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Guns N’ Roses New Drummer Is Isaac Carpenter of AWOLNATION

by Paul Cashmere

Guns N’ Roses have announced the new drummer for the band is Isaac Carpenter of AWOLNATION.

Tagged as: 80s, AWOLNATION, Frank Ferrer, Guns n Roses, Isaac Carpenter, metal, rock, USA

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Alex Van Halen and Steve Lukather May Be Working On A New Valen Album

by Paul Cashmere

There could very well be another Van Halen album, according to Dutch newspaper De Telegraah.

Tagged as: 70s, Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen, metal, rock, Steve Lukather, USA, Van Halen

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Disturbed To Release 25th Anniversary Edition of ‘The Sickness’

by Paul Cashmere

Disturbed with mark the 25th anniversary of the debut album ‘The Sickness’ with an expanded 3CD, 1 LP box set with demos, b-sides and a 14 track concert to be released on 21 Match 2025.

Tagged as: 00s, Disturbed, metal, rock, USA

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The Dead Daisies Cover Blues Classic ‘Crossroads’

by Paul Cashmere

The Dead Daisies have released their cover version of the Robert Johnson blues classic ‘Crossroads’.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Crossroads, David Lowy, Dead Daisies, metal, Robert Johnson, rock

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Ozzy Osbourne Turned Down A Part In Pirates of the Caribbean

by Music-News.com

Ozzy Osbourne almost took part in the Pirates Of The Caribbean film franchise.

Tagged as: 70s, Black Sabbath, metal, Ozzy Osbourne, Pirates Of The Caribbean, rock

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Jon Toogood On Why Shihad Are Breaking Up

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand metal band Shihad will be no more after this one final tour. Singer Jon Toogood told Noise11 why the band decided to call it quits.

Tagged as: 90s, Jon Toogood, metal, New Zealand, Pacifier, Shihad

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Check Out The Billy Morrison, Ozzy Osbourne and Steve Stevens Video Gods Of Rock N Roll

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Morrison has premiered a new music video with Ozzy Osbourne and Steve Stevens for ‘Gods of Rock N Roll’ from The Morrison Project.

Tagged as: 20s, Billy Morrison, metal, Ozzy Osbourne, rock, Steve Stevens, The Morrison Project, USA

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Parkway Drive To Play Sydney Opera House With Symphony Orchestra

by Paul Cashmere

Bryon Bay’s metal core band Parkway Drive will perform one show only with a symphony orchestra at the Sydney Opera House in June.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, hardcore, metal, Parkway Drive

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The Amity Affliction Make Ahren Stringer Split Permanent

by Paul Cashmere

The Amity Affliction bass player Ahren Stringer is now permanently out of the band.

Tagged as: 00s, Ahren Stringer, Australia, metal, punk, The Amity Affliction, thrash

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Vince Neil, Motley Crue, Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Plane Owned By Vince Neil Of Motley Crue Crashes In Arizona

by Paul Cashmere

A plane owned by Motley Crue singer Vince Neil has crashed in Scottsdale, Arizona killing the pilot. Neil was not on board the plane.

Tagged as: 80s, metal, Motley Crue, plane crash, rock, USA, Vince Neil

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Becoming Led Zeppelin John Bonham Interview Tape Was Discovered In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’, the first authorised documentary of Led Zeppelin premiered around the world this past weekend but did you know Australia played a massive role in the telling of the story. The previously unheard John Bonham interview was found discovered at the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Becoming Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin, metal, rock, UK

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Black Sabbath To Reunite With Original Line-up For One Last Show

by Paul Cashmere

Black Sabbath will reform with the original line-up for their last ever show in their hometown Birmingham, UK in July.

Tagged as: 70s, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler, metal, Ozzy Osbourne, rock, Tony Iommi, UK

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Shihad Merch Destroyed In Fire Ahead Of Final Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Shihad merch on its way from Melbourne to New Zealand ahead of the band’s final tour has been destroyed in a fire at Melbourne airport.

Tagged as: 90s, metal, New Zealand, Shihad

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System of a Down Are Considering A Comeback

by Music-News.com

System of a Down are “testing the waters” with their upcoming tour but there are no firm plans for an album.

Tagged as: 90s, industrial, metal, System Of A Down, USA

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Birmingham To Award Black Sabbath With Freedom of the City

by Music-News.com

Black Sabbath’s founding members are set to be honoured with the Freedom Of The City by Birmingham City Council.

