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DEATH ANGEL To Release 'Humanicide' Album In May

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans DEATH ANGEL will release their long-awaited ninth full-length album, "Humanicide", on May 31 via Nuclear Blast Records. With "Humanicide", DEATH ANGEL has maintained its throne in the universe of thrash while still managing to remain progressive in their...

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Why Does ALL THAT REMAINS Singer PHIL LABONTE Always Wear Hats? He Explains

In a brand new interview with Backstage Entertainment, ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte was asked why he always wears hats, both on and off stage. "Thankfully, I don't have a weird-shaped head, so when I'm out and about in the summertime, I'll have my hat off or whatever," Phil said (see video...

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ALAN PARSONS: 'I Can't Get There From Here' Video

"I Can't Get There From Here", the new video from Alan Parsons, can be seen below. The track is taken from Alan's upcoming studio album, "The Secret", which will be released on April 26 via Frontiers Music Srl. The song, which includes guest vocals by Jared Mahone, is also featured in the motion pic...

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TED NUGENT Announces Summer 2019 U.S. Tour Dates

Ted Nugent has announced 13 new U.S. shows, which are set to take place between the middle of July and end of August. The trek will once again feature Greg Smith (BILLY JOEL, ALICE COOPER, RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW) on bass, Jason Hartless (JOE LYNN TURNER, MITCH RYDER) on drums, and the Motor Cit...

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WILLIE NELSON, ROBBY KRIEGER, JOE BONAMASSA Among Guests In Fourth Season Of 'Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar'

AXS TV has announced the return of the popular music interview series "Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar", premiering Sunday, May 5 at 8 p.m. ET. Hosted by beloved rock showman Sammy Hagar, the upcoming series puts the spotlight on 12 all-new episodes as The Red Rocker (Hagar) talks and rocks w...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman: 'If You Have An Opinion, You Shouldn't Hide It'

Phil Labonte, the outspoken lead singer of ALL THAT REMAINS, spoke to Tattoo.com about the importance of voicing his opinion without being disrespectful. "There is a certain understanding, I think, that I have of people that are, like, 'I don't wanna talk about this,' or, 'I don't wanna talk about...

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Watch ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE Play 'At Dawn They Sleep' With SLAYER

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has uploaded an Instagram video of him playing the SLAYER song "At Dawn They Sleep" with the members of the latter band during soundcheck. The clip, which was apparently filmed earlier today before the two groups' joint concert in Auckland, New Zealand, can be seen be...

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JASON BECKER To Undergo Operation To Drain Abscess In His Lung

Jason Becker, the guitarist/composer who has had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's Disease) for 30 years, will undergo an operation to drain the abscess in his lung on March 21. According to his mother, Patricia Becker, this "should be an outpatient procedure, if all goes well....

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ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE Feat. MEGADETH's ELLEFSON, ANTHRAX's BELLO: 'Part Of Me' Video

ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE, the collaboration between ANTHRAX's Frank Bello and MEGADETH's David Ellefson — two virtuosic bass players who've anchored some of the fiercest thrash records of all time — has released the official music video for the song "Part Of Me". The track, which features a guest appear...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says He Got DAVE MUSTAINE's 'Blessing' In 2001 To Audition For METALLICA

MEGADETH's David Ellefson says that he got Dave Mustaine's "blessing" to audition for the bassist position in METALLICA after Jason Newsted left the band nearly 18 years ago. Newsted exited METALLICA in January 2001, after he clashed with James Hetfield over the release of an album by ECHOBRAIN, Jas...

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DAVID COVERDALE: 'Had I Not Had Knee Replacement Surgery, I Would Have Certainly Been In A Wheelchair'

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale has told the Rock 100.5 WNNX radio station that he is no longer allowed to discuss the possibility of retirement. "My wife has ordered me to stop using that word, because it comes back to haunt me every time," he said (hear audio below). I've retired more times th...

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MEGADETH Teams Up With HEAVY METAL Magazine For 'Death By Design' 35th-Anniversary Graphic Novel

MEGADETH's 35th-anniversary greatest-hits compilation, "Warheads On Foreheads", will be accompanied by a 350-page graphic anthology, featuring comic book stories inspired by the songs on the album. The collaboration, titled "Death By Design", features stories written and illustrated by top talent fr...

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P.O.D. Frontman Says 'Passport' Issues Kept Drummer From Taking Part In European Tour

P.O.D. frontman Sonny Sandoval says that "passport" issues prevented drummer Noah "Wuv" Bernardo from taking part in the band's current European tour. Last month, Bernardo released a video message in which he said that he was sitting out the trek in order to "take care of some business" back home in...

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C.O.C. Guitarist On DOYLE's Meet-And-Greet Comments: Maybe He Should 'Figure Out Something Else To Do'

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's Woody Weatherman says that MISFITS's Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein should perhaps "figure out something else to do" if he doesn't like to take part in paid meet-and-greets with his fans. In a recent interview with "The Liquid Conversations", Doyle lamented the fact that a...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Singer Says Music World 'Lost Something Significant' When OLI HERBERT Died

ALL THAT REMAINS singer Phil Labonte says that the music world "lost something significant" when his bandmate Oliver "Oli" Herbert died. Oli was found dead last October at the edge of the pond on his Stafford Springs, Connecticut property. The guitarist's death is being treated as suspicious by inve...