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Supergroup Hollywood Vampires, comprised of film star and musician Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, played a tribute to the late Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead at Monday night’s Grammy Awards with the bands classic “Ace of Spades”. The Vampires were introduced by Dave Grohl, who said:  “Many of us play rock and roll, […]

Swedish rockers, “Ghost” were honored with a “Best Metal Performance” Grammy in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 58th annual Grammy Awards, which airs tonight (Monday, Feb 15).  Ghost was nominated for their song “Cirice” off of their 2015 album “Meliora”. During his brief acceptance speech, Ghost’s frontman Papa Emeritus III said:  “Hello. We are Ghost. […]

In an interview with GigsAndFestivals.com, Max Cavalera, former frontman for Sepultura, confirmed that he and brother Igor Cavalera, former Sepultura drummer, will team up to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their classic album “Roots” by performing the record in it’s entirety on an American tour later this year.   “We’re trying to (make the tour happen)”, […]

Producer Rick Rubin interviewed with Rolling Stone magazine, talking about his work with Metallica on their 2008 studio album, “Death Magnetic”, which was considered by many to be a return to the band’s thrash metal roots.  Rubin stated:  “They had made that movie, ‘Some Kind Of Monster’, which I thought was really bold of them […]

The fourth annual “Rise Above Fest” will feature Seether, Disturbed, Volbeat, Alter Bridge and others on August 6 in Bangor, Maine.  Held at Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion, the event will raise money and awareness for mental health and suicide prevention.  The festival takes it’s name from Seether’s song “Rise Above This”, which frontman Shaun Morgan wrote for […]