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Ex-PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN Says 'Buried Alive' Was Written About What He Went Through After DIMEBAG Died

In a brand new interview with Australia's The Rockpit, former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown spoke about the song "Buried Alive" from his debut solo album, "Smoke On This". The track touches on the aftermath of PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's death and how Brown had to find himself in the wa...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Says He Would Be Willing To Play One Last Concert With DEEP PURPLE

Ritchie Blackmore says that he would be willing to reunite with DEEP PURPLE for one final concert. Blackmore is a co-founder of DEEP PURPLE and wrote many of their most memorable riffs, including "Smoke On The Water", but he has not played with the group since his 1993 departure. In a brand new inte...

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Ex-PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN Releases Video For 'Buried Alive' Solo Song

"Buried Alive", the new video from former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown, can be seen below. The track is taken from Rex's debut solo album, "Smoke On This", which will be released on July 28 via Entertainment One (eOne). The disc marks the first time in Brown's career in which he serves as both lead voc...

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Ex-PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN: Teaser For 'So Into You' Song From 'Smoke On This' Album

A teaser for "So Into You", a brand new song from former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown, can be seen below. The track is taken from Rex's debut solo album, "Smoke On This", which will be released on July 28 via Entertainment One (eOne). The disc will be the first time in Brown's career in which he will s...

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KILL DEVIL HILL, TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION Members Join Forces In SMOKE HOLLOW

SMOKE HOLLOW, the new band featuring KILL DEVIL HILL singer Jason "Dewey" Bragg and TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION bassist John Exall, will release its debut album, "Salvation", on July 28. Formed in 2015, SMOKE HOLLOW plays what is described in a press release as "expertly crafted, contemporary good old-fa...

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STYX To Stream World's First Live Rock Concert To Hearing Aid Wearers

In a world's first, Oticon, Inc. has joined forces with chart-topping rock band STYX for a live concert broadcast exclusively for fans wearing the company's Oticon Opn Internet-connected hearing aids. Scheduled as part of the band's nationwide summer tour, this will be the first time a live performa...

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Former PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN Says 'Some Of The Stuff' In His Memoir 'Shouldn't Have Been Printed'

Former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown took part in a Facebook Live chat on Wednesday, July 5. Asked what inspired him to write his 2013 memoir, "Official Truth, 101 Proof: The Inside Story Of Pantera", Rex said (see video below): "That was just at a time where someone had come to me about a book offer an...

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GLENN HUGHES To Perform 'Classic DEEP PURPLE' Songs On Tour Of Australia And New Zealand

For the first time in forty years, Glenn Hughes is set to perform full concerts of classic DEEP PURPLE material. Shows are scheduled this September and October in Australia and New Zealand. A video trailer can be found below. Hughes played his last concert with DEEP PURPLE on March 15th, 1976, at Li...

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Ex-PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN Says He 'Could Have S**t Gold' When He Listened Back To Debut Solo Album For First Time

Metal Mark of Ghost Cult Magazine recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA and DOWN bassist Rex Brown. You can watch the full interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the material on his forthcoming debut solo album, "Smoke On This", is brand n...

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IAN GILLAN Doesn't Think RITCHIE BLACKMORE Has Ever Grown Up, Rules Out Future Collaboration

In a brand new interview with Germany's Bild, Ian Gillan spoke about his relationship with Ritchie Blackmore nearly twenty-years after the former DEEP PURPLE guitarist famously told the Swedish TV program "Metal Magazinet" that he would one day attack Gillan in the back alley while they were both on...

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BLACK SABBATH Documents Final Concert With 'The End Of The End' Film

"The End Of The End" chronicles the final tour from the band that spawned the metal genre — BLACK SABBATH. On February 4, 2017, SABBATH stormed the stage in their hometown of Birmingham, to play the 81st and final triumphant gig of "The End" tour. This monumental show brought down the curtain on a c...

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Ex-PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN On His Solo Debut: 'This Is Where I'm At Musically Right Now'

Former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown was interviewed on a recent episode of "The Metal Podcast". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his recent comment that he "wanted to feel like a true artist again" by making h...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE's RAINBOW Performs At STONE FREE FESTIVAL In London (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of RAINBOW's June 17 performance at the Stone Free Festival at The O2 Arena in London, England can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Spotlight Kid 02. I Surrender (Russ Ballard cover) 03. Mistreated (DEEP PURPLE) 04. Since You Been Gone (Russ Ballard Cove...

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NIKKI SIXX Says IVAN MOODY Has To Be 'A Hundred Percent Honest' With Himself In Order To Get Sober

Nikki Sixx has commented on Ivan Moody's continuing struggles with substance abuse, saying that the FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH singer has to look at himself in the mirror and "be a hundred percent honest" in order to have a chance at getting sober. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH announced on Wednesday that Mo...

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REX BROWN: 'There'll Never Be Another PANTERA Record'

Former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown recently spoke to Sticks For Stones about the more rock-inspired direction of his debut solo album, "Smoke On This", which will be released on July 28 via Entertainment One (eOne). The disc will be the first time in Brown's career in which he will serve as both lead...