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DEATH ANGEL drummer Will Carroll says that he is "stoked" about how the band's new music is shaping up. Earlier today (Wednesday, March 6), Will took to his personal Facebook page to write: "I'm listening to the latest DEATH ANGEL song that I tracked yesterday at our practice space and I am pretty d...

Following the overwhelming success of their 2023 tour, Jon Anderson and THE BAND GEEKS have announced the first 22 shows of the 2024 "YES Epics, Classics, And More" tour. The tour begins on May 30 at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Like the 2023 tour, the setlist will contain numerou...

In a new interview with Australia's Wall Of Sound, JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill was asked if he would follow singer Rob Halford and former guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing in writing his memoir. Hill responded: "No, not really. I mean, like you say, Rob's got two books. Ken wrote a book. I didn't r...

In an interview with SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk" conducted aboard this year's Monsters Of Rock cruise, Y&T frontman Dave Meniketti was asked if he would like to make a follow-up to 2010's "Facemelter" album. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yes." But then he cla...

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has reflected on the band's final performance, which took place on December 2, 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Speaking to Artists On Record Starring ADIKA Live!, he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm proud that we did this at the right...

In a new interview with Ryan McCredden of the I-Rock 93.5 radio station, CREED frontman Scott Stapp spoke about the fact that younger generations of fans have discovered the group's music in the 12 years since he and his bandmates played their last concert. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NE...

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons will take part in a Facebook Live event this coming Thursday, March 7 at 5 p.m. PST. Earlier today, Simmons released a video event in which he said: "Hi, everybody. It's Gene Simmons. Hey, write this stuff down. It's important. That's right. Yours truly is going to...

In a new interview with the "Thunder Underground" podcast, former GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell was asked what his plans are for the rest of 2024 with his current band, JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Just more shows all over the states…. We're just playi...

Tarja Turunen and her former NIGHTWISH bandmate Marko "Marco" Hietala played the third show of their joint "Living The Dream - The Hits Tour 2024" last night (Sunday, March 3) at Teatro Vorterix in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The setlist for Tarja's performance was as follows: 01. Eye Of The Storm 02....