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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Has 'About 12 Demos' For Next Studio Album
 At this past weekend's Download festival at Leicestershire, United Kingdom's Donington Park, bassist Jamie Mathias of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE was asked by Mike James Rock Show how the "creative process" is "going so far" for the follow-up to the band's latest, self-titled album, which came out in 2021. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, it's good. We've got some pretty solid ideas knocking about. We've got, I think, about 12 demos knocking about. So I think the plan is to finish this European tour now and then just crack on, get in the studio and crack on with it."
Asked if he and his BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE bandmates already have studio time booked and a producer selected, Jamie said: "Yeah, [we're] still in talks [about all] that, but I think the main thing is just to get the songs finished so we can get into the studio, knock it out, and then, obviously, next year, crack on [with more touring]."
Also at this year's Download, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE frontman Matt Tuck, whose band has spent the first half of 2025 celebrating the 20th anniversary of its debut album, "The Poison", on tours of Europe and North America, spoke to James Wilson-Taylor of Rock Sound about BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's plans for the group's eighth album, tentatively due in 2026. Matt said: "We haven't had a lot of opportunity to get back and focus on it, 'cause since I [last] saw you, we just haven't stopped playing. It's been really intense, but a good intense."
He continued: "There's a lot of love around the world for the band, and we're just trying to kind of make the most of this opportunity, 'cause once [the 20th-anniversary celebration of 'The Poison'] is done, it's done forever. We're not gonna do it again. We're not gonna milk 25, 30, none of that shit.
"But, yeah, I listened to [the new ideas we have come up with so far] a lot when we were [touring] in the States [earlier this year], and, yeah, when I hear it, it still gives me the vibes," Tuck added. "And I think the beginning of August, we're gonna hit the studio for real. And we'll be there until it's done."
Released in 2005, "The Poison" propelled BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE to unimaginable heights. That year saw the Welsh metallers graduate from supporting FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND on their U.K. run in the summer, to ending the year headlining the very same venues just months later. Dropping in October 2005, "The Poison" hit number 21 in the U.K. album charts, becoming a late contender in end of year polls, placing at number seven on Kerrang!'s "Albums Of The Year" list, and since achieving gold status.
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE and TRIVIUM were on the road together earlier this year to celebrate the joint 20th anniversaries of their respective albums "The Poison" and "Ascendancy".
Last month, TRIVIUM revealed that plans were scrapped to have the two bands hit other territories around the world as part of "The Poisoned Ascendancy" tour. Details surrounding the cancelations were unclear, although TRIVIUM bassist Paolo Gregoletto said in a livestream that Tuck had pulled out of the tour early as he "didn't wanna do it." Gregoletto also claimed that Tuck made the move because he is "the sole decision maker of [BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE] and he has no respect for us or our crew."
The members of BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE later shared a statement on social media saying that they were "grateful" to the fans who wanted to see them live but explained that they had decided to focus their efforts on making a new album instead.
"We're incredibly grateful to have been given the chance to look back at a pair of life-changing albums for us & TRIVIUM, who we have nothing but respect and admiration for," they said. "With that being said, the four of us collectively feel that the time is right for us to divert our full attention towards the next chapter of BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE."
They added: "We can't wait to get back in the studio later this summer and finish what we promise you is our best album to date. To go along with this, we are already starting to make plans for the 2026 & 2027 touring cycles, hitting every corner. We are super excited to drop new music for you all. We value our fans above all else and are forever grateful for your support. We'll be back with all of you very soon."
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE released the deluxe version of its latest, self-titled album in August 2022 via Spinefarm/Search & Destroy. This extended release featured four brand new tracks, plus "Stitches", a song previously only available as a Japanese exclusive. Following the CD and digital releases, a vinyl pressing launched in November 2022. | +1 | |
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Watch: GUNS N' ROSES' DUFF MCKAGAN And ISAAC CARPENTER Perform At Japan's Fender Flagship Tokyo
 On May 3, GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan took part in a question-and-answer session and live performance — along with GN'R drummer Isaac Carpenter — at Japan's Fender Flagship Tokyo. A video recap of Duff's appearance — courtesy of Fender Music Japan— can be seen below.
Last month, Duff released a 19-minute video on his YouTube channel in which he answered a number of fan-submitted questions, including about Isaac. Asked how long he has known Isaac, who replaced Frank Ferrer in March, Duff said: "I have known Isaac since he was in his first band called LOUDERMILK. They were in high school. They're from Washington state, so not far from Seattle. And I'd heard about the band. They got signed to American Records — Def Jam, basically, Rick Rubin's label. And they made a record. And they were, like, 18 years old. I think I met Isaac when he was 19. And I loved his band LOUDERMILK. A bunch of years — a few years later, like nine years later, I needed a drummer for LOADED and Isaac's name came up. He was coming through somewhere I was at, and he came and we played together. And [I told him], 'I have this tour. Would you wanna do it?' And he was in. Then he and I made 'The Taking' record. He and I wrote a lot of the songs for that record together in his garage. And I wrote a lot of my book, believe it or not… He had this couch in his garage that was really old and it would hurt my back. And it's where I found I could write my darker sections of my book better 'cause I was in physical pain. So I'd actually come over to his house just to use his garage and that couch to write. So I've known him for a long time, I guess. Now that I think about it — 25 years. And it's great to have him in the band. It's fucking awesome."
Asked what Isaac brings to GUNS N' ROSES that might have been missing before, Duff said: "I'll tell you what Isaac brings to the band. No commentary on Frank, 'cause Frank's a lovely guy. Isaac has got this ability, though, to swing and groove that only a few drummers have. [Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer] Steven had it as well, Steven Adler, and [former GUNS N' ROSES drummer] Matt [Sorum] is a great, solid drummer with amazing fills — and Matt's amazing. They're both amazing drummers. And Isaac somehow blends both of those two guys and adds his own thing. So he adds a new sort of excitement to the songs. And the groove and swing of the songs right now with Isaac is super impressive and super fun."
GUNS N' ROSES kicked off its 2025 world tour on May 1 at Incheon, South Korea's Songdo Moonlight Festival Park. The concert marked the band's first live appearance with Carpenter.
Carpenter, born in Washington's Tri-Cities, is an accomplished American drummer and songwriter known for his dynamic contributions to alternative, hard rock, and beyond. He rose to prominence in 1995 by co-founding LOUDERMILK while in high school, only to be signed to Rick Rubin's label American. Carpenter's career spans an impressive roster of acts, including live and studio work with Duff McKagan's LOADED, AWOLNATION, Adam Lambert, the hardcore metal outfit BARBARIANS OF CALIFORNIA, A PERFECT CIRCLE, THE EXIES, OURS and BLACK LAB, in addition to his large session film and TV roster. Carpenter has made a name for himself by uniquely blending versatility and groove with crushing force and technical skill, cementing his reputation as a multifaceted drummer in the industry.
GUNS N' ROSES's "Because What You Want & What You Get Are Two Completely Different Things" tour will hit Europe in late spring and early summer, concluding on July 31 in Germany.
