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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Frontman JEFF GUTT Signs Publishing Deal With RESERVOIR

Reservoir has announced the signing of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Jeff Gutt to a worldwide publishing deal. The deal includes global rights to Gutt's entire catalog of titles, including STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' self-titled 2018 release, plus future works. Beating out 20,000 other hopefuls to become th...

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TRIXTER Guitarist STEVE BROWN Says He Received 'One Day's Notice' To Fill In For DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN

TRIXTER guitarist Steve Brown and bassist P.J. Farley recently spoke with Meltdown of the Detroit radio station 101 WRIF. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's early days: Steve: "Our [debut] record came out in May of 1...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Announces CONVERSE Footwear And Apparel Collaboration

Venice, California crossover thrash/hardcore punk legends SUICIDAL TENDENCIES have revealed details about their upcoming Converse collaboration. The new Converse x Suicidal Tendencies collection will be available the same date as the band's new album, "STill Cyco Punk After All These Years" — Septem...

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KING'S X Has 'Officially' Decided To Make Follow-Up To 2008's 'XV' Album

KING'S X frontman frontman Doug "dUg" Pinnick has confirmed to Rock Titan that the band is preparing to enter the studio to begin working on the long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "XV" album. "We've decided to make a record," he said (see video below). "We officially decided yesterday. We had a meetin...

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'American Idol' Winner CALEB JOHNSON To Tour With TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA This Winter

Vocalist Caleb Johnson, who won the thirteenth season of the television singing competition series "American Idol" in 2014, will join the eastern touring troupe of TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA on their annual winter tour this year, which kicks off November 14 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. As a contestant on...

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METALLICA Teams With NIXON For Watch Collaboration

Nixon has announced a collaboration with one of the original sideways thinkers: iconic rock band METALLICA. The hardcore collection, which includes eight watches plus one limited edition, was born of long-shared mutual respect for upstarts who buck the system and wind up changing it for good. Nixon...

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Listen To SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Song 'It's Always Something' From 'STill Cyco Punk After All These Years'

"It's Always Something", a song from SUICIDAL TENDENCIES' forthcoming album, "STill Cyco Punk After All These Years", can be streamed below. The footage in the clip is of artwork being created at the Nuthouse STudio over three days by Alan Pirie a.k.a. Samurai Guinea Pig. In the early '80s when the...

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ROB HALFORD: ARETHA FRANKLIN Had The 'Power To Touch You And Move You So Deeply With The Emotion In Her Voice'

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford paid tribute to Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul," who died on August 16 after it was reported that she was "gravely ill" in Detroit. Her family said that the cause of death was advanced pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type. During an interview with Meltdow...

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DOUG PINNICK Says KING'S X Albums Aren't Conceptual: 'They're The Furthest Thing From It'

Doug "dUg" Pinnick, Ty Tabor and Jerry Gaskill of the veteran rock trio KING'S X recently spoke with Heavy New York. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the band follows a certain template when they write songs: Jerry: "I...

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GLENN HUGHES: 'I Will Be A Student Of Music And A Student Of Singing Until They Throw The Dirt Over Me'

Glenn Hughes, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee as member of DEEP PURPLE and bassist/vocalist with supergroup BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, spoke to the "Iron City Rocks" podcast about his "Glenn Hughes Performs Classic Deep Purple Live" tour, which finds him performing various hits and deep cuts from...

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New ALICE IN CHAINS Song 'Never Fade' Was Inspired By LAYNE STALEY And CHRIS CORNELL

According to The Pulse Of Radio, ALICE IN CHAINS frontman William DuVall revealed in a new interview with Kerrang! that the band's new song "Never Fade" was inspired by his grandmother, late SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell, and late ALICE IN CHAINS vocalist Layne Staley. DuVall explained: "I thin...

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FATES WARNING's BOBBY JARZOMBEK To Miss South American Tour; Temporary Replacement Announced

Progressive metal pioneers FATES WARNING continue to promote their new live album, "Live Over Europe", recently released via InsideOut Music worldwide. A new lyric video — created by John Kaimakamis and the Nightwatchers — for the track "Point Of View" can be seen below. FATES WARNING will play a s...

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BIFF BYFORD: 'Thunderbolt' Is SAXON's 'Biggest-Selling Album' Since 1991's 'Solid Ball Of Rock'

SAXON frontman Biff Byford has told Spain's TNT Radio Rock that he is pleased with the response to the band's latest album, "Thunderbolt". "The record is still selling good — really good," he said (see video below). "We have a new version coming out in September with some live tracks on there. So, y...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Frontman Tries To Keep Himself 'Positive And Really Active' On The Road

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH frontman Ivan Moody was recently interviewed by the Reno radio station Rock 104.5. The singer, who has been open about his struggles with alcohol addiction, was asked what he does to "stay mentally in check" while on the road. He responded: "I'm sure you've seen, I just start...

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Watch ALICE IN CHAINS Throw Out First Pitch At SEATTLE MARINERS Game

The Seattle Mariners hosted an ALICE IN CHAINS night yesterday (Monday, August 20) during their game against the current World Series champions, the Houston Astros. As part of the event, which celebrated the release of the band's new album, "Rainier Fog", the members of ALICE IN CHAINS threw the fir...