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• Watch: GUNS N' ROSES Joined By CARRIE UNDERWOOD At London Concert

  02-07-2022 08:53 via blabbermouth.net
  
  GUNS N' ROSES was joined by country-pop superstar Carrie Underwood on stage during the band's concert Friday night (July 1) at London, England's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
  Underwood made a surprise appearance toward the end of GUNS N' ROSES' main set, performing "Sweet Child O' Mine" with Axl Rose a...
  
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• UGLY KID JOE's WHITFIELD CRANE Explains 'Rad Wings Of Destiny' Album Title

  02-07-2022 02:58 via blabbermouth.net
  
  UGLY KID JOE will release a new studio album, "Rad Wings Of Destiny", on October 21. The official music video for the first single from the LP, "That Ain't Livin'", can be seen below.
  "Rad Wings Of Destiny" sees UGLY KID JOE re-teaming producer Mark Dodson who was behind the desk for the band's debu...
  
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• DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI Shares Drum-Cam Video Of 'Bridges In The Sky' Performance From 2022 European Tour

  02-07-2022 02:10 via blabbermouth.net
  
  DREAM THEATER's Mike Mangini has shared a drum-cam performance video of the song "Bridges In The Sky" filmed at a show on the band's spring 2022 European tour. According to Mike, the clip is "chock full of imperfections and bad drummer faces, but it is the real sound in tone, rawness, groove, inflec...
  
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• WHITESNAKE Cancels Remainder Of European Tour 'Due To Continuing Health Challenges'

  02-07-2022 01:21 via blabbermouth.net
  
  WHITESNAKE has canceled the remainder of its European tour "due to continuing health challenges."
  Earlier today, the band's frontman David Coverdale released the following statement via social media: "It is with the deepest sadness that I must announce that due to continuing health challenges, docto...
  
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• MÖTLEY CRÜE Shares Video Recap Of First Few Shows Of 'The Stadium Tour'

  02-07-2022 00:48 via blabbermouth.net
  
  MÖTLEY CRÜE has shared a brief video recap of the first few shows of "The Stadium Tour". The North American run of dates kicked off on June 16 in Atlanta, Georgia and will conclude on September 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  CRÜE's long-delayed North American trek with DEF LEPPARD, POISON and JOAN JETT &am...
  
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• AEROSMITH's STEVEN TYLER Is Doing 'Amazingly Well' After Latest Rehab Stint

  02-07-2022 00:21 via blabbermouth.net
  
  According to TMZ, AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler is doing "amazingly well" after his latest rehab stint.
  A little over a month ago, AEROSMITH announced that Tyler had entered a treatment program following a recent relapse, prompting the band to put their Las Vegas residency on a temporary hold.
  Sou...
  
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• STEVE VAI Hopes To Bring His 'Hydra' One-Of-A-Kind Instrument On Tour In The Fall

  01-07-2022 23:58 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Steve Vai will bring The Hydra one-of-a-kind instrument out on tour and perform the jaw-dropping solo piece "Teeth Of The Hydra" as early as the end of the year. The guitarist made the revelation while talking to Eonmusic on June 23 at Hellfest in Clisson, France.
  Vai's comments came during a press...
  
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• AEROSMITH Drummer's Wife LINDA KRAMER Dead At 55

  01-07-2022 23:28 via blabbermouth.net
  
  AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer's wife has died.
  Linda Gail Kramer, 55, passed away on June 22. No cause of death has been revealed.
  Just one day before her death, Linda wished her husband a happy 72nd birthday on Twitter. She wrote: "Happy Birthday to the Love Of My LIFE !! You are the most amazing m...
  
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• Live Concert Report: Windhand And Un

  01-07-2022 22:13 via metalunderground.com
  Late in 2018 I began toying with the idea of going to the 2019 Brutal Assault Festival. I was excited by each announcement of new bands being added to the bill, and when Windhand was added I was thrilled. However, once the running order was released just prior to the festival itself, I was saddened to see that Windhand was playing at the exact same...Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  
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• Watch: TOM KEIFER Performs CINDERELLA Classics In Houston, Texas

  01-07-2022 21:04 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Fan-filmed video of Tom Keifer's June 25 performance at Backstage Live in Houston, Texas can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube channel Rocking H-Town Live).
  Keifer's story begins as the singer-songwriter, guitarist and front man of hard rock heavyweights CINDERELLA. His signature voice, guitar and...
  
