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Blackened Recordings Robert Trujillo is singing on a Metallica record for the first time. Speaking with the band's online So What! publication, the bassist reveals that his vocals are featured on the song "You Must Burn!", a track off the upcoming 'Tallica album 72 Seasons. "When I joined Metallica, I'd never sung in my whole life, so the fact that I can now support a backup vocal is pretty cool," Trujillo […]

Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive Sammy Hagar & The Circle are coming to Las Vegas. The band is set to play the Pearl at the Palms Hotel on July 15, with The Circle made up of former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Vic Johnson and drummer Jason Bonham.  Hagar tells the Las Vegas Review-Journal that fans who come to the show should expect to hear his numerous hits, as well as some classic Van Halen songs.  “Michael […]

Ross Halfin Def Leppard is back with the fourth installment in their tour diary, sharing behind-the-scenes footage of their shows in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Hollywood, Florida. “This is the last South American show, Buenos Aires, Argentina,” frontman Joe Elliott says in the clip. “It’s been a blast. Absolute blast.”  Before the Buenos Aires concert, guitarist Vivian Campbell predicts it will be the “best audience yet." “Not that the previous audiences have been anything but spectacular, […]

Daniel Knighton/Getty Images David Lee Roth made his return to performing last week, taking the stage at a private corporate event in Las Vegas. According to Consequence, the former Van Halen frontman joined the all-star cover band Royal Machines at a party for Home Depot at the Michelob Ultra Arena at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, where he performed the Van Halen classic “Panama.” Royal Machines is made up of musicians Billy Morrison, Mark McGrath, Donovan Leitch Jr., Chris Chaney and Josh […]

ABC/Eric McCandless Sunday night’s American Idol featured a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, and we’re not talking about judge Lionel Richie. In case you missed it, contestant Kaya Stewart came out to audition with an original song and got some help from her father, Eurythmics star Dave Stewart, on guitar. The pair performed “This Tattoo,” a song Kaya wrote with her dad. “This is much more difficult than being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of […]

Jim Spellman/WireImage Talking Heads’ Tina Weymouth is sharing her feelings about the band's former frontman, David Byrne. “I recently described David Byrne as Trumpian, which didn’t go down well with everybody,” Weymouth shares with the U.K. Sunday Times. “What I meant was that, from my experience, everything with David is transactional – he will use you until he has no more use for you.” She says when she and husband Chris Frantz were in the band with […]

Sony Music Roger Waters is in the midst of rerecording Pink Floyd's classic album The Dark Side of the Moon, as previously reported, and while some fans may be upset about it, he’s getting the support of his former bandmate Nick Mason. According to NME, at a playback of the classic album at London’s Dolby Atmos Immersive Studio last week, Mason shared his thoughts on Waters’ project and seems totally OK with it. “I heard the […]

Brent N. Clarke/FilmMagic Night Ranger was forced to postpone three shows after bassist/vocalist Jack Blades was hospitalized, as previously reported. Now the band is giving fans an update on his health, and it’s all good news. “He is now out of the hospital and feeling great,” the band shares on Instagram. “Last week he was admitted due to heart irregularities, followed by a successful procedure. We are so happy everything went well. Jack can’t wait […]

Sony Music Roger Waters is in the midst of rerecording Pink Floyd's classic album The Dark Side of the Moon, as previously reported, and while some fans may be upset about it, he’s getting the support of his former bandmate Nick Mason. According to NME, at a playback of the classic album at London’s Dolby Atmos Immersive Studio last week, Mason shared his thoughts on Waters’ project and seems totally OK with it. “I heard the […]