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ALICE IN CHAINS Drummer: 'We Just Kind Of Operate On What Feels Right For Us'

ALICE IN CHAINS drummer Sean Kinney spoke to "KNKX Morning Edition" producer Ariel Van Cleave about the band's decision to reform in 2006 following the death of singer Layne Staley. "It just kind of stemmed from a tsunami benefit that I wanted to try to raise some money for, and everybody showed up...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Comments On Recent U.D.O. Lineup Changes: 'I Want To Have Fresh Blood In The Band'

Vocalist Udo Dirkschneider (U.D.O. , DIRKSCHNEIDER, ex-ACCEPT) recently spoke with Jimmy Kay of The Metal Voice. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the new U.D.O. album, "Steelfactory": Udo: "We start[ed] working on this album...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says DAVID ELLEFSON Has 'Moments Of Greatness Where He Goes From Being A Star To A Superstar'

In a brand new interview with mxdwn, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine was asked if he feels the metal scene has changed since the band first started back in the early 1980s. "Yeah, it has, but I think a lot of that is because the music business has changed," he responded. "When I first started, the mus...

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ATREYU To Release 'In Our Wake' Album In October

California metalcore band ATREYU will release its seventh full-length album, "In Our Wake", on October 12 through Spinefarm. Everyone leaves a legacy behind. No matter how big or small, our words and actions echo forever and make a lasting imprint. Two decades since their 1999 formation in Souther...

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GHOST's 'Dance Macabre' Gets CARPENTER BRUT Remix

With 15 million streams worldwide, "Dance Macabre" is already one of the most popular tracks from "Prequelle", the new album from Grammy Award-winning Swedish rock band GHOST. Today "Dance Macabre" is reborn with a provocative remix by the eclectic and mysterious French synthwave artist Carpenter...

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Ex-DIO Keyboardist CLAUDE SCHNELL Once Again Denounces RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'It Isn't About RONNIE Anymore'

Former DIO keyboardist Claude Schnell has once again denounced the Ronnie James Dio hologram, saying that it "it isn't about" the singer anymore. The legendary heavy metal frontman died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologram was created by a company called Eyeillusion and made it...

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Watch Pro-Shot Footage Of DIRKSCHNEIDER's Performance At Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Professionally filmed video footage of DIRKSCHNEIDER's August 18 performance at the Summer Breeze festival in Dinkelsbühl, Germany can be seen below (courtesy of the German TV program "Rockpalast"). Singer Udo Dirkschneider has spent the last two years touring under the DIRKSCHNEIDER banner, perform...

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HALESTORM Frontwoman Calls For Improved Awareness Around Mental Health Following JILL JANUS's Suicide

HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale has called for improved awareness around mental health following the tragic death of Jill Janus. Janus, who was the singer for the California heavy metal band HUNTRESS, passed away on Tuesday, August 14. A longtime sufferer of mental illness, she took her own life out...

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SICK OF IT ALL To Release 'Wake The Sleeping Dragon!' Album In November

New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL will release their twelfth studio album, "Wake The Sleeping Dragon!", on November 2. The follow-up to 2014's "The Last Act Of Defiance" was produced by Jerry Farley (EVERY TIME I DIE, DEMON HUNTER) and was mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen (MESHUGGAH, THE HAUN...

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GODSMACK Frontman: 'We Play Music For Us And We Hope That People Come Along For The Journey'

GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna spoke to Cameron Buchholtz of Rock 100.5 The KATT about the band's decision to take a slightly different musical direction with its latest album, "When Legends Rise". "We wanted to expand a little bit more and try some different textures and colors and just some things t...

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STRYPER Guitarist OZ FOX Hospitalized In Las Vegas

STRYPER guitarist Oz Fox has been hospitalized after reportedly "falling down" during his guest appearance at SIN CITY SINNERS concert Saturday night (August 11) at Harrah's in Las Vegas, Nevada. The news of Oz's illness was broken by SIN CITY SINNERS' Jason Green, who wrote on his Facebook page: "I...

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MUSHROOMHEAD Drummer On Band's Longevity: 'We Still Don't Know How We're Getting Away With It'

"Bods Mayhem Hour" recently conducted an interview with drummer Steve "Skinny" Felton and vocalist Jason "J Mann" Popson of Cleveland, Ohio-based metallers MUSHROOMHEAD about their new "Volume III" DVD. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET)....

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STEEL PANTHER's SATCHEL Demonstrates 'Pussy Melter' Distortion Guitar Pedal (Video)

California rock and party legends STEEL PANTHER are getting into the gear world with the release of their first-ever distortion pedal for guitarists. From the genius mind of guitar icon Satchel in conjunction with It's Electric, the band has unveiled the "Pussy Melter". The pedal, which is made in t...

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA Takes Trance/EDM And Metal/Rock To Whole New Level With 'Kneel Before Me' Song

British metal band ASKING ALEXANDRIA has teamed up with American DJ and electronic dance music producer Crankdat (a.k.a. Christian Smith) and American DJ duo Slander (consisting of Derek Andersen and Scott Land) on a new heavy-hitting track titled "Kneel Before Me". ASKING ALEXANDRIA announced the c...

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STEEL PANTHER's Controversial 'Pussy Melter' Distortion Guitar Pedal Is Now Available For Pre-Order

California rock and party legends STEEL PANTHER continue to add new milestones to their decades old career. Today, the band announced they are getting into the gear world with the release of their first-ever distortion pedal for guitarists. From the genius mind of guitar icon Satchel in conjunction...