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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Set For 'Late Night With Seth Meyers' Guest Stint

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain will hold down the drum chair on "Late Night With Seth Meyers" from Monday, March 13 through Thursday, March 16. His guest stint in THE 8G BAND, the show's house group led by "Portlandia" star Fred Armisen, follows briefs residencies by other leading rock drummers,...

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SOUNDGARDEN's CHRIS CORNELL Releases Lyric Video For New Solo Song 'The Promise'

SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell has released a new solo track called "The Promise". The song is the title track from the upcoming film starring Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale and French-Canadian actress Charlotte Le Bon, a love triangle drama set against the Armenian genocide. "The Promise" premiered...

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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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ANVIL Frontman: 'Every Night On The Road Is A Friday Or Saturday'

Rush Evans of Goldmine magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Goldmine: You're done with day jobs and you're 60 now… congratulations, but it appears that that fact means no...

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SCOTT STAPP Says SCOTT WEILAND's Death Was A Warning To Him

According to The Pulse Of Radio, ART OF ANARCHY frontman Scott Stapp told Music Radar in a new interview that he was very careful to let the members of the band know that they would not have the same experience with him that they had with the late Scott Weiland, who sang on ...

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New QUIET RIOT Singer JAMES DURBIN: 'It's Time To Bang Your Head And Come On Feel The Noise'

QUIET RIOT's seventh lead singer, "American Idol" finalist James Durbin was asked by Yahoo! Music how he will live up to the band's legacy but also bring something fresh to it. "I'm from a different generation, but have a lot of the same influences as [original QUIET RIOT frontman] Kevin [DuBrow], a...

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JACK RUSSELL Says DONALD TRUMP Deserves A Chance To Deliver On His Promises

Former GREAT WHITE and current JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell has weighed in on Donald Trump's presidency based on his first month in the Oval Office. Five weeks after his inauguration, President Trump has seen his approval ratings sag and the political divisions of his election deep...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Frontman Pays Tribute To His Late Friend BILL PAXTON

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES frontman Mike Muir has paid tribute to actor Bill Paxton, who died on Saturday at the age of 61. The "Titanic" and "Apollo 13" star had complications following a heart surgery. Muir wrote on the band's official Facebook page: "I'm extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Bill...

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DEVILDRIVER Guitarist Had To Fight To Contribute To Songwriting Process

Fret12 recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mike Spreitzer of California's DEVILDRIVER as part of "The Sound And The Story" series. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about his songwriting contributions to DEVILDRIVER, Spreitzer said: "My influence with the band has been kind of a...

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DREAM THEATER Guitarist Says 'You Can Do Whatever You Want' In Progressive Music

Valerio Cesari of Radio Rock 106.6 radio station in Rome, Italy, recently conducted an interview with guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On recording DREAM THEATER's 1992 break...

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ASHES OF ARES Parts Ways With Drummer VAN WILLIAMS

ASHES OF ARES, the band featuring former ICED EARTH members Matt Barlow and Freddie Vidales, has parted ways with drummer Van Williams (ex-NEVERMORE). Says the band: "This decision was both mutual and amicable, and we wish Van nothing but the best with GHOST SHIP OCTAVIUS and any other future endeav...

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SAMMY HAGAR And KRIST NOVOSELIC To Speak At SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST

Sammy Hagar (pictured) and Krist Novoselic have been announced as two of the speakers at this year's South By Southwest (SXSW) festival, which will be held March 10-19 in Austin, Texas The former VAN HALEN frontman will participate in a conversation on Thursday, March 16, at 2 p.m. local time, while...

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STRYPER To Record New Album In October

Veteran rockers STRYPER will enter the studio in October to begin recording the follow to their 2015 album "Fallen" for a tentative March/April 2018 release. During an interview with David "Gus" Griesinger of Backstage Axxess at last month's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, guitarist/vocalist Micha...

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METALLICA Drops Two Songs From Copenhagen Concert After JAMES HETFIELD Falls Ill (Video)

METALLICA was forced to play an abbreviated set Friday night (February 3) at Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark. The band's frontman, James Hetfield, complained times during the show about being ill and even asked the audience at one point whether they thought METALLICA should continue with the perf...

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STYX Drummer Sued For Allegedly Injuring Fan With Drumstick To Face

According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, STYX's Todd Sucherman is being sued by a fan who claims to have suffered injuries in the face after the drummer allegedly "negligently threw a drumstick into the audience" during band's 2015 performance in Georgia. Sucherman failed to give a "timely and...