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ZZ TOP's FRANK BEARD 'Steps Away' From Band's Tour Due To 'Health Issue' Longtime ZZ TOP drummer Frank Beard has “temporarily stepped away” from the band’s current tour due to an unspecified “health issue”. Earlier ...

ZAKK WYLDE Says All The Participating Bands Will Play BLACK SABBATH Songs At OZZY OSBOURNE's Final Concert Zakk Wylde says that it will be “special” for him to be participating in Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell concert in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Taking ...

BILLY GOULD Explains Why He Left BRUJERIA Nearly 25 Years Ago During a recent appearance on the 4AM Chicken Soup YouTube show hosted by Dushan Zarić, FAITH NO MORE bassist Billy Gould spoke about his involvement with BRUJERIA, the extreme death metal project he had ...

RICHIE KOTZEN Says New SMITH/KOTZEN Single 'Black Light' Was Nearly Scrapped: 'That Song Almost Didn't Survive' During an interview following SMITH/KOTZEN’s March 5 acoustic performance at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, guitarist/vocalist ...

EXODUS's GARY HOLT: 'We're Recording Two Albums Right Now' In a new interview with The Chuck Shute Podcast, EXODUS guitarist and main songwriter Gary Holt spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the band’s follow-up to 2021’s ...

BEN WEINMAN On THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN's Future Plans: 'We're Playing It By Ear' Founding THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN guitarist Ben Weinman spoke to Australia’s Heavy about the band’s return to the stage for the first time since 2017 for ...

PUDDLE OF MUDD's WES SCANTLIN Arrested For Alleged Domestic Violence, Possession Of Drugs According to TMZ, PUDDLE OF MUDD’s Wes Scantlin was arrested earlier this week after allegedly getting into a physical altercation with his girlfriend. Police were called to ...

JOURNEY Concert In Houston Cut Short By 'Electrical Fire' Legendary rockers JOURNEY were forced to cut their concert in Houston short on Friday (March 14) when an “electrical incident” broke out five songs into the gig. JOURNEY had just launched into ...

Ex-LEAVES' EYES Singer LIV KRISTINE: How I Ended Up Working With Children With Special Needs In a new interview with Mark Sugiyama of Eclectic Arts Media, former THEATRE OF TRAGEDY and LEAVES’ EYES frontwoman Liv Kristine was asked how she ended up working with ...

BILL KELLIHER: What MASTODON Is Looking For In Replacement For BRENT HINDS In a new interview with Guitar World magazine, MASTODON guitarist Bill Kelliher spoke about what he and his bandmates are looking for in a replacement for their longtime axeman Brent Hinds. ...