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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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QUIET RIOT To Release 'Road Rage' Album In April

Frontiers Music Srl will release QUIET RIOT's new studio album, titled "Road Rage", on April 21. Famously known as the first heavy metal band to top the pop charts, the Los Angeles quartet became a global sensation thanks to their monstrous smash hit 1983 album, "Metal Health". The band now continue...

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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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MISFITS Guitarist DOYLE WOLFGANG VON FRANKENSTEIN Unleashes Clip Of New Song 'Run For Your Life'

MISFITS guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein has released a snippet of "Run For Your Life", a track from his forthcoming sophomore release, "Doyle II: As We Die", due on May 5 via EMP Label Group in conjunction with Doyle's own Monsterman Records. "As We Die" will be available with alternate ar...

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ENTOMBED's ALEX HELLID Launches 'Entombed Sverige' Beer

In 2016, founding ENTOMBED member Alex Hellid teamed up with brewmaster Dr. Andrés Furukawa of Macken Brewery to craft Entombed Sverige in celebration of the ENTOMBED legacy. Entombed Sverige is what we call a Swedish Helles (a little darker than your typical Helles) with gold ingot color and delica...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY On Possible Return To VAN HALEN: 'Never Say Never'

Michael Anthony says that he is open to reuniting with VAN HALEN to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the release of the band's classic debut album. Anthony, singer Sammy Hagar, Alex and Eddie Van Halen last teamed up in 2004 for a U.S. summer tour. In exchange for taking part in the tour, Antho...

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'American Idol' Finalist JAMES DURBIN's Collaboration With QUIET RIOT Guitarist ALEX GROSSI: 'Roads' Lyric Video

"American Idol" finalist James Durbin and QUIET RIOT guitarist Alex Grossi recently announced a collaboration titled "Maps To The Hollywood Scars". The first five-song EP will be released worldwide via New Ocean Media on February 17. Recorded at Desert Moon Productions in Las Vegas, "Maps To The Hol...

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FIRESPAWN Feat. ENTOMBED, UNLEASHED, NECROPHOBIC Members: 'The Reprobate' Album Due In April

FIRESPAWN (formerly FIREBORN) — the Swedish death metal project featuring Lars Göran Petrov (vocals; ENTOMBED) and Victor Brandt (guitar; ENTOMBED),Alex Friberg (bass; NECROPHOBIC),Fredrik Folkare (guitar; UNLEASHED, NECROPHOBIC) and Matte Modin (drums; DARK FUNERAL, DEFLESHED) — will release its...

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ANTHRAX To Release Limited-Edition 'For All Kings 7-Inch Box Set'

Available exclusively in North America and released in conjunction with the band's upcoming spring co-headline tour with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE — "KillThrax" — thrash metal icons ANTHRAX have announced the release of the limited-edition "For All Kings 7-Inch Box Set" (Megaforce Records). The set goes on...

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New QUIET RIOT Album To Arrive In Early Spring, Says FRANKIE BANALI

Meltdown of the WRIF radio station in Detroit, Michigan recently conducted an interview with QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Speaking about QUIET RIOT's plans for the rest of 2017, Banali said: "Well, we've got a new record coming out....

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QUIET RIOT Performs With New Singer SEANN NICOLS In Champaign, Illinois (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of QUIET RIOT's January 28 performance at The City Center in Champaign, Illinois can be seen below. Last October, QUIET RIOT announced Seann Nicols (a.k.a. Sheldon Tarsha; formerly of ADLER'S APPETITE) as its new vocalist. The band recently spent time in the studio with Sean...

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GENE HOGLAN Releases STRAPPING YOUNG LAD 'Skeksis' Drum Playthrough Video from Upcoming DVD

Gene Hoglan's highly anticipated second DVD, "The Atomic Clock: The Clock Strikes Two", is due to be released on February 3 and will feature the Clock himself breaking down some of his favorite beats, telling stories and playing along with tracks from several of his most legendary projects, includin...