Some of rock and alt/rock's heavy hitters have teamed up amidst the current pandemic to re-record and film a new video of FILTER's Billboard chart-topping hit single "Take A Picture" from their respected quarantine headquarters. Spearheaded by COLD guitarist Nick Coyle (also lead vocalist for LIFER), the "Corona Sessions: Take A Picture" video also features ...
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A statue inspired by the artwork for the Chinese leg of IRON MAIDEN's "The Book Of Souls" 2016 world tour 2016 has been made available by XM Studios. A collaboration with Divine, the unique 1:4 scale statue — which has been been handcrafted and handpainted to perfection — shows off MAIDEN's ...
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SiriusXM has collaborated with acclaimed and iconic artists and their representatives to create personally curated audio experiences for listeners everywhere. The collection of exclusive music channels launching on Friday, May 1 — and in conjunction with SiriusXM's extended Stream Free period through May — are dedicated to megastars David Bowie, EAGLES, FLEETWOOD MAC, George Strait, ...
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Marilyn Manson has completed work on his highly anticipated new studio album. The project's status was revealed by collaborator Shooter Jennings, who took to his Instagram to say that the follow-up to 2017's "Heaven Upside Down" was "finished," also calling it a "masterpiece." Manson replied to Shooter's post, writing in the comments "Finished masterpiece album" ...
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California Governor Gavin Newsom says that the state is likely "months" away from reopening concert venues. At a press conference earlier today (Tuesday, April 28), Newsom and director of the department of public health Sonia Angell outlined a four-stage framework for reopening the economy. In order to move into Stage 4, ...
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Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal was on tour with SONS OF APOLLO in early March when the coronavirus outbreak forced the band to postpone most of the shows and return home. The former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist recounted the experience in a recent interview with Sofa King Cool, saying (hear audio below): "SONS ...
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Phil Demmel (MACHINE HEAD, VIO-LENCE), Marta Demmel (BLEEDING THROUGH), Dave McClain (MACHINE HEAD, SACRED REICH) and Eric Bass (SHINEDOWN) have joined forces to record a quarantine cover version of ALICE IN CHAINS' "No Excuses". Regarding how the cover came together, Demmel said: "'No Excuses' is a song I had been wanting to cover with our ...
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According to a new poll, less than half of Americans plan to attend live concerts, sports events, movies and amusement parks before a proven coronavirus vaccine or treatment becomes available. The Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday showed that only 27% of those questioned would go to a concert, movie theater ...
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The latest in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Blvds Of Splendor", the latest solo project from 1970s icon and ex-THE RUNAWAYS singer Cherie Currie, can be seen below. Due on April 28 as a digital release via Blackheart Records, the LP features guest collaborations with Billy Corgan of SMASHING ...
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Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has once again said that he is up for a reunion of the original band, but only if the price is right. During an appearance earlier today (Monday, April 27 — his 69th birthday) on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation", Frehley stated about his former bandmates: "I texted Paul [Stanley] and Gene ...
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LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe says that he is not sure what a post-pandemic world will look like for the touring industry. Concerts around the world have been canceled and postponed in efforts to contain the novel coronavirus, with no clear date as to when they might resume. In early April, Dr. Ezekiel "Zeke" ...
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Doom metal godfather Scott "Wino" Weinrich recently signed to Ripple Music for the release of his new solo album, "Forever Gone", on June 26 as part of the label's new "Blood And Strings" series. Stream first single "Isolation" below. "Isolation" is a cover of JOY DIVISION's 1980 single, as Wino explains: "I have loved this ...
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WITCHES HAMMER first began their death rumblings way back in the mid-eighties, and now the band is simply legendary in the extreme metal underground. Their reputation has only been solidified by the fact that key member Marco Banco played on BLASPHEMY's 1990 war metal benchmark "Fallen Angel of Doom….". The guitarist looks gargantuan and Herculean ...
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On Saturday, April 25, Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA livestreamed a performance from their rehearsal room, featuring some of the material from their recently released studio album, "Cell-0". The entire hour-long session can now be seen below. Addressing the online viewers, APOCALYPTICA's Eicca Toppinen said: "If there is somebody watching this and doesn't know that we ...
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On Saturday (April 25), PAPA ROACH took part in a special event celebrating the 20th anniversary of the band's breakthrough album "Infest". "Infest In Conversation" was held two decades to the day since the arrival of PAPA ROACH's second full-length record and first major label release and featured a discussion between the four members of ...
