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KLAUS MEINE Says SCORPIONS Will Be Touring In 2024 And 2025 For Band's 60th Anniversary

In a brand new interview with Justin Young of Monsters, Madness And Magic, SCORPIONS vocalist Klaus Meine spoke about the band's plans for the coming months and years. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, we're still out there with the 'Rock Believer' tour. It takes us around the wor...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: LARS ULRICH 'Never Rehearsed Until Maybe Four Or Five Years Ago'

METALLICA's James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo have reflected on the experience of performing at the Power Trip festival this past weekend. The inaugural three-day Power Trip rock and heavy metal event began Friday (October 6) with sets from IRON MAIDEN and GUNS N' ROSES. Next up over...

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TOBIAS FORGE On Upcoming GHOST Movie: 'It's Going To Be A Film With A Concert Element'

GHOST leader Tobias Forge has confirmed that footage from the band's recent two shows at the Forum in Inglewood, California will be used as part of a future film project. "When I first started putting it together, I was, like, 'Oh my god, I'm going to faint because there's so much to think about,'"...

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LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA: 'We Were The Only Band To Ever Prank METALLICA'

In a new interview with Australia's Triple M radio station, LINKIN PARK's Mike Shinoda told the story of how he and his bandmates worked up the guts to prank METALLICA in the middle of the metal legends' set when the two groups were touring together in 2003 as part of the second and final edition of...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: Performing With VAN HALEN For First Time At Age 15 'Felt Right'

In a new interview with 97.9 GRD's Tommy Carroll, Wolfgang Van Halen, who joined VAN HALEN at just 15 years old, was asked what it was like performing with the legendary rock act for the first time at such a young age. He responded: "It was really… I don't know. It was sure nerve-racking, but we had...

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Watch: METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Botches 'Nothing Else Matters' Intro At POWER TRIP Festival, Laughs It Off

METALLICA closed out Sunday night (October 8) at the Power Trip festival in Indio, California with a 16-song set that spanned the band's entire career. METALLICA kicked off the show with "Whiplash" from the 1983 album "Kill 'Em All" and followed it up with two tracks from its sophomore album, "Ride...

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DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Blasts Singers Who Lip Sync, Says Backing Tracks Are 'Acceptable' When Used 'Creatively'

DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie says that he is absolutely against singers who lip sync during their concerts. In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-recorded tracks, drum triggers and other assorted technology that makes concerts more synthetic but also m...

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Watch: IRON MAIDEN Kicks Off POWER TRIP Festival In Indio, California

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN kicked off the Power Trip festival at 6:45 p.m. on Friday (October 6) in Indio, California by playing the same 15-song set they have been performing throughout their ongoing "The Future Past Tour". "The Future Past Tour" features previously unperformed songs f...

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New EDDIE VAN HALEN 1978 FUNKO Pop! Rocks Limited-Edition Vinyl Figure Released

The popular vinyl collectible company Funko — best known for its big-headed Pop! figures — has announced the release of a new Pop! Rocks figure of Eddie Van Halen. Guitar god and musical icon Eddie Van Halen is immortalized once again with his second Funko Pop! vinyl figure. Available as a Funko sho...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'It Feels Like Hard Rock Is Kind Of Outside Of The Mainstream Again'

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Lars Ulrich was asked if feels the mainstream understand heavy music any better now than it did back in 1989 when METALLICA was up for its first Grammy in the metal category but lost to non-metal band JETHRO TULL. Lars responded: "We've probably had the biggest...

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Watch: MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN Plays Solo Show In São Paulo, Brazil

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn played a nearly two-hour solo concert last night (Thursday, October 5) at the Concept store in São Paulo, Brazil. At the event, which was limited to 100 attendees, Flynn shared stories of how the songs were written, performed some almost never-played-live rarities, a...

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METALLICA Announces International Reissues Of First Five Albums On Colored Vinyl

METALLICA has announced plans to reissue its first five albums internationally. Colored vinyl editions of 1983's "Kill 'Em All", 1984's "Ride The Lightning", 1986's "Master Of Puppets", 1988's "…And Justice For All" and 1991's "Metallica" will begin to hit shelves in November 2023, but check stores...

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JOEY BELLADONNA To Start Recording Vocals For ANTHRAX's New Album In November

In a new interview with "THAT Rocks!", the weekly YouTube series hosted by Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian spoke about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2016's "For All Kings" album. When Florenti...

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MIKKEY DEE Says SCORPIONS 'Can Go On Forever': 'As Long As Everybody's Healthy And They Still Love Touring'

In a recent interview with Chaoszine, Mikke Dee, who played drums for MOTÖRHEAD for 23 years before joining SCORPIONS in 2016, was asked how long he thinks the legendary German hard rock act can keep going. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The guys are in great shape. As long as e...

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BLUE ÖYSTER CULT To Release '50th Anniversary Live - First Night' In December

Frontiers Music Srl will release BLUE ÖYSTER CULT's "50th Anniversary Live - First Night" on December 8, 2023. The first single and video from the album, "I'm On The Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep (Live)" are out today. The legendary American hard rock band BLUE ÖYSTER CULT celebrated its 50th anniversa...