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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Offers Look At His Current Touring Rig (Video)

Jackson recently hooked up with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen for a backstage look at his current touring rig. Watch as Collen shows off some of his favorite Jackson axes, and also explains how a few of them got their names. Collen gave a frank state of the music union to The Washington ...

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FOZZY's RICH WARD Says 'S**tty' Treatment By ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Taught Him A Lesson

FOZZY and STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward was interviewed on a recent episode of the "Behind The Barricade" podcast. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the importance of treating fans with respect, Ward said: "When you see something ugly in somebody else, just remember how ugly that...

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DEEP PURPLE: 'Fire In The Sky' Book About 'Smoke On The Water' Due Next Spring

These days DEEP PURPLE's "Smoke On The Water" is such a ubiquitous rock "anthem" that it almost seems as if it has been out there forever. Yet the story of how this most famous of metal tracks came into being is shot-through with chance incidents, any one of which could have seen the recording stifl...

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DEFTONES Partner With San Diego Brewery BELCHING BEAVER To Create New Beer

DEFTONES have announced that they have partnered with San Diego's Belching Beaver Brewery to create a new beer called Phantom Bride IPA — a hoppy West Coast style India Pale Ale loaded up with Mosaic, Amarillo, Simcoe, and Citra hops, all handpicked by DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno. "Really excited...

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Watch ANTHRAX's JOEY BELLADONNA Sing National Anthem At Chicago Cubs Vs. Cincinnati Reds Game

ANTHRAX frontman Joey Belladonna sang the U.S. national anthem before a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois on Wednesday, September 21. Video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Back in December 2004, Belladonna received poor...

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Former ACCEPT Guitarist HERMAN FRANK To Release New Solo Album 'The Devil Rides Out' In November

Former ACCEPT guitarist Herman Frank will release a new solo album, "The Devil Rides Out", on November 18 via AFM. It will be made available as a CD, limited digipak (including a bonus track),limited silver vinyl and limited box set. The CD was produced by Frank and mixed by Charlie Bauerfeind (BLI...

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ANTHRAX Performs 'Aftershock' Song For First Time Since 1985 (Video)

ANTHRAX performed the song "Aftershock" live for the first time since 1985 during their very special concert this past Friday, September 16 at Brooklyn, New York's Saint Vitus Bar. Fan-filmed video footage of the show can be seen below. "Aftershock" originally appeared on ANTHRAX's sophomore album,...

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FATES WARNING's 'Awaken The Guardian' Lineup: Video Footage Of Entire PROGPOWER USA Performance

American progressive power metal legends FATES WARNING celebrated the 30th anniversary of their "Awaken The Guardian" album with an exclusive headlining live appearance at the 2016 edition of the ProgPower USA festival on September 9 in Atlanta, Georgia. The band — in its original "Awaken The Guardi...

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BOLT THROWER Officially Splits Up: 'There Will Be No Reunion Tours'

British extreme metal pioneers BOLT THROWER have officially split up following the death of drummer Martin "Kiddie" Kearns a year ago. The band's frontman, Karl Willetts, confirmed the split to Metal Hammer, saying: "Yes, I can confirm that BOLT THROWER are definitely over for good. There will be no...

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STUCK MOJO: Multi-Camera Footage Of Entire 2014 Reunion Concert

Multi-camera, semi-professionally filmed video footage of STUCK MOJO's December 26, 2014 reunion concert at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia can be seen below. The rap/metal pioneers' lineup for the show included Rich "The Duke" Ward on guitar, Bonz on vocals, Corey Lowery on bass and Frank Fontse...

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GAMMA RAY's KAI HANSEN: 'XXX - Three Decades In Metal' Audio Samples

Kai Hansen, earMUSIC and Wacken Foundation are gearing up for the release of "XXX - Three Decades In Metal", the first solo album by Hansen, one of the most influential guitarists and singers to emerge from Germany during the first part of the '80s. Hansen first made his name with the ground-breakin...

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Video Premiere: FATES WARNING's 'Seven Stars'

"Seven Stars", the new video from U.S. progressive metal pioneers FATES WARNING, can be seen below. The clip was directed by David Brodsky for MyGoodEye. FATES WARNING vocalist Ray Alder stated about the video: "We are happy to debut the new video for 'Seven Stars' from our latest album, 'Theories O...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist CHRIS PITMAN Sues AXL ROSE

According to TMZ, former GUNS N' ROSES member Chris Pitman has filed a lawsuit against the band's lead singer, Axl Rose, over an unpaid debt for services the multi-instrumentalist provided to the group. Pitman claims that Rose wrote him a promissory note for $125,000 that he was owed for over a year...

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IZZY STRADLIN Reportedly Turned Down Five-Figure Fee Per Show For GUNS N' ROSES Reunion Concerts

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Izzy Stradlin reportedly turned down a five-figure fee to play with GUNS N' ROSES at last April's reunion shows. Writing for GN'R Truth, band insider MSL says Stradlin was offered the fee for each show he played. MSL writes: "We know Izzy was in rehearsals at ...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO On JOEY BELLADONNA: 'He Has A Gift From God, And It's A Beautiful Gift'

Robert Cavuoto of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal-Rules.com: ANTHRAX is a band that wrote some albums without the benefit of having a steady singer, when you are creating music and coming up with...