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Did DAVE MUSTAINE 'Overreact' When He Fired DAVID ELLEFSON From MEGADETH? JEFF SCOTT SOTO Weighs In

In a new interview with the YouTube channel of Brazilian music journalist Igor Miranda, acclaimed hard rock singer Jeff Scott Soto was asked if he thinks Dave Mustaine "overreacted" when he fired David Ellefson from MEGADETH in May 2021, just days after sexually tinged messages and explicit video fo...

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KAMELOT's THOMAS YOUNGBLOOD: 'I've Never Allowed Someone Else To Dictate My Path'

By David E. Gehlke When KAMELOT was shopping for a record deal in the desolate, unforgiving mid-1990s, founding member and guitarist Thomas Youngblood was thinking long term. Rather than signing with a stateside label that may not understand KAMELOT's brand of melodic metal, Youngblood and company h...

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Black Metal Cross-Country Skiing And Norse Mythology: IVAR BJØRNSON Shares How ENSLAVED Assembled 'Heimdal'

By David E. Gehlke "Our albums are old enough to drive now," cracks guitarist, primary songwriter and one-half founding member of ENSLAVED, Ivar Bjørnson. Bjørnson is referring to the band's newest opus, "Heimdal", which is album number 16 for ENSLAVED. The script of ENSLAVED's early 1990s Viking me...

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Rockers React To Death Of LYNYRD SKYNYRD Guitarist GARY ROSSINGTON

James Hetfield (METALLICA, John 5 (MÖTLEY CRÜE, ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON),Frank Hannon (TESLA),David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, PANTERA, OZZY OSBOURNE) and Doug Aldrich (WHITSNAKE, DIO, THE DEAD DAISIES) are among the musicians who have reacted on social media to the p...

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DAVID ELLEFSON: METALLICA 'Broke All The Doors Down To Every Obstacle In The Way Of Heavy Metal'

In a new interview with "I Ask No One With Kevin Re LoVullo", former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked if the multi-platinum success of METALLICA's 1991 self-titled album helped or hurt the metal community. Ellefson responded in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Ah, it frickin' bro...

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DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN Says He Has Lost More Than 20 Pounds In Last Four Months

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman says that he has lost more than 20 pounds in the last four months. The 49-year-old singer, who moved to Miami, Florida in early 2022 after residing in Honolulu, Hawaii for a few years, took to his Twitter earlier today (Friday, March 3) to share a photo of him at wha...

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THE WHO's PETE TOWNSHEND And AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY Among Guests On ANN-MARGRET's First Album In Over A Decade

Consummate entertainer Ann-Margret has announced her first new studio album in over a decade, "Born To Be Wild", due out April 14 on Cleopatra Records. It's a collection of brand-new recordings of her favorite rock n roll and pop gems from the '50s through the '70s, featuring an all-star group of fr...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Has 'Nothing But Good Things' To Say About RITCHIE BLACKMORE

In a new interview with the WHMH FM Rockin' 101 radio station, former RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE singer Joe Lynn Turner was asked about his experience working with the notoriously moody guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, man, I've got nothing but good things...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Shares Newly Recorded Version Of VAN HALEN's 'Unchained'

David Lee Roth has shared a new solo version of the VAN HALEN classic "Unchained". The new recording, like the previously released "Everybody Wants Some!!", "You Really Got Me", "Dance The Night Away", "Panama" and "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love", was laid down on May 3, 2022 during a session at Henson R...

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KINGS OF THRASH Feat. DAVID ELLEFSON And JEFF YOUNG Shares Second Performance Video Of Original Song 'Bridges Burned'

KINGS OF THRASH, the new band featuring former MEGADETH members David Ellefson (bass) and Jeff Young (guitar),has shared another performance video of a new original song called "Bridges Burned" during the "Thrashin' USA" tour. Check it out below. According to Young, the seeds for the KINGS OF THRAS...

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PAUL STANLEY Blasts MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE After She Complains Of Harassment

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has blasted Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene after she claimed she was attacked in a restaurant Monday night "by an insane" woman and "screamed at by her adult son." Greene, a Republican who represents northwest Georgia's 14th congressional district, first ment...

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NIGHT DEMON's JARVIS LEATHERBY: 'Our Work Ethic And Writing Good Music Has Gotten Us To The Upper Echelon Of Our Genre'

By David E. Gehlke There's a good chance Ventura, California, pure metal trio NIGHT DEMON has played your town sometime in the last ten years. The band's dogged touring schedule has logged shows in the farthest reaches of the globe. Whether a major or a secondary-to-the-secondary market, NIGHT DEMON...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN On Possibility Of Playing With MEGADETH Again: 'The Door's Open'

Ex-MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman spoke to Consequence about his reunion with his former band during the Dave Mustaine-fronted outfit's first-ever gig at Tokyo, Japan's famed Budokan. Friedman came up on stage for three songs toward the end of the main set on Monday, February 27: "Countdown To Ex...

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STEVE HARRIS's BRITISH LION Announces Spring/Summer 2023 European Tour

BRITISH LION, the side project of IRON MAIDEN bassist and founder Steve Harris, has announced a 15-date tour throughout Europe between May and July 2023. It includes 13 new headline tour dates, as well as festival appearances at Hellfest and Sweden Rock Festival which were previously announced. Harr...

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Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS To Celebrate Band's 50th Anniversary With Special Shows

Original AC/DC singer Dave Evans says that he is planning to commemorate the band's half-century milestone with a series of performances later this year. "This year is the 50-year anniversary of AC/DC. I'm doing a special show, a 50-year-anniversary show this year, as well as the 'Icons Of Classic R...