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• CHRIS JERICHO: 'Dancing With The Stars' Was 'One Of The Hardest Things I've Ever Done'

  01-07-2022 20:42 via blabbermouth.net
  
  During a recent appearance on the "Kicking It With The Koves" podcast, FOZZY frontman and wrestling superstar Chris Jericho reflected on his experience transitioning from the wrestling ring to the dance floor on season 12 of "Dancing With The Stars" in 2011.
  "Dancing With The Stars" is one of the mo...
  
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• Watch German TV Report On DEEP PURPLE's Hamburg Concert Featuring New Touring Guitarist SIMON MCBRIDE

  01-07-2022 19:57 via blabbermouth.net
  
  A German TV report on DEEP PURPLE's June 23 concert at Stadtpark Open Air in Hamburg can be seen below.
  DEEP PURPLE's new touring guitarist Simon McBride, who has previously played with both singer Ian Gillan and keyboardist Don Airey, among others, is filling in for longtime DEEP PURPLE guitarist S...
  
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• Audrey Horne Frontman Torkjell Rød Discusses New Album "The Devil's Bell," Music Videos, The Pandemic And More

  01-07-2022 19:34 via metalunderground.com
  This past April, Norwegian hard rock supergroup Audrey Horne unleashed, "Devil's Bell," their first album in four years, through Napalm Records. Not only this, but 2022 also marks the twentieth anniversary of the band's formation and what better way to mark this milestone than with one of the strongest albums in their catalogue to date?To find ...Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  
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• DISTURBED Begins Teasing New Music: It's 'Coming Soon'

  01-07-2022 19:19 via blabbermouth.net
  
  DISTURBED has begun teasing the first single off the band's upcoming studio album.
  Earlier today (Friday, July 1), DISTURBED's social media was updated with a pre-save link for the track, along with the promise that "new music is coming soon".
  All four members of DISTURBED were in Los Angeles o...
  
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• GRETA VAN FLEET Pulls Out Of Belgium's ROCK WERCHTER Festival After Positive COVID-19 Test

  01-07-2022 18:58 via blabbermouth.net
  
  GRETA VAN FLEET has been forced to cancel its performance tonight (Friday, July 1) at the Rock Werchter festival in Werchter, Belgium after a member of the band tested positive for COVID-19.
  Earlier today, GRETA VAN FLEET released the following statement via social media: "To our beautiful fans in B...
  
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• TESLA, MICHAEL SCHENKER, WINGER, QUEENSRŸCHE, SAXON, Others Confirmed For 2023 'Monsters Of Rock Cruise'

  01-07-2022 18:28 via blabbermouth.net
  
  The annual Monsters Of Rock Cruise is returning for its eleventh year in 2023.
  On The Blue Cruises has announced the five-day/five-night full-ship music charter will set sail April 29 - May 4 aboard Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas and depart out of Port Canaveral, Florida. Dubbed They Came Fro...
  
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• MUSHROOMHEAD's STEVE 'SKINNY' FELTON Explains Band's Latest Lineup Changes

  01-07-2022 18:06 via blabbermouth.net
  
  MUSHROOMHEAD mastermind and drummer/percussionist Steve "Skinny" Felton says that the band is 'stronger than ever" after undergoing its latest round of lineup changes.
  Vocalist Jason "J Mann" Popson and samplist Rick "St1tch" Thomas sitting are both sitting out MUSHROOMHEAD's current tour, with VENT...
  
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• DEMON HUNTER Shares New Song 'Silence The World' Featuring EVERGREY's TOM S. ENGLUND

  01-07-2022 17:52 via blabbermouth.net
  
  DEMON HUNTER follows last month's "Freedom Is Dead" with a brand-new song, "Silence The World", featuring Tom S. Englund. Both tracks will appear on the band's 11th album, "Exile", due on September 9 via DEMON HUNTER's newly established label, Weapons MFG.
  "Mental health is all anyone wants to talk...
  
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• Watch BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Perform At Tiny London Bar

  01-07-2022 16:38 via blabbermouth.net
  
  On May 23, Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE played at a special concert at a London dive bar, Blondies, as part of Kerrang! magazine's "The K! Pit" series. Professionally filmed video of the performance, which was attended by "50 of BULLET's biggest fans", can be seen below.
  Setlist:
  01. Kniv...
  
