Nikki Sixx is celebrating the 19th anniversary of his getting sober. The 61-year-old MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist credited the 12-Step program with helping him live his life without drugs or alcohol. Earlier today (Thursday, July 2), he shared an image revealing he had been sober for 19 years, 228 months, 6,941 days or 166,565 hours. He ...
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LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton is celebrating 18 months of sobriety. On Saturday (June 27), the 47-year-old took to his Twitter to write: "As of today, I have been 100% free from all drugs & alcohol for a year & a half....One day at a time. "If you're reading this & addiction is ruining ...
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JANE'S ADDICTION drummer Stephen Perkins recently teamed up with steelpan players from eight different countries to record a quarantine cover version of THE WHO classic "Baba O'Riley". Check out the video below. Perkins is perhaps the only rock drummer to use steelpan in a Top 40 rock band. He told Pan Magazine that he first ...
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Ex-GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell teamed up with his successor, Terry Ilous, along with guitarists Robby Lochner and Phil Woodward, for a special acoustic concert on Friday, June 26 on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise Facebook page. Video footage of the set, which included acoustic renditions of songs from GREAT WHITE, ...
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Perry Farrell says that Donald Trump has done more damage to evangelical religion than any other president. Earlier today, the JANE'S ADDICTION frontman took to his Twitter to share a Church Leaders article headlined "7 Startling Facts: An Up Close Look at Church Attendance in America", and he included the following ...
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Ex-GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell will team up with his successor, Terry Ilous, along with guitarists Robby Lochner and Phil Woodward, for a special acoustic concert on Friday, June 26 at 5:00 p.m. PST on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise Facebook page. Says Jack: "We'll be playing some GREAT WHITE songs, ...
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Oscilloscope Laboratories will theatrically release the feature documentary "All I Can Say" in virtual cinemas, record stores, and music venues on June 26. A rare autobiography of Shannon Hoon, the late lead singer of the rock band BLIND MELON, the film was created solely with Hoon's own footage, voice, and music, and stands as a ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH recently launched a new video series, "Guitar Zero: Legends Of The Fail", in which singer Ivan Moody embarks on a journey to learn to play guitar. In episode seven, which can be seen below, Ivan calls an old friend, Doc Coyle of BAD WOLVES, who takes time out of a busy ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH recently launched a new video series, "Guitar Zero: Legends Of The Fail", in which singer Ivan Moody embarks on a journey to learn to play guitar. In episode six, which can be seen below, Ivan gets a video lesson from TRIVIUM's Matt Heafy, who runs him through a couple of those ...
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Oscilloscope Laboratories has announced it will theatrically release the feature documentary "All I Can Say" in virtual cinemas, record stores, and music venues on June 26. A rare autobiography of Shannon Hoon, the late lead singer of the rock band BLIND MELON, the film was created solely with Hoon's own footage, voice, and music, and ...
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Former IMMORTAL frontman Abbath, who currently leads his own namesake band, has opened up about the circumstances that led to the cancelation of several shows on ABBATH's South American fall 2019 trek. In late November, Abbath — whose real name is Olve Eikemo — issued a statement saying that he had been battling addiction and ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has released the second official video from its new album, "F8", for the track "A Little Bit Off", which is now Top 5 at Active Rock radio. The clip was shot during lockdown in a deserted car-free Las Vegas where singer Ivan Moody is the only soul on a sidewalk usually ...
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Former OF MICE & MEN frontman Austin Carlile says that the the "Black Lives Matter" movement won't achieve its goal "until the world sees, accepts and walks in true love, which is only found in Jesus." Carlile — who became a born-again Christian in 2016 — took to social media on Thursday (June 4) to ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH singer Ivan Moody has weighed in two of the biggest hot-button issues facing the U.S.: the government response to the coronavirus pandemic, and the alleged murder of a black man who died while in a Minneapolis police officer's custody. Late Thursday night (May 28), Moody shared a five-minute Instagram video message ...
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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford will release his autobiography, "Confess", on September 29 via Hachette Books. Pre-orders are now available at Amazon. Known as "The Metal God" by his devoted, global fan base, Halford has always subverted the norm, and "Confess" will offer readers a compelling, heartfelt and honest look at ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH recently launched a new video series, "Guitar Zero: Legends Of The Fail", in which singer Ivan Moody embarks on a journey to learn to play guitar. In episode five, which can be seen below, Ivan jumps on the phone with ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's latest album, ...
