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- Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Devastated After A Huge Death Of A Long-Time Friend
Metallica’s lead guitarist Kirk Hammett has shared a new post on his official Twitter account and shared his feelings about the devastating death of famous filmmaker Stuart Gordon. The American legend Stuart Gordon had produced lots of films like Space Truckers, King Of The Ants, The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, and many more. According to […]
- Video: Dave Mustaine and His Daughter Cover the Beatles
Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine and his daughter, Electra, have released a video of themselves covering “Come Together” by the Beatles. Given the current state of the world, you’d think they’d wanna chance the lyrics to “Stay Apart,” but no. The video has nothing to do with coronavirus anyway — it was made for the Alzheimer’s Association. Sez […]
- ALICE COOPER Is ‘Not Scared’ Of Contracting COVID-19
Legendary rocker Alice Cooper has told Arizona Republic that he is looking forward to some downtime after his North American tour was postponed in response to health concerns related to the spread of the new coronavirus. “For me and [my wife] Sheryl, two months off is great,” he said. “We’re at home, the golf courses […]
- SYSTEM OF A DOWN’s SERJ TANKIAN On DONALD TRUMP: ‘Nepotism, Egocentricity And Stupidity At Its Best’
SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian has blasted President Donald Trump for claiming his administration has “done one hell of a job” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday (March 25), President Trump railed against “fake news,” telling a reporter “you wouldn’t even have a country left” if it weren’t for his White House Coronavirus […]
- The Backstory Of The Beatles’ John Lennon’s Bed Photo With Yoko Ono Revealed
The Beatles icon John Lennon’s official Instagram page has shared a rare photo of John Lennon with Yoko Ono and showed how he fights for the peace of the world. This picture was taken in Amsterdam in 1969, during the time that they began week-long Bed-In for Peace in Suite. As you can see in […]
- NINE INCH NAILS Release Two New Albums For Free, ‘Ghosts V’ And ‘Ghosts VI’
NINE INCH NAILS have surprise-released two new albums: “Ghosts V: Together” and “Ghosts VI: Locusts”. Consisting of 23 new instrumental tracks, they are decribed on NIN’s web site as “two different records for two different mindsets. Download now for free. Stay safe!” NINE INCH NAILS collaborators Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross stated about the records: […]
- Dave Lombardo: Alcohol + Nicotine, Not Marijuana, Are Gateway Drugs
The former Slayer drummer speaks his mind. Continue reading…
- Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl Tells A Never-Told-Before Story After His Social Media Debut
Former Nirvana star and current Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl hasn’t been using any social media accounts until yesterday. Dave made his Instagram debut and created his first-ever account to share things during self-quarantine. After sending his first post, Dave shared yet another story on his recent Instagram page and revealed a never-told-before story about […]
- DEF LEPPARD: ‘London To Vegas’ Release Pushed Back To Late May
Eagle Rock Entertainment has pushed back the release date of DEF LEPPARD’s “London To Vegas” to May 29 from the previously announced April 24. DEF LEPPARD said in a statement: “Due to the current situation regarding COVID-19, we have decided to postpone the release date of all the ‘London To Vegas’ formats to May 29th. […]
- ILL NIÑO Members Reach Agreement Over Band Name
The battle over the ILL NIÑO name appears to finally be over. Earlier today, vocalist Cristian Machado, lead guitarist Ahrue “Luster” Ilustre, rhythm guitarist Diego Verduzco, drummer Dave Chavarri and bassist Laz Pina announced that they “have reached a mutual, amicable and binding agreement” that will allow Chavarri and Pina to continue with ILL NIÑO […]
- Guns N’ Roses Icon Shows Off Her Wife’s Perfect Body Shape In A Recent Photo
Guns N’ Roses icon and well-known bassist, Duff McKagan, has shared a recent photo of his beloved wife, Susan Holmes McKagan, via his official Instagram account. As you can see in the photo below, Duff McKagan was taking his beautiful wife’s photo while she was dealing with something in the kitchen. In the caption, Duff […]
- Rotting Christ Selling Merch From Cancelled Tour to Benefit the World Health Organization
Rotting Christ were supposed to be headlining this year’s Devastation on the Nation tour even as I type this — and, as any metal band headlining a big tour would, they had a buncha shirts made up with the trek’s itinerary printed on the back. Only problem is, Devastation on the Nation — like all […]
- What Else Killed Hair Metal Besides Grunge?
