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Eric Greif, former manager of DEATH and president of Perseverance Holdings Ltd., which manages Chuck Schuldiner‘s (DEATH, CONTROL DENIED) legacy, has died. Greif also worked as an entertainment lawyer, representing bands like OBITUARY and MASSACRE. he was 59 years old. Greif was reportedly an insulin-dependent diabetic for much of his life, which was briefly cured by a pancreas transplant, but it failed a few months later and health continued to be a struggle for him. In recent months, Greif was desperately searching for a kidney donor but was unable to find one. Eric met Chuck at the Milwaukee Metalfest in summer 1987 but didn’t start managing DEATH until a bit later. “In ’88, Chuck and I began speaking directly about management as we got along immediately like bro...

Former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook spoke to the “Making Waves” podcast about his new project for which he has been writing music for much of the past two years. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “That’s been the only agenda I’ve had, really, since leaving DEATH PUNCH. I’m still working with the same team of people at [record label] Better Noise [Music] and [management company] Tenth Street. I just went right to work writing songs. I’ve got 30, 35 songs. And they’ve heard a lot of the material, and they’re excited about it. Where I’m getting stuck is I’ve had many singers come through and I’m just really trying to be patient to pick the right guy. They were, like, ‘Don’t be in a ...

KISS‘s second Las Vegas residency has been canceled. Tickets for the legendary rockers’ engagement at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood, which was scheduled to launch at the end of December, have been taken down from the Caesars Entertainment/Ticketmaster link and fans who already purchased tickets via Ticketmaster have been notified that the shows are no longer taking place. Zappos Theater representatives have told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that ticket providers will contact purchasers with refund information. According to Las Vegas Review-Journal writer John Katsilometes, “soft ticket sales” are reportedly the reason the run has been called off. The following 12 shows have been canceled: December 2021: 29, 31 January 2022: 1, 19, 21, 22, 26, 28, 29 February 20...

In a new interview with the KLAQ radio station, GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge spoke about how the extraordinary world events of the last couple of years have served as an inspiration for the band’s new material. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “The album that I have been working on, I came up with that concept years ago. We played in Seattle in 2013, 2014 — something like that — we played at Showbox At The Market. [Editor’s note: The concert took place in April 2013.] I remember that day I came up with the idea for this record, this upcoming record. Because I got a book called ‘The Rule Of Empires’. So, basically, I wanted to make a record about the rise and ultimately the unescapable fails and falls of empires. And an idea like that can take — a...

The Fugees have announced that they are postponing their international reunion tour. The renowned trio made the announcement on October 29 via Instagram, citing that the decision is to “ensure the best chance that all cities on the tour are fully open so we can perform for as many fans as possible.” The tour was originally set to begin on Tuesday, November 2 in Chicago, Illinois and conclude on December 18 in Ghana. The 12 city tour celebrates the 25th anniversary of their number-one album The Score and is set to travel across the world with seven shows in the United States and the remainder in Paris, London, Nigeria and Ghana. The tour has been rescheduled for 2022 with new U.S. tour dates and tickets available through Live Nation Entertainment. This past September, The Fugees reunit...