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The Essential Rob Halford

For JUDAS PRIEST fans, it's referred to (and in some cases, mocked) as "the Ripper years." However, it was more than just that seven year stretch from 1996 to 2003 when Tim "Ripper" Owens realized the dream a lifetime (and its correlating nightmares) by stepping into the boots of heavy metal royalty...

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DAVID ELLEFSON, MIKE PORTNOY, ALEX SKOLNICK To Discuss METAL ALLEGIANCE At 'BackStory' Event In NYC

"BackStory", a series of curated live, feature-length interviews with iconic artists and musicians, announces metal heavyweights David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, THE WINERY DOGS),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT) and Mark Menghi of METAL ALLEGIANCE as upcoming guests for an exclusive...

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AUDIOTOPSY Feat. MUDVAYNE Members: New Song 'The Calling' Available For Streaming

AUDIOTOPSY, the new band featuring guitarist Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE, HELLYEAH),drummer Matt McDonough (MUDVAYNE),vocalist Billy Keeton (SKRAPE) and bassist Perry Stern, will release its debut album, "Natural Causes", on August 28 via Napalm. The CD was produced by the AUDIOTOPSY bandmembers at Th...

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BLIND IDIOT GOD To Tour Europe

Brooklyn, New York-based trio BLIND IDIOT GOD has signed on with Dutch booking agency Paperclip. Festival appearances and tour dates all over Europe are being planned for late 2015 through 2016. BLIND IDIOT GOD co-founder Andy Hawkins says: "Paperclip booked BLIND IDIOT GOD's first tours in Europe s...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Says He Tracked His Missing iPhone To Copenhagen Airport

It's been nearly seven years since METALLICA last released an album, and while the band is now writing material for its next studio effort, guitarist Kirk Hammett recently admitted to something that may have slowed down the process a bit. Hammett said on "The Jasta Show" podcast, "I put riffs on my...

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CATHEDRAL, ELECTRIC WIZARD Members Join Forces In WITH THE DEAD

WITH THE DEAD, the new U.K.-based band featuring members of CATHEDRAL and ELECTRIC WIZARD, will release its six-track, self-titled debut on October 16 via Rise Above Records. WITH THE DEAD was formed by the founding rhythm section of occultist doom overloads ELECTRIC WIZARD: guitarist/bassist Tim Ba...

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Video: LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Joins JASTA On Stage At HEAVY MONTREAL

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe joined JASTA, the band led by HATEBREED's Jamey Jasta, on stage on August 9 at the Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch fan-filmed video footage of his appearance below. Jamey Jasta's debut solo album, "Jasta", sold around 4,000 cop...

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KIRK HAMMETT Says METALLICA Has Been Busy Working On New Music In Between Live Shows

Tim Virgin of Chicago's WLUP-FM 97.9 (Loop 97.9) radio station conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett prior to the band's August 1 performance at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Illinois. You can now watch the chat in three parts below. Asked how METALLICA gets into the m...

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CANDLEBOX Signs With PAVEMENT ENTERTAINMENT

CANDLEBOX has inked a deal with Pavement Entertainment. The band is currently writing and recording the follow-up to 2012's "Love Stories And Other Musings" album with producer Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland for an early 2016 release. "CANDLEBOX is excited about being part of the Pavement Enterta...

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SLIPKNOT Performs In Mansfield Without Bassist ALESSANDRO 'VMAN' VENTURELLA (Video)

SLIPKNOT performed Tuesday night (August 4) in Mansfield, Massachusetts without the band's bass player, Alessandro "Vman" Venturella, who was rushed to a hospital two days earlier just six songs into the group's concert in Hartford. Fan-filmed video footage of last night's concert can be seen below....

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SLIPKNOT Bassist Rushed To Hospital During Hartford Concert; Band Completes Set As Eight-Piece

SLIPKNOT was forced to walk off stage several songs into its performance earlier tonight (Sunday, August 2) in Hartford, Connecticut after their bassist, Alessandro "Vman" Venturella, had an unknown medical emergency and was rushed to the hospital. Concert attendee Nick Mucha tells BLABBERMOUTH.NET...

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STEVEN TYLER To Headline Pre-Race Concert At Irwin Tools Night Race

According to WJHL.com, AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler will perform at the Bristol Motor Speedway's Irwin Tools Night Race on August 22 in Bristol, Tennessee. Tyler will play his first country single, "Love is Your Name", along with some familiar AEROSMITH favorites. "Steven Tyler is not just an Ameri...

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STEVEN TYLER's 'Love Is Your Name' Video Reaches Seven Million VEVO Views

The official video for AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler's first country single, "Love Is Your Name", has been watched more than seven million times on VEVO. In addition, the song has been streamed 1.9 million times and the video has been streamed 4.6 million times. According to Nielsen Music, 73,000 di...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE: Fourth Studio Webisode Feat. TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY

METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — which debuted on MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat cruise last year, and performed at this year's NAMM show and on the ShipRocked cruise, will release its self-titled debut album on...

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TOOL Frontman's PUSCIFER To Release 'Money Shot' Album In October

PUSCIFER, the Arizona-based electro-rock band fronted by TOOL's Maynard James Keenan, will release its third full-length album, "Money Shot", on October 30 via Puscifer Entertainment. The video for the "Money Shot" track "Grand Canyon" can be seen below. "It's extremely satisfying to witness simple...