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KERRY KING On Not Canceling Tour In Wake Of Paris Attacks: 'If You Cave In And You Go Home, You're Letting The Terrorists Win'

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King says that canceling the remainder of the band's current European headlining tour was "never an issue" following the events of November 13 in Paris, France, when more than 129 people were killed in seven coordinated terrorist attacks. The greatest number of deaths took pla...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND: New Guitar-Lesson Videos Available

Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com just shot a new round of guitar-lesson videos with former MEGADETH axeman Chris Poland. A video clip of Poland shredding/warming up for the interview can be viewed at this location. At PlayThisRiff.com you can expect to see the following new lesson videos by Ch...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO On Paris Terror Attacks: 'I Don't Understand How Anybody Feels Good About Killing'

ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello says that the band's new song "Evil Twin" — which was lyrically inspired by the Charlie Hebdo shooting — is being performed with renewed vigor following last month's terrorist attacks in Paris which left more than 129 people dead. Speaking to Gigs And Festivals ahead of t...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Recalls 'Weird' Experience Of Seeing All-Female Tribute Band THE IRON MAIDENS

In issue 218 of U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson recalled the "weird" experience of seeing THE IRON MAIDENS, the world's first female tribute to IRON MAIDEN, performing live. Dickinson told Classic Rock: "I've seen THE IRON MAIDENS in Mexico. We all went. We were watc...

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Video Premiere: SKUNK ANANSIE's 'Love Someone Else'

British rockers SKUNK ANANSIE will release their sixth studio album, "Anarchytecture", on January 15, 2016. The follow-up to 2012's "Black Traffic" was produced by Tom Dalgety (ROYAL BLOOD, KILLING JOKE, BAND OF SKULLS) at RAK Studios in London, with mixing duties divided between Dalgety and Jeremy...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Schedules 'Speaking Words' Event In Kingston, New York

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has announced a "Speaking Words" spoken-word event on December 30 at BSP in Kingston, New York. He said: "It's my birthday party! Come hear some crazy stories and killer music from me and the Paul Green Rock Academy rippers. It's your New Year's Eve warmup!" In a January...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist Talks Terror Threats: 'Even If It's 90 Percent Safe, Is That Safe Enough?'

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH canceled a show in Milan, Italy on November 22 amidst rumors that the Islamic State (ISIS) was planning to attack the show as part of a series of multiple attacks spread across several countries. The hacktivist group Anonymous claimed to have uncovered plots by ISIS for sever...

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ROB HALFORD, FREDDIE MERCURY Make Russian Edition Of MAXIM's List Of 'Gays We Respect'

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford and QUEEN frontman Freddie Mercury are among the men the Russian edition of Maxim magazine has "forgiven" for being homosexual. In the article headlined "Gays We Respect," Maxim Russia reveals the actors, authors and musicians that have won their admiration despite th...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Is Surprised It Took This Long For Terrorists To Target Rock Concerts

Tom De Smet, a music journalist from Belgium who writes for the newspapers Het Nieuwsblad and Gazet van Antwerpen and the magazine Rock Tribune, conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King shortly before the band's November 17 concert at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels. Several excerpt...

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'Death Metal Cop' Had Violated Other Policies Before Being Relieved Of His Duties, Says Police Chief

Sanford Police Department Chief Cecil E. Smith says that former Sanford, Florida, police officer Andrew Ricks had violated other policies in addition to singing "Let the killing begin" at a death metal concert last week. Ricks had already submitted a letter of resignation on October 30, but was reli...

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Florida Police Officer Fired For Singing 'Let The Killing Begin' With VITAL REMAINS

According to the Orlando Sentinel, a Florida police officer was fired for joining the death metal band VITAL REMAINS on stage last week and singing the song "Let The Killing Begin" in full uniform. Andrew Ricks was on duty when he appeared at the West End Trading Co. in Sanford, Florida and was ...

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EUROPE's 'The Final Countdown' Tops Commercials Chart

According to Billboard.com, EUROPE's classic song "The Final Countdown", which is featured in a Geico ad, had 28,000 in digital sales and 5.8 million U.S. streams in October, up from 20,000 and 3.7 million, respectively, in September. The song spent four weeks atop Billboard's Hard Rock Digital Song...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'We've Really Embraced That Part Of Us That Made Us A Thrashier Band'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was interviewed on the November 13-15 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. A few excerpts follow. Full Metal Jackie: MEGADETH's fifteenth studio album, "Dystopia", is coming out...

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DEFTONES Cancel Remaining European Tour Dates: 'We Must Return Home To Our Loved Ones'

DEFTONES have canceled the remaining dates on their European tour just two days after the deadly attacks in Paris that targeted the venue where the band had been scheduled to play. Some of the DEFTONES members were at EAGLES OF DEATH METAL's concert at Bataclan just prior to several armed gunmen sto...

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METALLICA, AC/DC, SLIPKNOT, MÖTLEY CRÜE, GUNS N' ROSES Members React To Paris Terrorist Attacks

Members of METALLICA, AC/DC, KISS, SLIPKNOT, MÖTLEY CRÜE, GUNS N' ROSES, SHINEDOWN and PAPA ROACH are among the musicians who have reacted with shock and pledges of solidarity for France following the killing of scores of people in attacks in Paris on Friday night. Some of their views can be seen be...