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JAMES HETFIELD Is 'Honored' METALLICA's Music Was Used By U.S. Military To 'Help Us Stay Safe'

James Hetfield says that he is "honored" the U.S. military used METALLICA's music to psychologically torture prisoners of war because it "help[ed] us stay safe." According to U.K. publication The Guardian, U.S. interrogators seeking to disorientate and break Iraqi prisoners played music from METALLI...

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DISTURBED Frontman: 'It Was Time For Us To Spread Our Wings A Little Bit' On 'Immortalized'

On February 18, Holland's FaceCulture conducted an interview with DISTURBED singer David Draiman. You can watch the chat in two parts below. Speaking about DISTURBED's songwriting approach on the band's latest album, 2015's "Immortalized", Draiman said: "The only template of any kind we had was simp...

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QUIET RIOT Reportedly Splits With Singer SEANN NICOLS, Taps 'American Idol' Finalist JAMES DURBIN

According to Germany's Rocks magazine, QUIET RIOT has split with singer Seann Nicols (a.k.a. Sheldon Tarsha; formerly of ADLER'S APPETITE) after only five shows and has replaced him with "American Idol" finalist James Durbin. QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali told Rocks that Seann did "a great job"...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram Will Tour The World, Says Creator

A hologram of the late Ronnie James Dio made its U.S. debut last month at the 28th annual Pollstar Awards at the The Novo (formerly Club Nokia) in Los Angeles, California. Created by Eyellusion, the appearance of the heavy metal icon took place during a performance by DIO DISCIPLES, which pays tribu...

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Video Premiere: EVOCATION's 'Condemned To The Grave'

Swedish death metallers EVOCATION will release their new album, "The Shadow Archetype", on March 10 via Metal Blade. The official video for the song "Condemned To The Grave", taken from "The Shadow Archetype", can be streamed below. EVOCATION guitarist Marko Palmen comments: "The video for 'Condemne...

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Listen To New QUIET RIOT Song 'The Seeker'

Frontiers Music Srl will release QUIET RIOT's new studio album, titled "Road Rage", on April 21. The first single from the disc, "The Seeker", can be streamed below. Said QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali: "The songs on 'Road Rage' are very diversified and 'The Seeker' harkens back to the music of t...

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Video: LINKIN PARK Performs 'Heavy' On 'The Late Late Show With James Corden'

LINKIN PARK performed its new single, "Heavy", on last night's (Monday, February 27) episode of CBS's "The Late Late Show With James Corden". The track features guest vocals from Kiara Saulters, who is best known for recording stop-motion, hip-hop-inspired electro-R&B under the name Kiiara and w...

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DAVID DRAIMAN Says DISTURBED Will Record Acoustic EP Before Beginning Work On Next Studio Album

DISTURBED is planning to return to the studio later this year to record an acoustic EP before beginning work on the follow-up to 2015's "Immortalized" album. Prior to the arrival of "Immortalized", DISTURBED had been on hiatus since the fall of 2011, after completing the touring cycle for its previo...

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LINKIN PARK Singer Talks 'Violent' And 'Intense' Video For New Single 'Heavy'

LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington says that the experience of making the band's new video was "more violent" and "more intense" than has been the case with any of the group's clips in the past. LINKIN PARK has set "One More Light" as the title of its seventh studio album. The disc is due out ...

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Video: New QUIET RIOT Lineup Performs In Clearwater, Florida

Fan-filmed video footage of QUIET RIOT's February 18 performance at the Quaker Steak & Lube in Clearwater, Florida as part of the Florida Motorcycle Expo & Bike Builder Invitational can be seen below. QUIET RIOT's new studio album, titled "Road Rage", will be released on April 21 via Frontie...

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Ex-SLIPKNOT Drummer JOEY JORDISON Reveals His 'Dream Tour' (Video)

On the latest episode of Digital Tour Bus's "Dream Tour", former SLIPKNOT and current VIMIC drummer Joey Jordison discusses his ultimate tour lineup. The clip, which was filmed on December 28, 2016 at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, can be seen below. Said Jordison: "I've been on a bunch, as...

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DISTURBED Hopes To Enter Studio By Early 2018 To Record Follow-Up To 'Immortalized'

DISTURBED is hoping to enter the studio by early next year to begin recording the follow-up to 2015's "Immortalized". Speaking to a German media outlet on February 15 before DISTURBED's concert in Berlin, guitarist Dan Donegan stated about the band's plans for the coming months (see video below): "O...

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MIKE SHINODA: 'Heavy' Single Is Core Sound Of New LINKIN PARK Album

LINKIN PARK has set "One More Light" as the title of its seventh studio album. The disc is due out on May 19 through Warner Bros. The band debuted the first single, "Heavy", on Los Angeles radio station KROQ Thursday morning (February 16),followed by a performance of the track later in the day on ....

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LINKIN PARK Performs New Single 'Heavy' On Facebook Live (Video)

Continuing the tradition of reinvention and innovation, Grammy Award-winning rock outliers LINKIN PARK enjoyed another career first today by announcing the May 19 release date of their seventh studio album, "One More Light", and debuting their new single, "Heavy", on Facebook Live. As the biggest ba...

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EVOCATION: New Song 'The Coroner' Available For Streaming

Swedish death metallers EVOCATION will release their new album, "The Shadow Archetype", on March 10 via Metal Blade. The song "The Coroner", taken from "The Shadow Archetype", can be streamed below. EVOCATION guitarist Marko Palmen comments: "'The Coroner' is, in my eyes, a classic Swedish death met...