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Eighties legend RATT's members have been embroiled internally in seemingly endless legal battles that would make the most seasoned entertainment lawyer's head spin. Currently it seems that the unit's lineup includes vocalist Stephen Pearcy, guitarist Warren DeMartini, bassist Juan Croucier, as well...

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CHUCK BILLY On TESTAMENT's Musical Direction: 'We Can't Do Anything Different At This Point'

Vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT was interviewed on recent episode of the "Nekcbreaker" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked if there is an unspoken competition between the classic thrash metal bands to outdo each other wi...

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RACHEL MADDOW Apologizes To SLAYER Fans For Getting TOM ARAYA's Name Wrong

Rachel Maddow, host of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show", has apologized for repeatedly referring to SLAYER frontman Tom Araya as "Tim" Araya during a broadcast of her program. Back on January 20, Maddow opened her show by drawing an unlikely connection between the 2010 "American Carnage" tour featur...

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KISS Gives Surprise Makeup-Free Performance At 'All-Star Salute To The Oregon Military' (Video)

KISS gave a surprise make-up-free performance Saturday night (February 18) at the the close of a gala fundraiser event in Portland, Oregon. The "All-Star Salute To The Oregon Military" raised $1.4 million toward completing the construction of the $20 million Oregon Military Museum named after KISS g...

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ANTHRAX Drummer Says 'For All Kings' Album 'Was A Labor Of Love'

Jay Nanda of San Antonio Metal Music Examiner conducted an interview with ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante during this year's 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he feels about ANTHRAX's latest album, "For...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist On MAX And IGOR CAVALERA Performing Entire 'Roots' Album: They 'Are Not Doing Anything New'

Andreas Kisser says that his former SEPULTURA bandmates Max and Igor Cavalera are "not doing anything new" by performing the group's classic album "Roots" in its entirety. Asked by Finland's Kaaos TV about the trend in recent years of artists — including the Cavalera brothers and ANTHRAX — playing c...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Defends METALLICA's LADY GAGA Collaboration

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has defended METALLICA's performance with Lady Gaga at this year's Grammy Awards, explaining that "it absolutely makes sense they'd collaborate." METALLICA's appearance with the pop superstar at the 59th annual event in Los Angeles Sunday night (February 12) turned...

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TRIVIUM Bassist On New Touring Drummer ALEX BENT: 'He's Probably The Best Guy We've Ever Played With'

Bassist Paolo Gregoletto of Florida metallers TRIVIUM says that the band's new drummer Alex Bent is "probably the best guy [they have] ever played with." Bent has played with BATTLECROSS and DECREPIT BIRTH in the past and has filled in for Gene Hoglan in TESTAMENT at a number of shows. He is also a...

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TRIVIUM Performs With New Touring Drummer ALEX BENT Live For First Time (Video)

Drummer Alex Bent made his live debut with TRIVIUM last night (Saturday, February 11) at the Academy in Dublin, Ireland. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Bent has played with BATTLECROSS and DECREPIT BIRTH in the past and has filled in for Gene Hoglan in TESTAMENT at a numb...

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TESTAMENT Singer Says Making 'Brotherhood Of The Snake' Was 'Like Having Two Pregnancies'

Türk Gitar conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT prior to the band's November 25, 2016 show at the Forum Karlin in Prague, Czech Republic. You can now watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On pl...

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DISBELIEF To Release 'The Symbol Of Death' Album In April

German death metallers DISBELIEF will release a brand new album, "The Symbol Of Death", on April 21 via Listenable Records. According to a press release, the follow-up to 2010's "Heal" is "a monster. First, band founder and vocalist Karsten 'Jagger' Jäger's guttural signature has never sounded so in...

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KATAKLYSM Frontman's EX DEO Project: 'The Roman' Video Released

"The Roman", the new video from EX DEO, the reactivated Ancient Roman-themed arsenal fronted by KATAKLYSM singer Maurizio Iacono, can be seen below. The song is taken from EX DEO's third album, "The Immortal Wars", which will be released on February 24 via Napalm Records. The cover artwork was creat...

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TODD LA TORRE Says He Has Been Embraced By Fans As 'The Voice Of QUEENSRŸCHE'

Todd La Torre says has that he has been embraced as the singer of QUEENSRŸCHE by most of the band's fans, nearly five years after he joined the group as the replacement for original frontman Geoff Tate. After Tate was fired in 2012, a two-year legal battle followed where Geoff sued for the QUEENSRŸC...

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PRONG To Release 'Zero Days' Album This Summer

American power trio PRONG will release its new studio album, "Zero Days", in the summer via Steamhammer/SPV. A European "Zero Days" tour, featuring appearances at some of the most coveted festivals as well as a run of headline shows, will kick off on June 16 at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, B...

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Author Of First And Only Unauthorized Biography Of METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: How I Made The Book Happen

Kaytie of the 97.7 WQLZ radio station in Springfield, Illinois recently conducted an interview with Mark Eglinton, author of "So Let It Be Written", the first and only unauthorized biography of METALLICA frontman James Hetfield. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Due o...