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POISON frontman Bret Michaels has added several "Bandana Banana" merchandise items to his official webstore — just days after he was revealed as the person in the banana costume, one of the contestants on Fox's smash hit "The Masked Singer". Currently available for purchase are Banana Graphic Socks ($20.00), Bandana Banana ...
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During a live chat with Grammy-nominated producer Linda Perry on Friday (April 24), Sharon Osbourne was asked how she would define a "rock star." She responded (see video below): "It's somebody that just has that charisma. You've gotta have that charisma, you've gotta have talent. Nothing of this works without talent. There are so many ...
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With a new election on the horizon and America still on the brink, MINISTRY's Al Jourgensen has re-entered the studio to create his missives that will become material for a to-be-announced new album on Nuclear Blast Records. The first taste comes today with the bold new track "Alert Level" accompanied by a provocative lyric video, ...
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Ozzy Osbourne is selling a long-sleeve T-shirt and matching face mask featuring the phrase "Fuck Coronavirus" along with artwork of a bat sporting a what appears to be a surgical mask. The item was introduced just days after the World Health Organization announced that its research has found that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, ...
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Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick says that his relationship with his brother, legendary guitarist and record producer Bob Kulick, is "not healthy." Bruce discussed his estranged older brother five months after Bob made a public post on his personal Facebook page as as well as on his Instagram accusing Bruce of contributory "copyright infringement" over ...
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The BBC has brought together some of the biggest and most respected artists from the U.K. and around the world for the most ambitious "Live Lounge" in its history, in support of the global effort to stay safe and stay home during the coronavirus crisis. Released today (Thursday, April 23), the "Stay Home Live Lounge" ...
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U.D.O., the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, has collaborated with Das Musikkorps der Bundeswehr, the military band of the German federal armed forces, on an album called "We Are One", to be released on July 17 via AFM Records/Soulfood Music. The LP contains 15 new songs that were developed and ...
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POISON frontman Bret Michaels is Banana, one of the contestants on Fox's smash hit "The Masked Singer". Banana, who had won over the studio audiences and four judges with each of his four performances, returned to the show last night (Wednesday, April 22) to perform a version of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door". Michaels ...
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Steven Wilson has pushed back the release date of his new studio album, "The Future Bites", to January 29, 2021 from the previously announced June 12 via Caroline International. Wilson announced the delay in the LP's arrival in a social media post earlier today. He wrote: "As with many of my albums, 'The Future Bites' ...
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The BBC is bringing together some of the biggest and most respected artists from the U.K. and around the world for the most ambitious "Live Lounge" in its history, in support of the global effort to stay safe and stay home during the coronavirus crisis. The "Stay Home Live Lounge" will be released at midday ...
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The third in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Blvds Of Splendor", the latest solo project from 1970s icon and ex-THE RUNAWAYS singer Cherie Currie, can be seen below. Due on April 28 as a digital release via Blackheart Records, the LP features guest collaborations with Billy Corgan of SMASHING ...
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Robb Flynn says that "MACHINE HEAD shows will probably not resume until summer of 2022" as a result of the coronavirus pandemic that is currently sweeping the globe. Flynn made his comments just days after Dr. Ezekiel "Zeke" Emanuel, a special adviser to the director general of the World Health Organization, said that he doesn't ...
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There was no mistaking the huge potential in KING WITCH's music from the very start. From a stellar debut demo to 2018's thunderous and commanding "Under The Mountain" full-length, the Scottish quartet have reveled in a clear vision and self-evident shared chemistry, not to mention some genuinely great songs. Pitched firmly in doom-laden, SABBATH-ian territory, ...
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ULCERATE is a force to be reckoned with; a truly intense musical expression, but not in the typical sense. There is a feverish, smoldering death metal attack including the prototypical growling vocals and blasting drum work, but ULCERATE only periodically goes for the jugular, not perpetually, like more conventional death metal bands do. The emphasis ...
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It's April, and we're halfway through Parkinson's Awareness Month, an effort designed to focus on education about the disease. Ozzy Osbourne, who revealed his own Parkinson's diagnosis in January, is donating a portion of proceeds from his tour merchandise all month to Keep Memory Alive to support enhanced treatment and ultimately cures for patients and ...
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