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X JAPAN To Return To U.S. For COACHELLA Debut

Legendary Japanese rock group X JAPAN will return to the U.S. this spring (Saturday, April 14, Saturday, April 21) for its debut performances at the Coachella Music And Arts Festival in Indio, California. Returning to the states after major concerts at Lollapalooza (2010) and headlining Madison Squa...

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Singer For IRON MAIDEN Cover Band POWERCLOWN Charged With Smuggling $5.5 Million Worth Of Drugs Into Japan

According to Global News, the singer of POWERCLOWN, a Canadian IRON MAIDEN tribute band that wears clown makeup, was arrested in Japan last month after more than $5.5 million worth of stimulant drugs were found in his guitar case. Daniel Burton Whitmore, who goes by the stage name Dicksie Di'Anno,...

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KXM Featuring KORN, KING'S X, Ex-DOKKEN Members: Back In The Studio For Third Album

KXM, the band featuring bassist/vocalist Doug "dUg" Pinnick (KING'S X),guitarist George Lynch (LYNCH MOB, DOKKEN) and drummer Ray Luzier (KORN),is currently recording its third album with producer/engineer Chris Collier — who also helmed the group's first two releases — at Steakhouse Studio in Nor...

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JEFF WATERS Says ANNIHILATOR Is 'A Solo Project Behind The Scenes And In The Studio'

ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters was recently interviewed on the "Tall Toomey" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked if all the lineup changes in ANNIHILATOR have forced him to constantly adjust how he writes and records the band's music, Waters said: "No. You ju...

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TRIVIUM's PAOLO GREGOLETTO Says New Drummer ALEX BENT Is 'A Monster'

TRIVIUM bassist Paolo Gregoletto was interviewed by Midwest Beatdown prior to his band's November 14 concert at the Skyway Theater in Minneapolis, Minneapolis. You can now listen to the chat in three parts below. Speaking about TRIVIUM's new drummer, Alex Bent, Paolo said: "[He] is a monster. If you...

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SATYRICON Frontman Offers Update On Covers Album, Brain Tumor Battle

SATYRICON frontman Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven is still hopeful that the band will complete its long-in-the-works covers album. The Norwegian black metal band was originally going to release the covers disc prior to the arrival of its latest collection of all-new material, "Deep Calleth Upon Deep", bu...

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TY TABOR On KING'S X's Longevity: It Takes Everybody In The Band Really Enjoying Being Together

Jason Price of Icon Vs. Icon recently conducted an interview with KING'S X guitarist Ty Tabor. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Icon Vs. Icon: What are the keys to longevity in an industry as turbulent as this one? Tabor: "I don't know, because I know plenty of great bands that weren't abl...

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GEOFF TATE Is 'Very Excited To Be Presenting' QUEENSRŸCHE's 'Operation: Mindcrime' In Full Again After So Long

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was recently interviewed by Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Speaking about QUEENSRŸCHE's breakthrough album, 1990's "Empire", Tate said: "Yeah, it was a very well-received record. It came out...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION Releases Footage Of Last Year's 'Black X-Mas' Show

Dutch symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION have decided to release footage of their unique "Black X-mas" performance, recorded live at the 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands exactly one year ago. In the coming months, the band will unveil more videos online and on the band's streaming portals. Watch...

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OVERKILL's D.D. VERNI To Release Debut Solo Album; 'Fire Up' Lyric Video Available

OVERKILL bassist and main songwriter D.D. Verni will release his first solo album in 2018. The record, which was mixed and mastered by Chris "Zeuss" Harris (ROB ZOMBIE, QUEENSRŸCHE, HATEBREED),is said to be a mix of all of Verni's influences. "There's some metal, punk, and classic rock... it's all...

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GENE SIMMONS Denies Sexual Battery Allegations, Says Evidence Will Prove His Innocence

Gene Simmons has denied groping and making "unwanted, unwarranted sexual advances" toward a radio and television broadcaster during a November 1 interview. The woman, identified as "Jane Doe," filed a lawsuit against Simmons in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday (December 15),alleging that the KI...

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KING'S X Guitarist TY TABOR Releases Video For 'Johnny Guitar' Solo Song

"Johnny Guitar", the new video from KING'S X guitarist Ty Tabor, can be seen below. The song is taken from Tabor's upcoming solo album, "Alien Beans", which will be released on January 12, 2018 via Rat Pak Records. "Alien Beans" is a double-disc album that features 10 new studio tracks and a "best-...

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PAPA ROACH Singer On CHESTER BENNINGTON: 'I've Struggled With A Lot Of The Same Demons He's Struggled With'

Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station recently conducted an interview with PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Speaking about the recent suicide of LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington, Jacoby said: "I knew him quite well. I went out t...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Release Official Lyric Video For New Single, 'Meadow'

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have released the official lyric video for their new single, "Meadow". Check it out below. One-time "The X Factor" contestant Jeff Gutt made his live debut as STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' new vocalist during a SiriusXM special event on November 14 at the Troubadour nightclub in Los Angel...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer Says Heavy Metal Is 'Misrepresented In A Big Way' At GRAMMY AWARDS

M. Shadows spoke to Meltdown of the WRIF station about AVENGED SEVENFOLD's Grammy nomination for "Best Rock Song" for the title track of the band's latest album, "The Stage". It's the first-ever Grammy nod for the Southern California-based group, whose video for "The Stage" has amassed over 22 milli...