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VIVIAN CAMPBELL: Having Cancer 'Reinvigorated My Passion For Life And For My Work'

DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell recently spoke to Talking Metal about his continuing battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma, with which he was diagnosed in 2013. He said (hear audio below): "It's one of these things — it's one step forward, two steps back. "I'm not concerned about my...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: Video Recap Of Summer 2016 European Festival Appearances

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have uploaded a six-minute video recap of their summer 2016 European festival appearances. Check out the clip below. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE was scheduled to enter the studio last month to commence work on its first new material since 2015's "Venom" album. Gui...

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DARKTHRONE's FENRIZ Explains How He Unwittingly Became Elected To Norwegian Town Council

Gylve Nagell, better known as Fenriz of the long-running Norwegian black metal band DARKTHRONE, has explained how he was forced to serve his local council for the next two years after a joke campaign saw him actually elected into office. Fenriz agreed to run in the election to make up numbers for th...

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A DAY TO REMEMBER's 'Bad Vibrations' Lands At No. 2 On BILLBOARD Chart

Three years after the release of 2013's "Common Courtesy", A DAY TO REMEMBER have returned in grand style, entering The Billboard 200 at No. 2 with new album "Bad Vibrations". Per Billboard, it's also the best-selling album of the week and debuts at No. 1 on their Top Album Sales Chart and No. 1 on...

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FEAR FACTORY Guitarist Defends Fans Who Use Cell Phones At Concerts

FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares has slammed musicians who complain about fans using their cell phones during live shows, saying that people who buy tickets for concerts should be able to enjoy the performances however they like. During an interview that was captured on video as part of episode f...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Says PANTERA's Use Of Confederate Flag Imagery 'Was About As Innocent As Innocent Could Be'

During an interview with Rolling Stone about the upcoming "A Vulgar Display Of Pantera" photo book, former PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown were asked to comment on a photo of the band's stage display from the 2001 "Reinventing The Steel" tour that relied heavily on Confederate fl...

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BILL WARD Accuses BLACK SABBATH Of 'Selfishness, Self-Centeredness, Dishonesty And Disloyalty'

Estranged BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has accused his bandmates of "selfishness, self-centeredness, dishonesty and disloyalty" in connection with his absence from the group's farewell tour. SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne recently gave an interview with Rolling Stone in which he said he hadn't comp...

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TESTAMENT: 'Brotherhood Of The Snake' Artist Explains Album Cover

"Brotherhood Of The Snake", the twelfth album from San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT, will be released on October 28 via Nuclear Blast. The cover was once again created by renowned artist Eliran Kantor, who also handled the art for the TESTAMENT's last album, 2012's "Dark Roots...

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JOURNEY's NEAL SCHON: 'We Couldn't Possibly Be Doing Better Right Now, Even If STEVE PERRY Was With Us'

During a recent interview with the Detroit Free Press, JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon shot down persistent talk of the band reuniting with its former singer Steve Perry, who sang on many of JOURNEY's best-known hits, including "Open Arms", "Any Way You Want It", "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Who's Cryin...

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Video Premiere: ANTHRAX's 'Monster At The End'

ANTHRAX has released the official video for "Monster At The End", a song from the band's latest album, "For All Kings". The "Monster At The End" vinyl single, which came out last month, is backed by the track "Vice Of The People", which was previously released as a bonus song on the Japanese version...

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DAVID DRAIMAN: DISTURBED Is Not Imprisoned By Any Sort Of Musical Classification

Cameron Buchholtz and Britt Rose of the Rock 100.5 The KATT radio station conducted an interview with DISTURBED frontman David Draiman on the band's tour bus during this year's Kattfest, which was held on August 11 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts fo...

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Video Premiere: OF MICE & MEN's 'Real'

OF MICE & MEN has premiered "Real", the stunning companion video to the band's recently released single. Check it out below. "Real" is taken from OF MICE & MEN's much-anticipated new album, "Cold World", set for a September 9 release on Rise Records. The band began giving fans a sneak previe...

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Early Signs of Denial

Toronto metal trio BLACK ABSINTHE ring in their fifth year together with their first LP after dropping three EPs at Bandcamp. Funny thing with "Early Signs of Denial" is, it still only clocks a total playing time of 26:18. Then again, BLACK ABSINTHE does quite a bit within each of their songs, wra...

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HAVOK 'Removed' From MEGADETH Tour After Refusing To Sign 'Unacceptable Management Contract'

Denver, Colorado thrashers HAVOK claim to have been removed from the billing of the upcoming MEGADETH tour with AMON AMARTH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and METAL CHURCH after they were "offered an unacceptable management contract" from Mustaine Management, headed up by Justis Mustaine, the 24-year-old son...

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KING COMPANY Feat. WARMEN, THUNDERSTONE Members: 'No Man's Land' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for the song "No Man's Land" from KING COMPANY can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's debut album, "One For The Road", which will be released on August 26 via Frontiers Music Srl. Formed in the spring of 2014 under the name NO MAN'S LAND, KING COMPANY ...