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Watch: GHOST's PAPA EMERITUS IV Throws Out First Pitch At CHICAGO WHITE SOX Vs. CLEVELAND GUARDIANS Game

GHOST frontman Papa Emeritus IV (a.k.a. Tobias Forge) threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians Major League Baseball game earlier today (Thursday, September 22) at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. Video of his appearance can be seen below. The cere...

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PILEDRIVER Frontman GORD KIRCHIN Dead At 60

Lead vocalist Gord Kirchin of the Canadian cult metal band PILEDRIVER has died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 60 years old. Gord's passing was confirmed by his sister Tina, who took to her social media to write: "Before I got to the hospital he played 2 songs for me on Sirius XM, Home Sweet...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS On His Time With JUDAS PRIEST: 'It's Shocking That My Era Has Just Been Swept Under The Rug'

In a new interview with the "White Line Fever" podcast, ex-JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens addressed his recent headline-grabbing comment that he never got a call from his former bandmates about them finally getting inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Asked if he ever thinks about w...

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GHOST Shares Official 2022 'Live' Video For 'Mary On A Cross'

Swedish occult rockers GHOST have released the official "live" video for the song "Mary On A Cross". The performance footage for the Ryan Chang-directed clip was filmed on September 6 at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida during the summer 2022 leg of the band's "Imperatour". In a message accomp...

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PATRIK JENSEN And WITCHERY Soldier Through Lineup Changes And Pandemic To Release 'Nightside'

By David E. Gehlke "I'm a bit tired at the moment," laughs veteran Swedish riff lord Patrik Jensen. Jensen just returned from Japan with AT THE GATES, where he was tapped at the last minute to replace Jonas Stålhammar, who recently got the ax from the long-running melodic death metal innovators. Whi...

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GHOST's PAPA EMERITUS IV To Throw Out First Pitch At CHICAGO WHITE SOX Vs. CLEVELAND GUARDIANS Game

GHOST frontman Papa Emeritus IV (a.k.a. Tobias Forge) will throw the ceremonial first pitch at the Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians game on Thursday, September 22 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Major League Baseball game begins at 7:10 p.m. The ceremonial first pitch is...

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BLACKIE LAWLESS: W.A.S.P.'s Upcoming Tour Will Be 'Part 1930s Carnival, Part 'Road Warrior', Part Voodoo Ceremony'

During an appearance on a recent episode of the "Three Sides Of The Coin" podcast, W.A.S.P. leader Blackie Lawless spoke about what fans can expect to see on the band's upcoming 40th-anniversary tour. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "To do a 40th[-anniversary] retrospective, I think yo...

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GHOST Lands On Billboard Hot 100 Chart For First Time Ever With 'Mary On A Cross'

Swedish occult rockers GHOST have scored their first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Mary On A Cross". The song, which was originally released as a two-track single in 2019 via Loma Vista/Concord (alongside "Kiss The Go-Goat"),debuted at No. 90 on the chart with six million U.S. streams...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'I Don't Have Friends'

Gene Simmons has admitted that he doesn't have any friends. The 73-year-old KISS bassist/vocalist, whose band is in the middle of its "End Of The Road" farewell tour, opened up about his lack of pals in the October/November 2022 issue of Goldmine magazine, on stands now. "Even today as I sit here, o...

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BUSH Encourages Uninhibited Love On Latest Single 'Heavy Is The Ocean'

BUSH has released "Heavy Is The Ocean" the second single off their highly anticipated, long-awaited ninth full-length album, "The Art Of Survival", scheduled to drop October 7, 2022 via BMG. "Heavy Is The Ocean" is a euphoric rock revelation encouraging love and recognizing the bravery behind freely...

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BRENT SMITH Says Pyrotechnics At SHINEDOWN Concerts Are 'An Extension Of The Song Live'

In a new interview with the 105.7 The Point radio station, SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith spoke about the band's current live show, which includes a massive stage complete with moving lights, pyrotechnics and a piano riser that appears and disappears onstage throughout the night. He said (as transc...

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BUCKCHERRY To Release New Music Next Spring

California rockers BUCKCHERRY are planning to release new music in late spring 2023. The follow-up to last year's "Hellbound" will once again be helmed by producer and songwriter-for-hire Marti Frederiksen, who has previously collaborated with AEROSMITH, DEF LEPPARD, Jonny Lang and Sheryl Crow, amon...

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Watch: GENE SIMMONS's Son NICK Performs With WOLFMOTHER In Australia

Gene Simmons's son Nick joined WOLFMOTHER on stage on Saturday, September 10 in Gold Coast, Australia to perform the song "Woman". Fan-filmed video of his appearance can be seen below. WOLFMOTHER was the support act on the last two shows of the Australian leg of KISS's "End Of The Road" farewell tou...

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How DAVE MUSTAINE Enlisted His Oncologist To Co-Write Lyrics For New MEGADETH Album

After he beat throat cancer in late 2019, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine enlisted Anthony Cmelak, a professor of radiation oncology who treated him, to co-write a song for the band's new album, "The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!" According to Nashville Tennessean, Cmelak co-wrote "Dogs Of Chernoby...

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THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE: 'Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969' To Be Released In November

Experience Hendrix L.L.C. in partnership with Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE "Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969" this November 18 on 2LP vinyl, CD and all digital platforms. Recorded in the spring of 1969 before a raucous, sold-out...