Frank first joined GUNS N' ROSES during a show in June 2006, helping anchor the rhythm section during subsequent tours, including their recent outings featuring the reunited trio of singer Axl Rose, guitarist Slash and McKagan. Ferrer's last show with the band took place November 5, 2023 in Mexico.
Ferrer laid down drums tracks on five songs on GUNS N' ROSES' most recent studio album, 2008's "Chinese Democracy". He also appeared on the live portion of 2022's "Hard Skool" EP, with former drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia appearing on the studio tracks and GUNS' ROSES' 2023 singles "Perhaps" and "The General". | 0 | |
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Watch: THE OFFSPRING Performs Four Songs On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'
 Punk rock legends THE OFFSPRING were the musical guests on last night's (Tuesday, June 17) episode of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" The band played four songs: "Come Out And Play" (the only track which was televised),"You're Gonna Go Far, Kid", "The Kids Aren't Alright" and "Lookin' Out For #1". Video of the entire four-song performance can be seen below.
THE OFFSPRING recently announced the North American leg of its "Supercharged Worldwide In '25" tour. The 34-date run, produced by Live Nation, will kick off on Friday, July 11 in West Palm Beach and will continue across the country to some of its most iconic venues, including New York's Northwell at Jones Beach Theater on August 3, Kia Forum in Los Angeles on August 29 and more. Joining on the tour on all dates will be two special guests: JIMMY EAT WORLD and NEW FOUND GLORY.
The tour will also offer a VIP package and experience for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. The package includes premium tickets, rideshare voucher, VIP exclusive tour poster, limited edition gift pack and more. For more information, visit vipnation.com.
The tour celebrates an incredible year for THE OFFSPRING as they released their latest "Supercharged" album, reached historic milestones (with multiple songs joining the coveted Spotify Billions Chart),touring around the globe (joined by some pretty famous special guests) and their song "Make It All Right" hit No. 1 on not only the Alternative Rock chart but the Alternative Airplay chart, Active Rock chart and the Billboard Rock & Alternative Airplay chart. The band continued to cement their legacy as one of the most popular punk bands of all time as they performed on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", "CBS This Morning" and were featured in Men's Health, USA Today, Billboard, "Artist Friendly With Joel Madden", "Bertcast With Brett Kreischer" and more.
THE OFFSPRING is an American punk rock band from Garden Grove, California, formed in 1984. Originally formed under the name MANIC SUBSIDAL, the band's lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Noodles, bassist Todd Morse, drummer Brandon Pertzborn and multi-instrumentalist Jonah Nimoy. Over the course of their longstanding career, they have released ten studio albums. THE OFFSPRING is often credited — alongside fellow California bands GREEN DAY and RANCID — for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the 1990s. They have sold over 40 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling rock bands in history.
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DANKO JONES Announces 12th Studio Album 'Leo Rising'
 Toronto's hardest‑working power trio DANKO JONES roars back with "Leo Rising", an eleven-track masterclass in sweat-soaked, no-nonsense rock 'n' roll. The album — produced to red‑hot perfection by long‑time collaborator Eric Ratz — lands on November 21, 2025 via Perception, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music and Sonic Unyon (for Canada).
Following the rabid reception to opening salvo "What You Need" and party‑starting anthem "Everyday Is Saturday Night", "Leo Rising" turns the dial past eleven with razor‑sharp riffs, thunderous rhythms and fist‑pumping hooks. Guitar legend Marty Friedman (MEGADETH, CACOPHONY) makes a blistering guest appearance on future single "Diamond In The Rough", while other standouts — from the priapic swagger of "Hot Fox" to the roof‑rattling "It's A Celebration" — prove DANKO JONES are keeping rock alive by doing it better than anyone else.
"I like the routine of recording, touring, writing, repeat — I can do that till I'm dead," DANKO JONES's namesake frontman states and adds "It may sound boring, but it's so hard for a band to achieve. I don't take this lightly. Also, it's a page out of the MOTÖRHEAD handbook so it works! 'Leo Rising' is another serving of peerless hard‑rock: bass, drums, guitar, vocals, no frills. Roll the windows down and crank it."
John Calabrese laid down bass tracks from Finland, Rich Knox flew to Toronto to record drums, and Danko worked with producer Eric Ratz in the same city to capture vocals and guitars. Despite recording separately once again, the band's chemistry is unmistakable. The result is pure DANKO JONES: tight, loud, and built for the stage. "Leo Rising" may be their most electrifying and uplifting record yet — a jolt of high-octane rock made for packed clubs, open highways, and everything in between.
"Leo Rising" track listing:
01. What You Need
02. Diamond In The Rough
03. Everyday Is Saturday Night
04. I Love It Louder
05. I'm Going Blind
06. Hot Fox
07. It's A Celebration
08. Pretty Stuff
09. Gotta Let It Go
10. I Can't Stop
11. Too Slick For Love
Formed in Toronto in 1996, DANKO JONES have seen and done just about everything over the last quarter of a century. Powered by a DIY punk rock spirit, and inspired by the good, great and grotesque of electrified rock 'n' roll, they have steadily built a colossal international fan base and become one of the most acclaimed live bands around, embraced by everyone from mainstream radio-rock fans to diehard metalheads. Along the way, they have released ten widely praised studio albums, generating a peerless repertoire of fists-in-the-air crowd-pleasers into the bargain. From the spiky blues of 2002's "Born A Lion" and the crazed power-pop of its follow-up "We Sweat Blood" (2003),to the priapic perfection of 2010's "Below The Belt", the band's knack for hitting rock’s sweet spot has never wavered.
Over the last decade, DANKO JONES have visibly moved up a few gears. Since frontman Danko and bassist John Calabrese joined forced with drummer Rich Knox, the band's creative fire has blazed more brightly than ever. A succession of all-killer, no-filler albums — "Fire Music", "Wild Cat", "A Rock Supreme", "Power Trio" — has led to even more gung-ho touring and unapologetic service to the rock cause. In 2023, Toronto's archbishops of amplification released their eleventh album, "Electric Sounds": proof that even a global pandemic couldn't stop DANKO JONES.
Photo credit: Ole Martin Wold
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APOCALYPTICA's Next Album Could Include All Aspects Of The Band's Sound, From 'Sensitive' To A 'Powerful Chaos'
 At this past weekend's Download festival at Leicestershire, United Kingdom's Donington Park, Eicca Toppinen of Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA spoke to Alex Alicia about the band's plans for the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've been really focused on touring [in support of 2024's 'Apocalyptica Plays Metallica, Vol. 2', the sequel to the Finnish band's legendary debut record]. In five months, we played 80 shows, in Europe and North America. So there was not so much energy to think about what happens next. And then I was busy in the spring. I scored one movie, a long feature. It's a really cool movie. So now when we started festival season, now we've started to talk, 'Okay, what could be the next thing?' Still we will tour with this METALLICA set till the end of next year at least. So I think we will do what we've been doing for a while already, that we will do singles, just individual collaborations with some people. And at the same time, we'll work towards something that's more wholesome, like an album kind of thing. But I think also we started to think about the album also from the perspective of what would be ultimately the greatest APOCALYPTICA show like, what all aspects it would include."
