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GREAT WHITE Has No Desire To Reunite With JACK RUSSELL: 'We've Kind Of Just Moved On,' Says MARK KENDALL

GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall says that there was no talk about possibly reuniting with Jack Russell earlier this summer when the band made its latest singer change. Early last month, GREAT WHITE announced that it was parting ways with vocalist Terry Ilous and was replacing him with Mitch Mallo...

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Swiss All-Female Heavy Metal Band BURNING WITCHES Unveils Cover Artwork For 'Hexenhammer'

Swiss all-girl heavy metal outfit BURNING WITCHES will release its second album, "Hexenhammer", on November 9 via Nuclear Blast Records. The disc was produced at the Little Creek Studio in Switzerland by the same team as its predecessor: V.O. Pulver (PRO-PAIN, DESTRUCTION, NERVOSA, PÄNZER) and DEST...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Featured On New EP From U.K.'s ACE MAFIA

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner is featured on the new self-titled EP from the U.K. hard rock band ACE MAFIA. Faulkner laid down his lead and rhythm guitar tracks for "Ace Mafia" before leaving the band to join JUDAS PRIEST. Due on September 15, "Ace Mafia" was mixed and mastered by Phil Kin...

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WATAIN Frontman Says New Guitarist HAMPUS ERIKSSON Is A 'Total Diehard'

Frontman Erik Danielsson of Swedish black metallers WATAIN says new touring guitarist Hampus "H. Death" Eriksson "belongs to the unique little race of people who are just total diehards" and that the band is "lucky to have him." Eriksson has replaced Set Teitan, who stepped away from WATAIN earlier...

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Guitarist BILL HUDSON Sets Record Straight Regarding His Exit From DIRKSCHNEIDER

Bill Hudson says that he left Udo Dirkschneider's DIRKSCHNEIDER of his own accord and wasn't pushed out of the band, despite the singer's suggestion to the contrary. The former ACCEPT frontman recently gave an interview to United Rock Nations in which he stated about Bill's departure: "We had a prob...

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GOATWHORE To Headline Eighth Annual 'Metal Alliance Tour'

GOATWHORE, pioneers of the blackened death metal scene, will headline the eighth installment of the "Metal Alliance Tour". Each year this touring festival, which is presented by hot sauce company High River Sauces, assembles a package that celebrates the various genres of metal. The "Metal Alliance...

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SAMMY HAGAR Says Upcoming THE CIRCLE Album Is 'About The World Monetary System'

Sammy Hagar spoke to The Mercury News about the upcoming first album of all-original material from THE CIRCLE, his critically acclaimed supergroup also featuring Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson. "I don't have a name for it," he said. "Right now, I am calling it 'Hey Hey Hey', because I...

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Japanese Metalcore Band CRYSTAL LAKE Releases Music Video For 'The Circle'

Japanese metalcore titans CRYSTAL LAKE have released their new single, "The Circle". The track, which features a guest appearance by COLDRAIN's Masato, continues the East Asian band's impressive rise following a mammoth European tour. The quintet is having a stellar 2018. In February they toured the...

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PIG DESTROYER: 'The Torture Fields' Video

After six long, harsh years of absence, the mighty PIG DESTROYER have reassembled to eradicate eardrums and split skulls with their highly anticipated sixth full-length opus, titled "Head Cage" (named after a grisly medieval torture device). "Head Cage" is due out September 7 via Relapse Records. Th...

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CHUCK BILLY Doesn't Believe TESTAMENT Was Unfairly Excluded From 'Big Four' Of 1980s Thrash Metal

In a brand new interview with the "Music Mania" podcast, TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy was asked why his band wasn't included in the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — the dominant thrash metal groups that helped bring that genre into the mainstream. "Well, it's difficult to say, 'cause whe...

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SOULFLY's MAX CAVALERA Explains 'Ritual' Album Title

SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera spoke to Metalshop TV about the band's forthcoming album, "Ritual". Tentatively due in October via Nuclear Blast, the follow-up to 2015's "Archangel" was recorded with producer Josh Wilbur, who has previously worked with LAMB OF GOD, GOJIRA and ALL THAT REMAINS, among ot...

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SAMMY HAGAR Offers First Taste Of Upcoming THE CIRCLE Album

Sammy Hagar has uploaded a short clip of him listening to a song from the upcoming first album of all-original material from THE CIRCLE, his critically acclaimed supergroup also featuring Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson, The former VAN HALEN frontman used used the hashtag "#lastsongonr...

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JACK RUSSELL Says GREAT WHITE's Firing Of TERRY ILOUS Was 'A Despicable Act'

Ex-GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell has once again blasted his former bandmates for the "despicable" way his successor, Terry Ilous, was kicked out of the group. Ilous, formerly of '80s L.A. hard rockers XYZ, joined GREAT WHITE in 2010 after replacing touring vocalist Jani Lane (WARRANT). The Ilous-l...

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Ex-GREAT WHITE Singer JACK RUSSELL Slams Former Bandmates For 'Deceitful Way' TERRY ILOUS Was Fired

Ex-GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell has slammed his former bandmates for the "deceitful" way his successor, Terry Ilous, was kicked out of the group. Ilous, formerly of '80s L.A. hard rockers XYZ, joined GREAT WHITE in 2010 after replacing touring vocalist Jani Lane (WARRANT). The Ilous-led GREAT WHI...

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GREAT WHITE Performs With New Singer MITCH MALLOY For First Time (Video)

Mitch Malloy made his live debut as the new singer for GREAT WHITE on July 14 at the Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel in Rochester, Washington. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of Rolf Vellek). Malloy joined GREAT WHITE as the replacement for Terry Ilous, who was fired f...