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BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has announced a new signature cologne, another collaboration with Italian luxury perfume house Xerjoff. A combination of forces that play on the palindromic nature of sound, scent and sensorial sequences, Tony Iommi Deified is the new Xerjoff venture that presents...

In his recently released memoir, "Down With The System", Serj Tankian revealed that his SYSTEM OF A DOWN bandmates had auditioned a new vocalist after he had asked out of the group in 2017. Serj said that his disdain for touring led to his decision to tell his bandmates to carry on without him so th...

In a new interview with Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips, BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd was asked what he learned from touring with AC/DC for about a week back in May 2001. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "How to be humble and really cool. And those guys, they were very hu...

In a new interview with Cover Band Confidential, SKID ROW drummer Rob Hammersmith spoke about the recent exit of singer Erik Grönwall. Erik, who was SKID ROW's fourth frontman since Sebastian Bach's departure, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March 2021. As a result, he is immunoco...

Jim Simpson, the original manager of BLACK SABBATH and the undisputed king promotor of jazz and blues in Birmingham, has received an honorary doctorate in music. The University of Birmingham bestowed its award on the city's famous live music impresario at a graduation ceremony yesterday — the eve of...

During an appearance on today's (Thursday, July 18) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Naition With Eddie Trunk", Sammy Hagar spoke about his summer 2024 tour, which kicked off Saturday night (July 13) at the 20,000-capacity iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida. For "The Best Of All W...

In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows talked about his evolution as a vocalist. Speaking about AVENGED's early touring days, the 42-year-old singer, whose real name is Matt Sanders, said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's always a learning experien...

In a new interview with Chris Akin Presents, DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess talked about the band's upcoming sixteenth album, which will mark the progressive metal legends' first LP since drummer Mike Portnoy's return to the group last October. Asked how the new album compares to the rest o...

According to Pollstar, former GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell has announced that he is retiring from touring. "It is with the heaviest of hearts that I must announce my retirement from the road," Russell said in a statement. "After a recent diagnosis of Lewy body dementia and multiple system atrophy...