He continued: "Now it's great fun to play METALLICA, but this is so straightforward, like straight in your face all the time from the beginning to end. But APOCALYPTICA has so many more dimensions and I think, in a way, I don't know any other band that can go from so sensitive, so classical, so minimalistic into such a really powerful chaos and everything in between. So, we haven't done that kind of project. For example, a couple of years ago we did a tour in churches in Finland in the COVID times. And we made a special program for the church thing. I was, like, 'Okay, this is really cool to do as well,' and totally different thing than what we're doing now. And I think kind of a hybrid of those where there would be space for all kind of qualities that APOCALYPTICA has. So that's something what we are thinking… APOCALYPTICA can be this and that and that and that and then so many things. So it's exciting."
Also at this year's Download, APOCALYPTICA lead cellist Perttu Kivilaakso was asked by Daniel Steer of Mike James Rock Show if there are any musicians left on his "wish list" for possible collaborators on the band's future recordings. He responded: "We have worked with an incredible amount of amazing artists. And [METALLICA's] James Hetfield [who guested on APOCALYPTICA's cover of METALLICA's 'One' from 'Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol. 2'], of course, has probably been the top of the list, kind of the dream that it would be unbelievable if he someday does something for us. But, of course, there are still so many fascinating artists. For example, I think that the charisma and incredible person of Nick Cave, for example, could be something really cool to make a dark, gloomy thing with the cello and his expression. Or whomever, like Pink or somebody with a really, really great attitude.
"The lovely thing about APOCALYPTICA is that we are very versatile with our music, that it could go from very beautiful classical elements to brutal thrash metal," he explained. "And even still I would love to work more with the greatest growers — Alissa White-Gluz [ARCH ENEMY] or whomever — great artists there are. So the good thing is that the ideas never kind of end. You only end up having the problem with too many ideas and somebody in a business saying that, 'Not all is possible, guys. Come on.'"
Kivilaakso went on to say that he and his APOCALYPTICA bandmates are grateful to still have a global audience with their unique fusion of classical cello music with hard metal elements. "So far, that has been really working," he said. "And I just somehow started to appreciate more and more the fact that we still can do this for a living and entertain people around the world. And it makes us feel, I guess, blessed in that sense. And that gives you the sparkle to still continue and try to figure out more cool things."
As previously reported, Hetfield attended APOCALYPTICA's March 3 concert at the Paramount Theatre in Denver, Colorado.
"Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol. 2" continues the journey that began in 1996 when cellists from Helsinki's world-renowned Sibelius Academy played symphonic tribute to METALLICA. The "One" single saw Hetfield joining proceedings for a soul-stirring, spoken word of those inimitable, now-immortal lyrics.
The album's lead single was "The Four Horsemen", a song that originally appeared on METALLICA's 1983 debut "Kill 'Em All". It features a guest appearance by METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo.
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HATEBREED's WAYNE LOZINAK Diagnosed With Noncancerous Brain Tumor
 HATEBREED guitarist Wayne Lozinak has left the band's European tour after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Earlier today, the veteran Connecticut-based hardcore/metal act released the following message via social media: "Send Wayne Lozinak some love!
"On the night of June 14th, while at Download Festival, Wayne began experiencing mild symptoms that raised concerns of a possible stroke. Out of an abundance of caution, he sought medical attention the following day upon arriving in Lille, France. After undergoing a CT scan at the ER, doctors discovered a brain tumor, leading to his immediate admission for further testing.
"Following a thorough 24-hour evaluation, including an MRI, it was determined that the tumor is a benign meningioma—a slow-growing mass that has likely been present for years. We are immensely relieved that Wayne's diagnosis is the best possible outcome given the circumstances.
"Wayne will be returning to the U.S. to prepare for surgery and focus on rest and recovery. His strength and resilience remain unwavering, and he is determined to return to HATEBREED as soon as he is able. We appreciate all the love and support from fans, friends, and the music community during this time.
"Further updates will be shared as appropriate. Thank you for respecting Wayne's privacy as he begins this journey toward full health.
"@mattbachandmusic will be taking over touring guitar duties while bass will now be handled by Karl @firstbloodrules see you in the pit!"
This past April, HATEBREED announced it was resurrecting the beloved and annual "Summer Slaughter" tour for 2025, which kicks off July 8 in St. Petersburg, Florida and runs through July 28 in Grand Rapids. Support for this year's run will include FUGITIVE, GRIDIRON, MALEVOLENCE, INCITE, ESCUELA GRIND and SNUFFED ON SIGHT on select dates.
HATEBREED celebrated its 30th anniversary with a North American tour last fall. Support on the trek came from CARCASS, HARMS WAY and CRYPTA.
With dozens of pit-stirring anthems across their eight catalog albums, HATEBREED are celebrating three decades of ruthless breakdowns and consistently sold-out shows the world over. Over the course of their career, the band has gone from playing basements and backyards to being a featured, must-see attraction on countless festivals like Graspop Metal Meeting, Ozzfest, Warped and Download alongside massive high-profile tours.
Recently described by Forbes as "more relevant than ever in the metal and hardcore community," HATEBREED remains one of the most definitive live acts in music today and recently celebrated a milestone with their track "Looking Down The Barrel Of Today", which surpassed 75 million global streams on Spotify alone while generating over 600,000 global equivalents across all digital service providers, making it their single biggest career streaming track of the modern era. To date, HATEBREED has sold over 1.5 million albums in North America alone.
Press photo courtesy of Atom Splitter PR
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DAVID ELLEFSON Says He Worked On MEGADETH's 'Soldier On!' Song With DAVE MUSTAINE But Didn't Get Credit For It
 In a new interview with The Delz Show, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about the band's song "Mechanix", which was the original version of "The Four Horsemen", the METALLICA song that was co-written by now-MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine and included on METALLICA's debut album, 1983's "Kill 'Em All'. METALLICA wrote new lyrics and renamed the song "The Four Horsemen" after Dave was kicked out of the band. The track "Mechanix" later appeared on MEGADETH's debut album, 1985's "Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good!". Ellefson said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Dave wrote that song pre-METALLICA, as I understand it. He had 'Mechanix' done in its entirety and then he brought that into METALLICA. They kept certain riffs and parts of his songs and created their version of it. 'Cause if you listen to [METALLICA's] 'No Life 'Til Leather' demo. they play 'Mechanix' in its entirety the way MEGADETH did. The only real difference is Gar [Samuelson, then-MEGADETH drummer] played the shuffle beat rather than Lars [Ulrich, METALLICA drummer] played the guitar riff, basically, on the drums. So, both are great — I like both — but [those were] two different styles. So, 'Mechanix' was very much Dave's song, for sure. And he didn't look at like it was a METALLICA song; it was his song. As I understand — this is what Dave had told me — he brought that in to METALLICA. So when he left, he took it with him. It was his attitude. I think those other songs, I believe he collaborated, or if he brought them into the METALLICA band room, they worked on those together — 'Metal Militia', 'Phantom Lord', whatever else that he wrote, I got the impression that those were group compositions, whereas 'Mechanix' was entirely his song — lyrics and music — that he brought in to METALLICA."
