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VAMPS: 'Calling' Video Released

Japanese rock band VAMPS — featuring Hyde (L'Arc-en-Ciel) and K.A.Z. (Oblivion Dust) — has released the official music video for its new single, "Calling". Filmed in an old, abandoned building in Downtown Los Angeles with award-winning director Nick Peterson (FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's "Wrong Side Of...

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No, METALLICA Did Not Steal Riffs From '80s Metal Band INCUBUS

'80s death metal band INCUBUS (not to be confused with popular California rock band of the same name) has denied sending a cease-and-desist letter to METALLICA's legal team alleging that the heavy metal giants copied riffs from INCUBUS's songs. BLABBERMOUTH.NET was one of the media outlets which wer...

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PHIL LABONTE Was 'Surprised' By How Much He Was Embraced By FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Fans

ALL THAT REMAINS vocalist Phil Labonte says that he was surprised by overwhelmingly positive reaction he got from FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH fans when he filled in for the latter band's singer at several shows last December. Labonte fronted FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH for eight concerts during the band's f...

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Watch IN FLAMES Perform In Moscow

Fan-filmed video footage of IN FLAMES' entire April 5 performance at Stadium in Moscow, Russia can be seen below. IN FLAMES drummer Daniel Svensson announced in 2015 that he was leaving the band to focus on his family life. He has since been replaced by Joe Rickard, who played on the group's latest...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's ADAM DUTKIEWICZ Has Demoed 13 Songs For Next TIMES OF GRACE Album

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz has demoed more than a dozen tracks for the long-awaited new release from TIMES OF GRACE, his collaboration with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach. Speaking to Australia's Maniacs TV, Adam said: "We're in the middle of getting some ideas together. I've...

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FOREIGNER Celebrates Milestone 40th Anniversary With Career-Spanning Remastered Hits Collection

FOREIGNER will celebrate 40 years as one of rock's most popular and enduring acts with a new career-spanning compilation titled "40" that features 40 hits from 40 years. This summer, the band will also launch an extensive 40th-anniversary U.S. tour with CHEAP TRICK and JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EX...

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New IN FLAMES Drummer JOE RICKARD Explains How He Landed Gig

Grasser Production conducted an interview with IN FLAMES guitarist Niclas Engelin and drummer Joe Rickard on March 26 in Munich, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how he landed the drummer gig in IN FLAMES after playing on the band's new album, "Battles", as a session drummer, Joe sai...

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MICHAEL MONROE To Release Best-Of Compilation Featuring Five Bonus Tracks

Former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe will release a best-of compilation album, "Michael Monroe - The Best", before the summer to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of his debut solo album, "Nights Are So Long". Included on the new collection will be five bonus tracks, one of which is a new so...

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GLENN DANZIG Suggests Some Of California's Wildfires May Have Been Acts Of Terrorism

Glenn Danzig has suggested that at least some of the major California wildfires in the last several years may have been acts of terrorism. A recent study found that 84 percent of U.S. wildfires and 97 percent of wildfires in coastal California and the Central Valley were started by people. In Califo...

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STEPHEN PEARCY Says BOBBY BLOTZER Needs 'Help'

RATT singer Stephen Pearcy, who, along with some of his bandmates, is involved in a legal battle with drummer Bobby Blotzer over the rights to the group's name, spoke in a brand new interview with "Sound Matters" about the fact that a legendary act like FOREIGNER is continuing to tour with Mick Jone...

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VOLBEAT: Official Lyric Video For 'Black Rose' Song Feat. DANKO JONES

The official lyric video for the song "Black Rose" from Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT can be seen below. The clip was directed by Shan Dan Horan. The track is taken from the band's sixth full-length album, "Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie", which was released last June via Republic Recor...

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ALL THAT REMAINS: Watch Lyric Video For New Song 'Halo'

The official lyric video for "Halo", a brand new song from Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's eighth studio album, "Madness", which will be released on April 28 via Eleven Seven Music. The effort was recorded at West Valley Studios in Wood...

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FOREIGNER Singer Says Making Full-Length Albums No Longer Makes Any Sense

Kelly Hansen says that it no longer makes sense for FOREIGNER to make full-length albums, explaining that the band will instead focus on creating a steady stream of short, immediately available works. Hansen, who joined FOREIGNER in 2004, shortly after the departure of singer Lou Gramm, the guy whos...

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IN FLAMES Frontman: 'I Don't Wanna Write Political Songs Or Fantasy Songs'

A Music Blog, Yea! recently conducted an interview with vocalist Anders Fridén of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the title of the new IN FLAMES album, "Battles", Anders said: "Well, I can't really write… I probably could, but...

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Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer Collaborates With Ex-SOILWORK Guitarist

Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and current DEVIL YOU KNOW singer Howard Jones is collaborating with ex-SOILWORK guitarist Peter Wichers on a new studio project. Jones recently visited Wichers's studio in North Carolina to begin laying down ideas for the project's upcoming full-length debut, details of whi...