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CANNIBAL CORPSE's GEORGE 'CORPSEGRINDER' FISHER Releases First Single From Upcoming Solo Album

CANNIBAL CORPSE vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher has released "Acid Vat", the first single from his upcoming solo album, titled "Corpsegrinder". Due on February 4, the 10-song effort was co-produced by Nick Bellmore (DEE SNIDER, KINGDOM OF SORROW) and Jamey Jasta (HATEBREED) and will be made a...

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CARMINE APPICE Looks Back On His Appearance On HEAR 'N AID's 'Stars': 'That Was Fun'

In a recent interview with "The Five Count" radio show, legendary drummer Carmine Appice looked back on his involvement with "Stars", the 1985 charity single for famine relief released under the HEAR 'N AID banner. On May 20 and May 21, 1985, 40 artists from the metal community gathered at A&M R...

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K.K. DOWNING Went On 'Autopilot' While Writing Debut KK'S PRIEST Album

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing spoke to Front Row Report about his songwriting approach while composing the material for the debut album from his new band KK'S PRIEST. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The minute I sat down to do this, I just wanted to pretty much go on auto...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD Hasn't Made A Lot Of Lifestyle Changes Since Suffering Heart Attack

SAXON frontman Biff Byford has told Full In Bloom in a new interview that he has made modest dietary changes in the two years after he suffered a heart attack and underwent an emergency triple bypass surgery. "A little bit," he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). "I don't eat dairy anymore. I...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says JON SCHAFFER 'Messed Up' And Will Be 'Paying For It For A Long Time'

Former ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens says that Jon Schaffer will "pay for a long time" for his role in the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Owens, who joined ICED EARTH in 2003 and stayed in the group for four years before being fired in December 2007, addressed his time with the band in a...

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SOILWORK Frontman 'Cried For Two Hours' After Being Praised By ROB HALFORD

In a new interview with Metal Musikast, SOILWORK singer Björn "Speed" Strid spoke about the time more than a decade and a half ago when the Swedish metallers managed to secure an official endorsement from The Metal God himself, JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford, who praised them as a band that is "taking m...

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Which Band Is More Important: DEEP PURPLE Or BLACK SABBATH? ROB HALFORD Weighs In

In a recent interview with Spain's Mariskal Rock, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was asked which fellow British band was more important to him personally while he was coming up in the music scene in Birmingham, England in the late 1960s and early 1970s, DEEP PURPLE or BLACK SABBATH. He responded (a...

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Watch TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Sing A Cappella Version Of JUDAS PRIEST's 'Blood Stained'

Video of former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens belting out an a cappella version of the song "Blood Stained" from the band's 1997 album "Jugulator" can be seen below. Owens sang a couple of lines from the track while filming a new video message on Cameo, which lets users hire celebrities to...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Shares New Photo Of GLENN TIPTON

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford has posted a new photo of the band's ailing guitarist Glenn Tipton. Earlier today, Halford took to his Instagram to share a photo of him with his 74-year-old bandmate, apparently taken at one of their respective homes in the U.K. as they prepare to celebrate the holid...

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PRIMAL FEAR's MAT SINNER Has Spent Last Eight Months In Eight Different Hospitals

PRIMAL FEAR bassist and producer Mat Sinner says that he has spent the last eight months in eight different hospitals. The 58-year-old German musician, whose real name is Matthias Lasch, shared his health update four months after PRIMAL FEAR announced it was scrapping all of its previously announced...

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THE HELLACOPTERS Announce 'Eyes Of Oblivion' Album, Drop 'Reap A Hurricane' Music Video

Swedish high-energy rock and rollers THE HELLACOPTERS will release a new studio album, "Eyes Of Oblivion", on April 1, 2022 via Nuclear Blast. It will mark their first full-length collection of new material since 2008's "Head Off". THE HELLACOPTERS guitarist/vocalist Nicke Andersson states: "The alb...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD: 'They're Vaccinating People Like Crazy In The U.K.' Right Now

Vocalist Biff Byford of British metal veterans SAXON spoke to Liselotte "Lilo" Hegt of HeadBangers LifeStyle about the band's plans to return to the road in 2022. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "[We're doing] 40th-anniversary shows [in the U.K.] with a big production. And we've got th...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Records Guest Solo On DEMON HUNTER's Upcoming Album

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner has recorded a guest solo on DEMON HUNTER's upcoming album, "Exile", to be released next year. Faulkner tracked his parts last night (Tuesday, December 14) at his home studio, The Falcon's Nest, in Nashville, Tennessee with the help of DEMON HUNTER guitarist Je...

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Who Wore The Leather Biker Look First: ROB HALFORD Or FREDDIE MERCURY? The JUDAS PRIEST Singer Weighs In

In a recent interview with Spain's Mariskal Rock, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was asked who wore the "leather biker look" first — him or late QUEEN frontman Freddie Mercury. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I remember seeing a picture of Freddie with his leather jacket and a c...

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SABATON Frontman On Touring During Pandemic: 'Not Many Bands Can Afford To Lose Any Money'

In a new interview with Germany's Rock Antenne, SABATON singer Joakim Brodén spoke about what it has been like for him and his bandmates to play their first pandemic-era shows. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "One thing we've learned here is all countries handle this differently — very...