According to Billboard, METALLICA, KISS, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT were among the top-grossing touring artists of the 12-month period ending on October 31. In the magazine's just-published year-end Boxscore chart, which was topped for the second consecutive year by pop singer Ed Sheeran, METALLICA was the highest-ranked hard ...
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AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams joined the Florida-based classic rock cover band 24 CARAT on stage in early November for a performance at a private party. Video footage of his appearance can be seen at this location. Photos are available below. In August 2018, singer Brian Johnson and drummer Phil Rudd, along ...
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CHEVELLE vocalist/guitarist Pete Loeffler and drummer Sam Loeffler spoke to Rock 100.5 The KATT's Cameron Buchholtz about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's new album. The disc was recorded in part this past May at Joe's House Of Compression studio in Pasadena, California with producer Joe Barresi (KYUSS, MELVINS, THE JESUS LIZARD). ...
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POISON will team up with MÖTLEY CRÜE and DEF LEPPARD for a 22-date North American stadium tour next summer. "The Stadium Tour" will kick off July 7 at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium and wind down on September 5 at Los Angeles's SoFi Stadium. Tickets go on sale on December 13 at 10:00 a.m. The trek ...
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To coincide with the November 29 release of his new "See You On The Other Side" box set on Sony Legacy, Ozzy Osbourne taped a special edition of his "Ozzy Speaks" show for his Ozzy's Boneyard channel on SiriusXM. Watch below as Ozzy talks about the set with good friend/guitarist Billy Morrison and SiriusXM host ...
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DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott says that he knew MÖTLEY CRÜE would eventually renege on its 2014 "cessation of touring" contract. "Five years ago, I kind of sniggered into my cup of coffee, like, 'Yeah, right.'" Elliott recalled in a new interview with Rolling Stone. "I told Nikki [Sixx, MÖTLEY CRÜE ...
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Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno says that he is lucky to be alive after developing a deadly infection several years ago. Di'Anno has battled a number of health issues in recent years. He reportedly underwent an operation in 2016 to remove a "rugby ball-sized abscess" on his lungs and required a knee-replacement operation on ...
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STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand has defended GRETA VAN FLEET over accusations that the Michigan rockers have ripped off LED ZEPPELIN. Despite the fact that GRETA VAN FLEET has managed to sell out shows all over the world, the four-piece has been criticized for channeling a sound uncannily similar to LED ZEPPELIN, with some music ...
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DEAD CROSS, the Southern California hardcore outfit featuring Dave Lombardo (SLAYER, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, MISFITS), Mike Patton (FAITH NO MORE, TOMAHAWK), Justin Pearson (THE LOCUST, RETOX) and Michael Crain (RETOX, FESTIVAL OF DEAD DEER), has entered the studio to begin recording its second album. Helming the disc once again is producer Ross Robinson (KORN, SLIPKNOT, LIMP ...
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GUNS N' ROSES will perform at the second Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest, set to take place January 30 through February 1 at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Also scheduled to appear are MAROON 5, DJ Khaled and DaBaby. GUNS N' ROSES will headline on January 31, while MAROON 5 and a special guest ...
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Former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry has released the official music video for his stunning new version of the all-time Christmas classic "Silver Bells", available both digitally and on seven-inch vinyl, along with brand-new, special edition merchandise exclusively at Perry's online store. In addition, this holiday EP contains a newly remixed version ...
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After visiting Santorini and seeing firsthand the cruelty that donkeys and mules used for "taxi" rides endure on the Greek island, MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee — who was born in Athens — sent Greek authorities a letter on PETA's behalf this morning demanding an end to the practice. "I'm honored to have been born ...
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Nikki Sixx has slammed THE BLACK CROWES manager Mark DiDia for leaking the MÖTLEY CRÜE reunion on "The Howard Stern Show" in mid-November, ruining any well-organized strategies CRÜE's management had in making the major announcement. CRÜE will team up with DEF LEPPARD, POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS for a 22-date North American stadium ...
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The official cartoon lyric video for the song "Nabbed In Nebraska" from Canadian metal legends ANVIL can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Legal At Last", due on February 14, 2020 via AFM Records as a digipak, on digital, black vinyl and some limited colored vinyl. ANVIL, a Toronto-based ...
