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MICHAEL ANTHONY Says He Spoke To ALEX VAN HALEN For First Time In More Than A Decade

Michael Anthony has revealed that he recently reconnected with VAN HALEN drummer Alex Van Halen after more than a decade of not speaking to each other, but has stopped short of predicting that it will lead to any sort of reunion with his former bandmates. Anthony, singer Sammy Hagar, Alex and Eddie...

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Original ENTOMBED Members To Be Joined By Ex-MORBUS CHRON Duo

Former MORBUS CHRON members Robert Andersson and Edvin Aftonfalk will join original ENTOMBED members Alex Hellid (guitar),Uffe Cederlund (guitar) and Nicke Andersson (drums; he is also Aftonfalk's half brother) to perform on the now-sold-out Close-Up Båten cruise, leaving Stockholm on board M/S Sil...

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KIX: 'Love Me With Your Top Down' Performance Clip From 'Can't Stop The Show: The Return Of Kix'

Maryland hard rock veterans KIX will release "Can't Stop The Show: The Return Of Kix", a two-disc DVD/CD set, October 21 via Loud & Proud Records. The 71-minute film is an in-depth look into KIX's decision to record their first new album, 2014's "Rock Your Face Off", in almost 20 years. The DVD...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE To Be Joined By SLAYER, ANTHRAX, FOZZY Members At Anaheim Concert

On Friday, January 20, 2017, METAL ALLEGIANCE, the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of TESTAMENT and MEGADETH, is gathering at the City National Grove Of Anaheim for a monumental tribute to our fallen heroes. Hosted by Jackson and Charvel EVH, the nig...

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Ex-TESTAMENT Bassist GREG CHRISTIAN Slams Former Bandmates Again

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT are working on a DVD to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the band's classic debut album, 1987's "The Legacy". The DVD, which is slated to come out next year, will contain interviews with many of the people that were, and continued to be, involved with TE...

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LEAVES' EYES: Watch Lyric Video For 'Fires In The North' EP Title Track

The official lyric video for "Fires In The North", the title track of the new EP from LEAVES' EYES, can be seen below. The EP was released in Europe on October 7 and will be made available in the U.S. on November 4 via AFM Records. The title track is a brand new song, featured ...

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SOUNDGARDEN, A PERFECT CIRCLE Members Among Moderators For MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN's Book Tour

Maynard James Keenan, frontman of A PERFECT CIRCLE, PUSCIFER and TOOL, will be joined by fourteen friends — including SOUNDGARDEN's Kim Thayil, A PERFECT CIRCLE's Billy Howerdel and the FLAMING LIPS' Steven Drozd — over the course of his forthcoming "A Perfect Union of Contrary Things" book tour. Ke...

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RIK EMMETT's RESOLUTION9: Listen To 'I Sing' Song Feat. DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE

TRIUMPH legend Rik Emmett and his new band, RESOLUTION9, will release their electrifying new album, "Res 9", worldwide on November 11 via Mascot Label Group. "Res 9" features contributions from RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson, DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie, and Rik Emmett's onetime TRIUMPH bandmat...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist On 'Brotherhood Of The Snake': 'We Just Went For It'

Nik "Captain Catsquid" Coulter of the New Zealand radio show "Cacophony" recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the recording process for...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE Vows To Carry On Following Singer Split: It Is 'Our Responsibility To Keep The Band Going'

Italian classical power metallers RHAPSODY OF FIRE have vowed to continue following the recent departures of vocalist Fabio Lione and drummer Alex Holzwarth. Speaking to Metal Underground, keyboardist Alex Staropoli said: "It will take some time for the band to regroup so we are very busy working to...

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Brotherhood of the Snake

Using the superlative "instant classic" comes with responsibility. It is also subjective. Thrash titan TESTAMENT has been on a hell of a roll since Alex Skolnick rejoined the band. This is a universal opinion. "Dark Roots of Earth" and "The Formation of Damnation" have made nearly every TESTAMENT fa...

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Make Some Noise

Rock supergroup THE DEAD DAISIES, in the span four years, sure has had a ton going on! What MINK's David Lowy and Jon Stevens of INXS/NOISEWORKS had in mind when putting this group together surely couldn't have included a revolving-door policy. It rings more like an open-door policy as the collectiv...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Talks Playing Guitar And Singing: It's 'Incredible' What HETFIELD And MUSTAINE Do

On September 10, Alex Stojanovic of Metal Master Kingdom conducted an interview with ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters at The Opera House in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On ANNIHILATOR's lack of a live presen...

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LEAVES' EYES: Teaser For 'Fires In The North' EP

A teaser for "Fires In The North", the new EP from LEAVES' EYES, is available below. The EP will be released in Europe on October 7 and in the U.S. on November 4 via AFM Records. The band says: "The brand new song 'Fires In The North' is an epic rocker! We can't wait for ...

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QUIET RIOT Announces New Vocalist SEANN NICOLS

QUIET RIOT has announced Seann Nicols (formerly of ADLER'S APPETITE) as its new vocalist starting in 2017. QUIET RIOT is currently in the studio with Seann recording its forthcoming full-length album of all new material, to be released on Frontiers Music Srl in early 2017. They will also be releasin...