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PHILIP ANSELMO Blasts 'False Journalism In The Metal Community' For Suggesting He Is Racist

Former PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo has blasted "false journalism in the metal community" for suggesting he was racist because a video surfaced of him last year giving the right-arm salute and yelling a white-supremacist slogan at a California concert. At a January 2016 "Dimebash" event at the Lu...

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MAX CAVALERA On SEPULTURA's 'Roots': 'It Changed The Rules On How You Make Records'

Australia's The Moshpit Backstage podcast recently conducted an interview with former SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera (guitar, vocals) about the "Return To Roots" tour during which he and his brother Igor Cavalera are celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the band's classic album "Roots" by perfo...

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CYHRA Feat. Former IN FLAMES, AMARANTHE Members: 'Letters To Myself' Album Details Revealed

CYHRA, the new band featuring former IN FLAMES members Peter Iwers (bass) and Jesper Strömblad (guitar) alongside ex-AMARANTHE singer Joacim "Jake E" Lundberg and LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY drummer Alex Landenburg, will release its debut album, "Letters To Myself", on October 20 via Spinefarm Records....

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Video Premiere: GHOST's 'He Is'

GHOST's official video for the song "He Is" can be seen below. The clip was helmed by Brooklyn-based director Zev Deans, who has previously worked with BEHEMOTH and PALLBEARER. GHOST lead singer and founder Tobias Forge — who performs as Papa Emeritus and does the act's interviews disguised as a mem...

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Watch BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Perform In Moscow

Fan-filmed video footage of BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's entire August 21 performance at Stadium in Moscow, Russia can be seen below. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE guitarist/vocalist Matt Tuck told Metal Master Kingdom in June that the band had "six instrumentals" written for follow-up to 2015's "Venom" albu...

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BEHEMOTH's Stand-In Drummer JON RICE: Drum-Cam Footage Of Boston Concert

Drum-cam footage of former JOB FOR A COWBOY and SCORPION CHILD drummer Jon Rice sitting behind the kit with Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH at their July 25 concert at Blue Hills Bank Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts can be seen below. Rice was filling in for longtime BEHEMOTH drummer Inferno (re...

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NAPALM DEATH Begins Recording New Album

British extreme metal legends NAPALM DEATH have entered Parlour Studios in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England to begin recording their new album for an early 2018 release. Helming the sessions once again is producer Russ Russell, who has previously worked with THE HAUNTED and DIMMU BORGIR, among o...

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GENE SIMMONS Doesn't Regret Attempting To Trademark 'Horns' Hand Gesture: 'I Regret Nothing'

Gene Simmons says that he has no regrets about attempting to trademark the so-called "devil's horns" hand gesture. The KISS bassist/vocalist withdrew his application to trademark the symbol in late June — less than two weeks after filing with the federal copyright office. Most music fans slammed Sim...

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TONY IOMMI Says BLACK SABBATH's Dispute With BILL WARD Was 'Over Nothing'

On July 27, BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi returned to London, England's Regent Sounds (now a guitar shop),where the band's first two albums ("Black Sabbath" and "Paranoid"),were recorded to take part in an question-and-answer session about SABBATH's forthcoming "Ten Year War" box set and his...

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L.A. GUNS Guitarist To Fans: 'Your Camera Phones Are Distracting When We Are Playing'

Tracii Guns has spoken out against cell phone use at concerts, saying that L.A. GUNS would like to "connect with humans in the front" of the band's live shows "instead of cameras." In a post on his Facebook page, Tracii wrote: "Okay, lol, I have to address this. YOUR CAMERA PHONES ARE DISTRACTING WH...

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BARNEY GREENWAY Says MITCH HARRIS Will 'Most Likely' Play On Next NAPALM DEATH Album

Metal Wani's Jake Patton recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway of British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked about the status of the songwriting sessions for NAPALM DEATH's follow-up to 2015's "Apex Predator - Easy Meat" album...

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DRAGONFORCE Singer Explains Keyboardist's Absence From 'Reaching Into Infinity' Tour

On July 24, Alex Stojanovic of Metal Master Kingdom conducted an interview with DRAGONFORCE singer Marc Hudson in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the absence of Vadim Pruzhanov from DRAGONFORCE's current touring cycle and the group's decision to not hire a rep...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On Failed Reunion Of MEGADETH's 'Rust In Peace' Lineup: It's Hard For Fans To Just Let That Go

At this year's Chicago Open Air festival, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke to the 103.9 The Bear radio station about last year's passing of Nick Menza, who was the band's drummer during its most commercially successful period. "Nick was… That guy was a constant comedy act," Ellefson recalled (s...

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NIKKI SIXX On MÖTLEY CRÜE Calling It Quits: 'When It Ended, It Didn't End In A Good Way'

Nikki Sixx says that he is happy MÖTLEY CRÜE disbanded because he no longer has to deal with the "drama" of being in a group with three other guys with completely "different ideas." In 2015, MÖTLEY CRÜE completed "The Final Tour", closing the book on the band's iconic career after performing a total...

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PAUL STANLEY Doesn't Know Why GENE SIMMONS Attempted To Trademark 'Horns' Hand Gesture

Paul Stanley says that he has no idea why Gene Simmons attempted to trademark the so-called "devil's horns" hand gesture. The KISS bassist/vocalist withdrew his application to trademark the symbol late last month — less than two weeks after filing with the federal copyright office. Most music fans s...