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Nikki Sixx rumored to kickstart American Idol reboot as third judge

Nikki Sixx rumored to kickstart American Idol reboot as third judge

by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 29, 2017 | News, Television

It was just a few days ago when Mötley Crüe/Sixx:A.M. bassist announced his “unofficial” retirement. However, according to TMZ, he could be featured as the third judge on ABC’s American Idol reboot. Ryan Seacrest had a secret meeting with ABC execs earlier this week...
Nikki Sixx rumored to kickstart American Idol reboot as third judge

Nikki Sixx announces his “unofficial” retirement from touring

by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 26, 2017 | News

It has been two years since Mötley Crüe officially ended, despite many wishing for a surprise reunion. Since then, each member moved on, focusing on their own projects. For instance, bassist Nikki Sixx with his band Sixx:A.M., who recently released 2016’s Prayers for...
Mötley Crüe and Sixx:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx shares update on broadway adaptation of ‘The Heroin Diaries’

Mötley Crüe and Sixx:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx shares update on broadway adaptation of ‘The Heroin Diaries’

by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 3, 2017 | News, Updates

It’s been roughly five years since we heard about Nikki Sixx’s memoir The Heroin Diaries getting adapted to a full-fledged Broadway show. Sixx has been keeping himself very busy over the last few years, especially from the official end of Mötley Crüe and apparently...
Phil-in; Labonte to back Five Finger Death Punch as Ivan Moody leaves tour

Phil-in; Labonte to back Five Finger Death Punch as Ivan Moody leaves tour

by Bram Teitelman | Dec 2, 2016 | Get Well Soon, Updates

It’s been a strange week for Five Finger Death Punch. Last Friday, Ivan Moody left the stage after the band played only eight songs, first attributing it to the impending death of his mother (who is fine), then claiming the next night that he had a “mental...
Find out what Temple of the Dog, Ghost, Black Sabbath and more made on the road

Find out what Temple of the Dog, Ghost, Black Sabbath and more made on the road

by Bram Teitelman | Nov 30, 2016 | Metal By Numbers

It’s been a while since we’ve had a lot of metal to peruse on Billboard Magazine’s Boxscore, but they appear to be making up for it with this installment. The reunion of Temple of the Dog, Black Sabbath’s last-ever Los Angeles show, some Five...
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Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release
Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release

Slipknot will finally release Look Outside Your Window, a long-rumored collection of previously unreleased material recorded during the sessions for 2008's All Hope Is Gone. The experimental project — created by Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Sid Wilson, and Shawn "Clown"...

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Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’
Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’

Progressive German metal outfit The Hirsch Effekt have unleashed their most melancholic and introspective album yet with Der Brauch on January 30, 2026. Read the review on Metal Insider here. We caught up with guitarist/vocalist Nils Wittrock and bassist/vocalist Ilja...

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Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’
Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’

I don't think I could possibly love a band more than when I'm watching them actively refuse to become a fixed idea. The Hirsch Effekt take up shop in the lab where music feels less like a product and more like a mid-thought transcription from a parallel universe....

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New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026

New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new albums include music from the likes of Blackwater Holylight, Buzzcocks, Kula Shaker and MØL amongst the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week finds albums from the likes of Megadeth, Poppy, The Format, Crystal Lake, The Damned, Goldfinger and Rotting Christ...

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New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Sleaford Mods, Greywind, Kreator, Soen...

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