Members of Guns N’ Roses, Cinderella and Opeth weigh in. Continue reading…
- One Desire release video for new single “Shadowman”
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- Ozzy Osbourne Makes Fans Smile With His New Self-Quarantine Photo
The legendary Black Sabbath star and also known as The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, has shared a strange photo of himself via his official Twitter account. The coronavirus is a deadly disease that affects almost the entire world. People started following strict health precautions due to increasing the deadly effects on humans. As you […]
- CYHRA Feat. Former IN FLAMES, AMARANTHE Members: ‘Dreams Gone Wrong’ Video
The official video for the song “Dreams Gone Wrong” from CYHRA, the band featuring vocalist Jake E (ex-AMARANTHE), guitarist Jesper Strömblad (ex-IN FLAMES), guitarist Euge Valovirta (ex-SHINING) and drummer Alex Landenburg (LUCA TURILLI’S RHAPSODY), can be seen below. The track is taken from CYHRA’s second album, “No Halos In Hell”, which was released in November […]
- Me And That Man – ME AND THAT MAN
When BEHEMOTH driving force Nergal released the first ME AND THAT MAN album, “Songs Of Love And Death”, back in 2017, it was a project — a collaboration, in fact, with folk musician John Porter — that instantly made complete sense to large swathes of the underground metal world. If you dug Nick Cave, WOVENHAND […]
- Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Announces Special Project With Billie Eilish
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has shared a new photo on his official Instagram page and announced that he will perform in a special project as a part of the ‘iHeart Living Room Concert for America’ with the pop star, Billie Eilish. ‘iHeart Living Room Concert for America’ will pay tribute health professionals, first […]
- KREATOR Surprise-Releases New Single, ‘666 – World Divided’
German thrash metal veterans KREATOR have surprise-released a new single, “666 – World Divided”. The official music video for the track can be seen below. “666 – World Divided” marks KREATOR’s first recording with bass player, Frédéric Leclercq, who joined the band last summer. Before hooking up with KREATOR, Leclercq rose to fame with U.K.-based […]
- U.K.’s DOWNLOAD Festival Is Officially Canceled
The 2020 edition of the U.K.’s Download festival has officially been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic that is spreading across the globe. The event was set to take place on June 12-14 at Castle Donington, with headlining performances by IRON MAIDEN, KISS and SYSTEM OF A DOWN. The festival organizers announced the cancelation in […]
- SHINEDOWN’s ZACH MYERS Defends Bands Who Use Pre-Recorded Tracks During Live Performances: ‘It’s All Personal Preference’
SHINEDOWN guitarist Zach Myers says that “90 percent” of rock artists use at least some pre-recorded tracks during their live performances. In recent years, more and more bands have been given a pass for using backing tracks, drum triggers and other assorted technology that makes concerts more synthetic but also more consistent. Speaking to Rock […]
- August Burns Red Crush With New Song ‘Paramount’
It’s an apt title, for the heavy, yet tempo-shifting track. Continue reading…
- TESTAMENT’s CHUCK BILLY Discusses His COVID-19 Diagnosis
TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy, who was one of the first metal musicians to test positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, spoke to Canada’s The Metal Voice about how the virus has temporarily put his life on hold. The 57-year-old Billy had been feeling unwell since returning home to the San Francisco […]
- Elton John Shares His Warm Hugging Photo With Sharon Stone
Famous actress Sharon Stone has shared a new photo with legendary vocalist Sir Elton John on her official Instagram account and celebrated his 73rd birthday. After seeing this great behavior, Elton shared this post on his Instagram Stories and showed how grateful he is to his long-time friend, Sharon Stone. As you can see in […]
- Dave Mustaine and His Daughter Electra Made An Unforgettable Self-Quarantine Duet
