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KORN guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer will sit out some of the band’s upcoming shows after being diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. “Unfortunately, Munky has tested positive for COVID,” KORN said in a statement. “He is doing OK, but he will not be playing some of our upcoming shows. The tour is going on as scheduled despite these circumstances, and we are anticipating a speedy recovery. We’ll see you tonight, Utah.” Shaffer is second member of KORN in a month to test positive for COVID-19. In early August, singer Jonathan Davis came down with the disease, forcing the postponement of six dates and cancelation of two on KORN‘s current U.S. tour. Last week, Davis said that he was still struggling with COVI...

Former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi says that fans calling for him to return to the band should “let it go.” Corabi joined CRÜE in 1992 as the replacement for the group’s original singer, Vince Neil, who was dismissed due to personal differences. With Corabi on vocals, MÖTLEY CRÜE released one critically acclaimed full-length CD, which ended up being a commercial failure in the wake of grunge despite a Top 10 placing on the album chart. When Neil returned to the fold in 1997, Corabi was left on his own and formed the band UNION with ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick. After a recent article emerged online claiming — falsely — that CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx issued an ultimatum to Neil to lose a significant amount of weight for the band’s comeback tour or be fired and rep...

METALLICA performed its classic song “Nothing Else Matters” with pop star Miley Cyrus on SiriusXM‘s “The Howard Stern Show” earlier today (Thursday, September 9). You can now listen to the performance below. METALLICA and Miley‘s appearance was in celebration of release of the remastered deluxe box set of METALLICA‘s self-titled fifth album — also known as “The Black Album” — due on September 10 via the band’s own Blackened Recordings. Also included will be a companion set titled “The Metallica Blacklist”, which will be packed with covers by major recording artists. Cyrus is among the 53 musicians included in the covers set, which will include her version of “Nothing Else Matters”, also featuring Elton John...

Mitch Malloy, who auditioned to replace Sammy Hagar in VAN HALEN in the summer of 1996, will celebrate Eddie Van Halen‘s musical legacy with MITCH MALLOY’S VH EXPERIENCE on Saturday, October 9 at Mattie Kelly Arts Village in Destin, Florida. A portion of the proceeds will go to the new Destin High School Music Program. Malloy told the story of his day at Eddie Van Halen‘s 5150 studios to Melodic Rock: “A guy who worked for their management at the time used to be my road manager and he kept calling me and telling me they were going to fire Sammy and that I was going to be the next singer in VAN HALEN. And he was calling and calling and finally I got annoyed by this and told him to stop and that I didn’t think I was a good fit in VAN HALEN and that if he was ser...

Young Thug, Kid Cudi and North Carolina rapper Strick have joined forces on an otherworldly music video for “Moon Man,” off of Young Stoner Life (YSL) Records’ compilation album, dubbed Slime Language 2. In the visual, the trio takes a trip to space in a flying RV, devouring a stack of pancakes while soaring through purple-tinged skies. “I took off and went to the stars, I came back, they callin’ me ‘Moon Man’ (Shh), yeah,” Strick raps once they arrive in space. “I hit the stage like guitars and I rock it for ‘em all night, yeah (Let’s go).” Slime Language 2 landed as a collaboration among the entire roster of Young Thug’s YSL label, where Strick is signed. Fronting another appearance on the album for “WokStar” featuring Skepta, Strick now has plans to release his own solo effort, titled S...