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SEBASTIAN BACH Performs At PISTONS Vs BUCKS NBA Game; Video Available

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach performed during the halftime show of the NBA game featuring the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, November 7 at The Palace Of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Bach's new solo...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 'I'd Love To Be In There'

In a recent interview with the Laredo, Texas radio station Hot 106.1, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was asked whether he would like to see his band inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. "Man, I'd love it," he responded. "I'd love to be in there. Again, you get all these different opinions...

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DOKKEN Parts Ways With Bassist SEAN MCNABB, Replaces Him With MARK BOALS

On the November 8 edition of "The Classic Metal Show", DOKKEN mainman Don Dokken announced that the band has parted ways with bassist Sean McNabb and has replaced him with Mark Boals (YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN). Said Don: "Sean is doing acting and solo projects and other bands. Sean's a very motivated guy...

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer ROB HALFORD: Heavy Metal Is Not Destructive

In a recent interview with the Laredo, Texas radio station Hot 106.1, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was asked how things have changed since the infamous 1990 trial in which PRIEST was accused of inserting subliminal messages into its music. "You put somebody in front of me that can absolutely say...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH To Support JUDAS PRIEST In Europe

After a nearly sold-out headline tour in Europe this past spring, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will make its return to the continent as special guests on the European leg of JUDAS PRIEST's "Redeemer Of Souls" 2015 tour next June. The run kicks off in Helsinki, Finland on June 4 and takes the band all acr...

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JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL Says 'Illegal Downloading' Has Made It 'Difficult' For Younger Bands To Make It

In a brand new interview with the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, bassist Ian Hill of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST was asked how the music business has changed in the four decades since the band's inception. "It's strange times at the moment," he replied. "It has changed completely since w...

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ROB HALFORD: JUDAS PRIEST Was 'Excited' About Getting RICHIE FAULKNER Involved In 'Redeemer Of Souls' Songwriting

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was recently interviewed on the 105.9 The Mountain radio station in Asheville, North Carolina. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Speaking about the songwriting chemistry between longtime JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton and the band's lat...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: Praying 'Absolutely Works'

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford, who has been clean and sober since January of 1986, credits his belief in a higher power for helping him in his recovery. "I'm a different guy to when I was 20," Halford said during an appearance on HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta's official podcast, "The Jasta Show"...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Offers His Opinion On JUDAS PRIEST's 'Redeemer Of Souls', ROB HALFORD's Solo Albums

Impact metal channel conducted an interview with powerhouse American singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) before his September 26 concert in Dublin, Ireland. You can now listen to the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he...

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ROB HALFORD's Las Vegas Lounge-Singer Aspirations

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford says that he wants to keep singing for as long as possible, even if it means doing it "in the Badda Bing Lounge off the strip in Las Vegas." In a recent interview with The Guardian, Halford revealed that he has unfulfilled musical goals outside of his "metal ...

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PAUL DI'ANNO: Video Footage Of Murcia Performance

Metal Murtius TV has uploaded video footage of former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno's October 16 performance at Sala Jó! in Murcia, Spain. Check it out below. Di'Anno's April 9 performance at Lizard Club in Krakow, Poland as part of the Doładowanie festival was professionally filmed for a DVD, tit...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Pittsburgh Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's October 18 performance at Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Dragonaut 02. Metal Gods 03. Devil's Child 04. Victim Of Changes 05. Halls Of Valhalla 06. Love Bites 07. March Of The Dam...

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BATTLE BEAST To Release 'Unholy Savior' In January

Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST will release their third studio album, "Unholy Savior", on January 9, 2015 in Europe and January 13, 2015 in the U.S. via Nuclear Blast. "I thirst to go further as a human being and the music on this album represents a part of the ongoing spiritual journ...

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ROB HALFORD Says Listening To Canadian Singer MICHAEL BUBLÉ Is 'Exciting' And 'Inspiring'

In a recent interview with the New York Post, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke about his love for Canadian singer Michael Bublé. "Even though I'm a metal singer, the fact that I’ve been able to appreciate other types of performers has probably paid dividends," Halford said. "When I listen to Mi...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'The Band Is More Than One Person'

In a brand new interview with Rock Confidential, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke about the departure of founding guitarist K.K. Downing and the addition of Richie Faulkner to the group's ranks in 2011. "I've always said the band is more than one person," Halford said. "I still believe that. It...