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BLACK STAR RIDERS Discuss Working With PEARL ADAY In New Trailer For 'Another State Of Grace' Album

BLACK STAR RIDERS will release their fourth album "Another State Of Grace", on September 6 via Nuclear Blast. A new trailer for the disc in which frontman Ricky Warwick and bassist Robert Crane discuss working with Pearl Aday — ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian's wife and Meat Loaf's daughter — can be see...

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BUCKCHERRY Vocalist Says He First Recorded 'Crazy Bitch' Chorus On His Mother's Answering Machine

BUCKCHERRY vocalist Josh Todd recently spoke with Sally Steele of Vegas Rocks! magazine. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his biggest influences: Josh: "The first rock frontman I dug was Ian MacKaye from MINOR THREAT. He was the...

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GLENN HUGHES Says BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION Will Record New Album In January 2021

Prior to his performance at the recent Stonedeaf festival in Coddington, United Kingdom, Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) spoke with Tony Heare of Midlands Metalheads Radio. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his...

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ROB HALFORD Doesn't Rule Out K.K. DOWNING's Return To JUDAS PRIEST: 'What Will Happen Will Happen'

Rob Halford hasn't ruled out the return of K.K. Downing to JUDAS PRIEST, saying that "what will happen will happen." The guitarist, who left PRIEST in 2011 amid claims of band conflict, shoddy management and declining quality of performance, was replaced by Richie Faulkner, nearly three decades his...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: Making Of 'Ten' Solo Album Part One (Video)

The first in a series of videos featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet's tenth solo LP, aptly titled "Ten", can be seen below. The follow-up to 2016's "One Sided War" is scheduled for release on October 11 via Rat Pak Records in North America and Fronti...

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LEMMY's Long-Lost Duet With LYNDA KAY Finally Sees Light Of Day

Singer-songwriter Lynda Kay has a new song coming out August 23 featuring the late great Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister of MOTÖRHEAD. The duet, titled "The Mask", is far from Kilmister's well-regarded metal fare. This poignant Willie Nelson-style ballad, paired with Kay's harmonious, yearning voice, reveals...

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JOHN 5: 'I Make Way More Money Not Being With A Record Company Than I Did Before'

In a brand new interview with Guitar World, former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 was asked if he finds it hard to survive as a solo artist in these difficult times for musicians. He responded: "I pay for everything myself. I finance everything. I don't have a record company,...

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Desert Rock Veterans Unite To Form BIG SCENIC NOWHERE

From the brain trust of revered desert rock veterans Gary Arce (YAWNING MAN) and Bob Balch (FU MANCHU) comes the new psychedelic-stoner rock outfit BIG SCENIC NOWHERE. The band will release its debut EP, "Dying On The Mountain", on September 13 via Blues Funeral Recordings. As friends and pioneering...

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Watch JESSE LEACH And HOWARD JONES Face Off In KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's 'The Signal Fire' Video

"The Signal Fire", the new music video from Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, can be seen below. The song, which features a guest appearance by former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones, is taken from the band's new album, "Atonement", which was released on August 16 via Metal Blade Reco...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Says He Walks Away With 'About $7,000-$10,000' For Every Album He Makes

Michael Sweet says that he doesn't make music "for the money." The STRYPER frontman made the comment in response to a question from a fan about Sweet's latest solo single, "Better Part Of Me", which follows an "old-school metal" direction that is not far removed from the band's recent output. Asked...

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Slowing down is always a risky business. For the uninitiated, ERADIKATOR are one of the UK's best and most respected contemporary thrash metal bands. With two excellent albums under their collective cummerbund, the Brits have been proudly flying the flag for a beefy and bruising but fervently melodi...

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MR. BUNGLE Adds Shows in New York, Los Angeles And San Francisco

Due to overwhelming demand, MR. BUNGLE has added an additional night to each of its previously announced "The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny" performances in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. The dates, which will feature the Eureka-born band performing its 1986 demo in its entirety, will...

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JOE ELLIOTT's DOWN 'N' OUTZ To Release 'This Is How We Roll' Album In October

DOWN 'N' OUTZ, the project headed up by DEF LEPPARD frontman and 2019 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Joe Elliott, is set to release its third studio album, "This Is How We Roll", on October 11 via UMC. The band, featuring THE QUIREBOYS' Paul Guerin (guitar),Guy Griffin (guitar) and Keith Weir...

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K.K. DOWNING On Whether He Will Take Part In JUDAS PRIEST's 50th-Anniversary Tour: 'It's The Other Guys That Need To Be Asked'

In a brand new interview with Eonmusic, ex-JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing was asked about the possibility of taking part in the band's upcoming 50th-anniversary tour, alongside other former members Al Atkins and and Tim "Ripper" Owens. He responded: "Yeah, lots of things could happen, but I thi...

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Watch DEEP PURPLE's IAN GILLAN Peform 'Smoke On The Water' From 'Contractual Obligation'

A performance clip of the song "Smoke On The Water" from Ian Gillan's "Contractual Obligation" album can be seen below. Gillan, together with Robert Plant, Ozzy Osbourne and a few others, is considered one of the legendary voices that shaped hard rock. Despite his commitment to DEEP PURPLE, the sing...