Ellefson went on to say that it's "ironic" that there has been such a heated debate over two different versions of the same track. "I don't know, in the history of music, if there is ever a song — let's just take 'Mechanix' — that essentially 'Mechanix' is the song, [while] 'The Four Horseman' is a derivative of that song as they collaborated even while Dave was in the band to develop it into 'The Four Horsemen'," he said. "So there's essentially these two songs that are two different names, two different lyrics, musically the same, two different copyrights. And the melodies are the same. Obviously, James [Hetfield, METALLICA frontman] changed the lyrics to 'The Four Horsemen', wrote an entirely different [set of lyrics]… So I don't know in the history of recorded music if that's ever happened before… It's kind of strange, actually, now that we're talking about it, that it happened. Of course, that controversy continues to this day, as we've seen."
Ellefson went on to defend METALLICA for using some of Mustaine's music on "Kill 'Em All", explaining: "When you work for a company, like, for instance, when I worked for Peavey, we did a David Ellefson signature bass. But when I left, they took my name off of it and they keep the bass. It's Hartley Peavey's company, and I worked for him. I think in METALLICA it's the same way. It's Lars's and James's band. And so if you're there and you write some songs, what you did there stays there.
"I mean, look, again, this was all before I met Dave," Ellefson clarified. "I met Dave six weeks after he was out of METALLICA. And for me, 'No Life 'Til Leather' was my first introduction to them, and I loved what I heard… And it wasn't my argument to have with that, but I just looked at it and went, man, the fact that this band kicked you out — okay, bummer — but they used your songs, they put your name on the credit, and you got paid. It's, like, fuck, that's like a triple win, man.
"Look, when members got kicked out of MEGADETH, their songs weren't used and [they weren't] credited and paid," David revealed. "I mean, the song 'Soldier On!' on the last MEGADETH record [2022's 'The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!'], I brought the lyric and the melody in for that, and then me and Dave were working on that together. He changed the title of it to 'Soldier On!' and then when he kicked me out, he just took my words off and kept the whole song to himself and took all the credit. He didn't pay me or put my fucking name on it. So, as far as I'm concerned, Lars and James were pretty generous to him. I look at that and I'm just, like, yeah, that didn't happen to any of us in MEGADETH. But whatever. It's all part of the folklore and the legend of MEGADETH and METALLICA, I guess… Look at it like that: it was a severance package. METALLICA didn't have any money [at the time]. They were broke. They signed a [record] deal and they made their record. Who knew they'd make any money at all? The fact that it blew up like it did is just incredible. But it's the feud of our genre."
Mustaine, who was one of the early members of METALLICA, was fired from the band by Ulrich in 1983. He was replaced by Kirk Hammett and went on to form MEGADETH and achieve worldwide success on his own.
Back in 2011, Mustaine was asked by Revolver magazine what he remembers about writing music with METALLICA while he was in the group. Mustaine said, "I had always called us, as a group, 'The Four Horsemen.' Before I was in METALLICA, I really loved this band called MONTROSE, and their guitarist was Ronnie Montrose. He went on to form a band called GAMMA. One of their records [1980's 'Gamma 2'] had a shark fin cutting through the grass, which I thought was so awesome. Anyway, he had a song on there called 'Four Horsemen' that I did with my band PANIC, which I was with before METALLICA. So when I joined METALLICA, I had the song 'Mechanix', which I wrote, and 'Four Horsemen' was a suggestion of mine to do 'cause we were doing cover songs. So that had planted the seed with James. And one day when we were coming to rehearsal, Lars had just said something about slowing down my song, 'Mechanix'. I had just gotten to the studio with Cliff [Burton, then-METALLICA bassist], and we had been listening to LYNYRD SKYNYRD, and I was being a jerk, so I played 'Sweet Home Alabama' instead of 'Mechanix', and that's basically the middle part of what would become METALLICA's 'The Four Horsemen'."
"No Life 'Til Leather" was recorded on July 6, 1982 at Chateau East Studio in Tustin, California. All the songs on the tape later appeared on "Kill 'Em All", including "Hit The Lights", "Motorbreath", "Jump In The Fire", "Seek And Destroy", "Metal Militia", "Phantom Lord" and "The Mechanix".
Mustaine is credited as a co-writer on six METALLICA songs, four on "Kill Em All" ("The Four Horsemen", "Jump In The Fire", "Phantom Lord" and "Metal Militia") and two on "Ride The Lightning" ("Ride The Lightning" and "The Call Of Ktulu").
On December 10, 2011, as part of METALLICA's 30th-anniversary celebration at the Fillmore in San Francisco, Mustaine joined the band to play several songs, including "Phantom Lord" and "Jump In The Fire". This was the first time in 28 years that Mustaine played songs that he co-wrote live with METALLICA.
Ellefson was in MEGADETH from the band's inception in 1983 to 2002, and again from 2010 until his latest exit in May 2021.
Photo credit: Maciej Pieloch (courtesy of Napalm Records)
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REVOCATION Announces New Album 'New Gods, New Masters'
 Technical death metal architects REVOCATION will release their new full-length album, "New Gods, New Masters", on September 26 via Metal Blade Records.
REVOCATION creates extreme music for extreme times. On "New Gods, New Masters", their fifth record for Metal Blade, the quartet — spearheaded by founder/vocalist/guitarist Dave Davidson — delivers nine potent and portentous songs of brutal lyrical and musical significance. While their critically lauded, 2022-released "Netherheaven" full-length set a high bar for the band, an even sharper musical and lyrical focus was achieved on "New Gods, New Masters". The Boston-bred Davidson credits newest members Harry Lannon (rhythm guitar and backing vocals since 2023) and bassist Alex Weber with a renewed energy and intensity both in the studio and onstage.
"It's been a pleasure ripping with those guys alongside Ash [Pearson], who always crushes it behind the kit," he notes. In terms of his own playing, writing, and singing he adds, "I'm always refining my craft and trying to get better."
Titling the album "New Gods, New Masters" reflects Davidson's belief about humans' need to worship various gods. "It seems as if that desire is encoded in our DNA. As science and our understanding of nature and the universe as a whole increases, the religions of the old gods start to become obsolete," he says. "However, I believe we've replaced our old gods with new ones, worshipping technology and creating a cult-like idolatry of innovators. I've been very fascinated with the development of artificial intelligence, and I'm deeply concerned where this could lead humanity whether it's the slow march towards a technological dystopia or the all-out annihilation of our species."
In advance of the record's release, today the band unveils first single "Cronenberged", featuring guest vocals by Jonny Davy of JOB FOR A COWBOY. The track centers itself on a science experiment gone wrong.
"I'm a massive sci-fi horror fan and love the body horror genre that David Cronenberg helped to create so this is my homage to that," notes Davidson. "Also, shout out to 'Rick And Morty' for inspiring the song title."
"The video for 'Cronenberged' features tons of gore and practical effects," he continues. "It was so fun to create a little mini sci-fi horror movie for this track. Getting to transform into a hideous tentacle monster was a real treat. I knew things were going well when the My Good Eye film crew were gagging at how gross it was off screen."