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine’s daughter, Electra Mustaine, has uploaded a special video on her official Instagram page and offered an unforgettable self-quarantine duet with her father. In the video, Electra made her own social isolation video and performed a great duet at home with her father, Dave Mustaine. With this method, she showed that she […]
- Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx Flips Off Donald Trump After Covid-19 Outbreak
Mötley Crüe’s iconic bassist and also famous social media phenomenon, Nikki Sixx, shared a new photo on his verified Instagram Stories and flipped off US President Donald Trump’s recently published, ‘President Trump’s Coronavirus Guidelines For America’ instruction. Last week, President Trump published a recent guideline to slow down the coronavirus spread for 15 days and […]
- Queen Star’s Daughter Shows Off Her Flawless Beauty In Extraordinary Outfit
Queen icon Roger Taylor’s daughter and beautiful model, Tiger Lily Taylor, has shared yet another special photo of herself via her official Instagram account. As you can see in the photo below, Tiger Lily Taylor was wearing a white t-shirt with blue jean shorts and also, she was looking very beautiful and fascinating in this […]
- Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood Gives A Powerful Speech On Coronavirus: “Our Higher Power Will Be With Us”
The legendary guitarist of The Rolling Stones and famous role-models of the people who tries to quit on alcohol and drugs, Ronnie Wood, shared a new video on his verified Twitter account to share the latest news about himself. As you might already familiar with the news that Ronnie Wood went clean in 2010 and […]
- Listen To New AUGUST BURNS RED Song ‘Paramount’
AUGUST BURNS RED’s new song “Paramount” can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming eighth full-length album, “Guardians”, which will be released on April 3 via Fearless Records. “‘Paramount’ is one of my favorite songs from ‘Guardians’,” says guitarist JB Brubaker. “It has that classic ABR sound with a bunch of […]
- VANDENBERG Announces ‘2020’ Album, Unveils New Lineup
VANDENBERG returns with a new lineup, and studio album titled “2020”, which will be released on May 29 via Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group. Led by master guitarist Adrian Vandenberg, the Dutch foursome released three quality albums during the early to mid-’80s, namely, the self-titled 1982 debut (spawning the U.S. hit single “Burning Heart”), […]
- Alice Cooper’s Nita Strauss Shows Off Her Apollo’s Belt And Muscled Body
One of the most-talented female guitarists of the modern era and famous member of Alice Cooper, Nita Strauss, posted a new video on her Instagram Stories and showed off her latest condition with her followers. As you will check out the video right below, Nita showed off her perfectly shaped body and gave a sneak […]
- Jon Bon Jovi Sings Fan Submissions for ‘Do What You Can’ Challenge
Three fans hear their song lyrics delivered by Jon Bon Jovi. Continue reading…
- Listen: Defiler Release Hilarious, Twitter Tantrum-Inspired Parody of Trapt’s “Headstrong”
You will probably not have a hard time believing that Trapt’s Chris Taylor Brown is STILL in the middle of what is now a multi-week, xenophobic, pro-Trump Twitter tantrum which was initially about the coronavirus pandemic but at some point became about how awesome Trapt are and how Chris’ mom says all the other kids […]
- Vandenberg with new singer Ronnie Romero release new single “Shadows of The Night”
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- Korn’s Munky Reveals How Chester Bennington Helped Him For Getting Sober
Korn guitarist James ‘Munky’ Shaffer has shared a new video on his official Instagram account and revealed how Late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington helped him for getting sober. In the caption of his video, Munky said that Chester is an important part of his life and helps him stay sober. He also added that […]
- Whitesnake’s David Coverdale Tells Covid-19 to ‘F–k Off’ in ‘Coronavirus Blues’
He wrote a new song to pass the time. Continue reading…
- August Burns Red Share New Song “Paramount”
