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GLENN HUGHES Says Former JUDAS PRIEST And TRAPEZE Drummer DAVE HOLLAND Was 'A Great Guy'

Glenn Hughes has mourned the loss of Dave Holland, calling his former TRAPEZE bandmate "an incredible drummer and a great guy." In 1969, Holland became a founding member of TRAPEZE alongside Hughes and Mel Galley. Hughes left TRAPEZE in 1973 to join DEEP PURPLE, while Holland ended up hooking up wit...

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GEORGE LYNCH Is 'Hoping' For More 'Classic DOKKEN' Shows In 2019

George Lynch is "hoping" that the classic lineup of DOKKEN will play more reunion shows in 2019. Lynch, vocalist Don Dokken, bassist Jeff Pilson and drummer "Wild" Mick Brown reunited for one U.S. concert in September 2016 before embarking on a six-show Japanese run dubbed "Unleashed In The East". A...

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CHESTER BENNINGTON's Widow Says Her Husband's Suicide Was 'A Complete Surprise'

Chester Bennington's widow says that she was "completely surprised" by her husband's passing, explaining that she believed Chris Cornell's death only two months earlier would serve as a deterrent against suicide to the LINKIN PARK singer. Chester was found dead on July 20, 2017 — on what would have...

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DUKES OF THE ORIENT Feat. JOHN PAYNE And ERIK NORLANDER: Making Of 'Strange Days' Video

What do you get when you match a Brit from London who loves American AOR with an American from California who grew up on British prog? DUKES OF THE ORIENT is the masterful pairing of vocalist John Payne (ex-ASIA, GPS) with keyboardist Erik Norlander (LAST IN LINE, LANA LANE) who now present their ep...

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JOURNEY Guitarist: 'People Like To Create Controversy'

JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon was recently interviewed by the St. Louis, Missouri classic rock radio station KSHE 95. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he ever expected JOURNEY to once again play stadiums: Neal: "Good m...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE On Upcoming Album: 'It's A Heavy Record With A Heavy Theme'

Swedish occult metal band GHOST will release its as-yet-untitled fourth album in late spring or early summer Loma Vista Recordings. The follow-up to 2015's "Meliora" was recorded last year at Artery studios in Stockholm with producer Tom Dalgety (OPETH, ROYAL BLOOD) and was mixed in January at Westl...

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MEMORIAM Feat. BOLT THROWER And BENEDICTION Members: 'Bleed The Same' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for the song "Bleed The Same" from MEMORIAM, the Birmingham, United Kingdom-based death/grind metal band featuring Karl Willets (BOLT THROWER) on vocals, Frank Healy (BENEDICTION, CEREBRAL FIX) on bass, Scott Fairfax (CEREBRAL FIX) on guitar and Andy Whale (BOLT THROWER) on...

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DEMONICAL To Release 'Chaos Manifesto' Album In March

Swedish old-school death metal tyrants DEMONICAL will release their fifth studio album titled "Chaos Manifesto" on March 23 in Europe and April 27 in North America via Agonia Records. DEMONICAL arose from the ashes of formerly disbanded CENTINEX in 2006, and in comparison to its older sibling, exec...

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NECROPHOBIC: 'Tsar Bomba' Lyric Video

Swedish extreme metallers NECROPHOBIC will release their eighth studio album, "Mark Of The Necrogram", on February 23 via Century Media Records. The disc is NECROPHOBIC's first for Century Media and it marks another step up on the staircase to the death metal throne, delivering sorrow-laden melodies...

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BRIAN JOHNSON: 'I Had A Great Run' With AC/DC

Brian Johnson has described his time with AC/DC as "a great run." The singer was forced to leave the band in March 2016, midway through its world tour in support of "Rock Or Bust", after doctors told him he faced total hearing loss if he continued to perform live. His replacement for the balance of...

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LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA Announces First Solo Show After CHESTER BENNINGTON's Death

LINKIN PARK's Mike Shinoda has announced his first solo show — his debut live performance as a solo artist following Chester Bennington's death last July. Shinoda will perform at this year's edition of Japan's Summer Sonic festival, set to take place August 18-19. Also scheduled to appear are NINE...

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SAXON Frontman: What We Learned From Touring With MOTÖRHEAD

Carl Wiser of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with SAXON frontman Biff Byford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: You wrote [the SAXON song] "They Played Rock And Roll" before you knew of [MOTÖRHEAD guitarist] Fast Eddie's death. Biff: "I came up with the idea befo...

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AUGURY To Release 'Illusive Golden Age' Album In March

Montreal-based progressive death metallers AUGURY will release their third full-length album, "Illusive Golden Age", on March 30 through The Artisan Era. The stunning cover art for the follow-up to "Fragmentary Evidence" was designed by renowned artist Filip Ivanović, who created last year's ORIGIN...

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OBITUARY Announces North American Tour With PALLBEARER, SKELETONWITCH, DUST BOLT

Death metal legends OBITUARY have announced an early summer North American headline tour with support from PALLBEARER, SKELETONWITCH and DUST BOLT. The trek begins May 2 in Atlanta, Georgia and ends June 3 in Miami, Florida. OBITUARY comments on the tour: "We are stoked about our North American tou...

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RUSSELL ALLEN On Life After Deadly ADRENALINE MOB Crash: 'You're Seeing A Man Who Has Been Through Hell And Back'

Russell Allen has spoken out about the road accident he was involved in last July that resulted in the death of his ADRENALINE MOB and TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA bandmate, bass player David Zablidowsky. The singer, who is also a member of SYMPHONY X, says that TSO's recent winter tour saw him feeling...