"New Gods, New Masters" was produced by Davidson and mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (THE HAUNTED, SPIRITBOX) with artwork by Paolo Girardi (BELL WITCH, MOTHER OF GRAVES, BLACK BREATH, CRYPTOPSY). In addition to Jonny Davy, the record includes guest appearances by Travis Ryan of CATTLE DECAPITATION, Luc Lemay of GORGUTS, and jazz guitarist Gilad Hekselman.
"New Gods, New Masters" will be released on CD and digital formats as well as vinyl.
"New Gods, New Masters" track listing:
01. New Gods, New Masters
02. Sarcophagi Of The Soul
03. Confines Of Infinity (feat. Travis Ryan of CATTLE DECAPITATION)
04. Dystopian Vermin
05. Despiritualized
06. The All Seeing (feat. Gilad Hekselman)
07. Data Corpse
08. Cronenberged (feat. Jonny Davy of JOB FOR A COWBOY)
09. Buried Epoch (feat. Luc Lemay of GORGUTS)
Following the release of "New Gods, New Masters", REVOCATION will kick off a month-long North American headlining tour. The journey begins on October 16 in Leesburg, Virginia and runs through November 15 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Support will be provided by JUDICIARY, INFERI and VOMIT FORTH (on select dates).
Artist, Bandsintown and Sheet Happens presales begin today, June 18 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Venue presales begin today at 1:00 p.m. ET. General on-sale date is Friday, June 20 at 1:00 p.m. ET.
REVOCATION with JUDICIARY, INFERI, VOMIT FORTH:
Oct. 16 - Tally Ho - Leesburg, VA
Oct. 17 - Brooklyn Monarch - New York, NY
Oct. 18 - Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA
Oct. 19 - Foufones - Montreal, QC
Oct. 20 - Lee's Palace - Toronto, ON
Oct. 21 - Sanctuary - Detroit, MI
Oct. 22 - Reggies - Chicago, IL *
Oct. 24 - HQ - Denver, CO
Oct. 25 - Ace's High - Salt Lake City, UT
Oct. 26 - The Shredder - Boise, ID
Oct. 27 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
Oct. 28 - Rickshaw - Vancouver, BC
Oct. 29 - Dante's - Portland, OR
Oct. 31 - Neck Of The Woods - San Francisco, CA
Nov. 01 - Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 02 - Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA
Nov. 04 - Rosetta Room - Mesa, AZ
Nov. 05 - Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM *
Nov. 07 - RBC - Dallas, TX *
Nov. 08 - Come And Take It Live - Austin, TX
Nov. 09 - Scout Bar - Houston, TX *
Nov. 11 - Orpheum - Tampa, FL
Nov. 12 - Respectable Street - West Palm Beach, FL
Nov. 13 - Conduit - Orlando FL
Nov. 14 - The Radio Room - Greenville, SC
Nov. 15 - Chapel Of Bones - Raleigh, NC
* No VOMIT FORTH
REVOCATION is:
Dave Davidson - vocals, guitar
Ash Pearson - drums
Harry Lannon - rhythm guitar
Alex Weber - bass
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See Trailer For OZZY OSBOURNE And BLACK SABBATH's Final Show Livestream
 Fans can get even more excited for Ozzy Osbourne and BLACK SABBATH's monumental farewell performance, as the trailer drops today for "Back To The Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow", the highly anticipated global livestream of the sold-out show you can't miss.
On July 5, music history will be made as Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince Of Darkness, will take to the stage for his final ever live performance, joined by the original BLACK SABBATH lineup for the first and last time in two decades, in the biggest metal event of all time.
Following an outpouring of fan demand from across the globe — and even a petition begging for a way to watch this once-in-a-lifetime event — prayers have now been answered with tickets for the livestream available at www.backtothebeginning.com.
Broadcast live from Birmingham, United Kingdom's Villa Park, those who missed out on being there can still experience this unforgettable moment, with access to the raw livestream from 3:00 p.m. on July 5, and the chance to rewatch the concert in its entirety for another 48 hours.
"Back To The Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow" will be captured, produced and distributed by Mercury Studios ("One To One: John & Yoko", "American Symphony", "Metallica Saved My Life"),who are pioneering the way for premium, music-driven storytelling across film, television, podcasts and immersive formats. Mercury has partnered with Kiswe — the global D2C streaming partner behind the record-breaking BTS concert livestream — to deliver this unforgettable moment of music history to fans across the globe.
Ozzy's wife and manager Sharon Osbourne said: "We had such an overwhelming demand from fans from around the globe, who couldn't get tickets to the show, and they took to social media, pleading with us to broadcast a livestream of the show. Being this is such a historic event, we just couldn't let them down."
Kelly Sweeney, managing director of Mercury Studios, said: "Mercury Studios are incredibly proud to be involved in capturing this monumental milestone at Villa Park. 'Back To The Beginning' will be an unforgettable experience, and our aim is to deliver this moment to fans worldwide, wherever they are, so they don't miss out on seeing music history being made."
The all-day event at Villa Park, produced by Live Nation, will be hosted and compered by American actor Jason Momoa, and feature a supergroup of musicians.
This past February, Sharon told The Sun that her husband is struggling to walk amid his battle with Parkinsons disease, but that his singing voice is "as good as ever". She said: "[Ozzy's] very happy to be coming back and very emotional about this.
"Parkinson's is a progressive disease. It's not something you can stabilize. It affects different parts of the body and it's affected his legs. But his voice is as good as it's ever been."
Proceeds from the "Back To The Beginning" show will support Cure Parkinson's, the Birmingham Children's Hospital and Acorn Children's Hospice, a Children's Hospice supported by Aston Villa.
According to Sharon, Ozzy, who paused touring "for now" in 2023 after extensive spinal surgery and rescheduled his "No More Tours 2" shows from going ahead several times because of illness, the pandemic and logistical issues, will not play any more shows after the Villa Park event.
"Ozzy didn't have a chance to say goodbye to his friends, to his fans, and he feels there's no been no full stop," she explained. "This is his full stop."
In addition, there will be a performance by a "supergroup of musicians" including Duff McKagan and Slash (GUNS 'N' ROSES),Billy Corgan (THE SMASHING PUMPKINS),Fred Durst (LIMP BIZKIT),K.K. Downing (JUDAS PRIEST),Jake E. Lee (OZZY OSBOURNE),Wolfgang Van Halen (VAN HALEN, MAMMOTH WVH) and Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE).
"It's an endless amount of people," said Sharon. "They're going to be doing some SABBATH songs, some Ozzy songs, and they'll all mix together. Different little groups will be coming on, but they're all icons."
The original lineup of BLACK SABBATH last performed in 2005. Since then, SABBATH has played in partial reunions but never in its original lineup.
"For Ozzy right now, it's definitely: 'I love you and good night'," Sharon told Reuters.
She added that Ozzy was doing well and excited about the gig. "It's stimulated him," she said. "He's very, very excited and very thankful that he can do it."
