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Ted Nugent has once again defended his right to bear arms under the Second Amendment, arguing that he got it from “God.” The musician discussed his natural-born rights as an American while talking to John McLaughlin of the Iowa Firearms Coalition.
The 73-year-old conservative rocker, who recently re…

According to Arab News, Saudi melodic death metal band IMMORTAL PAIN became the first group to perform heavy metal at a large public event when it played at Comic Con Arabia on Friday (October 21).
IMMORTAL PAIN, which sings original songs in English, performed on the second day of the multi-genre p…

In a new interview with Caz Parker of MMH Radio, SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan was asked if he had a piece of advice for people to keep them “positive and happy.” He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I’m living proof… I know sometimes, and especially in the last two years, life got re…

The When We Were Young music festival in Las Vegas has canceled its performances for Saturday October 22 due to high winds forecast for the area.
The festival was set to take place Saturday, Sunday (October 23) and next weekend on October 29.
The announcement was made at about 10:00 a.m. local time,…

DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci played the tenth show of his first headlining solo tour on October 17 at The National in Richmond, Virginia. Petrucci performed material from his recently released solo album, “Terminal Velocity”, as well as songs from his widely acclaimed debut release, “Suspen…

W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless says that he and his bandmates are “discussing” the idea of performing the song “Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)” on the group’s upcoming 40th-anniversary tour.
More than a decade ago, Lawless, who is a born-again Christian, said that he would “never” play “Animal” again,…

During an appearance on acclaimed guitarist Joe Bonamassa’s hit interview series “Live From Nerdville”, legendary rock drummer Carmine Appice spoke about the fact that many artists are facing severe financial struggles as they rely on touring to gain a following and who barely make any money from st…

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Terry Ilous says that he exited GREAT WHITE after nearly a decade because “it was time to go separate ways.”
Ilous, who previously played with ’80s L.A. hard rockers XYZ, joined GREAT WHITE in 2010 after replacing touring vocalist Jani Lane (WARRANT).
The Ilous-led GREAT WHITE released two albums, 2…