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Police Confirm Former COAL CHAMBER Bassist RAYNA FOSS Has Been Found Safe After Being Reported Missing

According to New Orleans TV station FOX 8 WVUE-TV, New Orleans police confirmed that former COAL CHAMBER bassist Rayna Foss has been found safe after being supposedly missing for months. Four months ago, the 51-year-old Foss was reported missing by her group home manager after last being seen on Sep...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Celebrates 36 Years Of Sobriety

JUDAS PRIESTs' Rob Halford is celebrating the 36th anniversary of his getting sober. The 70-year-old singer posted a photo of his AA sobriety medallion, which has the words "to thine own self be true" and "unity, service and recovery" engraved around the roman numeral for 36. He wrote: "'One day at...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' ROBERT DELEO Says His COVID-19 Symptoms Were 'Rather Mild'

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS bassist Robert DeLeo says that he is "feeling better," less than two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Earlier today, Robert shared an Instagram video of him playing acoustic guitar, and he wrote in an accompanying message: "W...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Launches Rap Alter Ego SKOLY-D, Takes Down Right-Wing Echo Chambers In 'B.I.G. L.I.E.' Video

HU$H MONEY, the rap duo featuring Skoly-D, the alter ego of TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick, and Kimmy G (Kimmy Gordon),has released its first video, "B.I.G. L.I.E.", a take on the events that took place one year ago, January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. "B.I.G. L.I.E." deals with plenty of non-l...

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BULLETBOYS Part Ways With Original Guitarist MICK SWEDA And Drummer JIMMY D'ANDA

BULLETBOYS have parted ways with original members Jimmy D'Anda (drums) and Mick Sweda (guitar). The duo's exit — which was first reported by Metal Sludge — was officially announced by Sweda in a Facebook Live stream on Monday (January 3). Mick said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We as BULLET...

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SCORPIONS To Release 'Rock Believer' Single Next Week

SCORPIONS' new single, "Rock Believer", will be released on Thursday, January 13 at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET. The first snippet of the song will go live on Friday, January 7 via TikTok. The single's cover art was designed by Klaus Voormann and can be found below. "Rock Believer" is the title tra...

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RAYNA FOSS's Daughter Denies Former COAL CHAMBER Bassist Is Missing: 'I Spoke To My Mother As Recently As Yesterday'

The daughter of former COAL CHAMBER bassist Rayna Foss has shot down reports that her mother has been missing since last summer. Four months ago, the New Orleans police announced that the 51-year-old Foss was reported missing by her group home manager after last being seen on September 7, 2021. Loca...

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Thorns

When legendary bands replace iconic vocalists with new frontmen, apprehension takes hold. Bands as varied as AC/DC, DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, IRON MAIDEN, VAN HALEN and ALICE IN CHAINS were put to the test for various reasons — numerous times for some — and the results varied immensely. The debate withi...

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64th Annual GRAMMY AWARDS Officially Postponed Due To COVID-19-Related Concerns

The 64th annual Grammy Awards, which was originally set to take place January 31 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, has been officially postponed to an as-yet-unspecified later date due to the omicron variant. A joint statement from the Recording Academy and its television partner, CBS, issued on W...

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ALICE COOPER's Band Had 'A Huge Part' In Writing Music For Legendary Rocker's Next Studio Album, Says NITA STRAUSS

Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, has confirmed to Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station that the legendary rocker is continuing work on the follow-up to last year's "Detroit Stories" album. "I actually have a call with [the Cooper camp] this weekend t...

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Ecdysis

Frequently tipped for greatness, and not just because vocalist Lena Scissorhands looks more like a rock star than just about anybody else on the planet right now, INFECTED RAIN have a sound that seems to chime perfectly with mainstream metal's current predilections. Broadly speaking, the Moldovans h...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON To Resume Work On New Solo Album This Spring

In a new interview with Loudwire, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was asked whether there are any plans for him to work on a new solo album to follow up 2005's "Tyranny Of Souls". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I am obviously coming over to [America to] do the one-man [spoken...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's Upcoming Album Is 'Very Influenced By KANYE WEST,' Says M. SHADOWS

AVENGED SEVENFOLD frontman M. Shadows has confirmed to Metal Hammer that the band will complete the recording of its eighth studio album next month. "In January, we're going in to finish the strings on the record," he said. "The record's been recorded for a year, but we haven't been able to put the...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN's First Wife Reveals His Last Words, Says The End Came In 'Slow Motion'

Eddie Van Halen's ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli has opened up about the legendary guitarist's death. In her new book, "Enough Already: Learning To Love The Way I Am Today", which will be released on January 18, she reveals that she and their son, Wolfgang, were both present at the time of Eddie's passi...

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NAPALM DEATH's SHANE EMBURY Promises 'More Extreme Experimentation' On Next Album

NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury has promised "more extreme experimentation" on the band's next album. The 54-year-old British-born musician, who has been one of the underground rock and metal scenes' most prolific and inventive figures over the last 30-plus years, touched upon a possible musical d...