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Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan has earned his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. “It’s [jiu-jitsu] the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life; it’s the hardest,” noted Keenan. “I’m getting snowflakey weepy. It’s not something that you are handed. You have to do the work to get it.” Reports state that Keenan has been training in jiu-jitsu since…

Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee doesn’t think much of musicians who are promoting their tours and album releases while wildfires leveled areas of Los Angeles. “Makes me f*cking sick to see most people just caring on posting on lame ass social media,” wrote Lee Monday on Instagram. “Guys right now nobody gives a flying f*ck when your…

The official Ozz Fest YouTube channel has unfurled the documentary “Ozzfest 2002 Uncensored,” a twenty-minute film delving into “the history of Ozzfest from its inception in 1996 to 2001,” with narration by Kurt Loder. Ozzfest was created, in part, to provide a performing platform for Ozzy Osbourne. It came about when Ozzy’s wife/manager Sharon couldn’t…

Paul Di’Anno, who fronted the band from 1978-1981, has died (on 10/21) at age 66. Born in Chingford, East London on May 17th, 1958, Di’Anno sang on Iron Maiden’s groundbreaking debut album “Iron Maiden” and the influential follow-up, “Killers.” In a statement Iron Maiden wrote: “Paul’s contribution to Iron Maiden was immense and helped set us on the path we…

“March Of The Unheard, The Halo Effect’s sophomore album will arrive on January 10th. The Halo Effect features five former In Flames members — Peter Iwers (bass), Mikael Stanne (vocals), Jesper Strömblad (guitar), Niclas Engelin (guitar) and Daniel Svensson (drums). “I knew there would be a lot of comparisons and there would be talks about rivalry (with In Flames) and stuff like…