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D.D. VERNI Says Upcoming OVERKILL Album Will Be 'A Little Bit More Doomy'

OVERKILL bassist D.D. Verni spoke to Hardrock Haven about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's 20th studio album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "All the drums are done. All the guitars are done. I still have to do the bass. Blitz [Bobby Ellsworth, OVERKILL singer] ha...

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THE STRUTS Sign New Record Deal

British rockers THE STRUTS have signed to leading independent record label Big Machine Label Group, a subsidiary of HYBE America. Formed in Derby, England circa 2012 with a recent creative surge in Los Angeles, the tongue-in-cheek swagger of singer Luke Spiller, guitarist Adam Slack, bassist Jed Ell...

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EXODUS Drummer's Doctors Performed 'A Surgery Within A Surgery' To Remove Second Type Of Cancer From His Abdomen Wall

EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting says that his doctors found "a second type of cancer" while they were preparing to perform a surgery on him during his battle with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the stomach. The 56-year-old, who underwent a successful total gastrectomy in July 2021, discussed his ordeal...

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BILLY IDOL Cancels Shows In Georgia And Florida Due To His 'Continued Sinusitis Infection'

Billy Idol has canceled his previously announced appearances at the Shaky Knees festival in Atlanta and at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida. Earlier today, the 66-year-old rocker released the following statement via social media: "Due to my continued sinusitis infection, I'm disappointed to anno...

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SALIVA To Reunite With Original Singer JOSEY SCOTT For One-Off Performance At BLUE RIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL

SALIVA will reunite with its original singer Josey Scott for a one-off appearance at this year's Blue Ridge Rock Festival, set to take place September 8-11 at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. The reunion was originally announced on March 18 by Blue Ridge organizers via Twitter....

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TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH: 'It's Time For Comedians To Stop Making Fun Of People's Appearances'

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French believes that "it's time for comedians to stop making fun of people's appearance[s]." French made his comment just a couple of days after actor Will Smith stormed onstage during this year's live Oscars broadcast and smacked Chris Rock across the face before re...

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Body Of FOO FIGHTERS Drummer TAYLOR HAWKINS Flown Back To U.S.

According to Daily Mail, the casket carrying the body of FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died last Friday at a hotel in Colombia, was flown back to the U.S. on Tuesday (March 29). Daily Mail published images from the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota of the casket being loaded onto...

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PAUL MCCARTNEY Pays Tribute To TAYLOR HAWKINS: 'His Personality Was Big And Shiny'

Paul McCartney has paid tribute to FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins who died last Friday (March 25) at the age of 50. Earlier today, THE BEATLES legend took to his social media to write: "Taylor's sudden death came as a shock to me and the people who knew and loved him. Not only was he a GREAT dr...

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SCORPIONS To Perform At Madison Square Garden For Bangladesh's 50th Anniversary Of Independence

SCORPIONS will perform a historic concert to celebrate Bangladesh's 50 years of independence on Friday, May 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Golden Jubilee Bangladesh Concert will feature as special guests one of Bangladesh's most prominent artists, CHIRKUTT. The Bangladesh Informati...

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NOTHING MORE Unveils Music Video For 'Turn It Up Like (Stand In The Fire)'

Multi-Grammy-nominated rock act NOTHING MORE has dropped the official music video for their new song "Turn It Up Like (Stand In The Fire)". The track, released via Better Noise Music on Friday, gives fans a first taste of the band's long-awaited new studio album due later this year. The new visual,...

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SEX PISTOLS: 'The Original Recordings' To Arrive In May

For the first time in over 20 years, 20 of SEX PISTOLS' recordings from 1976 to 1978 are collected together to tell the story of one of the world's most influential and extraordinary bands. "Sex Pistols: The Original Recordings" covers a historic period when the band were rarely out of the news or t...

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Watch: PUDDLE OF MUDD Covers BLACK SABBATH's 'War Pigs' At Oklahoma City's HONEYMOON ROCK FEST

Fan-filmed video of PUDDLE OF MUDD performing a cover version of BLACK SABBATH's "War Pigs" during the band's headlining set on March 18 at the Honeymoon Rock Fest in Oklahoma City can be seen below. Last November, PUDDLE OF MUDD frontman Wes Scantlin made headlines when he walked offstage midconcer...

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist GEEZER BUTLER Shares Preview Of His Multi-Part NFT Graphic Novel

YellowHeart, the NFT marketplace for music, ticketing and community tokens which accepts both crypto and credit card payments, recenly teamed up with Geezer Butler, legendary Grammy Award-winning musician, songwriter and bass player and founding member of BLACK SABBATH, for his first-ever NFT, a gra...

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GHOST Is Planning Trilogy Of Music Videos From 'Impera' Album

In a new interview with Viktor Wilt of Idaho's KCVI radio station, GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge was asked if he has already picked out a song from the band's latest album, "Impera", that is going to be marketed as the LP's next single. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Short answe...

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NONPOINT Announces Spring 2022 U.S. Tour

NONPOINT will embark on a U.S. tour this spring. The "Taken Apart And Put Back Together" trek will kick off on May 20 in Flint, Michigan and will make stops in Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, among others, before concluding on June 25 in Cumberland, Maryland. Ti...