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JOEY VERA Has No Regrets About Turning Down METALLICA Audition

In a brand new interview with Austria's Stormbringer, ARMORED SAINT and FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera was asked if it's true that he was approached by METALLICA to join the latter band after Cliff Burton was killed in a bus crash in 1986. Vera responded (see video below): "Well, the truth of that...

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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME To Release 'Coma Ecliptic Live' DVD/Blu-Ray In April

On April 28, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME will release a new DVD/Blu-ray, "Coma Ecliptic Live", via Metal Blade Records, in association with Good Fight Entertainment. The concert, which features the band performing their latest album, "Coma Ecliptic", in its entirety, was filmed live on location Octobe...

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DON DOKKEN Says There Are No Plans To Play More Shows With Classic Lineup Of DOKKEN

Don Dokken says there are currently no plans to play any more shows with the classic lineup of DOKKEN. The singer, guitarist George Lynch, bassist Jeff Pilson and drummer "Wild" Mick Brown launched a short Japanese tour last October in Osaka, before heading to Fukuoka, Tokyo for an appearance at the...

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GEORGE LYNCH Says DOKKEN Wasn't Properly Prepared For Last Fall's Reunion Tour

George Lynch says that the classic lineup of DOKKEN wasn't properly prepared to undertake its first tour in more than two decades. Lynch reunited with singer Don Dokken, bassist Jeff Pilson and drummer "Wild" Mick Brown for a six-date Japanese tour last fall, including an appearance at the Loud Park...

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VINCE NEIL, RATT, TOM KEIFER, L.A. GUNS, SEBASTIAN BACH To Perform At 'L.A. Metal Summit In Tokyo'

Vince Neil (MÖTLEY CRÜE),Tom Keifer (CINDERELLA),L.A. GUNS, RATT and Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) are among the confirmed artists for the L.A. Metal Summit In Tokyo, set to take place May 13-14 at Makuhari Messe Event Hall in Chiba, Japan. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, May...

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Video Premiere: EVOCATION's 'Condemned To The Grave'

Swedish death metallers EVOCATION will release their new album, "The Shadow Archetype", on March 10 via Metal Blade. The official video for the song "Condemned To The Grave", taken from "The Shadow Archetype", can be streamed below. EVOCATION guitarist Marko Palmen comments: "The video for 'Condemne...

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Former CANNIBAL CORPSE Guitarist JACK OWEN Joins SIX FEET UNDER

SIX FEET UNDER, the Florida-based death metal band fronted by ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE singer Chris Barnes, has announced the addition of former CANNIBAL CORPSE and DEICIDE guitarist Jack Owen to the group's ranks. Barnes comments: "It is with great pleasure that I announce and introduce to you our new se...

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ENSIFERUM To Release New Album In September

Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM recently entered the Astia studio in Lappeenranta, Finland to record a few demo songs for their upcoming seventh full-length album, due in September via Metal Blade Records. The quintet will soon return to the Astia to begin tracking the disc, which will be produced...

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CRIMFALL Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Finnish cinemascopic metallers CRIMFALL. CRIMFALL comments: "We are beyond excited for this opportunity to work with the legendary Metal Blade. It makes all these years we wrestled with the third album worthwhile as we can finally share the fruits of...

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IAN PAICE: 'We Are Scared Of The End Of DEEP PURPLE'

Rock Antenne recently conducted an interview with drummer Ian Paice and bassist Roger Glover of British rock legends DEEP PURPLE. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's forthcoming "The Long Goodbye" world tour: Ian: "There's going t...

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TRIXTER Guitarist Landed DEF LEPPARD Gig Because Of His Vocal Ability

TRIXTER guitarist Steve Brown filled in for Vivian Campbell at several shows in 2014 and 2015 while the DEF LEPPARD guitarist received treatment in his fight against Hodgkin's lymphoma. Brown's first appearance with DEF LEPPARD took place in September 2014 during the pregame show for the first of th...

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SIX FEET UNDER: Entire 'Torment' Album Available For Streaming

"Torment", the twelfth studio album from death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER, can be streamed in its entirety below. The disc was released today (Friday, February 24) via Metal Blade. There's plenty of classic SIX FEET UNDER groove to be had on "Torment", but fans will note a much more aggressive ap...

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ULI JON ROTH Found MICHAEL SCHENKER's Disparaging Comments About RUDOLF 'A Little Strange'

Uli Jon Roth has weighed in on the rift between Michael and Rudolf Schenker, saying that "the whole thing [is] a little sad." Michael Schenker gave a number of interviews in recent months in which he questioned his brother's integrity, going so far as to call Rudolf "a con artist" who "completely ad...

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TOKYO MOTOR FIST Feat. TRIXTER Guitarist, DANGER DANGER Singer: 'Pickin' Up The Pieces' Video

The official video for the song "Pickin' Up The Pieces" from TOKYO MOTOR FIST can be seen below. You don't need to be a die-hard '80s metal fan to know that the fruits of an artistic alliance between DANGER DANGER singer Ted Poley and guitarist/producer Steve Brown of TRIXTER is going to make melodi...

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WARBRINGER: Listen To New Song 'Shellfire'

Los Angeles-based thrash metallers WARBRINGER will release their fifth album, "Woe To The Vanquished", on March 31 via Napalm. The disc was produced and mixed by Mike Plottnikoff (FEAR FACTORY, IN FLAMES),mastered by Howie Weinberg (SLAYER, PANTERA),with cover art by Andreas Marschall (SODOM, BLIN...