The legendary BLACK SABBATH frontman was diagnosed in 2003 with Parkin 2 — a very rare genetic form of Parkinson's. During a TV appearance in January 2020, the singer disclosed that he was 'stricken" with the disease which occurs when the nerve cells of the body degenerate and levels of dopamine are reduced. Dopamine is an essential chemical that is produced by these nerve cells which send signals to different parts of the brain to control movements of the body.
Ozzy's health issues, including suffering a nasty fall and dislodging metal rods placed in his spine following a quad-bike accident in 2003, as well as catching COVID-19 three years ago, forced him to cancel some of his previously announced tours.
While Osbourne's health issues forced him to scrap most of his live appearances, the musician said he would return if his condition improved.
Osbourne's previously announced European tour with guests JUDAS PRIEST, originally set for 2019 and then rescheduled three times, was officially canceled in early February 2023.
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JEFF SCOTT SOTO's Advice To Young Musicians: 'If You Don't Learn The Business, You're Screwed'
 In a new interview with Brazil's Rádio Kiss FM 92.5, acclaimed hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto, who sang on Yngwie Malmsteen's first two albums, 1984's "Rising Force" and 1985's "Marching Out", was asked which lessons he learned during his time with the legendary Swedish guitarist that he still applies to the way he approaches his career today. Jeff responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, one of the biggest lessons I learned when I was with Yngwie is how to do things and how not to do things. And what I saw, not necessarily Yngwie, but the management, just the way things were run, I saw that's not the way I wanna do things with my own career, with my own future. So I learned a lot from there that I took into my own world and into the next steps of my career, and that's why I'm still doing this, I guess."
Jeff continued: "That's one [piece of] advice I always give to young musicians when they say, 'What advice do you have for new musicians?' I said, besides the fact that you have to stay with it — if you really want it, you have to stay with it because when you get 'no, no, no, no, no, no,' one day you're gonna get one 'yes,' and that means you're meant to be there. That's my first advice. But the second advice, and it's the most important advice — learn the business. There's so many ways you can get screwed. There's so many ways people can put the hat over your face, and you have no idea. You can sell one million albums and you're still driving an old beat-up car. So you just wanna learn the business and know what you're signing. When people are talking about the business — publishing copyright, mechanical royalties; there's so many different things to learn — and I tell every musician, make sure you know that stuff before you get into this."
Jeff added: "It's called the 'music business' for a reason. There's music and there's business. If you don't learn the business, you're screwed."
More than three years ago, Jeff claimed that Yngwie threatened to cancel his concert in May 2022 in Agoura Hills, California after finding out his former bandmate was in attendance. The following day, Malmsteen disputed Soto's account of what happened in Agoura Hills, writing on his Facebook page: "Kids, don't believe made up BS from people who are trying to stay relevant! He's not important for me to cancel my show to my fans. On the other hand I was told by my agent that he snuck in there without paying so the security threw him out. Certain people make up stories… turn up at my show, get kicked out by security because they snuck in the venue WITHOUT PAYING, then turn around make up a story to try and grab media attention… some people are sick. STOP stalking me and get help".
Eight years ago, Soto engaged in a war of words with Malmsteen over the fact that Yngwie claimed in an interview that he "always wrote everything," including the lyrics and melodies, and simply hired various vocalists to sing his material.
Back in 2017, Soto told the "US American Made Guitars" show that "it's false information" to suggest that he contributed nothing to Yngwie's early albums "because we co-wrote [some of] those songs together. I actually authored those songs," he said. "For him to say, 'I wrote every lyric, every melody,' it's absolute falsity. And he's speaking out of whatever anger or whatever throwaway conversation he might be having, but when it's put on text, it comes across as very crude and very arrogant. So, of course, I don't take that kind of stuff too personally."
The singer went on to say that faulty memory may be at least partly to blame for Yngwie's comments. "Yngwie's written so much of his own stuff, he's written so much on his own when it comes to lyrics and melodies through the years," he said. "Maybe the past eight albums… I don't even know how many albums he's put out, but for that many albums he's put out, clearly his memory is fogged on the albums that he wasn't doing all of that."
He continued: "Joe Lynn [Turner] was a very strong collaborator on the album ['Odyssey'] with he did with Yngwie, as was I, as were some of the other singers that were involved with him. Maybe later on that changed and the other guys were basically just used to sing his words. And I was as well on some songs. I mean, 'I Am A Viking', I didn't write one word or one melody on it. But the stuff that we did together, that's stuff that we did together. And there's some stuff I did on my own that's on there — he didn't add or remove one single thing from it. So, again, it's selective memory. It could be he doesn't wanna talk about me, he's got a bad taste in his mouth about me, so he's gonna do everything in his power to make sure that everybody knows how downplayed my role was in his life and his career."
In the days after Yngwie's original interview with Metal Wani was published on BLABBERMOUTH.NET, several of the guitarist's other former singers — including Joe Lynn Turner and Tim "Ripper" Owens — responded on social media, with Turner describing Malmsteen's statements as "the rantings of a megalomaniac desperately trying to justify his own insecurity." This was followed by a retort from a member of Yngwie's management team, who wrote on Malmsteen's Facebook page that the three vocalists "came out enraged, spitting insults and profanities" at the guitarist because "Yngwie said something that they didn't like." The management representative added: " It's very unfortunate that these past hired vocalists must resort to mudslinging and insults to elicit any kind of media attention towards them. Such classless, puerile words are ungentlemanly at best and absolutely disgraceful at worst." | 0 | |
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ALICE COOPER On Reuniting Surviving Original Members Of His Band For New Studio Album: 'Everything Went So Smoothly'
 In a new interview with 95.5 KLOS radio legend Frazer Smith, Alice Cooper spoke about his reunion with the other surviving members of the original ALICE COOPER band — guitarist Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neal Smith — for an upcoming studio album, "The Revenge Of Alice Cooper", which is due on July 25 via earMUSIC. This highly anticipated effort, dedicated to original ALICE COOPER guitarist Glen Buxton, who died in 1997, is heralded as the successor to their iconic records "School's Out", "Billion Dollar Babies", "Love It to Death" and "Killer". The first single from the album, "Black Mamba", was made available in April, featuring the legendary Robby Krieger of THE DOORS.
Regarding how the reunion with the other original members of ALICE COOPER came about, Alice told 95.5 KLOS (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "When we parted, we didn't divorce; we just separated. There was no bad blood. There was no lawsuits or anything like that. And we stayed in touch with each other. And finally, at one point — they had worked on some of my albums — I said, 'Why don't we just do an album?' Ah we got [longtime producer] Bob Ezrin involved. And I was absolutely amazed. Everything went so smoothly. We wrote all these songs, and it sounded exactly like 1975."
Alice added: "Losing Glen was really tough for us 'cause he was our Keith Richards. We got Robby Krieger to play on 'Black Mamba', which was perfect for that song. And we found a guy named Gyasi [Hues] in Nashville that just fit in perfectly."
Asked if he and the other surviving members of the original ALICE COOPER band just clicked right back in as friends too, Alice said: "Absolutely. It was never a beat even [that was missed]. It just felt like this was the album that should have come out after 'Billion Dollar Babies'. It had that feel to it."
