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GHOST: Identity Of New Female Bassist Finally Confirmed?

Swedish occult rockers GHOST are believed to have enlisted Megan Thomas from the New York-based all-female LED ZEPPELIN tribute band LEZ ZEPPELIN to play bass on their "Popestar" North American tour, which kicked off September 16 at Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York. As with all the members...

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THE AGONIST: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Five' Album

Audio samples of all the songs that are set to appear on "Five", the new album from Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers THE AGONIST, can be streamed below. Due on September 30 via and Napalm Records, the CD was recorded with producer Mike Plotnikoff, who has previously worked with...

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STONE SOUR's New Material Is 'Way More Rock 'N' Roll And Hard Rock' Than Heavy Metal, Says COREY TAYLOR

STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has confirmed to Matt Pinfield in a new interview that the band has written and demoed eighteen songs for its sixth studio album, with plans to hit the studio in January for a likely mid-2017 release. "I am so stoked," Corey said. "Oh, my god. We're gonna go ...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: Losing iPhone With Hundreds Of Riff Ideas Was 'Devastating'

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett says that losing his phone with hundreds of riff ideas for the band's new album was a "devastating" experience. Hammett's iPhone containing about "250 musical ideas" went missing in 2014. About six months later, he told "The Jasta Show" podcast that he "was crushed"...

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DEATH's 'The Sound Of Perseverance' Album To Be Reissued On Vinyl

Relapse has announced the vinyl reissue of DEATH's final album, "The Sound Of Perseverance". The reissue has been packaged into a super-limited deluxe vinyl box set containing the album remastered on 2xLP with a bonus third LP featuring demos from 1996 (on vinyl for the first time ever),all housed...

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METALLICA Intends To 'Hit All The Major Cosmopolitan Cities All Over The World'

Earlier this week, Meltdown of the WRIF radio station in Detroit, Michigan conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET) On METALLICA's tour in support of its up...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says He Has Heard METALLICA's 'Hardwired', Refuses To Give His Opinion

Earlier this week, Meltdown of the WRIF radio station in Detroit, Michigan conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether there has been any talk of mor...

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Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer BLAZE BAYLEY To Perform 'Run To The Hills' Live For First Time On 'Trinity' Tour

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Blaze Bayley has revealed that he will perform the band's classic song "Run To The Hills" live for the first time on the upcoming "Trinity" tour. "Run To The Hills" was released as the first single from MAIDEN's third studio album, "The Number Of The Beast", in 1982. It was...

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PROPHETS OF RAGE Release Official Video For 'Prophets Of Rage' Song

The official video for "Prophets Of Rage" — a re-imagination of the PUBLIC ENEMY track of the same name — from PROPHETS OF RAGE can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's debut EP, "The Party's Over", which landed on position No. 5 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart with first-week sales...

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Video Premiere: FATES WARNING's 'Seven Stars'

"Seven Stars", the new video from U.S. progressive metal pioneers FATES WARNING, can be seen below. The clip was directed by David Brodsky for MyGoodEye. FATES WARNING vocalist Ray Alder stated about the video: "We are happy to debut the new video for 'Seven Stars' from our latest album, 'Theories O...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: 'We Love What We Do, And We're Doing It Because We Love Doing It'

Earlier this week, Jaxon of the 93.3 WMMR radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania conducted an interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A few excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the long g...

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METALLICA: Official Trailer For 'Back To The Front' Book

"Metallica: Back To The Front", the definitive story of METALLICA's classic 1986 album "Master Of Puppets" and the tour that followed its release, hits bookstores and online sellers on September 13. A very special Collector's Edition of the book was made available two weeks earlier on August 30 thro...

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Video: FEAR FACTORY's DINO CAZARES Celebrates 50th Birthday With ASESINO Show In West Hollywood

FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares celebrated his 50th birthday by playing two shows with his long-running ASESINO project earlier this month. Multi-camera footage of ASESINO's entire September 10 concert at Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. ASESINO is the death metal/...

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Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer BLAZE BAYLEY Releases Video For 'A Thousand Years' Song

The official music video for "A Thousand Years", a song from British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE),can be seen below. The track is taken from Blaze's eighth solo album, "Infinite Entanglement", which was released on March 1. In an interview with Jimmy Kay and Alan Dixon...

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FATES WARNING Announces European Tour, Films 'Seven Stars' Video

U.S. progressive metal pioneers FATES WARNING have confirmed their first European tour in support of their acclaimed new album, "Theories Of Flight". The trek will take place in January/February 2017 and will feature ARMORED DAWN in the opening slot and one more band, to be announced soon. The dates...