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• Watch MIKKEY DEE Perform 'Possibly Highest-Ever Drum Solo In The History Of Heavy Metal'

  01-07-2022 16:00 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Former MOTÖRHEAD and current SCORPIONS drummer Mikkey Dee is featured in a series of commercials for the car manufacturer Volvo.
  The three spots, which promote the Swedish company's new line of electric trucks, were filmed in Mikkey's hometown of Gothenburg.
  In one video, which was shot at the city'...
  
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• BAD WOLVES Unveil New Song 'The Body' From Upcoming EP

  01-07-2022 15:04 via blabbermouth.net
  
  BAD WOLVES have released a new single, "The Body", via Better Noise Music. The track haunts the listener, talking about how far one must go to commit an unthinkable crime. It is the first new offering from the band's upcoming EP, set for release this summer.
  BAD WOLVES have been working on new music...
  
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• RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Cancel Tonight's Glasgow Concert Due To Illness

  01-07-2022 14:47 via blabbermouth.net
  
  RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS have canceled their show in Glasgow due to an unspecified "illness."
  The band, which consists of singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith and guitarist John Frusciante, was set to play at Bellahouston Park on Friday (July 1) as part of its world tour.
  Early Frid...
  
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• The Archaic Epidemic Premiere New Single & Music Video "Lords of Misery"

  01-07-2022 09:24 via metalunderground.com
  Fairfax, Virginia-based deathcore outfit The Archaic Epidemic premiere a new single and music video named “Lords of Misery”, streaming via YouTube for you below. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  
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• MMXX (ex-The Foreshadowing, Daylight Dies) Premiere Debut Single "This Breath Is Not My Breath" - Vocalist Mikko Kotamäki (Swallow the Sun) Guests

  01-07-2022 09:08 via metalunderground.com
  MMXX - a new doom metal project featuring Andrea Chiodetti (ex-The Foreshadowing) on guitars/keys, Jesse Haff on drums (Daylight Dies, Gökböri), and Egan O'Rourke (Daylight Dies) on bass - premiere their debut single “This Breath Is Not My Breath”. The track features vocalist Mikko Kotamäki (Swallow the Sun) and is taken from their upcoming deb...Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  
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• Ghast Premiere New Single "Lawless"

  01-07-2022 08:52 via metalunderground.com
  South African hardcore/metal outfit Ghast premiere a new song entitled “Lawless”, streaming via YouTube for you below.Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  
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• BRET MICHAELS Says 'An Unforeseen Medical Complication' Forced POISON To Cancel Nashville Concert

  01-07-2022 08:47 via blabbermouth.net
  
  POISON frontman Bret Michaels says that "an unforeseen medical complication" forced him and his bandmates to cancel their concert in Nashville, Tennessee Thursday night (June 30).
  The 59-year-old singer was hospitalized just before POISON was set to perform at Nissan Stadium as part of "The Stadium...
  
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• Inhuman Condition (Obituary) Premiere New Music Video "Caustic Vomit Reveries" From Upcoming New Album "Fearsick"

  01-07-2022 08:43 via metalunderground.com
  Old-school death metal band Inhuman Condition (Obituary) premiere a new music video named “Caustic Vomit Reveries. The track is off their forthcoming record "Fearsick", due out on July 15th via Listenable Insanity Records.Check out now "Caustic Vomit Reveries" streaming via YouTube for you below.
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• Oceans Ate Alaska Premiere New Single “New Dawn”

  01-07-2022 08:33 via metalunderground.com
  UK metal outfit Oceans Ate Alaska premiere their first new material in two years. That below streaming single and visualizer video has been dubbed “New Dawn”. You can check it out streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.Tells frontman James Harrison:Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  
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• Bleeding Through Premiere Full-Album Stream Of Brand New EP "Rage"

  01-07-2022 08:19 via metalunderground.com
  Orange County metal outfit Bleeding Through premiere their new 3-song EP titled “Rage“. You can stream the new outing in its entirety now via YouTube and Spotify below:
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• Unearthing the Metal Underground: Sweden's Cirkus Prutz

  01-07-2022 07:13 via metalunderground.com
  Sure, describing some music or any form of art as “cheesy” can certainly be a pejorative. That is not always the case. Sometimes, noticeable excess can be endearing and enjoyable. Case in point: Sweden’s Cirkus Prutz is a slightly metallic take on blues rock. However authentic or not the expression of the blues and the American South may be in ques...Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  
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• BLACK VEIL BRIDES' ANDY BIERSACK Reads His Favorite EDGAR ALLEN POE Stories For New Audiobook

  01-07-2022 03:02 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Rare Bird has set a November 15 release date for "Andy Biersack Presents The Works Of Edgar Allen Poe", an exclusive deluxe gatefold vinyl audiobook and companion hardcover book bundle featuring BLACK VEIL BRIDES founder and frontman Andy Biersack reading some of his favorite stories from Poe's coll...
  