August Burns Red have released “Paramount,” another track from their forthcoming album, Guardians. Along with the album’s previous singles, “Defender” and “Bones,” the track continues the trend of impressing a dude who never really used to like this band (i.e., me). I particularly dig the kinda militaristic section that begins around the 1:25 mark. I […]
- Tool’s Maynard James Keenan Shares A New Statement After ‘Closing The Projects’ Announcement
The versatile frontman of Tool, Puscifer and A Perfect Circle, Maynard James Keenan, is very active on his social media accounts in this week due to the coronavirus outbreak. As you can remember that Maynard had shared a tweet about the last status of his wine companies and announced that he closed them temporarily because […]
- Video Premiere: TRIVIUM’s ‘What The Dead Men Say’
Florida-based metallers TRIVIUM have released the official Ryan Mackfall-directed video for “What The Dead Men Say”, the title track of their upcoming ninth album. Due on April 24 via Roadrunner Records, the LP will be the follow-up to “The Sin And The Sentence”, which came out in October 2017. That effort marked the band’s first […]
- Death Angel Release Statement Regarding Drummer Will Carroll
Death Angel have released the following statement regarding drummer Will Carroll, who has reportedly been hospitalized and is “very ill,” likely due to contracting the coronavirus: “We’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your overwhelming support, well wishes, and kind words regarding our friend and brother Will Carroll. The messages […]
- Trivium Release Title Track From New Album What the Dead Men Say
Trivium have released the title track from their new album, What the Dead Men Say. I’m probably biased, because I have good taste in music, but I personally think it’s pretty awesome — a mix of neo-classical riffage, thrash, melodeath, and power metal that’s also so catchy it should come with a social distancing warning […]
- BIFF BYFORD Says SAXON’s New Album Will Be ‘Heavy’ And ‘Quite British’-Sounding
SAXON frontman Biff Byford spoke to The Metal Voice about the progress of the recording sessions for the band’s follow-up to 2018’s “Thunderbolt” album. Asked about the musical direction of the new SAXON material, Byford said (hear audio below): “It’s heavy. I would say the direction is the same as ‘Thunderbolt’ and ‘Battering Ram’ [2015] […]
- Trivium Debut Video for Punishing ‘What the Dead Men Say’ Title Track
Hear the second song off Trivium’s new album. Continue reading…
- The Knack Embrace the Meme, Transform ‘My Sharona’ Into ‘Bye, Corona’
They actually did it! Continue reading…
- LYNCH MOB Is Re-Recording ‘Wicked Sensation’ Album For 30th Anniversary
LYNCH MOB — featuring guitarist George Lynch and lead vocalist Oni Logan — is in the process of re-recording its debut album, “Wicked Sensation”, for the LP’s 30th anniversary. The news of LYNCH MOB’s plan to remake its first record was broken by drummer Brian Tichy, who rejoined the group earlier this year. Speaking about […]
- Machine Gun Kelly + Travis Barker Cover Paramore’s ‘Misery Business’: Listen
The tune gets a re-do from MGK-meets-Blink-182 crew. Continue reading…
- Nine Inch Nails Release Ghosts V – VI for Free
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have cemented their status as The Coolest Motherfuckers in the World by giving away two new Nine Inch Nails releases, Ghosts V: Together and Ghosts VI: Locusts, for free on nin.com: “FRIENDS-“WEIRD TIMES INDEED…“AS THE NEWS SEEMS TO TURN EVER MORE GRIM BY THE HOUR, WE’VE FOUND OURSELVES VACILLATING WILDLY […]
- Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Will Broadcast a Concert From His Living Room
Get ready for an intimate show from the rocker. Continue reading…
- MÖTLEY CRÜE: ‘Dr. Feelgood’ 30th-Anniversary Deluxe Edition Box Set Due In April
According to Townsend Music, the 30th-anniversary deluxe-edition box set of MÖTLEY CRÜE’s “Dr. Feelgood” album will be made available on April 10. 2019 saw not only the release of MÖTLEY CRÜE’s critically acclaimed biopic “The Dirt”, but also marked the 30th anniversary of “Dr. Feelgood”. Celebrating the legacy of the most notorious rock band of […]
