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EDDIE VAN HALEN's Longtime Guitar Tech Could Lose His Home

A GoFundMe page has been launched on behalf of Eddie Van Halen's guitar tech Tom Weber to save his home in Butler, Kentucky. As of Wednesday morning, it has raised more than $14,000 of its $35,000 goal. Sandy Espinoza, of the nonprofit group Roadiecare, organized the fundraiser. Though in demand in...

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SOUNDGARDEN Members Issue New Statement In Response To VICKY CORNELL Lawsuit

The surviving members of SOUNDGARDEN have responded to a lawsuit filed last week by Vicky Cornell, the widow of SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell, saying a buyout offer they made to her "has been grossly mischaracterized." In her lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, C...

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Metal Band BLIND CHANNEL To Represent Finland In This Year's 'Eurovision Song Contest'

Finnish metal band BLIND CHANNEL has won "Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu", the country's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, and will now compete against 40 other acts in the Eurovision finals, due to be held in Rotterdam this May. Speaking to Eurovision.tv shortly after their victory,...

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CHRIS CORNELL's Widow Sues SOUNDGARDEN Over Buyout Offer

According to TMZ, Chris Cornell's widow has sued the surviving members of SOUNDGARDEN over the buyout price for her stake in the band. In the lawsuit, which was obtained by BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Vicky Cornell says Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd offered her just $300,000 for Chris's share. Thi...

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BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH: Why KORN Doesn't Like Playing Encores

KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has weighed in on the encore ritual at live music events. Returning to the stage for the encore has become all but a formality at almost every concert, whereby a band will finish its regular set, walk offstage and then come back a few minutes later and play another...

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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER Seen Charging Officers In Newly Released Video Footage From Capitol Riot

ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer can apparently be seen in newly released security footage from the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot that the House impeachment managers obtained and submitted as evidence for former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial. The clip in question, which was releas...

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ICED EARTH Guitarist JAKE DREYER Distances Himself From Band, Says He Is Focusing Solely On WITHERFALL

ICED EARTH guitarist Jake Dreyer has distanced himself from the band, saying he is now focused solely on his other group WITHERFALL. Just hours after ICED EARTH singer Stu Block and bassist Luke Appleton announced their departures from the band, TMZ reached out to Dreyer to get an update on his stat...

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ICED EARTH Singer STU BLOCK And Bassist LUKE APPLETON Have Officially Quit The Band

ICED EARTH singer Stu Block and bassist Luke Appleton have announced their departure from the band. Earlier today (Monday, February 15),Stu, the Canadian-born vocalist who has fronted ICED EARTH since 2011, issued the following statement via his social media: "Hey All, Well, there are times and eve...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE's ROB BARRETT Says ERIK RUTAN Is 'Definitely The Better Guitar Player' But Insists He Is 'Not Intimidated By Him At All'

Florida death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE will release their 15th studio album, "Violence Unimagined", on April 16 via Metal Blade Records. Erik Rutan, one of the death metal's most acclaimed guitarists who is known for his time as part of MORBID ANGEL throughout the '90s and early 2000s, as well as h...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Believes MEGADETH-Branded 'Megacruise' Will Return

In a new interview with the "Fantasm" podcast, David Ellefson said that he believes there will be another installment of the MEGADETH-branded Megacruise. "All the cruises, of course, have now been pushed back to next year," he said (hear audio below). "But, yeah, it was successful, and the fans love...

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Watch JAMES LABRIE Sing A Cappella Versions Of More DREAM THEATER Songs, Including 'Space-Dye Vest' And 'I Walk Beside You'

Video of DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie belting out a cappella versions of several of the band's songs — including "Space-Dye Vest" and "I Walk Beside You" — can be seen below. LaBrie sang a couple of lines from each track while filming a new video message on Cameo, which lets users hire celebrit...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE's PAUL MAZURKIEWICZ: 'It's Been Awesome' Having ERIK RUTAN In The Band

Florida death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE will release their 15th studio album, "Violence Unimagined", on April 16 via Metal Blade Records. Erik Rutan, one of the death metal's most acclaimed guitarists who is known for his time as part of MORBID ANGEL throughout the '90s and early 2000s, as well as h...

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Ex-QUIET RIOT Singer JAMES DURBIN On FRANKIE BANALI: 'At His Core, He Was A Good Guy'

James Durbin says that "creative differences" were to blame for his exit from QUIET RIOT. In September 2019, QUIET RIOT parted ways with Durbin and replaced him with Jizzy Pearl. Pearl previously fronted QUIET RIOT from 2013 until October 2016, when he was briefly replaced by Seann Nichols, who play...

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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER Is Still Being Held In Indiana Jail, Three Weeks After Being Arrested For Role In Capitol Riot

According to The Republic reporter Jordan Morey, Jon Schaffer is still being held at Marion County Jail as of Friday morning (February 5),two weeks after U.S. Magistrate for the Southern District of Indiana judge Mark Dinsmore signed an order for the ICED EARTH guitarist to appear in D.C.'s distric...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Announces 'Existence Is Futile' Album

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have set "Existence Is Futile" as the title of their 13th studio album, due later this year via Nuclear Blast Records. The LP was once again recorded at Grindstone Studios with producer Scott Atkins and features artwork from Arthur Berzinsh, who previously w...