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STAIND kicked off its 28-date tour with KORN this past Thursday (August 5) at iTHINK Financial Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, Florida. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. The trek will make stops in Long Island, Detroit, Irvine, Phoenix, Austin and more, before wrapping up with a performance at Dallas’ Dos Equis Pavilion on September 21. Furthermore, both bands will perform at Louisville, Kentucky’s Louder Than Life festival on September 23. Two months ago, STAIND‘s Mike Mushok told Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio that he and his bandmates were working on their first studio album since 2011’s self-titled effort. “Aaron [Lewis, STAIND frontman] is finishing up a country record; he’s just about done with it,” he said. “...

TESLA played the first two shows of its summer 2021 tour — August 5 in Grants Pass, Oregon and August 6 in Grand Ronde, Oregon — without guitarist Frank Hannon. Filling in for him was Howie Simon (JEFF SCOTT SOTO, GRAHAM BONNET, STRYPER), who previously stood in for Hannon in September 2018. No reason was given for Frank‘s absence from the current tour. Fan-filmed video footage of the Grants Pass show, as well as video of the TESLA soundcheck from Grand Ronde, is available below. As previously reported, TESLA will release a brand new single, “Cold Blue Steel”, on August 27. In a new interview with Rob Rush Radio, Hannon told described the track, which he co-wrote with singer Jeff Keith, as “a very real-sounding rock and roll new song. It’s influenced by [late ...

REO SPEEDWAGON frontman Kevin Cronin has blasted COVID-19 deniers, saying that the “thoughtless, misinformed and nasty comments” about the coronavirus pandemic have “pushed [his] patience over the edge.” Earlier this week, Cronin and his bandmates canceled two shows after members of the REO SPEEDWAGON team tested positive for the virus. The group’s announcement on social media was met with a lot of support from REO SPEEDWAGON fans as well as some skepticism from those who doubt the seriousness of the virus or assume it’s a hoax. In a message posted to Facebook, Cronin updated fans on his health, writing: “Hi friends, as I sit alone in quarantine, dealing with the reduced, yet uncomfortable symptoms of Covid-19, and reading the comments regarding th...

Dave Mustaine has shared a short video of him recording what he described as the “last vocal take” for the upcoming sixteenth MEGADETH studio album. He added in a caption: “Are ya ready?” Last month, Mustaine confirmed that the new MEGADETH album will be titled “The Sick, The Dying And The Dead”. Dave previously floated “The Sick, The Dying And The Dead” as a “tentative” title for the new MEGADETH disc during a January 2021 Zoom chat with fans. Mustaine has yet to reveal who played bass on the new MEGADETH album after David Ellefson‘s tracks were removed from the LP following his dismissal from the band in late May. Ellefson laid down his bass tracks on MEGADETH‘s sixteenth LP in May 2020 at a studio in Nashville, Tenn...

Rapper and singer Rico Nasty has released a new single dubbed “Buss.” A confident cut that may well be included on her upcoming Rx mixtape, “Buss” was first premiered by Nasty during her recent set at Lollapalooza — but this marks its full reveal. Clocking in just under the 3-minute mark at 2 minutes and 45 seconds, “Buss” is produced by Meno Beats and sees Rico Nasty spitting confident lines like “This Sugar Trap sh*t, I invented it, you lil’ b*tches really just rented it.” Its release follows up the artist getting in her “rock bag” by spitting a verse on a recent Love Ghost single and dropping “Magic,” another single, back in June. 2021 has been a busy year for the Maryland-born artist, as apart from dropping singles, doing guest verses and prepping the release of Rx she was given a plac...

Axl Rose dedicated “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” to recently deceased rapper Biz Markie during GUNS N’ ROSES‘ concert last night (Thursday, August 5) at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. He also sang a few lines of Markie‘s hit “Just A Friend” before and during the song “November Rain”. Rose apparently met Markie in 2006. At the time, Markie was impressed by Axl‘s car, Rose said. Biz Markie, born Marcel Theo Hall, died last month at the age of 57. His death was confirmed by his manager, Jenni D. Izumi. Hall had reportedly been ill for months, but Izumi did not provide an official cause of death, according to NPR. GUNS N’ ROSES kicked off its summer 2021 tour on July 31 at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershe...

Former GUNS N’ ROSES and current SIXX:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba has shared a new video in which he discusses the upcoming live show from his ASHBA project, which mixes his rock guitar with electronic music in what he previously described as the “perfect blend of rock and EDM.” “What I wanna do is just bring a super high-energy not only audio but visual — just super high-energy,” he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “Where do you go from where I’ve been? I’ve played with some of the biggest players in the industry — GUNS N’ ROSES, SIXX:A.M. to Neil Diamond… I’ve been very fortunate. I got to work with a lot of great people. I just worked with Debbie Gibson who’s a dear friend. And where do you go from that? I could sta...