The four surviving bandmates performed together in 1999 at the second Glen Buxton Memorial Weekend at CoopersTown in Phoenix. Another reunion concert took place in 2010 at Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding, followed by an appearance at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony in 2011. There was also a record store reunion concert captured in the documentary "Alice Cooper: Live From The Astroturf" as well as guest appearances on select tracks on Cooper's solo albums "Welcome 2 My Nightmare", "Paranormal" and "Detroit Stories".
"The Revenge of Alice Cooper" track listing:
01. Black Mamba
02. Wild Ones
03. Up All Night
04. Kill The Flies
05. One Night Stand
06. Blood On The Sun
07. Crap That Gets In The Way Of Your Dreams
08. Famous Face
09. Money Screams
10. What A Syd
11. Inter Galactic Vagabond Blues
12. What Happened To You
13. I Ain't Done Wrong
14. See You On The Other Side
15. Return of the Spiders 2025 (bonus track)
16. Titanic Overunderture (bonus track)
Formed in 1968, the original ALICE COOPER band forged a theatrical brand of hard rock that was destined to shock and had never been seen before. Within five years, they would release no fewer than seven studio albums, amongst them their international breakthrough "School's Out" (including the Top 10 hit of the same name) and the U.S. No. 1 "Billion Dollar Babies" (1973). By 1974, the band had risen to the upper echelon of rock stardom... and then it dissolved.
In October 2015, over 40 years later, record store owner and superfan Chris Penn convinced the original lineup to reunite for a very special performance at Good Records, his record store in Dallas, Texas. Alice, Michael, Dennis and Neal were joined on stage by Alice's current guitarist Ryan Roxie (standing in for Buxton).
Cooper pioneered a grandly theatrical brand of hard rock that was designed to shock. Drawing equally from horror movies, vaudeville, and garage rock, the group created a stage show that featured electric chairs, guillotines, fake blood and boa constrictors. He continues to tour regularly, performing shows worldwide with the dark and horror-themed theatrics that he's best known for. With a schedule that includes six months each year on the road, Cooper brings his own brand of rock psycho-drama to fans both old and new, enjoying it as much as the audience does. Known as the architect of shock rock, Cooper (in both the original ALICE COOPER band and as a solo artist) has rattled the cages and undermined the authority of generations of guardians of the status quo, continuing to surprise fans and exude danger at every turn, like a great horror movie, even in an era where mainstream media can present real-life shocking images.
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HINDER's CODY HANSON On 'Back To Life' Album: 'We Were Less Concerned With What Everybody Else Thinks That We Are As A Band'
 In a new interview with the Caught On The Mike podcast, HINDER drummer Cody Hanson and singer Marshal Dutton spoke about the band's seventh studio album, "Back To Life", which came out on May 23 via Evil Teen Records. Regarding how the HINDER creative processes has evolved over the last 10 years, Hanson said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I don't know that the process is any different. We don't really have a set process that we feel we use. It's always different, depending on the situation. I think the one thing that felt a little different about this one is that we were a little less concerned with what everybody else thinks that we are as a band. We had written a bunch of material over a pretty long period of time that we were able to go and kind of comb through and pull out and kind of rework, and I think that that definitely was beneficial for us on this record. There's a lot of material that had been written for a long time, and that was was pretty cool. But like I said, we didn't really go into it trying to be something, where I think certainly on the last record, with [2017's] 'The Reign', we were trying to make it a little more heavy, a little more dark and we were, I think, kind of worried about just being that rock band. Where now, on this album, I think we were just worried about the songs, writing and recording the best songs that we could do. And I think it paid off, man. I'm really happy with it. I'm very, very proud of it. And it seems like the reaction has been amazing."
When podcast host Michael Clark noted that the audience can see when a band is being authentic with its music, Hanson concurred. "Yeah, I think so," he said. "This record, to me, feels like where we are as a band right now. I've told this a million times in interviews lately, but we had actually written and recorded an entire record before this one. It was 2021, 2020… We had this idea that we were going to do a record that was really similar to the first album, that kind of had that vibe. And once we got it done, yeah, I guess it had that vibe, but it didn't feel like us; it didn't feel like who we are now. And so it didn't feel authentic to me."
Dutton chimed in: "It felt dated. It just made us sound like we had not progressed as a band. At least with the sound starting from when I kind of joined the band, it seemed like a regression instead of amoving forward. So we just shelved it."
HINDER's third album with Marshal on vocals, "Back To Life" was produced by Hanson and Dutton at BarCode Studios in Oklahoma City.
HINDER recently announced the "Back To Life Tour Part II" with support from Austin Meade and Kelsey Hickman. The trek will kick off July 11 in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Earlier this spring, HINDER embarked on the first installment of the "Back To Life" tour, hitting Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Dallas, Louisville and more.
HINDER, which formed in Oklahoma City in 2001, has survived the loss of two lead vocalists, Austin John Winkler, who left the band in 2013, and Nolan Neal, who fronted the group in 2015.
The Oklahoma City-based quartet's story began nearly a quarter century ago when Hanson, Joe "Blower" Garvey (lead guitar) and Mike Rodden (bass) met and activated their musical chemistry. The 2005 hit "Lips Of An Angel" from the band's debut album "Extreme Behavior", since certified three times platinum, topped the charts and remains a radio mainstay. Powerful lead vocalist Dutton joined them in 2015. Throughout their discography, HINDER has embodied an ethos of defiance and tenacity through gutsy lyrics, rousing melodies, and soaring choruses. Each album in their musical journey has reflected a progression, from the grittier early days of "Take It To The Limit" to the more introspective and exploratory energy of 2017's "The Reign".
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VENOM Singer CRONOS Claims Copyright Over Band’s Satanic Designs – “You Have The KISS Army, I Thought It Would Be Cool To Have The VENOM Legions”
 Law360 is reporting that heavy-metal singer Conrad Lant insisted on Monday that he was the creator of designs associated with the band Venom, as he gave evidence in his dispute with former bandmate Anthony Bray and a music distributor over branded merchandise.
Lant (aka Cronos) told the High Court that he joined the band, which was originally called Guillotine, in late 1979. He came up with the Satanic-themed designs used in the band’s logo and album covers, which included goat heads, pentagrams and inverted crosses, Lant said.
Richard Colbey of 5 Pump Court Chambers, representing Bray and the music distributor, suggested to Lant that the band was already called Venom when he joined it.
Lant disputed that, saying it was only in the past 10 years that his former bandmates Bray and Jeffrey Dunn “had changed their stories.”
Colbey pressed, “You didn’t become involved in the band until after it had established itself as Venom.”
“That is not correct,” Lant replied.
Lant sued Bray and Plastic Head Music Distribution Ltd. in June 2024, accusing the distributor of selling merchandise with his copyrighted designs and Bray of approving the infringement through a licensing agreement.
Venom released albums in the early 1980s, including Welcome To Hell, Black Metal and At War With Satan, that incorporated Lant’s six original designs in the center label, album sleeve or packaging, the claim says.
Bray filed a counterclaim for infringement against Lant and Lant’s distributor, Razmataz.com Ltd., arguing that Bray was the real author of the works. The only exception, Bray said, was a single Venom logo that Lant produced, which was a copy of Bray’s original design.
