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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH On Music Industry: 'You Have To Accept That Nobody Really Knows Where It's Going'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has once again spoken about how far the digital music industry has come since 2000 when the band launched legal action against Napster, claiming that the pioneering music file-sharing service was illegally allowing users to download METALLICA tracks without paying royal...

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SOUNDGARDEN, A PERFECT CIRCLE Members Among Moderators For MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN's Book Tour

Maynard James Keenan, frontman of A PERFECT CIRCLE, PUSCIFER and TOOL, will be joined by fourteen friends — including SOUNDGARDEN's Kim Thayil, A PERFECT CIRCLE's Billy Howerdel and the FLAMING LIPS' Steven Drozd — over the course of his forthcoming "A Perfect Union of Contrary Things" book tour. Ke...

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Ride The Sky: The Very Best of 1985-1998

Malcolm Dome, one of hard rock and heavy metal journalism's elite, always knows how to get the root of things. In his liner notes for the new HELLOWEEN compilation, "Ride the Sky: The Very Best of 1985-1998", he coaxes this telling epithet from guitarist Michael Weikath: "You know what kept driving...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: I'm Going To Keep Making Albums Until I Can't Do Them Anymore

Seven solo studio albums into his remarkably prolific career, veteran STRYPER singer and one time BOSTON co-singer/guitar slinger Michael Sweet has pushed back against criticism of the rapid-fire pace at which he is releasing new music. He tells BigMusicGeek.com in a new interview: "It's funny, ya k...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Talks Playing Guitar And Singing: It's 'Incredible' What HETFIELD And MUSTAINE Do

On September 10, Alex Stojanovic of Metal Master Kingdom conducted an interview with ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters at The Opera House in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On ANNIHILATOR's lack of a live presen...

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Celebrate Music Of DEEP PURPLE As 'Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp' Welcomes IAN PAICE, STEVE MORSE, GLENN HUGHES

From "Machine Head" to "Burn" to "Perfect Strangers" and beyond, DEEP PURPLE are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock , with founding member Ian Paice along with guitarist extraordinaire Steve Morse and the "voice of rock" Glenn Hughes among the true legends in roc...

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JOHN BUSH: 'I Don't Think Anyone Expected METALLICA To Become The Beast That They Became'

Former ANTHRAX and current ARMORED SAINT singer John Bush, who was offered an opportunity to join METALLICA in the early '80s but turned it down, was asked by Metal Insider if there was a feeling more than thirty years ago that METALLICA would one day be as huge as they now are. He ...

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METALICA's JAMES HETFIELD Says 'Hardwired... To Self-Destruct' Is 'Coming Out At Exactly The Right Time'

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield was interviewed on a recent edition of the "Sixx Sense" radio show hosted by MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On not paying too much attention to other...

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Watch METALLICA's Entire Performance At GLOBAL CITIZEN Festival

METALLICA played an abbreviated set Saturday (September 24) at the Global Citizen festival in New York City. The free event on the Great Lawn in Central Park aired live on MSNBC. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. For Whom The Bell Tolls 02. Master Of Puppets 03. One 04. Nothing Else Matters 05....

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DAVE MUSTAINE Cried For Days After Death Of METALLICA Bassist CLIFF BURTON, Says CHRIS POLAND

In an extensive 4,600-word feature by music journalist Joel Gausten regarding the 30th anniversary of MEGADETH's 1986 album, "Peace Sells… But Who's Buying?", former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland discusses a number of topics, including the recording of the album, his struggles with sobriety, his r...

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JIMMY PAGE: 'LED ZEPPELIN Isn't Done Yet'

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Jimmy Page has promised that in some manner, the LED ZEPPELIN reissues will carry on. Page compiled and produced the newly released "The Complete BBC Sessions" collection, featuring songs taped by ZEPPELIN in 1969 and 1971 for British radio. He explained to The Teleg...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's Family Buys Early BLACK SABBATH Memorabilia Days Before Auction

According to The Star, a collection of BLACK SABBATH-related memorabilia recently unearthed in London has been bought by Ozzy Osbourne's family just days before it was due to go on sale. Dating from the period 1968-1973, the collection includes a number of postcards from Ozzy to his mother in Birmin...

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ALICE IN CHAINS, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Members Set For Next 'Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp'

As Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp enters its 21st year, this bucket list adventure welcomes another era of superstars with the first-ever camp with Jerry Cantrell and Mike Inez of rock legends ALICE IN CHAINS and Dean DeLeo and Robert DeLeo of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, set to take place February 16-19, 2017....

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METALLICA: Official Trailer For 'Back To The Front' Book

"Metallica: Back To The Front", the definitive story of METALLICA's classic 1986 album "Master Of Puppets" and the tour that followed its release, hits bookstores and online sellers on September 13. A very special Collector's Edition of the book was made available two weeks earlier on August 30 thro...

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Disappearing in Airports

"Happy Pills" being one of the most underrated and impassioned albums of the 1990s, and "Lucy" a bona-fide cult classic, CANDLEBOX deserves its place in hard rock history. As FM has all but run a stake through the once supple heart of the band's breakout single, "Far Behind", CANDLEBOX has become a...