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“In my heart, I believe this is going to be the metal tour of 2025,” grins Matt Tuck, sat opposite his co-conspirator Matt Heafy, in the bustling bar area of the Sanctum Hotel in central London, as they prepare for a press conference to announce a tour that’s been 20 years in the making. Next year, Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium will be performing their landmark albums (The Poison and Ascendancy, respectively) back-to-back on the suitably titled The Poisoned Ascendancy Tour. Kicking things off in the UK next January – “back to where it all started first,” Heafy nods – the double-header will cover…
He was a member of one of the world’s biggest bands, but John Deacon decided to quit the limelight. But why did Queen bassist John Deacon leave the group? Here’s all the big facts about the quiet man of rock… John Deacon got his start in music during his teenage years. He was born in Leicester, and started playing the guitar at a young age. In 1965, Deacon joined his first band, The Opposition, as a rhythm guitarist, but soon switched to bass guitar, which became his primary instrument. Deacon’s major break came in 1971 when he auditioned for the band Queen.…
Syd Barrett, the erratically brilliant songwriter and singer who created the psychedelic rock of Pink Floyd only to leave the band in 1968 with mental problems, died on July 7 at his home in Cambridgeshire, England. He was 60. His death was confirmed by a spokesman for his former band, Doug Wright of LD Communications, who did not give a cause. Mr. Barrett had long suffered from diabetes. A statement from Mr. Wright said: “The band are very naturally upset and sad to hear of Syd Barrett’s death. Syd was the guiding light of the early band lineup and leaves…
Nikki Hiltz knew who they were. It was time to share that with the world. “I felt confident enough in being like, ‘Yeah, I have this identity, and I think it’s time to share,’” Hiltz said in a February conversation with NBC Sports track and field analyst Kara Goucher. On March 31, 2021, International Transgender Day of Visibility, Hiltz made an announcement on Instagram coming out as transgender and nonbinary. “Hi I’m Nikki and I’m transgender,” Hiltz wrote. “That means I don’t identify with the gender I was assigned at birth. The word I use currently to describe my gender is non-binary.…
Back in September 2023, Modern Drummer caught up with Brooks Wackerman while on AVENGED SEVENFOLD’s “Life Is But A Dream…” North American tour. Brooks took the magazine through his DW acrylic drums and gave some insight into his practice and performance routines. Check out the 11-minute video report below. Brooks began his career as a teenager with the band BAD4GOOD, which was produced and guided by guitar master Steve Vai. From there he went on to work with INFECTIOUS GROOVES and THE VANDALS and, in 2001, he became the drummer for BAD RELIGION, appearing on five albums and touring internationally. Around the same time, Brooks also joined TENACIOUS D (comprised of actor/musician Jack Black and Kyle Glass) on their “Pick Of Destiny” tour. Juggling duties with both bands…
As of my last knowledge update in September 2021, there is no widely accepted information to suggest that Ringo Starr lost his drumming ability after leaving the Beatles. Ringo Starr is still an active musician and continues to perform and record music. While it is true that his drumming style may have evolved over the years, there is no concrete evidence to support the claim that he lost his drumming ability. It is important to note that as a musician ages, their playing style and abilities may change due to various factors such as physical health, preferences, and musical influences.…
This Metallica vs Van Halen mash-up is the sound of two monsters of rock crushing every other band underfoot By Classic Rock last updated 20 September 2022 YouTuber The-Art-Of-Guitar unites California rock behemoths Metallica and Van Halen to stunning effect What do you get when you match up the biggest Californian rock band of the 1980s with the biggest Californian rock band of the 1990s? The answer, based on this truly inspired mash-up by YouTuber The-Art-Of-Guitar, is a a stadium rock stomper which makes every other Golden State rock band of the past 30 years seem utterly inconsequential and irrelevant. When James Hetfield…
Great songwriters and musical artists can’t help but reflect the time in which they live. The Vietnam War era was a tumultuous time that provoked many potent emotions, which is why it’s no surprise that there are some fantastic classic rock songs that immediately come to mind when thinking of that period. Some of the songs on this list were written as a direct response to the war, while others ended up indirectly catching the tenor of the times. What’s fascinating is how these five songs that defined that era in so many ways still hold so much relevance today.…
Ellen DeGeneres is breaking her silence two years after her long-running talk show ended in the wake of allegations of a toxic workplace. The former “Ellen DeGeneres Show” host, 66, returned to the stage Wednesday night to kick off Ellen’s Last Stand…Up Tour with a set at Los Angeles’ Largo at the Coronet. According to Rolling Stone and People, DeGeneres took the opportunity to address the elephant in the room: Her absence from the limelight in recent years. “We were both just laying low for a while,” she said of herself and her wife of 15 years, Portia de Rossi, per the outlets. Reflecting on the backlash she experienced after…
Steven Tyler is still in the process of healing and offered a brief update on how he’s recovering from his vocal cord injury. The Aerosmith frontman wrote via social media, “Throat’s on the mend, but my ears still work! So, in the meantime, it’s studio time. Starting re-mixing Aerosmith Aerosmith.” Back in September, Aerosmith postponed a handful of dates on their farewell tour. At the time, it was revealed Tyler suffered vocal cord damage that led to “subsequent bleeding.” Doctors also instructed him to go on vocal rest and not sing for 30 days. Weeks later, Aerosmith postponed their entire farewell tour…