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Death metal legends Gorguts will perform for the first time in nearly six years at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on April 14, 2023 with a special Obscura + Considered Dead set!
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In a new interview with Ernest Skinner of Border City Rock Talk, former JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens spoke about the status of the sophomore album from his new group KK’S PRIEST, in which he is joined by another ex-JUDAS PRIEST member, guitarist Kenneth “K.K.” Downing. He said (as transc…

Hot off the heels of the biggest North American stadium tour of 2022 with more than 1.3 million tickets sold, the world’s most iconic and celebrated rock legends DEF LEPPARD and MÖTLEY CRÜE are going global in 2023 with their co-headline “The World Tour” along with special guest Alice Cooper. After…

ANTHRAX has canceled its appearance at next year’s Bloodstock Open Air festival due to “logistical issues beyond [the band’s] control”.
The thrash metal veterans were scheduled to perform on the Ronnie James Dio main stage on August 12, 2023.
ANTHRAX has been replaced on the Bloodstock Open Air bill…

Chalk it up to being raised by a folkie, perhaps, but I love capos. I’m excited by the chord voicings and melodic possibilities they enable. And I find them indispensable as songwriting and composition tools. This affection for capos means I’ve collected and used just about every major type from every major maker over the years. That said, I definitely have a few favorites. And I can now count Dunlop’s new Trigger Fly capo among them.Though ergonomics are not the primary reason I would buy or suggest a capo, Dunlop was wise to make this one feel so good. Using anodized aluminum lends a sense of upmarket, high-quality construction and makes it feel great in hand. But it’s also comparatively light, and, regardless of perception, the Trigger Fly is super solid and sturdy. The Trigger Fly also delivers where it counts: I didn’t experience any buzzing strings regardless of where I situated it on a fretboard. It even worked reliably on my 12-strings—a claim few capos in my collection can make. If there’s a knock on the Trigger Fly it’s that maybe it sometimes squeezes a bit too tightly in spots on some guitars—particularly those with a more curvaceous fretboard radius. My 7.25″ radius Telecaster often went sharp using the Trigger Fly, where my older, more broken-in Trigger capo would stay pretty close to pitch. Then again, I experienced no such intonation problems when I used the Trigger Fly on my much flatter-radius flattop acoustic. I’d suggest trying the Trigger Fly with your own instrument to make sure it’s a good fit. But odds are, it will impress.Dunlop 63CBK Trigger Fly Acoustic Guitar Capo

AEROSMITH has canceled the remaining two “Deuces Are Wild” Las Vegas residency shows due to frontman Steven Tyler’s illness.
The band was previously forced to pull out of its December 2 and December 5 concerts at Dolby Live in Park MGM as the singer was unwell with a mystery illness, and now, they’v…

SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan has weighed in on bands who rely heavily on pre-recorded tracks during their live performances.
In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-recorded tracks, drum triggers and other assorted technology that makes concerts more synthet…

DISTURBED bassist John Moyer spoke to the Danny Wimmer Presents show “Power Hour” about the band’s recently released eighth studio album, “Divisive”. The LP was recorded earlier this year with producer Drew Fulk (MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, LIL PEEP, HIGHLY SUSPECT) in Nashville, Tennessee.
“It’s really in…

CHEAP TRICK guitarist Rick Nielsen will miss the band’s shows this weekend after recently undergoing a “minor” medical procedure. He will be temporarily replaced by Robin Taylor Zander, the 28-year-old son of CHEAP TRICK’s frontman Robin Wayne Zander.
Earlier today, the legendary rockers released th…