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DAVID ELLEFSON Says He Was Briefly Considered For Bassist Position In METALLICA After JASON NEWSTED's Exit

MEGADETH's David Ellefson says that he was considered 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, Jason's side project. He was re...

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Late ALL THAT REMAINS Guitarist's Home To Be Repossessed

According to the Hartford Courant, the home where ALL THAT REMAINS guitarist Oliver "Oli" Herbert lived and was found dead may soon be on the foreclosure market. The bank that gave Herbert the initial $132,000 mortgage to buy the Stafford Springs, Connecticut house is asking a judge to grant a stric...

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COREY TAYLOR And Girlfriend Talk Up STAR TREATMENTS Charity Ahead Of Las Vegas Benefit Concert (Video)

On December 14, SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor played an acoustic set at Fremont Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was joined by his longtime sidekick Jason Christopher, who has previously worked with PRONG, MINISTRY and SEBASTIAN BACH. Also appearing on the bill were CHERRY BOMBS...

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ERIK 'A.K.' KNUTSON Says MCA Was Grooming FLOTSAM AND JETSAM To Be 'Their METALLICA'

Chris Peters of Australia's Heavy magazine recently conducted an interview with vocalist Eric "A.K." Knutson of Arizona metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's upcoming album, "The E...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Will 'Probably' Decide On Permanent Replacement For OLI HERBERT Next Year

Philip Labonte says that ALL THAT REMAINS has not yet decided on a permanent replacement for guitarist Oli Herbert. After Herbert died two months ago, the surviving ALL THAT REMAINS members recruited guitar virtuoso and YouTube personality Jason Richardson (ALL SHALL PERISH, CHELSEA GRIN, BORN OF O...

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JASON BONHAM Says His Wife Kept Him From Flying Into Rage After LED ZEPPELIN Asked Him To Change 'EXPERIENCE' Name

When FOREIGNER announced its 2018 summer tour, the opening act was listed as JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING instead of JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE, the name under which the drummer has been touring nearly a decade. As as result, many assumed that the tour press release and poster con...

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BREAKING BENJAMIN Frontman: 'If You Don't Have A Good Relationship With Your Band, It Comes Across To People'

BREAKING BENJAMIN frontman frontman Benjamin Burnley was recently interviewed by Terrie Carr of WDHA-FM 105.5 FM, the rock music station licensed to Dover and Morristown, New Jersey. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about BREAKING BENJAMIN's lineup of the past five years after a long perio...

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DEATH ANGEL Guitarist On Upcoming Record: 'This Album Has No Lack Of Anger'

DEATH ANGEL guitarist Rob Cavestany spoke to the San Francisco Examiner about the band's forthcoming ninth album, tentatively due in early 2019 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2016's "The Evil Divide" was once recorded at AudioHammer studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof, who pr...

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OVERKILL: Lyric Video For New Song 'Last Man Standing'

The official lyric video for the song "Last Man Standing" from New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's 19th studio album, "The Wings Of War", which will be released on February 22, 2019 via Nuclear Blast. The disc was recorded at Gear Recording...

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PAPA ROACH: Lyric Video For New Song 'Elevate'

The official lyric video for "Elevate", a brand new song from the California alternative-rock quartet PAPA ROACH, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's 10th studio album, "Who Do You Trust?", which will be released on January 18, 2019 through Eleven Seven Music. The 12-song disc feat...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Hints At VAN HALEN's Return To Live Activity

David Lee Roth has hinted that VAN HALEN will perform in New York City at some point in 2019. In a brand new interview with Vulture, in which the singer primarily discussed his just-launched line of skin-care products, Roth said that "next time my rock band will be playing the same place that the Ya...

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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Performs In Miami During 'Art Basel' (Video)

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted is having his first solo art show presented in Miami during Art Basel, which runs December 3 to January 4 at The Sagamore Hotel. The exceptional exhibitis a survey of 12 years of work, along with new, site-specific installations that reflect Newsted's lifelong...

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PAPA ROACH Announces Summer 2019 U.S. Tour With ASKING ALEXANDRIA, BAD WOLVES

Alternative rock quartet PAPA ROACH announced its summer 2019 headlining run, the "Who Do You Trust?" tour, with ASKING ALEXANDRIA and BAD WOLVES. Produced by Live Nation, the 12-city trek will kick off July 27 in Dallas, Texas and make stops across the U.S. in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicag...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE On Being Nominated For Two More GRAMMY AWARDS: 'It's Fantastic'

Last week saw GHOST nabbing two new Grammy nominations, "Best Rock Album" for "Prequelle" and Best Rock Song for "Rats". The latest nods took place nearly three years after GHOST became the first Swedish rock band ever to win a Grammy Award — 2016's "Best Metal Performance" for the song "Cirice". As...

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DAVE GROHL Performs 23-Minute 'Play' Live At 'Christmas Jam' In Asheville (Video)

Dave Grohl performed his 23-minute instrumental song for his "Play" documentary live for the first time Saturday night (December 8) at Warren Haynes's 30th annual "Christmas Jam" at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The FOO FIGHTERS frontman was joined by members of QUEENS OF TH...