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Fundraising Campaign Launched For Daughter Of Fallen SALIVA Guitarist WAYNE SWINNY

SALIVA singer Bobby Amaru has started a GoFundMe campaign for the daughter of SALIVA founding guitarist Wayne Swinny who died last week at the age of 59. In an introductory message on the GoFundMe page, Bobby wrote: "The SALIVA family is mourning the tragic loss of our brother Wayne Swinny. Wayne le...

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Former IRON MAIDEN Singer BLAZE BAYLEY Suffers Heart Attack, Postpones Live Shows

British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley, who fronted IRON MAIDEN more than 20 years ago, has been hospitalized after suffering a heart attack. Earlier today (Sunday, March 26),Mark Appleton and Christopher Appleton, who handle the management and concert bookings, for Blaze's solo band, released t...

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LOUDNESS Cancels European Tour Due To 'Skyrocketing' Post-Pandemic Costs

Japanese heavy metal veterans LOUDNESS have canceled their previously announced European tour. The trek was most recently scheduled to kick off on April 6 in Essen, Germany and conclude on April 22 at the Keep It True festival in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. On March 23, LOUDNESS released the followi...

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Watch: BRUCE DICKINSON Performs JON LORD's 'Concerto For Group And Orchestra' In Sarajevo

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson is taking part in a performance of Jon Lord's "Concerto For Group And Orchestra" on nearly a dozen dates in March and April. The concerts are being performed by a symphony orchestra consisting of more than 80 instrumentalists conducted by Paul Mann, a close friend...

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PRIMUS And TOOL Members To Perform At Intimate Los Angeles Benefit Concert

On April 17, PRIMUS will perform an intimate benefit concert at the Belasco in Los Angeles in support of their close friend, film director, screenwriter and animator Jimmy Hayward, who is currently undergoing cancer treatment. Featuring Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor of TOOL and surprise guests,...

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DEVILDRIVER's DEZ FAFARA Says COVID-19-Related Heart Damage Is Preventing Him From Flying Overseas

Dez Fafara says that DEVILDRIVER will not be able to play this year's edition of the U.K.'s Bloodstock Open Air festival due to health issues related to his battle with COVID-19. Fafara explained DEVILDRIVER's decision to pull out of the event after it was announced that his other band COAL CHAMBER...

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PERRY FARRELL Talks Working On New JANE'S ADDICTION Songs: 'It's Been One Of The Most Exciting Times Of My Life'

In a new interview with Brazil's 89 A Rádio Rock, JANE'S ADDICTION singer Perry Farrell spoke about the new material he and his bandmates have been working on in recent months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I feel that this new bunch of songs… We don't know how many we're gonna put...

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IMMORTAL Announces Release Date For 'War Against All' Album, Shares Title Track

Norwegian black metal band IMMORTAL will release a new album, "War Against All", on May 26 via Nuclear Blast Records. The group's tenth studio LP will feature eight new songs in classic IMMORTAL style. The "War Against All" title track can be streamed below. The band's founder Harald "Demonaz" Nævda...

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TED NUGENT Urges TRUMP Supporters To 'Remain Peaceful' If Former President Is Arrested

During a latest edition of "The Nightly Nuge", a news-style clip in which Ted Nugent offers his take on the news of our world every night, the legendary rocker was asked to weigh in on the prospect of former U.S. president Donald Trump being arrested on Tuesday (March 21) as New York prosecutors con...

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JAMES KOTTAK Explains How He Cracked Three Ribs And His Left Hip In Two Separate Incidents Months Apart

Former SCORPIONS and current KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak says that he feels "great" after undergoing physical therapy for a hip that he "cracked" last fall when he "tripped and fell on the pavement." The 60-year-old musician, who missed some of KINGDOM COME's shows last September because he wa...

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Watch GEOFF TATE Perform QUEENSRŸCHE Classics In Kraków, Poland

The Emil G. YouTube channel has uploaded video of former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate's March 18 concert at Hype Park in Kraków, Poland. Check out the clips below. In a recent interview with Finland's Chaoszine, Tate was asked if he has a whole new perspective on life after his summer 2022 ope...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION Is Working On 'Extremely Heavy' Material For 14th Studio Album

MALEVOLENT CREATION's founding guitarist Philip Fasciana has confirmed to MetalBite in a new interview that he is working on material for the follow-up to the band's 2019 album "The 13th Beast". The next LP will be released on Back On Black Records in Europe and an as-yet-undetermined label in North...

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Is JOE BIDEN Too Old For A Second Term As U.S. President? GENE SIMMONS Weighs In

During a recent episode of "Piers Morgan Uncensored", KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons and former talk show host and politician Jerry Springer took part in a debate over whether Joe Biden is too old to run again for U.S. president. Biden, now 80, became the oldest living president the day he was s...

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BLAZE BAYLEY Looks Back On His Time With IRON MAIDEN: 'I'm Very Lucky To Have Actually Had The Top Job In My Field'

On March 9, British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley, who fronted IRON MAIDEN more than 20 years ago, spoke to Metal Planet Music 's Gary Spiller about some fans' initial reluctance to embrace his era of the band. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think that the girlfriend or partner...

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Watch: IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Performs 'Tears Of The Dragon' With Symphony Orchestra In Sofia, Bulgaria

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson is taking part in a performance of Jon Lord's "Concerto For Group And Orchestra" on nearly a dozen dates in March and April. The concerts are being performed by a symphony orchestra consisting of more than 80 instrumentalists conducted by Paul Mann, a close friend...