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JETHRO TULL Releases Video For New Single 'Sad City Sisters'

British progressive rock luminaries JETHRO TULL will release their first studio album of new material in over 18 years, "The Zealot Gene", on January 28, 2022 via InsideOut Music. The music video for the LP's second single, "Sad City Sisters", can be seen below. The clip was directed by Iranian film...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO Doesn't Care About 'Trolls' Focusing On 'Negative Stuff' In Band's History

ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello spoke to the "Battleline" podcast about the various lineup changes the band has undergone over the years, particularly the departure of John Bush, who fronted ANTHRAX between 1992 and 2005 but was sidelined when the group reunited with Joey Belladonna for a 20th-anniversa...

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ZZ TOP's BILLY GIBBONS Releases Animated Music Video For 'Jingle Bell Blues'

Billy F Gibbons, apart from his five decades-long role fronting ZZ TOP, has in recent years recorded three much-lauded solo albums for Concord Records, including "Hardware", released this past June. To cap off the year, Concord has released a singular single, "Jingle Bell Blues", on November 9. It...

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ANTHRAX Won't Release New Album Until Bandmembers Know It's The 'Right Record'

ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello spoke to Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2016's "For All Kings" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've been going back and forth with stuff. Scott [Ian, guitar] and I...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO Says He Has 'Immune Disease' That He Has To Be Careful With During Pandemic

On October 13, Book Soup hosted a virtual conversation between ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello and SiriusXM radio personality Jose Mangin about Frank's recently released memoir, "Fathers, Brothers, And Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, And Anthrax". You can now watch the entire chat below. Asked how...

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CARMINE APPICE Says KISS Can Definitely Carry On Without Any Original Members

Carmine Appice says that he believes KISS can carry on without any original members. Three years ago, the legendary rockers announced their second farewell tour, dubbed "End Of The Road", which is expected to last through the end of 2022. Joining founding members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons in the...

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TED NUGENT Says GENE SIMMONS's Anti-Vaxxer Comments Are 'Not Truth, Logic And Common Sense'

Legendary rocker Ted Nugent has once again criticized Gene Simmons for calling unvaccinated people the "enemy," saying the KISS bassist/vocalist's comments are "not truth, logic and common sense." In an appearance on Talkshoplive's Rock 'N' Roll channel two weeks ago, Simmons said that many people w...

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Watch OPETH's Entire Atlanta Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of OPETH's entire November 24 concert at The Eastern in Atlanta, Georgia can be seen below. OPETH played its first show with drummer Sami Karppinen (THERION) on November 16 at ExploreAsheville.com Arena in Asheville, North Carolina at the opening date of the band's tour with...

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FRANK BELLO On ANTHRAX's Longevity: 'We Are Brothers'

In a new interview with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio, ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello was asked what the glue is that has kept him and his bandmates together for 40 years. He responded: "Booze. No. I'm kidding. [Laughs] You know what it is? We are brothers. As much as brothers have their things — an...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Pays Tribute To ERIC CARR On 30th Anniversary Of Drummer's Death

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick has honored the group's late drummer Eric Carr on the 30th anniversary of his death. On Tuesday (November 23),Kulick shared an 11-minute video tribute to his former bandmate and he included the following message: "Eric Carr passed away 30 years ago, on November 24...

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MARILLION To Release New Album 'An Hour Before It's Dark' In March

earMUSIC will release MARILLION's 20th studio album, "An Hour Before It's Dark", on March 4, 2022. A first peek into the album is available as of now with the single "Be Hard On Yourself". Whether it's the last hour you were allowed to play outside as a child before you had to go home, a reference t...

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DEF LEPPARD's RICK ALLEN Says He Came Close To Losing His Right Arm In 1984 Car Accident

DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen, who has been expressing himself in recent years through his art, recently spoke to Joe Rock about one of the main themes of his artwork, which is actually his right arm. The 58-year-old musician famously lost his left arm to amputation after a near-fatal auto accident...

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OPETH Plays First Show With Drummer SAMI KARPPINEN (Video)

OPETH played its first show with drummer Sami Karppinen (THERION) Tuesday night (November 16) at ExploreAsheville.com Arena in Asheville, North Carolina at the opening date of the band's tour with MASTODON and ZEAL & ARDOR. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Karppinen ste...

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OPETH Parts Ways With Longtime Drummer MARTIN 'AXE' AXENROT

OPETH has parted ways with longtime drummer Martin "Axe" Axenrot. The Swedish progressive metallers announced Axenrot's exit from the group in a social media post earlier today. The band wrote: "Due to a conflict of interests, Martin Axenrot is no longer part of the OPETH collective. His replacement...

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TED NUGENT Is Puzzled By GENE SIMMONS's Anti-Vaxxer Comments: 'I'm Gonna Call Him And Try To Fix Him'

Legendary rocker Ted Nugent has criticized Gene Simmons for calling unvaccinated people the "enemy." In an appearance on Talkshoplive's Rock 'N' Roll channel last week, the KISS bassist and vocalist said that many people were turned away from the band's recently completed Kiss Kruise because they we...