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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Says He Underwent Second Open-Heart Surgery In August
JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner has revealed that he underwent a second heart surgery in early August. The latest operation took place nearly a year after the 42-year-old British-born musician suffered an acute cardiac aortic dissection during a performance at the Louder Than Life festival, j…
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FALLING IN REVERSE Cancels Festival Appearance Over 'Missing Laptops': 'It's Like Driving A Car Without An Engine'
FALLING IN REVERSE has been criticized by fans for pulling out of this year’s WIIL Rock festival over “missing” laptops.
Just hours before the Ronnie Radke-fronted outfit was supposed to appear at the one-day event on Saturday, September 24 at Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake, Illinois, the sing…
PAPA ROACH's Goal Is To 'Carry The Torch For Rock And Roll', Says JACOBY SHADDIX
PAPA ROACH singer Jacoby Shaddix and guitarist Jerry Horton were interviewed by Liv Maddix of 105.7 The Point backstage at Pointfest on Saturday, September 24 at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St, Louis, Missouri. Speaking about how they embrace collaborations with other artists, Jacoby said: “We…
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HELLOWEEN Announces Spring 2023 North American Tour With HAMMERFALL
German power metallers HELLOWEEN will embark on the “United Forces” tour of North America in May 2023. Support on the 13-date trek will come from Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, September 30 at 10 a.m. local time.
HELLOWEEN singer Andi Deris comments: “We can’t wait…
-(16)- announce new album ‘Into Dust’
-(16)- have announced a new album! Titled Into Dust, the upcoming album from the American sludge metal band is the follow-up to 2020’s Dream Squasher, which is scheduled to be released in November…
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WEDNESDAY 13 Blasts ACEY SLADE In MURDERDOLLS Dispute: He Is An 'Ex-Touring Member' Who 'Didn't Play A Single Note' On The Album
Founding MURDERDOLLS vocalist Wednesday 13 has once again accused the band’s former guitarist Acey Slade of taking the MURDERDOLLS name behind late SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison’s back.
Last month, it was announced that Slade and former MURDERDOLLS bassist Eric Griffin would take part in a signing…
Walrus Audio completes a Five-States trifecta with new Eons fuzz pedal
Eons looks to let users dial in everything from well-rounded, traditional dirt to loud, angry and “rowdy” fuzz tones with heaps of gain
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League Of Distortion announce debut self-titled album
LEAGUE OF DISTORTION have announced their debut album! The upcoming album, a self-titled effort, is the debut full-length record from the emerging German modern metal band and is scheduled to be…
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MICHAEL MONROE Says HANOI ROCKS Reunion At His 60th-Birthday Concert Was 'Amazing'
Michael Monroe, who turned 60 in June, celebrated the milestone with a bang on September 23 at the Helinki Ice Hall (Helsingin Jäähalli) in Finland. As the grand finale of the concert, the original lineup of HANOI ROCKS, one of Finland’s most significant rock bands of all time, took the stage: Monro…
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