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TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon says that he would have loved to have landed the opening-band spot on MÖTLEY CRÜE's upcoming stadium tour with DEF LEPPARD and POISON. Last month, MÖTLEY CRÜE announced that it was coming out of retirement, nearly four years after playing what was billed as the band's final concert at the Staples ...
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MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has launched the "No Fuckin' Regrets With Robb Flynn" podcast via GaS Digital Network. You can check out the first episode premiering for free on Wednesday, December 11 at 3 p.m. ET/ 12 p.m. PT at this location. "No Fuckin' Regrets" will be livestreaming every Wednesday ...
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The "Pumpkins United" lineup of the German heavy metal band HELLOWEEN recently entered the H.O.M.E. Studios in Hamburg (where everything started in 1984) to work on brand new song material. The same recording console used for such HELLOWEEN albums as "Master Of The Rings", "Time Of The Oath" and "Better Than Raw" is now being ...
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SAXON frontman Biff Byford will embark on his first-ever solo tour in April 2020. The 10-date trek will kick off on April 17 at Gateshead Sage 2 and will include shows in Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Bath, Liverpool, Aberdare, Milton Keynes, London and Brighton. The performaces will be split into two halves, with the first half ...
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Nikki Sixx says that he and his MÖTLEY CRÜE bandmates "missed each other" in the four years since they played their last show. CRÜE fans who shelled out for the band's 2014/2015 "farewell" tour were led to believe that the group would never return after playing its final concert on December 2015 at the Staples ...
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The world's most iconic and celebrated rock legends will hit the road together next summer for a coheadlining tour so massive that it could only be held in America's biggest stadiums. "The Stadium Tour" featuring DEF LEPPARD, MÖTLEY CRÜE, with POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS will hit select cities in the U.S. where ...
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Epiphone, the leader in affordable professional instruments presents the fourth Epiphone signature guitar from KISS guitarist Tommy "Spaceman" Thayer. The new, limited-edition Tommy Thayer Electric Blue Les Paul Outfit features a unique Electric Blue finish with mirrored pickguard, Seymour Duncan JB Humbuckers, and Grover Rotomatic tuners. All previous guitar collaborations with Tommy and Epiphone have ...
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Terry "Beez" Bezer of WhatCulture Music recently conducted an interview with HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale and guitarist Joe Hottinger. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On bands having something to say about social issues: Lzzy: "We grew up on bands where that was ...
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JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS will serve as the opening act for MÖTLEY CRÜE, DEF LEPPARD and POISON on their upcoming North American stadium tour. According to 97 Rock Online, Jett will perform with the three hard rock acts at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington on September 2, 2020. Tickets will ...
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Jonathan Cain is joined by Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling NEWSBOYS frontman Michael Tait in the official music video for the JOURNEY keyboardist's newest Christmas single, "Wonder Of Wonders". Available now from Identity Records at iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, Google Play, iHeartRadio and more outlets globally, the song was produced at Cain's Addiction Sound Studios in Nashville ...
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Jerry from Finland's Rauta recently conducted an interview with frontman Schmier of German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how life has changed in DESTRUCTION since the band's 1982 formation: Schmier: "When you're a touring band, you need ...
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MOTIONLESS IN WHITE has released the official music video for the song "Another Life". The clip was directed by Max Moore, who has previously worked with CODE ORANGE and THY ART IS MURDER. MOTIONLESS IN WHITE frontman Chris "Motionless" Cerulli said: "After six months have passed since releasing our new album, 'Disguise', the one thing ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory spoke to Billboard about the band's new album, "F8", which will be released on February 28 via Better Noise Music. The LP is the band's first to be completed after frontman Ivan Moody's very public struggle with substance abuse took him to rehab several ...
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Kid Rock has announced that his Detroit restaurant will close its doors, a week after the conservative rocker made a series of controversial statements about Oprah Winfrey. The licensing agreement for Kid Rock's Made in Detroit restaurant, located inside Little Caesar's Arena, was up for renewal in April. In a statement Wednesday, the arena's parent ...
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On February 14, WHITESNAKE will release a limited-edition 12-inch picture-disc single featuring "Always & Forever" backed with "After All", limited to 1,000 copies worldwide. Pre-order your copy at this location. "Always & Forever" is taken from WHITESNAKE's latest album, "Flesh & Blood", which was released in May via Frontiers Music Srl. ...
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