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Video: SLASH Talks About Being Named GIBSON's First-Ever Global Brand Ambassador

Gibson Brands, the world's leading music lifestyle company, recently appointed guitar superstar Slash as Global Brand Ambassador, the first such designation in the company's history. As part of the new role with Gibson, Slash is developing new products with three of its celebrated guitar brands, Gib...

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STRIFE To Release 'Live At The Troubadour' In November

Los Angeles hardcore quintet STRIFE will release a special "Live At The Troubadour" DVD and album through WAR Records on Record Store Day. A trailer for the set can be seen below. Recorded live at the legendary Troubadour in Los Angeles, California on February 5, 2005, STRIFE's "Live At The Troubado...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer Says 60% Of METALLICA's Audience On Stadium Tour Were 'Casual Fans' Who Only Owned 'Black' Album

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's M. Shadows says that the majority of the people who came to see METALLICA during the two bands' joint summer 2017 stadium tour are "casual fans" who only have a copy of the San Francisco heavy metal legends' multi-platinum 1991 album. METALLICA's first North American trek in eigh...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Hopes To Release New Music From DAY OF ERRORS Before Upcoming Tour

Legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward spoke about the upcoming tour from his new band DAY OF ERRORS during this weekend's edition of his radio show "Rock 50". The group, which was formed by Ward "in the desire to have my drumming spirit continue to live," also features Joe Amodea on guitar/vocal...

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EDDIE TRUNK Takes Viewers On Guided Tour Of Country's Biggest And Most Eclectic Music Festivals In AXS TV's 'Trunkfest'

AXS TV, the premier destination for classic rock programming, has greenlit a new eight-episode music series, "Trunkfest With Eddie Trunk", premiering in 2018. Hosted by beloved music historian and TV and radio host Eddie Trunk, the program gives viewers the ultimate front row seat to some of the nat...

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LEE DORRIAN On His Time In NAPALM DEATH: 'It Was Completely Bananas'

In a new career-spanning interview with music writer Joel Gausten, Lee Dorrian (WITH THE DEAD, NAPALM DEATH, CATHEDRAL) discussed a variety of topics, including fronting NAPALM DEATH during the time of the legendary grindcore band's debut album, "Scum", which celebrated its thritieth anniversary ear...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist Dismisses GEOFF TATE Reunion Talk: 'We Are Doing Great' With TODD LA TORRE

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton has once again dimissed talk of a reunion with the band's original singer, Geoff Tate. Todd La Torre joined QUEENSRŸCHE as the replacement for Tate after the latter was fired in 2012. QUEENSRŸCHE has released two albums thus far with the former CRIMSON GLORY fro...

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Former MARILYN MANSON Guitarist DAISY BERKOWITZ Dies After Four-Year Battle With Colon Cancer

MARILYN MANSON co-founder and original guitarist Scott Putesky, a.k.a. Daisy Berkowitz, has passed away after a long battle with stage-four colon cancer. The 49-year-old musician found out he had cancer when he underwent a colonoscopy in August 2013 after nearly six years of mysterious abdomen pains...

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STEEL PANTHER 'Really Felt Unwelcome' While Touring With MÖTLEY CRÜE

STEEL PANTHER drummer Stix Zadinia says that his band "really felt unwelcome" during its tour with MÖTLEY CRÜE several years ago. The Michael Starr-fronted glam rockers from Los Angeles, California, who are mostly known for their profane and humorous lyrics, as well as their exaggerated onstage pers...

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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR: 'Have Mercy On Me' Single And Video Out Now

Fresh off a successful summer of high-profile festival appearances, Gothenburg, Sweden-based rockers HARDCORE SUPERSTAR have headed back into the studio to put the finishing touches to the first single from their highly anticipated new album, "You Can't Kill My Rock 'N' Roll", that is scheduled for...

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MADBALL Parts Ways With Longtime Guitarist BRIAN 'MITTS' DANIELS

MADBALL has parted ways with longtime guitarist Brian "Mitts" Daniels. The New York hardcore veterans called the split "a very hard and heartbreaking decision for all involved." The band added in a statement: "[We] want to thank Mitts for all his years of service — for his loyalty, passion and stel...

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DORO PESCH: 'The Fans Are Why I Get Out Of Bed Every Day'

The Jimmy Cabbs 5150 Interview Series conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch prior to her September 16 concert at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California, where she was celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of WARLOCK's "Triumph And Agony" album by performing the LP in it...

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VOIVOD Drummer Says Next Studio Album Will Be 'Intricate' With 'Lots Of Psychedelia'

Impact metal channel conducted an interview with drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of legendary Canadian sci-fi progressive metallers VOIVOD prior to the band's October 4 show at Room 041 in Dürer Kert, Budapest, Hungary. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBE...

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METALLICA Is Preparing Deluxe Versions Of '…And Justice For All' And 'Black' Albums

METALLICA is preparing deluxe remastered versions of its "…And Justice For All" (1988) and "Metallica" albums and is reaching out to its hardcore fans for help to get content for the new editions. Says the band in a social media post: "With the deluxe box sets of 'Kill 'Em All' and 'Ride The Lightni...

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GUNS N' ROSES Joined By PINK On Stage At Madison Square Garden (Video)

Pop superstar Pink joined GUNS N' ROSES on stage Wednesday (October 11) at Madison Square Garden in New York City to sing the third verse of GN'R's classic 1989 ballad "Patience". GUNS N' ROSES thanked Pink in a tweet after the show. She took it all in her stride. "Oh. Yeah. Whatever. No problem," w...