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• Watch: SEPULTURA Plays With Fill-In Guitarist JEAN PATTON In Marseille, France

  01-07-2022 02:22 via blabbermouth.net
  
  SEPULTURA played its fifth show with fill-in guitarist Jean Patton (PROJECT46) Tuesday night (June 28) at Espace Julien in Marseille, France. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be found below.
  On June 22, SEPULTURA announced that guitarist Andreas Kisser was forced to leave the band's current E...
  
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• POISON Pulls Out Of Nashville Stop Of 'The Stadium Tour' After BRET MICHAELS Falls Ill

  01-07-2022 01:41 via blabbermouth.net
  
  POISON has been forced to cancel its appearance at tonight's "The Stadium Tour" concert in Nashville, Tennessee after the band's lead singer Bret Michaels fell ill.
  Earlier tonight (Thursday, June 30), Bret's POISON bandmates came out on stage and announced to the audience at Nissan Stadium that he...
  
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• Watch Pro-Shot Video Of METALLICA Performing 'Metal Militia' At PINKPOP Festival

  01-07-2022 00:42 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Professionally filmed video of METALLICA performing the song "Metal Militia" on June 17 at the Pinkpop festival in Landgraaf, Netherlands can be seen below.
  The band's setlist was as follows:
  01. Whiplash
  02. Creeping Death
  03. Enter Sandman
  04. Harvester Of Sorrow
  05. Trapped Under Ice
  06. Bleeding...
  
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• Former And Current Members Of THREE DAYS GRACE Honored By Ontario High School: Photo + Video

  30-06-2022 23:34 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Ex-THREE DAYS GRACE singer Adam Gontier and two members of the band's current lineup, bassist Brad Walst and his younger brother, vocalist Matt Walst, were inducted into the Norwood District High School Hall Of Honor last night (Wednesday, June 29) in Norwood, Ontario, Canada.
  Earlier today, Gontier...
  
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• GEORGE LYNCH Recruits SPREAD EAGLE Singer RAY WEST For ELECTRIC FREEDOM Project

  30-06-2022 23:02 via blabbermouth.net
  
  George Lynch has recruited Ray West (SPREAD EAGLE) to sing for his GEORGE LYNCH AND THE ELECTRIC FREEDOM project. Also joining the legendary DOKKEN axeman in the band are Jimmy D'Anda (BULLETBOYS) on drums and Rob DeLuca (Sebastian Bach, UFO, SPREAD EAGLE) on bass.
  Earlier today, Lynch shared a phot...
  
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• The Eternal Fanfare

  30-06-2022 22:40 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Anyone nerdy enough to have heard HULDER's early demos (which have since been collated on 2019's "De Oproeping Van Middeleeuwse Duisternis" comp) will have spotted that dark magic was brewing from the get-go. Belgian born but US-based, Marliese Beeuwsaert owes an obvious debt to classic, early '90s...
  
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• Next KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Album Will Be 'Beaming With Positivity And Hope', Says JESSE LEACH

  30-06-2022 22:16 via blabbermouth.net
  
  In a brand new interview with Australia's Heavy, KILLSWITH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach spoke about the band's plans for the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, as of right now, I think the big thing that was looming over us was it's been a long time since we sat and w...
  
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• NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN Dedicates Solo Single Performance To Army Veteran (Video)

  30-06-2022 21:06 via blabbermouth.net
  
  On Sunday, June 26, NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen performed her latest solo single, "Storm", live on Dutch television, together with the Orchestra Of The Royal Netherlands Air Force. The performance was part of a program called "Ode Aan Onze Veteranen" ("Ode To Our Veterans"), during which military...
  
