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Producer RICK RUBIN On BLACK SABBATH's '13': 'No One Wanted To Do It Just For The Sake Of It'

Phil Alexander of MOJO magazine recently spoke to Rick Rubin about the legendary producer's work on "13" — the first BLACK SABBATH record in 35 years to feature singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler all playing together. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below....

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HELLYEAH Guitarists Talk Gear In New Video Interview

On April 10, Fret 12 met up with Tom Maxwell and Greg Tribbett — the larger-than-life guitar duo of heavy metal supergroup HELLYEAH — as they took over the Fuel Room at Austin's Saloon in Libertyville, Illinois. Currently on tour with NONPOINT and ALL THAT REMAINS, this tour has made stops at some o...

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JASON NEWSTED Talks To WSUR About New Band, Future Plans (Audio)

Former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted was recently interviewed on the WSUR (Worcester State University Radio) radio station. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. As previously reported, NEWSTED has been confirmed for t...

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NEWSTED Confirmed For This Year's GIGANTOUR

NEWSTED, the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted, has been confirmed for this year's edition of Gigantour, the critically acclaimed package festival founded in 2005 by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. Also scheduled to appear on the bill are headliner...

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METALLICA Frontman Discusses State Of Cars In New Video

Orion Custom Car + Motorcycle Show, curated by METALLICA frontman James Hetfield, was part of the inaugural edition of Orion Music + More, the two-day festival created by METALLICA, which took place June 23-24, 2012 at Bader Field in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Over 300 of the best customs, hot rods,...

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HELLYEAH Confirmed For This Year's GIGANTOUR

The metal juggernaut known as HELLYEAH — featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE),Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEPLAN) — has been confirmed for this year's edition of Gigantour, the critically acclaimed package festival foun...

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GLENN DANZIG Talks To FULL METAL JACKIE About 'Legacy' TV Special, Covers Record, New Music

Glenn Danzig (DANZIG, MISFITS, SAMHAIN) was interviewed on the April 19-21 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMetalJackieRadio.co...

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BLACK SABBATH: More North American Tour Dates Announced

Following the overwhelming response to the initial announcement of just four tour dates, BLACK SABBATH has now confirmed a full 20-city North American trek. Launching July 25 in Houston, Texas, the tour will include shows in Philadelphia, Boston, Tinley Park (Chicago),San Francisco and other major...

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More Video Footage Of XENTRIX's First Show In Almost Seven Years

U.K. thrashers XENTRIX played their first show in almost seven years onApril 14 at the Moses Gate in Bolton, England. More video footage of the concert can be seen below. XENTRIX has returned to action with a handful of live dates as special guests for KREATOR and EVILE in April as well as the promi...

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ROB ZOMBIE And JOHN 5 Go 'Black Metal' In LEVIATHAN THE FLEEING SERPENT Video

Rob Zombie and guitarist John 5 wrote and recorded a black-metal song for the fictional band LEVIATHAN THE FLEEING SERPENT featured in Zombie's new movie, "The Lords Of Salem". The video for the track, called "Crushing The Ritual", can be seen below. Speaking to Revolver magazine, Zombie stated abou...

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BLACK SABBATH: Better-Quality Audio Of New Zealand Press Conference

The members of BLACK SABBATH took part in a press conference on Thursday (April 18) at The Langham Hotel in Auckland, New Zealand as they prepared for their two shows this weekend (Saturday, April 20 and Monday, April 22) at The Vector Arena. SABBATH's record company, Universal, invited a select gro...

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BLACK SABBATH Kicks Off World Tour In New Zealand; Setlist Revealed, Video Available

BLACK SABBATH kicked off its world tour earlier today (Saturday, April 20) at The Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. Joining singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler on stage was Ozzy's touring drummer Tommy Clufetos, who also previously sat behind the kit for SABBATH...

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DEATH DIVISION Confirmed For GIGANTOUR

DEATH DIVISION — the heavy, technically aggressive and melodic band founded by bassist Jerry Montano (HELLYEAH, DANZIG, NOTHINGFACE),drummer Tim Yeung (MORBID ANGEL, DIVINE HERESY, HATE ETERNAL, NILE),vocalist/guitarist Sean De La Tour and lead guitarist Rick Di Marco — has been confirmed for this...

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OZZY OSBOURNE On New BLACK SABBATH Album: 'I Could Do Every One Of These Tracks Live On Stage'

BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne spoke to BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe yesterday (Thursday, April 18) about the making of the band's new album, "13" — the first in 35 years to feature bassist Geeezer Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi and Ozzy. You can now listen to the chat for the next six days at

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JASON NEWSTED: 'The Only Thing Original In Heavy Metal Is BLACK SABBATH'

ARTISTdirect.com editor-in-chief Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: What influences you outside of music? Newsted: A l...