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In a new interview with "THAT Rocks!", the YouTube series hosted by Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson, ARMORED SAINT bassist Joey Vera spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2020's "Punching The Sky" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH....

You may thank whichever implausible deity you favor for the fact that Matt Pike is still alive and still writing riffs. A new HIGH ON FIRE album always brings with it a profound sense of relief. It's okay, folks, they've sent in the professionals. Turn the volume up and prepare for the onslaught. Co...

During a March 2024 question-and-answer session at the Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp, Michael Anthony spoke about the upcoming summer tour featuring him, vocalist Sammy Hagar, guitarist Joe Satriani and drummer Jason Bonham that will focus largely on the music of VAN HALEN. Asked how the tour came abou...

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman will be one of the speakers at the 2024 Jerusalem Post Annual Conference, set to take place on June 3 in New York City. This landmark gathering, held in the shadow of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and the turbulent events taking place throughout the Middle East, promi...

SLIPKNOT has reportedly placed a cryptic new billboard in Indio, California teasing an event related to the 25th anniversary of the band's debut album. A photo of the billboard, which was erected near the site of this month's Coachella and last October's Power Trip festivals, was shared by the band'...

Former GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell's long-awaited autobiography, now titled "The True Tale Of Mista Bone: A Rock + Roll Narrative", will be released this summer via Gatekeeper Press. Penned by author Katelyn Louise "K.L." Doty, it features a sentimental foreword by Lita Ford, with additional com...

In July 2022, guitarist Steve Morse officially left DEEP PURPLE to care for his wife, Janine, who was battling cancer. He was replaced by Simon McBride. Morse's announcement came four months after the guitarist said that he would be taking a hiatus from the band, in the hope of rejoining his bandmat...

In a new interview with Hear 2 Zen magazine, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory spoke about the band's continued collaboration with Kevin Churko, the Canadian record producer/engineer and songwriter who currently lives in Las Vegas, where he works out of his private studio, The Hideout...

During an appearance on the April 12 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker commented on the recent passing of the band's longtime drummer James Kottak. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "James was a fantastic person. We called him the...

During an appearance on the April 16 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was asked if there are plans for him to stage a full U.S. tour in support of his recently released solo album "The Mandrake Project". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBER...

In a new interview with Mexico's Summa Inferno, AVATAR frontman Johannes Eckerström was asked if it's "too soon" to think about new music from the band, seeing as AVATAR released its latest album, "Dance Devil Dance", in February 2023. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, no, not...

During an appearance on the latest episode of "The Jasta Show", the video podcast hosted by HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta, AS I LAY DYING's founding vocalist Tim Lambesis was asked about the status of the band's recently recorded new studio album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well...

Doom metal legends TROUBLE have announced Garry Naples as their new drummer. Naples has already begun rehearsals with TROUBLE and will be recording drums for the band's upcoming studio album, the details of which are still pending and will be announced separately. Naples, a Chicago-based drummer, ha...

PEARL JAM need no introduction. The Eddie Vedder-fronted grunge rock band is a legendary musical outfit that takes on even more importance today, since we've lost so many blockbuster grunge frontman over the years: from Layne Staley to Chris Cornell to Kurt Cobain to Mark Lanegan. Vedder is one of t...

In a new interview with Guitar World magazine, Lita Ford was asked about the time in the 1970s when she was supposedly approached by LED ZEPPELIN about possibly playing bass for the band. She said: "THE RUNAWAYS [Lita's then-band] were playing at Gazzarri's or The Starwood [in West Hollywood, Califo...

PEARL JAM's twelfth studio album, "Dark Matter", will be released on April 19 via Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records. The LP's latest single, "Wreckage", can be streamed below. In 2023, PEARL JAM retreated to Rick Rubin's Shangri-La Studio in Malibu, California where they simply plugged in and pl...

As dedicated as they are to conjuring dark, desolate reveries, it is MY DYING BRIDE's essential humanity that continues to enable their music to cut deep. Evoking the remorseless grimness of human existence is a popular pastime in doom metal, but even this band's metaphors have always arrived staine...

Shock-rock gods GWAR will embark on the "Age Of Entitlement" tour for two more legs of 2024 headline dates in support of their most recent album "New Dark Ages". This summer, the band has enlisted drug metal addicts WEEDEATER along with the habitually offensive cop rock of X-COPS as support. The sav...

MOONSPELL's earliest works are revered for many reasons, but principal among them is the sense of otherworldliness and dark romance that permeated every primitive note. By most agreed standards, the Portuguese legends were a more sophisticated and poetic bunch than the black-hearted average, and wit...

From now through next Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., fans can preview the gear that will be available to purchase from famed former MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro via the official Kiko Loureiro Reverb shop. Known for his time in both the legendary thrash metal band MEGADETH and the Brazilian power metal...

In a new interview with The Front Row Report With Reggie Edwards, returning DROWNING POOL singer Ryan McCombs discussed the progress of the songwriting sessions for the new music that he and his bandmates — guitarist C.J. Pierce drummer Mike Luce and bassist Stevie Benton — have been working on in r...

In a new interview with Steve King of the 105.3 The Bone radio station, JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain spoke about the band's current working relationship with its longtime vocalist Arnel Pineda. Pineda was a bar and club singer working in Manila, Philippines in 2007 when he got an e-mail from JO...

In a new interview with Concrete Spew, DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein spoke about the musical direction of the material he and his bandmates have been working on for their next release. The long-running heavy metal supergroup hasn't issued anything since the arrival of the "Down IV – Part Two" EP in...

In a new interview with Bryan Reesman of Grammy.com, NICKELBACK bassist Mike Kroeger reflected on the band's split with drummer Ryan Vikedal. Vikedal worked on NICKELBACK's "The State" (2000), "Silver Side Up" (2001) and "The Long Road" (2003) before parting under less-than-friendly circumstances. H...

SYSTEM OF A DOWN's John Dolmayan has uploaded drum-cam video of him and his bandmates rehearsing the song "Cigaro" off their album "Mezmerize" on April 16 for their upcoming appearance at the Sick New World festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. Check out the clip below. Last November, SYSTEM OF A DOWN fron...

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has paid tribute to Lemmy Kilmister in the form of a tattoo containing the late MOTÖRHEAD leader's ashes. Hetfield unveiled his new tattoo on METALLICA's Instagram page late Tuesday night (April 16), explaining that he took the Iron Cross and Spade imagery often spo...

The ProDrummersLive YouTube channel has uploaded drum-cam video of FEAR FACTORY's Pete Webber performing the song "Demanufacture" with his bandmates on February 21, 2024 at Gothic Theatre in Englewood, Colorado. Check out the footage below. A member of HAVOK, Webber joined FEAR FACTORY in Febru...

MEGADETH surprised fans in Argentina earlier today (Tuesday, April 16) by performing a three-song acoustic set outside Hotel Madero in Buenos Aires. Fan-filmed video of guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist James LoMenzo, guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari and drummer Dirk Verbeuren playing "Trust", "An...

Josh Freese, who officially became FOO FIGHTERS' new drummer a year ago, filling the vacancy left by the late Taylor Hawkins, spoke to producer and YouTuber Rick Beato about how he landed the coveted gig. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "On my children's lives, I had zero plans...

The Chelo Sv YouTube channel has uploaded video of ANTHRAX's entire April 15 concert at Anfiteatro ITCA in Santa Tecla, El Salvador. The band's setlist was as follows, according to Setlist.fm: 01. Among The Living 02. Caught In A Mosh 03. Madhouse 04. Metal Thrashing Mad 05. Efilnikufesin (N.F....