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VINNY APPICE Recalls Seeing JIMMY BAIN's Dead Body: 'He Went Out As A Rock Star'

During a brand new interview with "The Classic Metal Show", legendary drummer Vinny Appice spoke about the tragic January 2016 passing of his LAST IN LINE bandmate Jimmy Bain aboard the "Def Leppard Hysteria On The High Seas" cruise. The 68-year-old bassist, who had also played with DIO and RAINBOW,...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Names His Top Three Vinyl Albums

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was asked by College Radio News Network to name his top three vinyl albums of all time. He said (hear audio below): "If I was forced to pick my top three vinyl albums, I would probably pick some old classics, because of the tonality of the instruments back then and a l...

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MEGADETH: Trailer For 'Warheads On Foreheads' Career Retrospective

On March 22, MEGADETH will celebrate its 35th anniversary with the release of "Warheads On Foreheads", a 35-track career retrospective. The anthology spans the band's entire studio recording career, from its first album "Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good" to its 2016 Grammy Award-winning r...

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BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH: 'Any Dirt On OVERKILL Wasn't Started By OVERKILL'

Rustyn Rose of Metalholic recently conducted an interview with frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL about their forthcoming album, "The Wings Of War". You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the co...

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Who Are The DIO DISCIPLES 'Dicks'? TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Responds To LAST IN LINE Singer's Comments

Tim "Ripper" Owens says that he "doesn't understand" Andrew Freeman's recent comment that "a couple of guys" in the DIO DISCIPLES camp are "dicks." DIO DISCIPLES is made up of former members of DIO, along with a rotating lineup of singers, including Owens. Freeman, who formed LAST IN LINE in 2012 wi...

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JUDAS PRIEST Performs 'Killing Machine' Title Track Live For First Time Since 1978 (Video)

JUDAS PRIEST performed the song "Killing Machine" live for the first time since 1978 during last night's (Sunday, January 27) concert at Zénith de Paris in Paris, France. Fan-filmed video footage can be seen below. "Killing Machine" is the title track of JUDAS PRIEST's fifth studio album, which was...

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DISTURBED Frontman: 'When We Go Political, We Try To Make Sure The Knife Cuts Both Ways'

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman spoke to Music Connection about the band's decision to include a number of politically oriented tracks on its latest album, "Evolution". "When we go political, we try to make sure the knife cuts both ways," the singer explained. "The forces that precipitate the vicio...

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MEGADETH: Complete 'Warheads On Foreheads' Details Revealed

On March 22, MEGADETH will celebrate its 35th anniversary with the release of "Warheads On Foreheads", a 35-track career retrospective. The anthology spans the band's entire studio recording career, from its first album "Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good" to its 2016 Grammy Award-winning r...

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CARMINE APPICE's GUITAR ZEUS To Be Reissued

Legendary drummer Carmine Appice is scheduled to re-release his GUITAR ZEUS project, a compilation album featuring a who's who list of the best and world-renowned guitarists on the planet backed by his core band featuring Tony Franklin (THE FIRM, BLUE MURDER) on bass, Kelly Keeling (TSO, MSG) on voc...

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RUSH's GEDDY LEE: 'I Don't Wanna Make Any Guarantees That I'll Do Something Again Musically'

RUSH frontman Geddy Lee says that he was surprised to see the strong online reaction to his recent comment that drummer Neil Peart is retired — and not just from the band, but from drumming all together. "I notice that people seem to glom on to certain phrases that come out of our mouths and make a...

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LITA FORD Says She Was Able To See Her Sons For First Time In Nearly 10 Years

Lita Ford says that she was recently able to see her sons for the first time in nearly 10 years. Ford hadn't been in touch with her kids since shortly after her divorce in 2011, when she was allegedly denied contact with both of her sons. Her husband of 17 years, NITRO singer Jim Gillette, retained...

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MIKE HOWE Says METAL CHURCH Won't Charge Fans For Meet-And-Greets: 'I'm The One That Is Lucky To Meet Them'

Matt Coe of Dead Rhetoric recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mike Howe of West Coast metal veterans METAL CHURCH. A few excerpts follow below. Dead Rhetoric: "Damned If You Do" is the twelfth METAL CHURCH studio album and your fifth with the group. How did these recording and songwriting...

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QUEEN's 'Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack' To Be Released As 2-LP Set

Providing QUEEN with its highest-charting album in 38 years in the U.S., where it's approaching official gold status as well as becoming one of the band's fastest ever selling albums throughout the world, QUEEN's "Bohemian Rhapsody" film soundtrack is set to be released as a two LP set February 8. I...

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MEAT PUPPETS Reunite Original Lineup For New Album 'Dusty Notes'

The MEAT PUPPETS' story begins with three kids, enamored of music and immersed in the psychedelic drug culture of Arizona in the '70s, who find their way to punk rock and painstakingly become one of the most important bands of the American underground. "We began to make such a hellacious racket tha...

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VINCE NEIL's Attorneys Claim Singer Owes Them Nearly $190,000

According to The Blast, lawyers representing Vince Neil in his assault lawsuit are accusing the MÖTLEY CRÜE singer of refusing to pay their invoices. On December 6, Neil's lawyers at Howard & Howard Attorneys, PLLC filed court documents claiming that they are owed $187,364.01. They are requesting th...