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James Hetfield has joined the red carpet for an event with his new girlfriend. The Metallica frontman divorced his partner, Francesca Tomasi after 25 years of marriage. The ex-couple chose to part ways on good terms, and since then, Hetfield’s love life has been a topic of fascination. The rocker and his girlfriend recently appeared on the red carpet at the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize dinner before going on the road for their tour. In the pictures shared on Instagram, the rocker stands next to his girlfriend Adriana Gillett smiling. One fan shared his thoughts about Gillett while implying…

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In a recent Facebook post, Ricky Phillips announced his departure from Styx after over two decades by sharing his decision to take a break. The musician wrote in his message: “Dear Friends, after touring for 50 years with The Babys, Bad English, opening for Tina Turner (on the Private Dancer tour with John Parr), Belinda Carlisle’s first solo tour, rehearsing in Tahoe and recording at Little Mountain in Canada with Jimmy Page and David Coverdale and writing, touring, and co-producing 10/10 with Ronnie Montrose, to name a chosen few… I’m taking a breather. My last 20+ years of touring and…

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Max Cavalera recently expressed his admiration for Deep Purple in an interview with Guitar World and placed them alongside bands like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. Cavalera shared his list of the top 10 guitarists who shaped his sound in the chat. Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple earned a spot on the singer’s list with his music. Here is what he said about his choice: “It’s probably quite an obvious one, but I just love Deep Purple. They’re so underrated in metal. They should be up there with Sabbath and Zeppelin. Listen to early stuff like ‘Hush,’ and it sounds…

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Judas Priest’s Glenn Tipton made a return to the stage. It was his first performance with the band since October 2023. The guitarist has challenges since revealing his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis in 2018. Tipton stepped back from touring full-time, and many thought his last show with the band was at last year’s Power Trip festival. But, the musician surprised everyone by coming back to perform again. A Special Encore In Birmingham On the night of March 19, 2024, during the ‘Invincible Shield’ tour’s stop at Birmingham’s Resorts World Arena, Tipton joined his bandmates on stage for an encore. He performed…

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Nikki Sixx recently laughed along with a Mark Hoppus sketch addressing a common issue among bassists on stage. In a video from 2012, Hoppus starred in a College Humor sketch. The bassist played the role of a keynote speaker at the annual bassists’ convention. The meeting has the motto, ‘You don’t need more than 4.’ He humorously talked about the issue of bassists appearing uninterested during performances. Hoppus called for a change, saying: “Bassists, we need to talk about the problem. We have to stop looking so bored on stage when we play.” Sixx Shares A Laugh Sixx found humor…

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Yungblud has addressed the recent controversy The 1975 frontman Matty Healy has been in. Healy made some not-so-nice comments about plenty of musicians last year. As a result, he faced a great amount of criticism from both fans and other rockers. In a recent conversation with NME, Yungblud recalled the incident and shared his thoughts about the matter. He said about the ‘privileged white dude’: “Honestly, I don’t really care. That whole ’75 thing was funny to me. It was quite funny because we were in Manchester Arena [Healy’s hometown], ironically, when that whole thing happened. It went on a…

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Eddie Van Halen paid tribute to Dimebag Darrell, as shared by Charlie Benante in a recent Vinyl Guide podcast episode. In December 2004, Darrell tragically died onstage. At his funeral, Van Halen honored the Pantera guitarist in a touching way. Benante recalled: “I noticed that Eddie was carrying a guitar. And [Eddie] came right over to us, and he crouched down, put the guitar down on the floor, and crouched down and was talking to us, just saying how sorry he was. And I noticed on the guitar case it had a piece of tape that was there for like,…

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Following her high profile relationship with Scott Disick, Sofia Richie has had a more low-key approach to her romance with Elliot Grainge. Richie and Disick — who have a 15-year age gap — started dating in 2017, after his breakup from Kourtney Kardashian. The model and Disick broke up briefly in March 2020 before getting back together two months later. The twosome called it quits for good in August 2020 following tension with Kardashian. In January 2021, Richie sparked dating rumors with Grainge after the pair were spotted together. They confirmed their relationship two months later and an insider detailed…

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