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HALESTORM's LZZY HALE On VINNIE PAUL's Death: 'My Heart Is Broken'

HALESTORM singer Lzzy Hale has commented on the passing of Vinnie Paul Abbott. The former PANTERA drummer reportedly died in his sleep at his home in Las Vegas on Friday, June 22. Lzzy wrote in an Instagram post: "My heart is broken. Vinnie, you were one of the first rock stars I ever met. You sang...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Pays Tribute To VINNIE PAUL: 'Metal Will Never Be The Same' Without You

California metallers AVENGED SEVENFOLD have commented on the passing of Vinnie Paul Abbott. The former PANTERA drummer reportedly died in his sleep at his home in Las Vegas on Friday, June 22. AVENGED SEVENFOLD wrote in a Facebook post: "[We] remember how excited [original AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer]...

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MARK TREMONTI: VINNIE PAUL 'Left Behind Such A Great Legacy'

TREMONTI members Mark Tremonti and Eric Friedman have commented on the passing of Vinnie Paul Abbott. The former PANTERA drummer reportedly died in his sleep at his home in Las Vegas on Friday, June 22. Speaking to Metal Wani earlier today (Saturday, June 23) at the Hellfest festival in Clisson, Fra...

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VINNIE PAUL Died In His Sleep

Vinnie Paul Abbott's family has told TMZ that the legendary drummer died in his sleep at his home in Las Vegas. His body has been turned over to the medical examiner to determine a cause of death, and after that, he will be flown back to his home state of Texas to be buried between his mother and br...

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THE APOCALYPSE BLUES REVUE Feat. GODSMACK Members: New Song 'Open Spaces' Available

THE APOCALYPSE BLUES REVUE will release its new album, "The Shape Of Blues To Come", on July 20 via Provogue/Mascot Label Group. The second single from the disc, "Open Spaces", can be streamed below. Following 2016's self-titled debut, GODSMACK's Shannon Larkin (drums) and Tony Rombola (guitar) retu...

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TOMMY LEE's Son Shares Video Of His Unconscious Father After MÖTLEY CRÜE Drummer Writes That His Kids 'Can Be Assholes'

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee engaged in a Father's Day social media war of words with his son Brandon. The 55-year-old rocker took to Instagram on Sunday to honor his dad, while lamenting what he says were his own failures as a father. "Being a father ain't easy! I'm so tired of the fake shit I kee...

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ICE-T Says 'Mutual Respect' Is Why DAVE MUSTAINE Guested On Latest BODY COUNT Album

Metal Wani's Adam Hayward conducted an interview with BODY COUNT frontman Ice-T and guitarist Ernie C. at this year's Download festival, which was held last weekend at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOU...

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Watch JOURNEY Perform At Newark's Prudential Center

Fan-filmed video footage of JOURNEY's June 15 performance at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey can be seen below. JOURNEY's 58-city co-headlining tour with DEF LEPPARD kicked off in Hartford, Connecticut on May 21 and will wrap in Los Angeles, California on October 6. It is the second time the...

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DEVILDRIVER Frontman On Becoming Sober: 'I'd Like To Live Long, I'd Like To Live Healthy'

DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara has further explained the rationale behind their forthcoming "Outlaws 'Til The End: Vol.1" full-length album of outlaw country-gone-metal anthems. The disc, which is due July 6 via Napalm Records, is described in a press release as "both a startling curveball and a fe...

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DIZZY REED Says Solo Album Title Sums Up Being A Professional Musician: 'It's Always Work'

GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed was recently interviewed by Ornella Carlone of Comebackstage. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his decision to sing on his new solo album, "Rock 'N Roll Ain't Easy": Dizzy: "It seemed like...

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To Drink From The Night Itself

One of the most exciting aspects of influential death metal acts like AT THE GATES and CARCASS awaking from hiatus-induced slumber, has been seeing each band return with newly recorded material that made it seem like the last twenty years of pretenders to the throne never happened. Given the myriad...

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The Sciences

Is it a doom metal band or a stoner rock band? It probably is a bit of column A and column B. Regardless, SLEEP is revered as royalty. It's been making the rounds again on the live circuit for a decade much to the pleasure of heshers the world over. But counter to an expected red-carpet rollout in t...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist DIZZY REED: Singing On First Solo Album 'Gives Me More Appreciation For How Great AXL ROSE Is'

Metal Wani's Carl O'Rouke recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed about his debut solo album, "Rock 'N Roll Ain't Easy". You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how "Rock 'N Roll Ain't Easy" came together...

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Former TOURNIQUET Vocalist LUKE EASTER Returns With New Solo Project

Luke Easter, TOURNIQUET's vocalist from 1993 to 2015, recently completed a successful Indiegogo campaign to finance the release of his new solo project. The campaign closed at 117% of its goal, and Easter recently announced via social media that the CD was complete, and that all backer perks had bee...

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JOURNEY's JONATHAN CAIN Says Feud With NEAL SCHON Has Ended: 'We've Completely Reset With Each Other'

JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain recently spoke with Tigman of the Albany, New York radio station Q103. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On summer tourmates DEF LEPPARD: Jonathan: "They're on their A-game right now. I saw a few...