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TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH: 'People Don't Understand The Physicality Of Playing High-End Metal'

During an appearance on a recent episode of the "Let There Be Talk" podcast with rock and roll comedian Dean Delray, TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French spoke about the physical demands of playing in a touring rock band. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "People don't understand the...

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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN Recalls Photographing And Spending Time With LES PAUL

ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann went on Side Jams With Bryan Reesman to talk about the commercial and portrait photography career he developed during ACCEPT's hiatus between the late 1990s and mid-2000s when he was based In Vermont and then moved to Nashville. Two of his most memorable moments were p...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'We've Definitely Gotten Heavier As We've Gotten Older'

In a new interview with the "What Else? With Corey Mann" podcast, STRYPER frontman and main songwriter Michael Sweet spoke about the band's upcoming album, "When We Were Kings", which will arrive on September 13 via Frontiers Music Srl. Asked if STRYPER has changed its sound for the new LP, Michael...

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Watch: VIXEN Performs In Fort Wayne, Indiana

The LUV IT LIVE YouTube channel has uploaded video of VIXEN's August 2 concert at Foellinger Theatre in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Check out the clips below. New VIXEN singer Rosa Laricchiuta, who joined the band in June as the replacement for Lorraine Lewis, spoke to the "All Bets Are Off" podcast w...

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EXODUS To Record New Album In Early 2025

In a new interview with Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's upcoming follow-up to 2021's "Persona Non Grata" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I'm writing the ne...

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Former FEAR FACTORY Singer BURTON C. BELL To Release New Solo Single 'Technical Exorcism' This Week

Former FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell will release a new solo single, "Technical Exorcism", on Friday, August 9. A teaser for the official Don Pancho Films-directed music video for the track is available below. Bell played the first concert with his solo band on June 13 at 1720 in Los Angeles,...

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SIAMESE's story is anything but typical for a rock band. The group is fronted by Mirza Radonjica, a refugee who escaped the Balkan genocide, spending four years in a refugee camp. He also pursued music despite his family's disapproval. Radonjica's powerful and difficult life experience comes across...

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Watch: JOE LYNN TURNER Performs RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE Songs At Colombia's GIGANTES DEL ROCK Festival

Fan-filmed video of Joe Lynn Turner's August 3 performance at the Gigantes Del Rock festival at Movistar Arena in Bogotá, Colombia can be seen below. This past April, Turner said that he was "finally living" his" truth" after dropping the hairpiece he had worn since the age of 14 after being diagnos...

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Sequel To Cult Heavy Metal Comedy 'Heavy Trip' To Receive Theatrical Release In November

According to Variety, Doppelgänger Releasing, the genre-focused label of Music Box Films, has acquired North American distribution rights to the sequel to the Finnish movie "Heavy Trip" about IMPALED REKTUM, an underground blackened death metal band and their search for their sound: symphonic, post-...

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Watch: SCORPIONS Joined By DORO For 'Big City Nights' Performance At 2024 WACKEN OPEN AIR

German hard rock legends SCORPIONS were joined by Doro Pesch for a performance of their classic song "Big City Nights" this past Thursday, August 1 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. Fan-filmed video of Doro's appearance can be seen below. During an April 12 appearance on SiriusXM's...

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New MERCYFUL FATE Bassist BECKY BALDWIN: Meeting METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Was 'A Real Full-Circle Moment'

In an interview with Guitar World magazine, new MERCYFUL FATE bassist Becky Baldwin was asked what the most surreal moment has been of her career so far. The Birmingham, England-based musician responded: "Probably the MERCYFUL FATE thing. And the show we did in L.A. Dave Grohl came and was hanging o...

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LORDI Releases New Standalone Single 'Made Of Metal'

Merging the worlds of heavy metal music and cutting-edge technology, Finnish hard rock legends LORDI unleash their ferocious new single "Made Of Metal", inspired by the OnePlus Nord 4 smartphone's world first all-metal unibody design in the 5G era. Taking metal to its extremes, the song fuses chains...

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Ex-BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Is Open To Doing Something With TONY IOMMI Again

In a new interview with Niclas Müller-Hansen of RockSverige, former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin was asked if he would be open to doing something with Tony Iommi again in the future. He responded: "I would, and I've already said that if he felt like doing something I'd be up for it. I don't thin...

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See PANTERA Perform At Gillette Stadium As Support Act For METALLICA

Fan-filmed video of PANTERA's August 2 performance at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts as the support act for METALLICA can be seen below. Prior to launching a five-date U.K./Ireland run in late February 2025, the reformed PANTERA, consisting of classic-lineup members Philip Anselmo (vo...

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HANSI KÜRSCH: New BLIND GUARDIAN Music 'Is Not Too Far Away'

In a new interview with Portugal's Caminhos Metálicos, Hansi Kürsch of German metallers BLIND GUARDIAN spoke about the band's plans for the rest of 2024 and early 2025. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, '25 we are considering at the moment. '24, from the planning, is over. So, we...