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LAMB OF GOD's CHRIS ADLER Discusses Creativity In Latest Trailer For 'Dancing With The Devil' Art Collection

On June 14, LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler will unveil his fine art debut collection, "Dancing With The Devil". Completed with art team SceneFour, the release is a pioneering effort in the new medium of crafting visual art through drum performance. Over the last 12 months, Adler has been creating...
June 12, 2018
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CHARLIE BENANTE Says Hardcore Metal Fans Turned Their Backs On ANTHRAX For Collaborating With PUBLIC ENEMY

The "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" podcast recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the impact of SLAYER calling it quits after completing a "farewell tour," which feature...
June 11, 2018
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GUS G. On Being Replaced By ZAKK WYLDE In OZZY OSBOURNE's Band: 'I Think Some People Were More Upset About It Than I Was'

Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G. has reiterated his claim that he was okay with being replaced by the returning Zakk Wylde in Ozzy Osbourne's solo band. It was announced in April 2017 that Wylde would be rejoining Ozzy's backing group for all his upcoming solo show dates. Osbourne's touring lineup also...
June 11, 2018
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OZZY OSBOURNE Would Like BLACK SABBATH To Play 2022 Commonwealth Games In Birmingham

Ozzy Osbourne says that he would like BLACK SABBATH to play the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England — the city where the band formed in 1968. Asked by ITV News if he would consider playing the opening ceremony of the Games after his farewell world tour ends, Ozzy replied (see video below)...
June 8, 2018
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY To Tour U.K. With ORANGE GOBLIN

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY will hit the road this October/November on an eight-date, co-headline U.K. run with celebrated London-based BLACK SABBATH worshippers ORANGE GOBLIN. Completing a lineup overflowing with blues-inspired, whiskey-soaked riffs will be L.A. retro rock band FIREBALL MINISTRY and Le...
June 8, 2018
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KREATOR And DIMMU BORGIR Announce European Co-Headlining Tour

German thrash titans KREATOR and Norwegian symphonic black metal giants DIMMU BORGIR will team up for a big European co-headline run in late fall. Support on the trek will come from U.S. hardcore institution HATEBREED and death metal supergroup BLOODBATH. Commented KREATOR frontman Mille Petrozza:...
June 8, 2018
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Former DEICIDE And OBITUARY Guitarist RALPH SANTOLLA Dies At 51

Former DEATH, ICED EARTH, DEICIDE and OBITUARY guitarist Ralph Santolla died Wednesday night (June 6) at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, Florida. The musician fell into a coma after suffering a heart attack on May 30 and was taken off life support last night around 11:00 p.m. He was 51 years old. Sa...
June 7, 2018
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LAMB OF GOD's CHRIS ADLER Discusses Projects That Appeal To Him (Video)

On June 14, LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler will unveil his fine art debut collection, "Dancing With The Devil". Completed with art team SceneFour, the release is a pioneering effort in the new medium of crafting visual art through drum performance. Over the last 12 months, Adler has been creating...
June 6, 2018
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TRIVIUM To Tour North America With AVATAR And LIGHT THE TORCH; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

TRIVIUM will continue its wildly successful "The Sin And The Sentence" world tour with another leg of North American dates this fall. The band will hit the road on a headline run this October. The bill will feature very special guest AVATAR and LIGHT THE TORCH. The 25-date trek kicks off on October...
June 6, 2018
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BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD Celebrates 70th Birthday On 'Rock 50' Radio Show: Part 3

This weekend's edition of legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's radio show "Rock 50" was the third of a three-month celebration of his 70th birthday. You can now watch highlights of the program below. Ward, who officially turned 70 on May 5, was on board for the SABBATH reunion when it was fir...
June 3, 2018
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U.D.O. Rejoined By Guitarist STEFAN KAUFMANN For Summer Festival Appearances

Guitarist Stefan Kaufmann has rejoined U.D.O. — the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider — for the group's summer festival appearances. Says U.D.O. in a statement: "We are very proud and happy that Stefan is going to be with us during the festival period 2018. But again,...
June 2, 2018
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ANTHRAX Drummer Says Next Album Will Be 'A Little More Aggressive And Angrier'

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante says that the band's follow-up to "For All Kings" album will be "a little more aggressive and angrier." Released in February 2016, "For All Kings" was called by some critics ANTHRAX's strongest album to date. Its arrival followed a five-year period during which the ba...
June 1, 2018
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GUNS N' ROSES, ARMORED SAINT Members To Guest On DC4's 'Atomic Highway' Album

"Atomic Highway", the new album from Los Angeles-based rock band DC4 — featuring Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN),Rowan Robertson (DIO, BANG TANGO),Shawn Duncan (ODIN, KILLER BEE),and Matt Duncan — will be released on September 14 via HighVolMusic. "Atomic Highway" contains 10 tracks of epic har...
June 1, 2018
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LAMB OF GOD's CHRIS ADLER Explains How He Became A Drummer (Video)

On June 14, LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler will unveil his fine art debut collection, "Dancing With The Devil". Completed with art team SceneFour, the release is a pioneering effort in the new medium of crafting visual art through drum performance. Over the last 12 months, Adler has been creating...
May 30, 2018
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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' ERIC KRETZ Names Drummers That Inspired Him To Play

iRock Radio conducted an interview with singer Jeff Gutt and drummer Eric Kretz of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS at this year's Rock On The Range festival, which was held earlier in the month in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below. Asked to name the drummers that inspired him to become a musician...
May 30, 2018