Tagged as: 70s, Birmingham, Black Sabbath, Freedom of the City, metal, rock, UK

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Stone Temple Pilots Add Melbourne and Gold Coast Show

by Noise11.com

Stone Temple Pilots will still tour Australia despite the cancellation of the Hello Sunshine festival. New dates have been added to Melbourne and Gold Coast to make up for the cancelled festival shows.

Tagged as: 90s, Australian Tour, metal, rock, Stone Temple Pilots, USA

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Knotfest Sideshows Schedule Revealed

by Noise11.com

The full list of Australian sideshows for Knotfest is here.

Tagged as: Australia, Knotfest, live music, metal, music festival, music industry, sideshows, Slipknot

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Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy Guitarist John Sykes Dies At Age 65

by Paul Cashmere

John Sykes, the former guitarist for Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy has died at the age of 65 from cancer.

Tagged as: 80s, Guns n Roses, John Sykes, metal, Thin Lizzy, UK, Whitesnake

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Def Leppard Play Without Vivian Campbell As He Undergoes Cancer Treatment

by Music-News.com

Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell missed the band’s first concert of 2025 due to his recovery from cancer treatment.

Tagged as: 80s, Def Leppard, metal, rock, UK, Vivian Campbell

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Scorpions Cancel Vegas Show Due To Mikkey Dee’s Sepsis

by Music-News.com

Scorpions have postponed their Las Vegas residency so drummer Mikkey Dee can continue his recovery after being hospitalised with life-threatening sepsis.

Tagged as: 80s, Europe, Germany, metal, Mikkey Dee, Motorhead, Scorpions

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Sammy Hagar Quits Touring

by Music-News.com

Sammy Hagar has quit touring. Hagar hit the road last year for his ‘The Best Of All Worlds’ tour – which covered the US, Canada and Japan – and he’s preparing to launch the show as a residency which will run from April 30 until May 17 at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas – and he’s now insisted he’s sick of travelling and just wants to perform one-off concerts and residencies which allow him to stay in one place.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, metal, rock, Sammy Hagar, USA, Van Halen

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Metallica Donate $500000 To Fire Victims

by Music-News.com

Metallica have donated $500,000 to the Los Angeles wildfires relief efforts.

Tagged as: 80s, metal, Metallica, rock, USA

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Nine Inch Nails Delay Tour Announcement Due To LA Fires

by Music-News.com

Nine Inch Nails will tour in 2025 but they have delayed the official announcement due to the Los Angeles wildfires.

Tagged as: 90s, industrial, metal, Nine Inch Nails, rock, USA

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Cradle of Filth Members Marry

by Paul Cashmere

Marek ‘Ashok’ Šmerda and Zoë M. Federoff of Cradle of Filth married on the weekend in Tucson, Arizona.

Tagged as: 90s, Cradle of Filth, Marek ‘Ashok’ Smerda, metal, USA, Zoe Federoff

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Shihad Add More Shows To Final Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Shihad have one final Australian tour on the way with new shows added to Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne featuring full album performances.

Tagged as: 90s, metal, New Zealand, Pacifier, Shihad

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Tim Commerford of Rage Against the Machine photo by Ros O'Gorman

Rage Against The Machine’s Tim Commerford Updates On His Cancer Journey

by Music-News.com

Rage Against The Machine’s Tim Commerford has opened up about his battle with cancer.

Tagged as: 90s, industrial, metal, Rage Against The Machine, Tim Commerford, USA

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Guns N’ Roses To Play Saudi Arabia For the First Time

by Music-News.com

Guns N’ Roses are set to embark on a 24-date stadium tour in 2025, including their first-ever show in Saudi Arabia.

Tagged as: 80s, Guns n Roses, metal, rock, USA

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Nicko McBrain Retires From Iron Maiden, Simon Dawson is the New Guy

by Paul Cashmere

Iron Maiden have announced Simon Dawson from British Lion is the new drummer.

Tagged as: 80s, British Lion, Iron Maiden, metal, Nicko McBrain, Simon Dawson, UK

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Lemmy To Be Immortalised At Stringfellows London

by Music-News.com

Lemmy Kilmister will take up full-time residence at one of his favourite places to relax and socialize – Stringfellows Gentleman’s Club in London. It is a place which holds many Lemmy memories for friends and associates, as it became one of his favourite places to go after it opened in 1980.

Tagged as: 70s, Lemmy, metal, Motorhead, UK

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Mayatrix & The Psychics To Open For The Cult In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Perth band Mayatrix & The Psychics have been chosen to open for The Cult when the Australia tour starts in Melbourne this weekend.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Mayatrix & The Psychics, metal, rock, The Cult, UK

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