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BUMBLEFOOT Calls SONS OF APOLLO 'An Interesting Coming Together Of Musical Personalities'

Guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (SONS OF APOLLO, ex-GUNS N'ROSES) was recently interviewed by RadioactiveMike Z. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On recording SONS OF APOLLO's debut album, "Psychotic Symphony": Ron: "With techn...

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X JAPAN To Return To U.S. For COACHELLA Debut

Legendary Japanese rock group X JAPAN will return to the U.S. this spring (Saturday, April 14, Saturday, April 21) for its debut performances at the Coachella Music And Arts Festival in Indio, California. Returning to the states after major concerts at Lollapalooza (2010) and headlining Madison Squa...

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Guitar Lesson With MICHAEL SCHENKER (Video)

France's Guitare Xtreme magazine has uploaded a video guitar lesson with legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker. Featured songs include "Rock Bottom", "Live And Let Live" and "Captain Nemo". Check it out below. "Resurrection", the new album from Schenker's MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST project, will be...

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MYSTIC PROPHECY Releases Cover Version Of ELTON JOHN's 'I'm Still Standing'

German metallers MYSTIC PROPHECY will release a covers album, "Monuments Uncovered", on January 12, 2018 via Massacre Records. Singer Roberto Dimitri Liapakis comments: "This album is like a love letter to the music that accompanied so many of us, myself included, in the '70s, '80s and '90s — and be...

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Classic DOKKEN Lineup Films Video For New Song 'It's Just Another Day'

The classic lineup of DOKKEN — vocalist Don Dokken, guitarist George Lynch, bassist Jeff Pilson and drummer "Wild" Mick Brown — filmed a video in Los Angeles on Tuesday (December 19) for a new song called "It's Just Another Day". The track, which will be featured on the band's forthcoming CD/DVD pac...

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Kingdoms Disdained

The seemingly commercialized industrial metal abomination that was "Illud Divinum Insanus" stands as one of metal history's most notorious left turns and blunders that a band has made. It's MORBID ANGEL's "Cold Lake". The genre-leading band that was once steeped in occultism and anti-Christian thoug...

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Watch GWAR's Entire Peoria Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of GWAR's entire December 9 concert at Limelight Eventplex in Peoria, Illinois can be seen below. GWAR is continuing to tour in support of its latest album, "The Blood Of Gods", which was released on October 20 via Metal Blade. The disc was produced, recorded, mixed and mast...

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METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH Featured In 'The Rise Of L.A. Thrash Metal': Part One Of Doc Series Due In January

Throughout history, the San Francisco Bay Area has long been deemed as the epicenter for thrash metal, whereas Los Angeles has invariably been considered the stomping ground for glam and hair metal. True, San Francisco has birthed many exceptional thrash bands since the early '80s, but the fact rema...

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SACRED REICH: Pro-Shot Footage Of Entire WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of SACRED REICH's entire August 4 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany can be seen below. Featured songs: 00:00 Ignorance 04:26 Administrative 08:52 One Nation 11:35 Violent 16:42 Crimes Against Humanity 22:19 Who's To Blame 25:53 Indepen...

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MYSTIC PROPHECY Releases Video For Cover Version Of 'You Keep Me Hangin' On'

German metallers MYSTIC PROPHECY will release a covers album, "Monuments Uncovered", on January 12, 2018 via Massacre Records. Singer Roberto Dimitri Liapakis comments: "This album is like a love letter to the music that accompanied so many of us, myself included, in the '70s, '80s and '90s — and be...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's Former Manager DOC MCGHEE: NIKKI SIXX Got Us Both Thrown In Jail In Japan

Issue #5 of the newly launched U.K. based Rock Candy magazine features an exclusive candid interview with legendary rock manager Doc McGhee in which he tells how out-of-control MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's outlandish behaviour on board the bullet train in Japan got both of them thrown in jail by...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST To Release 'Resurrection' Album In March; Video For 'Warrior' Single Available

"Resurrection", the new album from legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker's MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST project, will be released on March 2, 2018 via Nuclear Blast. The disc, which was produced by Michael Voss-Schön, was recorded in four different locations over a five-month period and features gues...

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DOKKEN's GEORGE LYNCH, JEFF PILSON, MICK BROWN Join Forces With WARRANT's ROBERT MASON In SUPER STROKE

Three members of the classic DOKKEN lineup have reunited in a new project called SUPER STROKE. The band, which is rounded out by former LYNCH MOB and current WARRANT singer Robert Mason, is working on material for its debut album, to be released in late 2018. In a brand new interview with Glide Maga...

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THE CROWN Returns To METAL BLADE RECORDS For New Album; 'Iron Crown' Single Due In January

Swedish death metallers THE CROWN have returned to Metal Blade Records for a multi-album deal. The band has just finished recording its new, as-yet-untitled album at Studio Fredman, and the record promises to be one of the biggest surprises of the upcoming year. A return to death metal speed and dar...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Worked 'Extra Hard' On 'Red Before Black' Album, Says PAUL MAZURKIEWICZ

Finland's Metalliluola recently conducted an interview with drummer and founding member Paul Mazurkiewicz of Florida-based death metal veterasn CANNIBAL CORPSE. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about CANNIBAL CORPSE's 14th studio album, "Red Before Black", Paul said: "I think it's one...