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THE CULT's BILLY DUFFY Says There Is No Rush For Band To Make New Studio Album

THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy has told "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" in a new interview that the band is in no hurry to work on the follow-up to 2016's "Hidden City" album. "It seems to take a lot longer than it did to amass material," Billy said (hear audio below). "You just almost have to let it l...

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Watch ANTHRAX Perform Acoustic Set At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

ANTHRAX played an acoustic set over the weekend at this year's Download festival at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England. The event was part of Zippo Encore's "Zippo Sessions", exclusive, intimate acoustic sessions with some of the hottest bands playing at the major festivals that the company b...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN To Host 'Metal Workshop' At Rock Academy In Woodstock

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian will head up a special camp at the Rock Academy in Woodstock, New York this summer. The "Scott Ian Metal Workshop" will run from July 22 to July 26 for campers aged 12 to 18. Ian will come to town to teach the children the finer points of heavy metal. Students will be pl...

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THE CULT Is 'Long Overdue' To Release New Music

THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury has told LA Weekly in a new interview that the band is "long overdue" to release new music. "We do have some stuff we've been working on, but it's yet to see the light of day," he said. Astbury also cited David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Iggy Pop as some of his in...

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ANTHRAX Performs 'Now It's Dark' For First Time In 27 Years (Video)

ANTHRAX performed the song "Now It's Dark" for the first time in more than 27 years on June 8 at Batschkapp in Frankfurt, Germany. The band played it again the following night at the Rock Hard Festival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Speaking to Rock Hard magazine, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian said that "...

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JUDAS PRIEST Members Meet Rescue Dogs In Regina (Photos)

JUDAS PRIEST members Ian Hill (bass),Scott Travis (drums) and Richie Faulkner (guitar),along with touring guitarist Andy Sneap, visited the Lucky Paws Dog Rescue in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada prior to the band's concert Saturday night (June 8) at SaskTel Centre. JUDAS PRIEST posted a picture fro...

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JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL: 'Every Album We've Ever Done, We've Tried To Make It Better Than The One Before'

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill recently spoke with Crazy Bob from the Waynesboro, Pennsylvania radio station 101.5 Bob Rocks. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the keys to the band's longevity: Ian: "Apart from a sense of humor...

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CARNIFEX To Release 'World War X' Album In August; 'No Light Shall Save Us' Video Available

San Diego, California-based metal outfit CARNIFEX will release its seventh studio album, "World War X", on August 2 via Nuclear Blast. The official music video for the disc's first single, "No Light Shall Save Us", featuring Alissa White-Gluz (ARCH ENEMY),can be seen below. The clip was directed by...

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JETHRO TULL Book To Include New Recordings

"The Ballad Of Jethro Tull" is the hotly anticipated official illustrated history of the legendary prog rock band, due for publication by Rocket 88 Books in November 2019. Today, Ian Anderson announced two new recordings have been created especially for the project. The first, "The Ballad Of Jethro...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER And IAN HILL: Rig Rundown (Video)

Premier Guitar 's John Bohlinger recently met with JUDAS PRIEST's founding bassist Ian Hill and guitarist Richie Faulkner for a walk-through of their paint-peeling, mountain-crushing rigs. Check out the video below. Hill retired his vintage Jazz bass decades ago and now exclusively rocks his signatu...

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Armenia's NAREGATSI ORCHESTRA Performs Cover Of BLACK SABBATH's 'She's Gone' (Video)

A video of Armenia's Naregatsi Orchestra performing a cover of the BLACK SABBATH song "She's Gone", which originally appeared on the "Technical Ecstasy" album, can be seen below. The performance took place on a visit to the country by BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gil...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Is Fighting Bronchitis: Colorado Springs Concert Canceled

Tomorrow's (Wednesday, June 5) JUDAS PRIEST's concert at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado has been canceled. Singer Rob Halford has been fighting bronchitis for over a week and now doctors have told him he needs full rest so his voice can recover. PRIEST said in a statement: "The...

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ALICE IN CHAINS' JERRY CANTRELL Makes Cameo In HBO's 'Deadwood: The Movie'

ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell made a cameo in the new HBO film "Deadwood: The Movie". "Snuck into a shot or two in the 'Deadwood' movie courtesy of W. Earl Brown," wrote Cantrell in an Instagram post. "Standing next to Garret Dillahunt here. I am a huge fan of the show and have b...

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JUDAS PRIEST Doesn't Expect GLENN TIPTON To Make Any Appearances On Remainder Of U.S. Tour

Although Glenn Tipton performed a couple of songs with JUDAS PRIEST at the opening date of the band's current U.S. tour with URIAH HEEP, bassist Ian Hill told the Lethbridge Herald in a new interview the band didn't expect Glenn back for any more shows in the immediate future. "Glenn isn't feeling t...

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RAVEN Frontman On Almost Going Into Business With OZZY And SHARON OSBOURNE: 'You Could Maybe Say We Dodged A Bullet'

Andrew McKaysmith of the "Scars And Guitars" podcast recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist John Gallagher of British metal legends RAVEN. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On being part of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal scene: John: "We had the first ind...