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VIVIAN CAMPBELL: I'm Saddened That RONNIE JAMES DIO And I Never Had A Chance To Make It Up

Former DIO and current DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell says that is "saddened" that he and Ronnie James Dio "never had a chance to make it up" after their bitter split three decades ago. Campbell and Ronnie James Dio worked together on the first three DIO albums 1983's "Holy Diver", 1984's "Th...

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SOIL To Release 'Scream: The Essentials' In September

Chicago-based heavy rock outfit SOIL will release "Scream: The Essentials" on September 15 via Pavement Entertainment and AFM Records. Celebrating the band's twenty-year career, this release will feature tracks from their humble beginnings, rise to fame, and also include alternate versions and mixes...

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Former SAMSON And IRON MAIDEN Drummer THUNDERSTICK Is Back With New Album, 'Something Wicked This Way Comes'

After playing with a developing IRON MAIDEN in the seventies and then moving to SAMSON (being instrumental in finding a very youthful Bruce Dickinson),Barry Graham Purkis became the figurehead of the newly emerging NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) scene. This was done by creating an alter e...

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SEVENDUST Signs With RISE RECORDS, Taps Producer MICHAEL 'ELVIS' BASKETTE For Next Album

SEVENDUST has inked a deal with Rise Records. The band is tentatively scheduled to enter the studio in November with producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette (ALTER BRIDGE, SLASH) to begin recording the follow-up to 2015's "Kill The Flaw" album for a spring 2018 release. In a new video message posted on th...

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REX BROWN Says Surviving PANTERA Members Have Been 'Close' To Reuniting

Rex Brown says that the surviving members of PANTERA have been "close" to reuniting in the twelve years since the passing of the band's guitarist, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Talk about a possible PANTERA reunion intensified when singer Philip Anselmo regularly joined Zakk Wylde's BLACK LABEL SOCIETY...

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ACE FREHLEY Discusses His Latest Collaboration With GENE SIMMONS, Says He Hasn't Been Approached About Rejoining KISS

Ace Frehley has confirmed that he recently collaborated with Gene Simmons on two songs for the former KISS guitarist's next solo album. Ace told radio personality Eddie Trunk: "I called him up and I said, 'Gene, you wanna write a few songs?' He says, 'Sure.' Because he had come to my show [in Februa...

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ALTER BRIDGE Guitarist Says It's 'Next To Impossible' To Get A Song On Radio Without Record Label Backing

StudioAMB conducted an interview with ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, which was held June 7-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On ALTER BRIDGE's continued success: Mark: "We...

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KEE OF HEARTS Feat. Former EUROPE Guitarist KEE MARCELLO, FAIR WARNING Singer TOMMY HEART: 'A New Dimension' Video

"A New Dimension", the new video from KEE OF HEARTS, the project featuring singer Tommy Heart (FAIR WARNING) and guitarist Kee Marcello (ex-EUROPE),can be seen below. The song is taken from KEE OF HEARTS' self-titled debut album, which will be released on September 15 via Frontiers Music Srl. With...

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Video: SLAYER Performs At Swedish Amusement Park Gröna Lund

Fan-filmed video footage of SLAYER's June 26 concert at the Gröna Lund amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden can be seen below. Kerry King recently once again said that he was "definitely open" to having fellow SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt contribute to the songwriting on the band's next album. Holt, wh...

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TODD LA TORRE On GEOFF TATE Returning To QUEENSRŸCHE: 'I Don't See It In The Foreseeable Future'

Hayley Leggs conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre and guitarist Michael Wilton at this year's Hellfest, which was held June 16-18 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. When asked if they could ever envision a scenario where former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate...

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Video Premiere: ALTER BRIDGE's 'Cradle To The Grave'

ALTER BRIDGE's video for the song "Cradle To The Grave" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's fifth studio album, "The Last Hero", which was released in October by Caroline Records in the United States/Canada and Napalm Records throughout the rest of the globe. The CD was produced b...

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ICED EARTH's STU BLOCK On His Time With INTO ETERNITY: 'I Don't Think I Really Was The Singer I Could Have Been'

Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH vocalist Stu Block. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the writing process for the band's new "Incorruptible" album: Stu: "This time around, there's alw...

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HALLATAR Feat. AMORPHIS, SWALLOW THE SUN, Ex-HIM Members: 'Mirrors' Video

"Mirrors", the new video from HALLATAR, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's debut album, "No Stars Upon the Bridge", which is based on the lyrics and poems of Aleah Starbridge, and is tentatively slated for release this autumn via Svart Records. Although a brand-new name, HALLATAR f...

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ALICE COOPER Talks About New Single 'Paranoiac Personality' (Video)

A short video clip in which legendary rocker Alice Cooper discusses his new single, "Paranoiac Personality", can be seen below. The song is taken from his new album, "Paranormal", which will be released on July 28 via earMUSIC. As previously announced, "Paranormal" features two songs written and re...

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GARY HOLT Is 'Ready' To Write Music For SLAYER

Gary Holt says that he is ready to contribute to the songwriting on SLAYER's next album. Holt, who is still a member of San Francisco Bay Area thrash icons EXODUS, has been the touring guitarist for SLAYER since January 2011 when the band's co-founding guitarist, Jeff Hanneman, contracted necrotizi...