
PANTERA Performs Without REX BROWN At KNOTFEST CHILE
PANTERA performed earlier today (Sunday, December 11) at Knotfest Chile in Santiago without bassist Rex Brown. Filling in for him was CATTLE DECAPITATION bassist Derek Engemann, who also plays with PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo in both PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS and SCOUR.
In an official s…

JOURNEY's JONATHAN CAIN: The Christian Music Community Can Sometimes Be 'A Little Hypocritical'
JOURNEY’s Jonathan Cain, who began a Christian music career with 2016’s “What God Wants To Hear”, the following year’s “Unsung Noel” and 2019’s “More Like Jesus”, was asked in a new interview with Robert Cavuoto of Myglobalmind if it’s difficult to keep his religious fans happy considering that he i…
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DINO CAZARES On Musical Direction Of Next FEAR FACTORY Album: 'I Just Do What Comes From The Heart'
In a new interview with Metallerium, FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares was asked if the music he is writing for the band’s next album will be a throwback to some of the early FF LPs like “Demanufacture” (1995) or if it will feature a new sound. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I…
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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS: 'The Idea Of Charging People Money To Sign Autographs, I Detest That'
During a “VIP Experience” question-and-answer session before W.A.S.P.’s December 9 concert at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California, frontman Blackie Lawless was asked how he initially felt about the prospect of holding meet-and-greets with W.A.S.P. fans for the first time ever on the ba…
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MANOWAR's JOEY DEMAIO: 'Our Music Is Akin To A Gourmet Meal'
In a new interview with Germany’s Radio Bob!, MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio confirmed that he and his bandmates are working on new music. “Right now we’re in the studio,” he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “We’re recording. There’s great energy. We have an incredible new guitarist who’s ver…
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Crashdive
Reported to have been snapped up by a bigger label, TAILGUNNER are heavy metal purists on a mission. Formed in 2019, the British quintet have released a handful of singles to date, all included on this all-too-brief introductory EP.
Yes, they do sound as if the last 30 years never happened, but unli…

JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'For The Longest Time, I Had A Real Problem With Nostalgia'
In a recent interview with “The Best Show With Tom Scharpling”, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke about the band’s need to continue creating new music and not resting on its laurels. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “This has been vital to PRIEST. Whenever we’ve toured, apart from t…
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GENE SIMMONS Says He Hasn't Sold His Crypto Holdings Despite Market Drop
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons says that he has not sold any of his 14 cryptocurrencies since the onset of the so-called “crypto winter.”
Simmons addressed his fondness for digital assets while speaking briefly to Crypto HouseWife on December 8, 2022 at Sobeys Liquor Store in Royal Oak, Calgary,…

DEF LEPPARD's RICK ALLEN Says 'It Didn't Take Much Persuasion To Get' MÖTLEY CRÜE To Come Out Of Retirement
In a new interview with Rodrigo Altaf of Sonic Perspectives, DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen spoke about what it was like to hit the road with MÖTLEY CRÜE as part of this past summer’s “The Stadium Tour”, nearly seven years after the Vince Neil-fronted outfit played what at the time was being billed…
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Watch GEOFF TATE Perform QUEENSRŸCHE Classics At Legendary Whisky A Go Go
Fan-filmed video of former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate’s December 7 performance at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below.
Tate’s “Big Rock Show Hits” tour kicked off on December 1. Tate and his international band — featuring guitarists Kieran Robertson from Scotland, J…