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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON: Video Of Entire Copenhagen Spoken-Word Appearance

On the back of his recently released autobiography, "What Does This Button Do?", IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson is making a string of speaking appearances. On the tour, Dickinson is reading excerpts from his book, delivering slides and hosting a question-and-answer session in which fans can as...

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JAMES KOTTAK Says GRETA VAN FLEET Sounds More Like LED ZEPPELIN Than KINGDOM COME Does

Former SCORPIONS drummer James Kottak spoke about the recently announced partial reunion of the original lineup of '80s rockers KINGDOM COME, a band perhaps best known for its uncanny musical resemblance to LED ZEPPELIN. Kottak played on the band's first two albums, 1988's "Kingdom Come" and 1989's...

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VIRGIN STEELE: 'Seven Devils Moonshine' 35th-Anniversary Box Set To Include Three New Albums

U.S. metal veterans VIRGIN STEELE will release, "Seven Devils Moonshine", a special five-CD box set, for their 35th anniversary. Founder and mastermind David DeFeis states: "As some of you may know, we have been reissuing the VIRGIN STEELE catalog bit by bit over the past several years, and in doin...

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K.K. DOWNING Says It Was 'Extremely Unfair' Of IAN HILL To Claim That None Of JUDAS PRIEST Fans Were Missing Him

Juliette Miranda of "The Unwritable Rant" podcast recently conducted an interview with former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Ken "K.K." Downing. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why he decided to open his upcoming autobiography, "Heavy D...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Is Not Interested In Starting Brand New Band

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Ken "K.K." Downing was recently interviewed by the "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the deterioration of his relationship with JUDAS PRIEST guit...

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VERMITHRAX To Release 'Imperium Draconus' Album In October

Pittsburgh power thrashers VERMITHRAX have inked a deal with Divebomb Records for the release of their sophomore album, "Imperium Draconus", which is due October 12. Striving to resuscitate the aggressive, driving metal of the mid-'80s thrash scene, VERMITHRAX was forged in 2012 by vocalist Chris "...

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PHIL LEWIS Says Fans Should Trust Him And TRACII GUNS To Find 'Best' Musicians For L.A. GUNS

L.A. GUNS singer Phil Lewis says fans should trust him and guitarist Tracii Guns to employ "the best players available" as the number of musicians who've been in various iterations of the band approaches the half-century. Guitarist Michael Grant was sacked from the Californian outfit this year and r...

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AudioDope

"Man, I wish LIMP BIZKIT was back," said someone, apparently. Plant a sextet of Arizona millennials into a would-be Compton plot, boasting a "don't give no fucks" attitude and dressed in letterman jackets like Archie Andrews's Red Circle avenger jock squad (other times running like Southside Serpent...

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NAPALM DEATH Frontman On Opening For SLAYER: 'This Size Of Gig Is Not Really In Our Universe'

Rene Botello of Rock All Photography conducted an interview with frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway of British extreme metal veterans NAPALM DEATH prior to their August 15 concert at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas, as the support act for SLAYER (along with LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX and TESTAMENT). Y...

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K.K. DOWNING Doesn't Regret Leaving JUDAS PRIEST: 'It Had Kind Of Run Its Course'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing recently spoke with Jimmy Kay of Canada's The Metal Voice about his forthcoming autobiography, "Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET and The Meta...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Says Being A Good Frontman Is About 'Energy Management'

IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson recently spoke with Australia's Heavy magazine about his upcoming speaking tour of the country. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what to expect from his upcoming Australian speaking tour:...

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SLASH On Collapse Of Music Industry: 'All The Warning Signs Were There, And The Record Business Didn't Want To Hear It'

Slash has lamented the state of the music industry, saying that the current market conditions are especially difficult for younger artists. Major record labels were caught off guard by new technology in the late 1990s and tried to force the issue by suing the original Napster file-sharing service ou...

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Watch Pro-Shot Video Of GREAT WHITE Performing 'Once Bitten, Twice Shy' With New Singer MITCH MALLOY

GREAT WHITE has released a performance video of its cover version of Ian Hunter's "Once Bitten, Twice Shy", featuring the band's latest addition, singer Mitch Malloy. The clip was filmed on August 18 at the Kentucky State Fair at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. GREAT WHITE guitar...

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Kult 45

"If Mary was only 14 when she had Jesus, what does that make God?" Otep Shamaya frostily posits at the beginning of her anti-Christianity tirade, "Cross Contamination", from her eighth album, "Kult 45". It's no secret Shamaya never shies from a fight, enflamed particularly within the bushfire of he...

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Veteran Metal Producer SASCHA PAETH To Release Solo Album Via FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of MASTERS OF CEREMONY, a new project masterminded by none other than one of the most talented writers, musicians, and producers of the German heavy metal scene, Sascha Paeth. To label Paeth a multi-talented producer, engineer, musician, and songwriter m...