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According to the MEGADETH fan page Megadeth Of Destruction, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has strongly insinuated that he will join the band on stage during the Dave Mustaine-fronted outfit’s concert at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on February 27.
While appearing on the Japanese radio p…

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SOUNDGARDEN’s Ben Shepherd has paid tribute to founding SCREAMING TREES bassist Van Conner, who died earlier this week at age 55.
The SOUNDGARDEN bassist addressed his friend’s passing in a post on SOUNDGARDEN’s social media. He wrote: “I’m thinking of Van back in the days of the Lollapalooza tour w…

Ted Nugent has paid tribute to British guitar legend Jeff Beck following his death on January 10.
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer, who rose to prominence with THE YARDBIRDS, died “suddenly” after contracting bacterial meningitis, his representative said.
Ted addressed Jeff’s passing during the lates…

Veteran thrashers OVERKILL will release a new single, “The Surgeon”, on January 27. The track will appear on OVERKILL’s 20th studio album, “Scorched”, tentatively due this spring.
OVERKILL performed another new song, “Wicked Place”, which will also appear on “Scorched”, during its December 9 concert…

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante will miss “the next few shows” on the band’s North American tour with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and EXODUS in order to undergo an undisclosed operation. He will be temporarily replaced by Derek Roddy, who has previously played with HATE ETERNAL, NILE, MALEVOLENT CREATION, D…

JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain has filed a lawsuit against Neal Schon, alleging that the guitarist caused over $1 million in personal expenses to be charged to the band’s shared American Express card, including $400,000 in a single month last year.
Cain’s allegations come more than two months aft…

DISTURBED drummer Mike Wengren is “killing it” in the gym in preparation for the band’s upcoming tour.
On Thursday (January 19), Southeast Wisconsin’s Peak Health & Performance shared a short video of the 51-year-old musician working out at the facility and included the following caption: “After…