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This past Friday, January 23rd, Chad Gray of Mudvayne and Hellyeah invited everyone to join him in celebrating 30 Years Of Madnesss on April 24th at Backstage Bar & Billiards in Las Vegas, Nevada. This one of a kind event will feature the hits of Mudvayne and Hellyeah performed live with special...

In a new interview with Gustavo Maiato and Mateus Ribeiro of Brazil's Whiplash.net, DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci spoke about the band's 1997 collaboration with writer/producer Desmond Child on a song called "You Not Me", which appeared on the album "Falling Into Infinity". Child, who is...

In a new interview with Robby Vegas of the "All Bets Are Off" podcast, original TESLA guitarist Tommy Skeoch discussed the recent announcement that he was teaming up with TESLA bassist and founding member Brian Wheat in a new band called TERMINAL. Joining the duo in the new group are former...

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall discussed his recent revelation that he is battling stage four kidney cancer. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "Well, when I first was diagnosed, I had irregular pee. It was actual...

On a recent episode of the Rock & Roll High School podcast, hosted by two-time Grammy Award-winning producer and music executive Pete Ganbarg, legendary rocker Alice Cooper was asked if he is "still having fun" touring with his band. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh...

In a new interview with Get On The Bus, Matt Sorum reflected on VELVET REVOLVER, the band he formed in 2002 with fellow GUNS N' ROSES members Duff McKagan and Slash. Sorum, McKagan, Slash and guitarist Dave Kushner held an exhaustive singer search after VELVET REVOLVER's formation that lasted...

In a new interview with Peter Kerr of Rock Daydream Nation, ROSE TATTOO frontman Gary "Angry" Anderson confirmed that the band, which formed in Sydney in 1976, will play its final live show at the end of this year. Asked if there are "mixed emotions" about taking one "final lap" with his band...

TALENT WE LOST / BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY R.I.P. Mark Reale (RIOT): June 7th, 1955 – January 25th, 2012 (aged 56) HEAVY BIRTHDAYS Happy 61st Stace “Sheepdog” McLaren (RAZOR) – January 25th, 1965 Happy 57th David Ingram (BENEDICTION) – January 25, 1969 Ricardo Confessori (ANGRA) – January 25...

In a new interview with Guitar World magazine, MEGADETH guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari was asked when the band's leader Dave Mustaine told him MEGADETH's new, self-titled album was going to be the group's final effort. The 39-year-old Finnish-born musician said: "Pretty late in the process. We were...

In a new interview with Rev. Tom Brice of Sportzwire RadioLorraine Lewis was asked about a possible 2026 arrival of a new full-length album from her long-running band FEMME FATALE, after the recent release of two singles, "Bad Love" and "Living Like There's No Tomorrow", via Cleopatra Records...

In a new interview with The Growl Podcast, former DEICIDE guitarist Jack Owen was asked what it was like to be in a band with Glen Benton. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It was tough, pretty tough, 'cause he never cracked my bubble and I never wanted to get into his bubble...

In a new interview with Argentina's Rocktambulos, DARK TRANQUILLITY and THE HALO EFECT frontman Mikael Stanne once again spoke about the recent passing of AT THE GATES vocalist Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg. Regarding what Lindberg meant to the metal scene in Gothenburg, Sweden, Stanne said (as...

Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME), Phil X (BON JOVI, TRIUMPH), Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG), Chris Jericho (FOZZY), Dino Jelusick (WHITESNAKE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA), Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO), Doug "Dug" Pinnick (KING'S X), Marco Mendoza (WHITESNAKE), Sean McNabb (DOKKEN, GREAT WHITE), Corey Glover...

Trailblazing metal collective, Metal Allegiance, recently returned with their brooding new single, “Black Horizon”, their first release of original music since 2018. Metal Allegiance, which features a core line up consisting of David Ellefson (ex-Megadeth), Alex Skolnick (Testament), Mark Menghi...

The annual NAMM music industry trade fair took place from January 20 – 24 in Anaheim, CA, attracting musicians and instrument dealers from all over the world. Check out fan-filmed video of guitarists Steve Morse and Paul Gilbert performing Gary Moore’s “Still Got The Blues” at the Music Man...