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DJ ASHBA Says He 'Took SLASH's Spot' In GUNS N' ROSES, Claims He Had To Be Talked Into Auditioning For Band

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist DJ Ashba says that he had to be talked into auditioning for the band, claiming that he had no expectations he would end up a member of the Axl Rose-fronted group. Ashba, who joined GUNS N' ROSES in March 2009 following the departure of Robin Finck, told TJ Lavin's YouT...

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FATES WARNING To Release 'Awaken The Guardian Live' In April

Legendary progressive metal act FATES WARNING celebrated the 30th anniversary of its third album, "Awaken The Guardian", in 2016. The album was to become their final release to feature vocalist John Arch. That era's lineup was rounded out by bassist Joe DiBiase, drummer Steve Zimmerman, along with c...

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SKILLET Releases 'Back From The Dead' Video

SKILLET's video for the song "Back From The Dead" can be seen below. The Roland Bingaman-directed clip tells the story of the band escaping from a testing facility and being chased by hordes of zombies. The "Back From The Dead" video gives a nod to SKILLET's 2009 clip for "Monster", which has been v...

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BABYMETAL To Release 'Live At Tokyo Dome' In April

Japanese pop-metal sensation BABYMETAL will release "Live At Tokyo Dome", on April 1. The 2 Blu-ray + 4 CD set captures the band's two September 2016 concerts at Tokyo Dome which saw BABYMETAL perform in front of 110,000 people. "Live At Tokyo Dome" track listing: Red Night (September 19, 2016) [Blu...

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HAIL OF BULLETS Calls It Quits

Dutch old-school death metallers HAIL OF BULLETS have officially called it quits. The band wrote in a statement on Facebook: "With sadness in our hearts, we hereby inform you that we have decided to pull the plug on HAIL OF BULLETS. The patient had been suffering from illness for a few years already...

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ARMORED SAINT Singer Doesn't 'Want To Alienate Any Particular Possible Fan Because Of A Political Belief'

William Richards of Metal Wani recently conducted an interview with former ANTHRAX and current ARMORED SAINT singer John Bush. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether ARMORED SAINT is thinking about a follow-up to 2015's "Win H...

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EVOCATION: Entire 'The Shadow Archetype' Album Available For Streaming

"The Shadow Archetype", the new album from Swedish death metallers EVOCATION, can be streamed in its entirety below. The disc is being released today (Friday, March 10) via Metal Blade. Featuring a cover and layout by Xaay (BEHEMOTH, NILE),"The Shadow Archetype" was recorded at three different stud...

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Video Premiere: WARBRINGER's 'Remain Violent'

"Remain Violent", the brand new Orie McGinness-directed video from Los Angeles-based thrash metallers WARBRINGER, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's fifth album, "Woe To The Vanquished", which will be released on March 31 via Napalm. The disc was produced and mixed by Mike Plottnik...

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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...