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Another week, another 18 big new rock and metal tours to reveal! The rock and metal world continues to make sure you’re entertained as big name acts are almost always seemingly adding new shows. This week, you’ll find Godsmack serving up some fall fun, Rise Against returning to the road after a period of inactivity and Highly Suspect just adding a handful of new dates to coincide with a new album announcement. Elsewhere, Lorna Shore head up a killer metal tour package, Badflower have a new list of dates and Mark Tremonti is prepping to do his best Sinatra with some late year holiday shows. Plu...
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On Thursday (May 16), Kerry King joined Loudwire Nights to celebrate the release of his debut solo album, From Hell I Rise. “There’s been so much hurry up and wait,” King told host Chuck Armstrong about the new album. “This record’s been done almost a year already, so [I’ve been] chomping at the bit for it to come out.” Even though King has felt anxious leading up to the release of From Hell I Rise, he was quick to tell Chuck that the desire to release a solo album wasn’t something he wanted to do for very long. In fact, he only began to consider it when Slayer called it quits. “I had no inten...
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Avril Lavigne has been photographed on the red carpet (well, beige carpet) at the ACM Awards, wearing a black hoodie of a big metal band — System of a Down. The pop-punk princess posed individually and with country star Nate Smith, who released his self-titled debut last year. Although it’s difficult to see and is not shown unobscured, the System of a Down name occupies the top left part of the hoodie. Unfortunately, Lavigne’s flowing blonde hair mostly covers the logo, but it’s still pretty cool that there’s any sort of heavy metal represented at Country Music’s Biggest Night. There’s also a ...
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These are Ronnie James Dio‘s five best doom metal songs outside of his two stints in Black Sabbath. Leaving Sabbath in the mix would simply make this too easy of a task and there’s some hidden gems and deep cuts in Ronnie’s catalog that rarely enter the general conversation. The early ’90s Dio records, while lacking in enduring hit songs, make up for it with understated quality and are among his darkest efforts. Ronnie’s lyrics had a particular focus on good vs. evil and light and shade. Even with a grim forecast, the light always found a way to poke through. Oftentimes, it was through phrases...
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During a recent episode of Ozzy Osbourne‘s new Madhouse Chronicles podcast with Billy Morrison, the “Prince of Darkness” shared his biggest regret from his time with Black Sabbath. That would be that the band finished their run without original drummer Bill Ward behind the kit. Bill Ward Exits Black Sabbath ReunionIn November 2011, the original Black Sabbath foursome of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward held a press conference to announce their pending reunion with a 2012 tour on the books. But in May 2012, Ward officially backed out of the reunion, citing issues over his ...
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Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson recalled the first time he heard Metallica and named his favorite release by them. As two pillars of thrash metal with a complicated history, Megadeth and Metallica had a longstanding feud through much of the ’80s and ’90s. And though Ellefson has praised Metallica in the past, he’s seemingly been more vocal about his Metallica fandom since he was fired from Megadeth in 2021. In a new interview with Ultimate Guitar, the bassist discussed the first time he ever heard Metallica’s music, and named which of their many releases is his favorite to this day. “Me...
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Pearl Jam may not showcase much of a heavy metal influence, but guitarist Stone Gossard did indeed love metal growing up and shouted out some of his favorite metal albums as a kid during a recent interview. Gossard’s response came in a wide-ranging interview with KLOS DJ Matt Pinfield (who also co-hosts The Power Hour on AXS TV) on his “New and Approved” radio show. The two chatted about Eddie Vedder‘s lyrics on the title track of Pearl Jam’s new album, Dark Matter, and how there’s some ambiguity in the meaning of some of the lines. As the guitarist notes, “Dark Matter” features the lyric “Kin...
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When Jamey Jasta formed Hatebreed in Bridgeport, Conn., in 1994, he didn’t have a backup plan — and that was by design. “I was a young dad and I was like, I cannot be a deadbeat dad,” Jasta told Chuck Armstrong on Loudwire Nights Wednesday (May 15). “I cannot be a deadbeat dad. I cannot be someone who doesn’t have a college savings for their kid. I always wanted to be the dad that was able to buy my daughter a car when she turned 16 — so I knew I had like 16 years to get it right.” Jasta admitted that the first five years of Hatebreed‘s life were really difficult, but thanks to his girlfriend,...
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System of a Down‘s attempt at writing a new album between 2016 and 2018 ended up with the group shutting down sessions amid creative differences, but in a new interview with Q With Tom Power on Canada’s CBC Radio One, singer Serj Tankian offered more insight into what exactly was at the center of their inability to complete a new record. As most know, the creative lead in the band has often been split between Tankian and guitarist Daron Malakian. And during the chat with Power, Tankian detailed how the creative dynamic has shifted since their early years with both musicians picking up more of ...
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It was a lovefest on The Allison Hagendorf Show, as the members of Motley Crue took some time out to share their love for one another, and in the process give us some insight into the ties that have bonded them so closely over the years. Loudwire has an exclusive sneak preview of Allison’s chat with the band members that you can check out below. What John 5 Loves About His Motley Crue BandmatesAs the new guy in the band, guitarist John 5 was tasked with going first and getting the compliments rolling about his bandmates. Speaking about singer Vince Neil, John 5 admits, “I’ve known Nikki and To...
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