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Elton John said he was “just blown away” by Young Thug‘s freestyling in the studio recordings for “Always Love You,” during a recent interview with Billboard. The English rock legend was so impressed by the rapper’s freestyle abilities that he said Thug’s work was superior to that of Eminem. “I mean, I’ve seen Marshall [Mathers] do it in Detroit, but I’ve never seen someone like Thug come in and do that,” he told the outlet. “In the end, I had to leave because I think he felt a bit intimidated that I was there and I just wanted him to relax. But it’s just an amazing moment in my musical life… I have no understanding of how rap records are put together and it’s fascinating to watch.” Thug first met John after he sampled the rock icon’s “Rocket Man” on his 2018 single, “High.” During their i...

GUNS N’ ROSES singer Axl Rose has thanked fans for coming out to see the group on its just-completed North American tour. Axl and his bandmates played the final show of their “We’re F’N Back” run on Sunday, October 4 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, and he has since taken to social media to express his gratitude for “making it great”. “Again huge thanks to everyone that came out to the shows!!” Axl wrote. “A special thanks to everyone for working with us to help protect your safety, the safety of each other, the safety of r crew n’ the venue’s crews following r COVID protocol. These r stressful times (which is an understatement) and your cooperation n’ participation is greatly a...

Puck Hcky, the hockey-based fashion brand, has released a new collection of gear with DISTURBED. Matt Marini, CEO of Puck Hcky, says: “DISTURBED has been absolutely crushing it with fans for years and have been a huge part of people’s musical lives with such great songs. Whenever you hear a DISTURBED song or record, you get sucked in because they have such a knack for writing such powerful tunes that stick with you. They also hail from a true hockey city… Chicago! We here at Puck Hcky could not be more fired-up to be releasing this collection with them, and there is more to come! Should you ever get to the Puck Hcky store, be prepared to hear DISTURBED playing while you shop!” The Disturbed x Puck Hcky collection features pro-quality crested jerseys, hoodies, flanne...

Late KISS drummer Eric Carr was inducted into the Metal Hall Of Fame on September 12 via a free livestream event hosted by Cathy Rankin. Video of his induction, featuring comments by Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, SONS OF APOLLO), Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) and Bobby Rock (VINNIE VINCENT INVASION), can be seen below. Carr replaced Peter Criss in KISS in 1980 and made his recording debut with the band on 1981’s “Music From ‘The Elder'” album. His final recording with KISS was “God Gave Rock And Roll To You II”. His last public appearance before his death was at the MTV Video Music Awards in September 1991. Carr contributed his talent to the bands many gold and platinum albums during his tenure, and can be heard on the band’s many hit songs from t...

Founding JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing, who has just released the debut album from his new band KK’S PRIEST, spoke to the College Radio News Network about the group’s plans for the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “[I’m] already well on the way with the next record, which is tremendously exciting. So in the event that I’ve got this winter, we’ve got this winter, to sit through, then that’s gonna be done by the time we come out the other end. Which is gonna be great, because then we’ll be able to release that next year at some point. And obviously by then we’ll have picked up a really cool tour. We’re happy to, obviously, special guest with a band going out or do our own shows — either or… And hope...