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MASTODON Teases Upcoming Album

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have released a short teaser for their upcoming album, which is tentatively due in March. The one-and-a-half-minute clip features an unidentified MASTODON bandmember — whose face and voice are obscured, but who appears to be drummer Brann Dailor — saying in par...

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AMON AMARTH Bassist Says New Drummer JOCKE WALLGREN 'Plays Perfect All The Time'

DJ Cy of "Le Tour Du Metal" conducted an interview with bassist Ted Lundström of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH prior to the band's November 13, 2016 show at Transbordeur in Lyon, France. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's E...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ROB ZOMBIE And SLAYER To Headline Wisconsin's ROCK FEST

Cadott, Wisconsin will once again be the preferred home for rock music this summer. Since 1994 Rock Fest has brought some of the biggest names in rock music to the area and it definitely continues that tradition this year. The 2017 explosive lineup features AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ROB ZOMBIE and SLAYER....

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Watch DISTURBED Perform CHIPMUNKS-Style Version Of 'Immortalized'

On January 10, DISTURBED warmed up for the Glasgow show on the band's current European tour by playing a fun ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS-style version of "Immortalized", the title track of DISTURBED's chart-topping 2015 album. Check out video footage of the backstage performance below. ALVIN AND THE CHI...

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SOUNDGARDEN, DEF LEPPARD, THE OFFSPRING, STONE SOUR, RATT Among Confirmed Bands For ROCKLAHOMA

A massive music lineup has been announced for the eleventh year of Rocklahoma, set to take place May 26-28 at "Catch the Fever" Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma, just outside Tulsa. SOUNDGARDEN, DEF LEPPARD and THE OFFSPRING lead the music lineup for America's Biggest Memorial Day Weekend Party,...

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STEPHEN PEARCY Slams BOBBY BLOTZER: 'A Person Who Didn't Write Music' Tried 'To Change The Course Of History'

Stephen Pearcy spoke to All That Shreds about the return of RATT without drummer Bobby Blotzer and the band's plans to release its first new music since 2010's "Infestation" album. Asked if the legal battle with Blotzer over the rights to the RATT name is finally over, the singer, who will release a...

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KIRK HAMMETT On METALLICA's First Visit To China: 'People Were Crying In The Audience Because They Were So Happy'

In a brand new interview with That's Shanghai, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was asked what took the band so long to play in mainland China. He responded: "Well, we've always had intentions on playing in China and, you know, we had to be invited to play China, we just couldn't go there and ...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Blasts 'Phonies' In Music Business Who 'Pretend To Be Perfect'

Former PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo has blasted "phonies" in the music business "who pretend to be perfect" while suggesting he was racist because a video surfaced of him last year giving the right-arm salute and yelling a white-supremacist slogan at a California concert. Anselmo performed the PA...

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Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons

Now this ranks up there as one of the feel-good stories of 2016 in music, considering all the sadness we've experienced. After the passing of Lemmy Kilmister, MOTÖRHEAD's remnants are doing the right thing by letting the band rest and moving on. Mikkey Dee's hooked up with theSCORPIONS, and Phil Cam...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Frontman Talks About His Passion For Golf (Video)

AVENGED SEVENFOLD frontman M. Shadows recently spoke to NME about his passion for golf, how he discovered the sport and his favorite courses to play. Check out the clip below. AVENGED SEVENFOLD's latest album, "The Stage", came out a little over two months ago. The group made the disc available at m...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarist Says New Drummer BROOKS WACKERMAN Is 'Incredible'

Debbie Sexxton of the 97.1 The Eagle Rocks radio station recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Synyster Gates. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about AVENGED SEVENFOLD's new album, "The Stage", Gates said: "[It's got] a ton of energy. One thing I'm proud of i...

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Is DAVE MUSTAINE A 'Truther'?

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was interviewed last week on the Fox Business program "Kennedy", hosted by former MTV VJ Kennedy. You can now watch the segment below. Asked for his opinion on President-elect Donald Trump, Mustaine said: "Well, I'm hoping that the nation gets past all the bickering ri...

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SEPULTURA Frontman: 'The Internet Has Created Such A Mass Amount Of Crap Out There'

Metalholic recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green. You can listen the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On working with the decision to work with in-demand Swedish producer Jens Borgen for the band's new album, "Machine Messiah":...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: 'We Wanted To Do Something That No Rock Bands Have Ever Dared To Do'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD members Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance and M. Shadows were recently interviewed on Berlin, Germany's Star FM radio station. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Speaking about the surprise release of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's latest album, "The Stage", Zacky said...

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STEVEN TYLER Is 'Not Sure' If AEROSMITH's Upcoming Tour Will Be Band's Farewell

Steven Tyler has stopped short of saying AEROSMITH's upcoming tour will mark the band's last-ever live performances but has acknowledged that the group's days on the road may be numbered. Last month, AEROSMITH announced what was being billed as the band's "farewell" tour of Europe — with an opening...