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In a recent interview with Kerrang! magazine, CROWBAR frontman Kirk Windstein said that he finally addressed his substance abuse issues around 10 years ago. "I started drinking at home instead of going out to bars, because it was easier for me to avoid cocaine if I didn't go out to where ...
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Today marks the tenth anniversary of SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray's tragic death. Gray passed away on May 24, 2010 from an accidental overdose of drugs, leaving behind his wife Brenna and daughter October, who was born the following August. Paul was just 38 years old at the time of his passing. Five years ago, SLIPKNOT ...
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Legendary guitarist Joe Satriani spoke to Australian Musician about how he has been staying busy during the coronavirus downtime. He said (see video below): "I got it in my head that I wanted to create two separate records in the next few months. One would be another instrumental album, and another would be a vocal-oriented ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has launched a new video series, "Guitar Zero: Legends Of The Fail", in which singer Ivan Moody embarks on a journey to learn to play guitar. In episode one, which can be seen below, Ivan checks in with HELLYEAH's Tom Maxwell and gets advice that maybe he should take up cooking ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has launched the ninth episode of its "Quarantine Theater 2020" series. Taking inspiration from "Mystery Science Theater 3000", it features frontman Ivan Moody, guitarist Zoltan Bathory and bassist Chris Kael offering commentary on the band's past music videos. The latest episode in the series focuses on the video for "The Pride", ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has launched the ninth episode of its "Quarantine Theater 2020" series. Taking inspiration from "Mystery Science Theater 3000", it features frontman Ivan Moody, guitarist Zoltan Bathory and bassist Chris Kael offering commentary on the band's past music videos. The latest episode in the series focuses on the video for "Coming Down", ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has launched the eighth episode of its "Quarantine Theater 2020" series. Taking inspiration from "Mystery Science Theater 3000", it features frontman Ivan Moody, guitarist Zoltan Bathory and bassist Chris Kael offering commentary on the band's past music videos. The latest episode in the series focuses on the video for "Never Enough", ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has a long history of supporting veteran and first responder organizations and continues to do so during this difficult time. The donation of over $150,000 to the Gary Sinise Foundation consists of a portion of the ticket sales from the band's 2019 U.S. fall arena tour, as well as proceeds from ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has launched the fifth episode of its "Quarantine Theater 2020" series. Taking inspiration from "Mystery Science Theater 3000", it features frontman Ivan Moody, guitarist Zoltan Bathory and bassist Chris Kael offering commentary on the band's past music videos. The latest episode in the series focuses on the video for "Sham Pain", ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has launched the fifth episode of its "Quarantine Theater 2020" series. Taking inspiration from "Mystery Science Theater 3000", it features frontman Ivan Moody, guitarist Zoltan Bathory and bassist Chris Kael offering commentary on the band's past music videos. The latest episode in the series focuses on the video for "I Apologize", ...
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GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna spoke to Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station about Shannon Larkin's addiction to alcohol. The 52-year-old drummer has been sober for about four years now after checking himself into rehab, a decision he later credited with saving his life. "Yeah, he's an inspiration, man," Sully said about ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has launched the third episode of its "Quarantine Theater 2020" series. Taking inspiration from "Mystery Science Theater 3000", it features frontman Ivan Moody, guitarist Zoltan Bathory and bassist Chris Kael offering commentary on the band's past music videos. The latest episode in the series focuses on the video for "The Bleeding", ...
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SLIPKNOT percussionist and co-founder M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan has told Rolling Stone that he has spent some of his coronavirus downtime reflecting on his daughter Gabrielle Crahan's passing. "I've had a lot of deaths in a short amount of time and my therapist and I agree that I've never really had ...
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Jack Osbourne is celebrating the 17th anniversary of his getting sober. The 34-year-old son of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne credited "strong sober people" with helping him live his life without drugs or alcohol. Earlier today (Tuesday, Apriul 21), he Instagrammed an image revealing he had been sober for 17 years, 204 months, 6,211 days or ...
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