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Billy Sheehan says that MR. BIG has found a new drummer and is hoping to play some shows again starting next summer.
The 69-year-old bassist made the comment while addressing MR. BIG’s decision to go on hiatus following the passing of Pat Torpey. The drummer died in February 2018 at the age of 64 fr…

Leave it to Jack White to figure out how to use telegraph keys in a guitar pedal. In this retro-inspired collab with CopperSound, they’re not just a kitschy aesthetic element either. The Triplegraph is a digital octave pedal, with one key for octave up and another for octave down, both of which can be set to momentary or latch modes. A third momentary switch key can be used as a kill switch or to activate an effects loop (there is no latch mode here). It’s a simple proposition, but thanks to that effects-loop option, possibilities are limited only by your imagination and gear stash.Listen to the demo: Coppersound TriplegraphThe Triplegraph feels totally open-ended and free of stylistic baggage. While riffing around, I dropped in low and high octaves in call-and-response fashion. At times I used the momentary function to make those feel a little more glitchy. Though the proprietary switches are designed as footswitches, they can just as easily be operated with your hands. Using a wash of droning feedback from my guitar, I took the hand-operated approach and bounced with morse-code-quickness between the octave down, octave up, and effects loop, which I wired with a fun distortion/delay/loop combo from my pedalboard.At $399, the price may seem high for an octave pedal, but it would be hard to argue the build quality and ingenuity involved. Overall, the Third Man himself managed to make a cool aesthetic statement and create a fun, unique tool for musical exploration.

KING’S X was forced to cancel its concert tonight (Saturday, November 26) at the Warehouse Live in Houston, Texas.
Earlier today, the band released the following statement via social media: “It is with our deepest apologies that we have to cancel tonight’s show, in Houston, TX! Our guitarist [Ty Tab…

During an appearance on a recent episode of “The James McMahon Music Podcast”, ex-HIM frontman Ville Valo was asked if he would consider reuniting with his former bandmates if they ever got an amazing offer to play a one-off gig at a festival. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Neve…

PANTERA has shared a new teaser video for the band’s upcoming return to the live stage. You can view the 19-second clip below.
As previously reported, the reformed band — featuring PANTERA’s surviving members Rex Brown (bass) and Philip Anselmo (vocals) along with guitarist Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE…

During a recent appearance on Full Metal Jackie’s nationally syndicated radio show, legendary Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond spoke about the differences in the songwriting styles between MERCYFUL FATE and his namesake band. He said: “Well, Hank [Shermann, MERCYFUL FATE guitarist] is a differ…

Joe Lynn Turner says that he is “comfortable” being seen in public without the hairpiece he has worn since the age of 14 after being diagnosed with alopecia at three years old.
The former RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE singer, who turned 71 in August, went public with his new look in a series publicity ima…

BLACK SABBATH’s “War Pigs” is being used as the opening song for tonight’s “Survivor Series WarGames”, the 36th annual “Survivor Series” professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE. The official video, featuring newly recorded footage of SABBATH frontman Ozzy Osbourne…

In a new interview with Robert Cavuoto of Metal Rules, former HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON singer, guitarist and main songwriter Tom Gabriel Fischer (a.k.a. Tom Gabriel Warrior) was asked if he is content with the public’s perception of CELTIC FROST within extreme metal history. He…