Read the full report at Law360.
In late May, news arrived that legendary Venom drummer Anthony “Abaddon” Bray is about to unleash his new book, The View From The Metal Throne – The Story Of Abaddon & Venom.
Written by Antony Bray, with Andreas Andreou, the book begins with a forward by Brian Slagel (Founder and CEO of Metal Blade Records)
In Antony ‘Abaddon” Bray’s words, “This is my view on the mythical early years, the accomplishments, all the ups and downs of the band. The struggle, the passion, the vision, the hard work, the music, the shows, the adventure.”
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SKID ROW's ROB HAMMERSMITH On Being A Musician: 'I Don't Think A Lot Of People Realize How Much Of The Job Is Personality Management'
 In a new interview with Ramona Fernandez of Gym Rock Crew, SKID ROW drummer Rob Hammersmith was asked he has any "rules around alcohol and touring". He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "They're not hard, fast rules. Common sense. And I know that's a general answer. I certainly don't get away with what I used to. And that's normal. It's a good thing. I don't have any kind of crazy story for you. I mean, I have some stories about nights that got away from me, like we all do, but there wasn't one particular moment where I said, 'Okay, this is not right or not good.' I just got to a point where I really noticed it was taking its toll on me and 'I can't function. I'm sick and tired of feeling sick and tired.'
"I'm certainly not here to tell other people what I think is right or wrong," he continued. "I know everybody has a different relationship with it, and it's a pretty serious topic, it's a pretty serious thing that everybody — it's not just musicians; it's not just us — but everybody has a different relationship with alcohol. I know for the most part what I can do to be able to enjoy myself occasionally and have a few drinks, but not let it affect my job.
"What's interesting about being a musician, without going too much in depth about all the different aspects of what we do, but to a degree, playing music is obviously the job, and that's the job description, but I don't think a lot of people realize how much of the job is personality management," Rob explained. "And when I say personality management, that doesn't just include everybody around you. That includes managing your own personality. And when you start taking things like sleep and diet and alcohol and all these things, if you take it to an extreme, whether you realize it or not, it affects your personality, it affects the way you respond to people around you, and as you get older and you screw that up a handful of times and continue to screw it up occasionally, you become more and more aware of how all of that stuff works
"So I don't have clear — I don't have a strict 'two-drink maximum' or I don't have a strict policy, I don't have strict numbers," Hammersmith added. "I just know that cutting back and being more conscious of why I am… If I'm gonna leave home and work and play drums, it's great. I love it, but I'm there to do a job and there's a purpose for me being there. And that's really a long-winded answer to say I don't have a clear program or I don't have a clear set of criteria for you. I've certainly cut back a lot, and it's just necessary, I think… As I said, with the personality management thing, I think you just become a better bandmate, and sure, you become a better musician, and that's important, but becoming a better bandmate and just being a more reliable person to be around or more of a positive person to be around, I think that that's equally as important."
Asked by Fernandez if he is a cigarette smoker, Hammersmith said: "I'm a former smoker. I'm proud to say it's been many, many, many years since I've smoked. But every once in a while, I still —I don't wanna say I miss it, but every once in a while, I feel that little twinge. But, yeah, I haven't smoked in so many years, and I'm grateful for that."
SKID ROW has yet to announce a replacement for singer Erik Grönwall, who left the band more than a year ago. Erik, who was SKID ROW's fourth frontman since Sebastian Bach's departure, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March 2021. As a result, he is immunocompromised, which made touring difficult.
In May and June 2024, SKID ROW played four shows with HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale as a guest singer.
Last July, SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan said during a question-and-answer session at the Days Of The Dead horror and pop culture-themed convention in Indianapolis that he and his bandmates were "taking our time" finding a new singer "because we have time. And we've got a couple guys on the radar that we're gonna audition," he revealed. "And there's also a couple of our friends that wanna do what Lzzy Hale did and sit in for a few [SKID ROW] shows. And that's fun too. That was so much fun doing those shows [with Lzzy]."
In May 2024, SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo ruled out a reunion with SKID ROW's former singer Sebastian Bach telling The Hook Rocks podcast: "It's not gonna happen. And I say the same thing every time. I'm thankful that people have such an interest in wanting to see that happen, but I also have to reiterate that this is about being happy in the situation that you're in… We've all collectively sat there and just said that we don't wanna do it. We just don't wanna do it. And we wish everybody all the best."
Bach fronted SKID ROW until 1996, when he was fired. Instead of throwing in the towel, the remaining members took a hiatus and went on to play briefly in a band called OZONE MONDAY. In 1999, SKID ROW reformed and, after a bit of shuffling over the years, featured a lineup consisting of bassist Rachel Bolan, guitarists Dave "Snake" Sabo and Scotti Hill, alongside drummer Rob Hammersmith and singer Johnny Solinger. SKID ROW fired Solinger over the phone in April 2015, a few hours before announcing ex-TNT vocalist Tony Harnell as his replacement. Eight months later, Harnell exited the band and was replaced by South African-born, British-based singer ZP Theart, who previously fronted DRAGONFORCE, TANK and I AM I. Theart was fired from SKID ROW in February 2022 and was replaced by Grönwall, who was previously a member of the Swedish hard rock band H.E.A.T. | 0 | |
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Watch: LAST IN LINE's ANDREW FREEMAN Performs AC/DC Classics With Tribute Band In Las Vegas
 On June 12, LAST IN LINE singer Andrew Freeman played a full set of AC/DC classics with what he called "some of the best musicians in the AC/DC tribute scene" at The Composers Room in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below.
Based in Las Vegas, Freeman is an American rock vocalist and guitarist who has played for a number of bands, most notably punk rock group THE OFFSPRING and hard rock guitarist George Lynch's LYNCH MOB. Freeman is currently the frontman for the hard rock band LAST IN LINE, which features some of the reunited original members of the band DIO.
Freeman joined punk band THE OFFSPRING as a touring guitarist and backup vocalist on their 2008 tour for the album "Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace". In 2010, Freeman joined HURRICANE as the lead vocalist, performing a few shows with the band before leaving in 2013. In 2012, Freeman joined the original members of DIO as lead vocalist to form the band LAST IN LINE. LAST IN LINE has released three albums so far: 2016's "Heavy Crown", 2019's "II" and 2023's "Jericho".
Freeman has performed on several tours as the lead vocalist with George Lynch, including a feature on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" and a headline show at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California.
In 2018, Freeman started performing as the vocalist for LIES, DECEIT & TREACHERY with Jimmy D'Anda, Mick Sweda and Lonnie Vencent, all of whom are formerly of BULLETBOYS. He also formed a band called DEVIL'S HAND with guitarist Mike Slamer, and in December of the same year, they released a self-titled album.
In 2021, Freeman filled in for FIREHOUSE lead singer C.J. Snare on some tour dates while Snare recovered from abdominal surgery.
In May 2022, Freeman joined GREAT WHITE as the band's lead singer but lasted only five months before he was replaced by Brett Carlisle.
Thursday night I'll be playing a full set of AC/DC classics "all killer, no filler" with some of the best musicians in...
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