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DEEP PURPLE Completes Recording New Album

Legendary British hard rockers DEEP PURPLE have finished tracking their new album, the band's keyboardist Don Airey said in a phone interview with TASS ahead of the band’s concerts in Russia. "As far as I know, it's all recorded and now," he said. "It's on the tender mercies of [producer] Bob Ezrin;...

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For All Kings

In terms of commercial success, these are good days for thrash metal. In the last year, SLAYER, MEGADETH and now ANTHRAX have all, in their debut weeks, cracked the Billboard Top 200 Chart's top 10. Glitz and glamour aside, the quality of the music is what matters most for metal fanatics, and ANTHRA...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman ROBB FLYNN Reunited With Stolen DIMEBAG Guitar

Back in 2010, MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn's Martinez, California house was burglarized. Stolen with the cash, jewelry, and other items were four guitars, and amongst these four was easily one of his most meaningful possession, a 1997 Washburn Dimebolt guitar that was given to him onstage at the...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN: 'Rig Tour' From FRET 12 (Video)

Fret12 has uploaded "rig tour" video featuring ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. Check it out below. In a recent interview with Premier Guitar, Ian stated about his playing style: "I want melody. I want feeling. I want soul. I want attitude. All my favorite guitar players — they all have that. It’s not a...

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CARNIFEX: 'Drown Me In Blood' Video Released

"Drown Me In Blood", the new video from the California-based metal outfit CARNIFEX, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, titled "Slow Death", which will be released on August 5 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was produced and recorded by CARNIFEX and Mick Kenney (ANAAL N...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO Talks To 'Whiplash' About Mixing Politics With Music, Offers Update On Hanukkah Sweater

ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello was interviewed on the May 16 edition of "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie. A few excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). Full Metal Jackie: [2011's] "Worship Music" turned out to be a pivotal album for [ANTHRAX], b...

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NIKKI SIXX's 'The Heroin Diaries' Inching Closer To Being Turned Into Broadway Play

MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx's memoir, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star", is inching closer to being turned into a Broadway play. Sixx tells Nuber of the Columbus, Ohio radio station 99.7 The Blitz (see video below): "[The play is] almost complete. And...

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Video Premiere: MOTÖRHEAD's 'Overkill' From 'Clean Your Clock' DVD, Blu-Ray

MOTÖRHEAD's November 20 and November 21, 2015 concerts at the Zenith in Munich, Germany were professionally filmed and recorded for release this June via UDR. Titled "Clean Your Clock", the set will be made available in the following formats: * Colored double vinyl in gatefold with pop-up art * Stan...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Says New Bands Lack Personality On Stage

Mike of Metal Temple and Ian of ARFM, conducted an interview with former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider on April 13 at the Manchester Academy in Manchester, England. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Speaking about the current state of the rock scene, Ud...

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EDGE OF FOREVER Signs With FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of EDGE OF FOREVER to a multi-album deal. Originally formed in 2002, EDGE OF FOREVER released its first album, "Feeding The Fire", in 2004 which was produced by the late Marcel Jacob (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN). Just a few months later, the band was...

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CHARLIE BENANTE Looks Back On ANTHRAX's 'Bad-Momentum Period' In '90s

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether...

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SLIPKNOT, DISTURBED Singers Perform With ZAKK SABBATH At 'Ozzfest Meets Knotfest' Press Conference (Video)

SLIPKNOT's Corey Taylor and DISTURBED's David Draiman joined ZAKK SABBATH — the BLACK SABBATH cover band featuring guitarist/vocalist Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE),bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE) and drummer Joey Castillo (DANZIG, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE...

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FREDDIE MERCURY Scholarship At ACM Announced

The Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) and Metropolis Studios announced the inauguration of a Freddie Mercury Scholarship, endorsed by QUEEN's Roger Taylor and Brian May. The award comes in the year which will see the celebration of the singer's 70th birthday, on September 5. The first-ever scholar...

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CARNIFEX To Release 'Slow Death' Album In August

California-based metal outfit CARNIFEX will release its new album, titled "Slow Death", on August 5 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was produced and recorded by CARNIFEX and Mick Kenney (ANAAL NATHRAKH, BLEEDING THROUGH),and co-produced by Jason Suecof (DEATH ANGEL, CHELSEA GRIN, JOB FOR A COWBOY...

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JOHN BUSH Says ANTHRAX's 'The Greater Of Two Evils' Album Didn't Need To Be Recorded

Former ANTHRAX and current ARMORED SAINT singer John Bush has slammed bands who re-record their most iconic songs, saying that he "doesn't see the point" of "going back and trying to recreate" what they did 25 years earlier. "It's weird to me when bands go back and re-record songs and albums," Bush...