the front left-hand quadrant at Spark Arena. The man, the partner of the woman announce...
March 5, 2020
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SONS OF APOLLO Postpone Remaining Shows On European Tour Due To Coronavirus

SONS OF APOLLO have postponed the remaining dates on their current European tour due to mounting concerns of the coronavirus. The band, which features former DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOGS, MR. BIG, DAV...
March 4, 2020
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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Says Drummer ART CRUZ 'Did A Fantastic Job' On New Album

Richmond, Virginia-based metallers LAMB OF GOD will release their new, self-titled album, on May 8 via Epic Records in the U.S. and Nuclear Blast Records in Europe. The follow-up to 2015's "VII: Sturm Und Drang" marks LAMB OF GOD's first recordings with Art Cruz, who joined the band last year as the...
March 2, 2020
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LACUNA COIL Cancels Shows Due To Coronavirus

Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL have canceled their previously scheduled shows in Australia and Southeast Asia due to mounting concerns of the coronavirus. The band announced the cancelation in a social media post earlier today. They wrote: "ATTENTION SOUTH EAST ASIA‼️ We regret to inform our belo...
March 2, 2020
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LACUNA COIL's CRISTINA SCABBIA Plays Down Coronavirus Impact On Her Life In Italy: 'We Fear Nothing'

LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia says that she is going about her "regular life", despite the fact that Italy is struggling with the worst flare-up of coronavirus cases in Europe. Italy is now the third worst-hit country in the world after China and South Korea, with 220 cases reported and seven...
February 25, 2020