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Metallica’s Kirk Hammett will serve as the moderator at the famed horror festival, Midsummer Scream, on July 30th at Southern California’s Long Beach Convention Center. Hammett will head up the panel that features relatives of the horror genre’s original stars. Fangoria.com reported: “The 90-minute ‘Original Monster Kids’ panel will feature Sara Karloff, daughter of Boris…

Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie has unveiled the full tracklisting to her upcoming album, Songbird (A Solo Collection). The set, which is produced by Glyn Johns, features guest appearances by Eric Clapton, Lindsey Buckingham, and Steve Winwood, drops on June 24th and is available for pre-order in a limited-edition sea-foam green vinyl version via Rhino.com. Songbird…

It was 42 years ago today (April 21st, 1980) that Pete Townshend released his first official mainstream solo album, Empty Glass. The album followed two previous non-Who related projects — 1977’s Rough Mix, the joint album with Ronnie Lane, and 1972’s Who Came First, which was made up of multi-track one-man band demos, nearly all…

It was six years ago today (April 21st, 2016) that Prince — born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7th, 1958 — died at age 57 of an accidental overdose of the opioid fentanyl. In April 2018, Minnesota’s Carver County Attorney Mark Metz announced he was closing the investigation into the musician’s death without filing any…

Kirk Hammett is bracing himself for his first solo release away from Metallica, with his debut EP Portals dropping on Friday (April 23rd.) Hammett told The Mercury News how different the process is in releasing a solo set rather than backed by the machine surrounding the band: “Usually when there is an album release –…

Def Leppard have just released “Take What You Want” — the second track from the band’s new album, Diamond Star Halo, which drops on May 27th. The album marks the band’s first new studio album since its 2015 self-titled set. Frontman Joe Elliott told us that the band has been together for so long, that…

Premiering June 10th at New York City’s Tribeca Film Festival is The Lost Weekend: A Love Story. The doc chronicles John Lennon’s 18-month affair with assistant May Pang during his and wife Yoko Ono’s separation during the period dubbed, “The Lost Weekend.” The film, which was directed by Eve Brandstein, Richard Kaufman, and Stuart Samuels,…

Perry Farrell revealed that not only are there plans for some Jane’s Addiction road dates — but he’s eager to hit the studio with the band this year. Jane’s Addiction — Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Chris Chaney — last played a couple of festival shows during the summer of…

Van Halen fans have long been clamoring for a full-on autobiography from Michael Anthony. Blabbermouth transcribed some of the legendary bassist’s new chat on Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz, in which the status of his long-awaited memoirs popped up: “I have people after me all the time about stuff like that. Obviously, somebody wants to get…