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DEF LEPPARD Plays Without VIVIAN CAMPBELL In Mexico; PHIL COLLEN's Guitar Tech JOHN ZOCCO Steps In Veteran British rockers DEF LEPPARD played their first concert of 2025 last night (Saturday, January 18) at Feria Estatal De León in León, Mexico. As was the case with the

Watch: IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Competes In 'Circuit Européen Vétérans' 2025 Fencing Tournament IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson represented Great Britain earlier today (Sunday, January 19) in the “Veterans” category at the Circuit Européen ...

LACUNA COIL's ANDREA FERRO On Heavier Musical Direction Of 'Sleepless Empire' Album: 'We Just Follow The Inspiration' In a new interview with Claudio Pérez of Cuero Y Metal, LACUNA COIL co-vocalist Andrea Ferro spoke about the band’s upcoming ...

OPETH's FREDRIK ÅKESSON: 'As A Unit, We're Stronger Than Ever' In a new interview with Australia’s “Everblack” podcast, OPETH guitarist Fredrik Åkesson spoke about the chemistry within the band since the September 2022 addition of ...

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Completes Pre-Production For Long-Awaited New Album CORROSION OF CONFORMITY has completed pre-production for its long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s “No Cross No Crown” album. Earlier today (Sunday, January 19), CORROSION OF CONFORMITY ...

L.A. GUNS' New Album, 'Leopard Skin', Gets Official Release Date L.A. GUNS’ new album, “Leopard Skin”, will be released on April 4, 2025. It will mark the first fruit of L.A. GUNS’ reunion with Cleopatra Records, a label known for its ...

SLIPKNOT's MICK THOMSON Introduces New Signature Guitar From ESP A video of SLIPKNOT’s Mick Thomson introducing his new LTD MT-I signature guitar from ESP can be seen below. The LTD MT-I is the highly anticipated signature series guitar for Thomson. Available in ...

LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE On Being 14 Years Sober: 'I'm Not Afraid Of Being Around Alcohol Or Drugs' In a new interview with the The Lydian Spin podcast, LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe, who has been sober for the past 14 years, spoke about the ...

CHRIS BARNES Explains Why SIX FEET UNDER Didn't Tour The U.S. For More Than A Decade In a new interview with Concrete Spew, SIX FEET UNDER vocalist Chris Barnes was asked why his band waited more than a decade to return to the road in the U.S. as part of the ongoing ...

MARKO HIETALA On His Decision To Quit NIGHTWISH: 'I Was Regretting It Already When I Was Leaving' In a new interview with Jorge Botas of Portugal’s Metal Global, Marko Hietala was asked if he has any regrets about leaving NIGHTWISH four years ago. He ...