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• AMON AMARTH Releases Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Get In The Ring' Music Video

  30-06-2022 20:21 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the music video for the song "Get In The Ring" from Swedish melodic death metallers AMON AMARTH can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming twelfth studio album, "The Great Heathen Army", which will arrive on August 5 via Metal Blade.
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• HATEBREED's JAMEY JASTA Purchases Rights To MILWAUKEE METALFEST; Event To Return In 2023

  30-06-2022 19:39 via blabbermouth.net
  
  HATEBREED frontman and multi-media innovator Jamey Jasta has purchased the rights to the Milwaukee Metalfest and has big plans for the iconic Midwestern multi-day event's 2023 reboot.
  "I am so grateful and thrilled that [founder] Jack Koshick has passed the Milwaukee Metalfest torch off to me," Jast...
  
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• FRANK ZAPPA's Recordings, Song Catalog And Film Archive Acquired By UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

  30-06-2022 18:57 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, today announced an agreement between Moon, Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva Zappa (the Zappa Trust) to acquire Frank Zappa's estate, including his expansive recordings, publishing catalog of iconic songs, film archive, and the comple...
  
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• DEE SNIDER And Z2 COMICS Honor His Fight Against Censorship And PMRC In Original Graphic Novel 'He's Not Gonna Take It'

  30-06-2022 18:29 via blabbermouth.net
  
  More than 35 years ago, TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider marched into the United States Senate's Committee on Commerce in a jeans jacket and tank top to confront a band of concerned Washington housewives hellbent on silencing the howl of metal and beyond. Co-founded by Tipper Gore, a committee of...
  
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• ABBA's BENNY ANDERSSON Covers FOO FIGHTERS' 'Learn To Fly' In Response To DAVE GROHL's T-Shirt

  30-06-2022 17:46 via blabbermouth.net
  
  ABBA's Benny Andersson has shared a piano cover of FOO FIGHTERS' "Learn To Fly" in response to Dave Grohl wearing an ABBA shirt on stage at Glastonbury over the weekend.
  The FOO FIGHTERS frontman sported a black top that had the gold ABBA logo printed on it when he joined Paul McCartney during the l...
  
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• ALICE COOPER, KIP WINGER, DESMOND CHILD And Others Rock Athens for The Parthenon Marbles (Video)

  30-06-2022 17:12 via blabbermouth.net
  
  On Monday, June 27, songwriter Desmond Child held a special concert at the legendary Odeon of Herodes Atticus, a Roman theater which was built in 161 A.D., in Athens, Greece. The event featured guest appearances by some of the artists Desmond has worked with over the years, including Alice Cooper, B...
  
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• BLACK SABBATH's Heavy Metal Bench Used By Global Debt And Climate Protesters

  30-06-2022 16:26 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Global debt and climate protesters this week decided to use the famous BLACK SABBATH "heavy metal" bench in Birmingham, England to highlight their campaign.
  The activists placed placards around the necks of the metallic images of Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, with the latter reading "G7: TURN DEBT IN...
  
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• KISS Museum Opens In Las Vegas: Video Walkthrough Tour

  30-06-2022 15:48 via blabbermouth.net
  
  A video walkthrough tour of the newly opened Kiss World museum in Las Vegas can be seen below.
  The 2,000-square-foot expansion of the glow-in-the dark attraction Kiss By Monster Mini Golf at the Rio Hotel & Casino is attached to what is a 15,000-square-foot KISS-themed space in Masquerade Villag...
  
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• MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Blasts 'Lazy' Bands Who Rely On Pre-Recorded Tracks During Live Performances

  30-06-2022 15:16 via blabbermouth.net
  
  MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine has blasted "lazy" bands who rely on pre-recorded tracks during their live performances.
  In recent years, more and more bands have been given a pass for using backing tracks, drum triggers and other assorted technology that makes concerts more synthetic but also more consist...
  
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• MAX CAVALERA Looks Back On The Launch Of SOULFLY: 'There Was A Lot Of Pressure To Be Good'

  30-06-2022 14:54 via blabbermouth.net
  
  By David E. Gehlke
  SOULFLY has a new studio album, "Totem", queued up and ready for release this August. But first, the Max Cavalera-led outfit is taking a brief detour back to their early days via "The Soul Remains Insane", a boxset that includes a 40-page book of photos and liner notes, the band's...
  
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• CLASSLESS ACT Frontman On Opening 'The Stadium Tour': 'It's Been Everything We've Ever Dreamed Of'

  30-06-2022 14:46 via blabbermouth.net
  
  Los Angeles rockers CLASSLESS ACT is currently opening all dates on the current "The Stadium Tour" featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE, DEF LEPPARD, POISON and JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS. Formed in 2019, the band's "Welcome To The Show" debut studio album was released on June 24 and features guest spots from M...
  
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