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LARS ULRICH Says METALLICA's 'Whole Business Model Changed' After Getting Rights To All Of Band's Master Recordings

During an interview on November 5 at 92Y in New York City, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke about how important achieving independence by owning all of the band's master recordings — including both music and long-form videos — has been in having a long and successful career. "[METALLICA's longtim...

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EVANESCENCE's AMY LEE Says 'Synthesis Live' Tour Is 'Really Special'

EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee spoke to Forbes about the fan response to the band's "Synthesis Live" tour, which features a reimagining of some of EVANESCENCE's best-loved songs with the spotlight on full orchestra, electronics combined with the band and her virtuoso piano and voice. "I think our fans l...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Lyrics Used In Russian Editorial Criticizing The U.S.

Lyrics from a FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH song have been used in an essay from a Russian presidential aide arguing that the West is suffering from "a crisis of hypocrisy." Putin adviser Vladislav Surkov penned a cryptic column for the state-run news channel RT on Tuesday in which he quoted words from th...

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MORBID ANGEL Frontman Hits Out At Fake News And Clickbait Culture

MORBID ANGEL frontman Steve Tucker has decried the fact that the 24-hour entertainment news cycle has forced clickbait journalists to come up with sensationalized headlines for stories that are often misleading. Tucker, who is currently promoting MORBID ANGEL's upcoming album "Kingdoms Disdained", t...

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Watch EVANESCENCE Perform With Orchestra In Baltimore

EVANESCENCE performed at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland on November 8 in support of its fourth album, "Synthesis". Like the disc, "Synthesis Live" features a reimagining of some of EVANESCENCE's best-loved songs with the spotlight on full orchestra, electronics combined with the band...

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VIXEN Records New Single, Acoustic Version Of Classic Song

Veteran female rockers VIXEN have recorded recorded a new single as well as an acoustic version of one of the band's classic hits. Guitarist Brittany Denaro (a.k.a. Britt Lightning) told Guitar World: "[The acoustic version] has a bit of a different vibe than the original, but it came together prett...

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POSSESSED: Pro-Shot Footage Of BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of POSSESSED's performance at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 11-13 at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom, can be seen below. POSSESSED frontman Jeff Becerra told Antihero Magazine that the band's upcoming s...

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ROBERT PLANT To Receive 'Lifetime Achievement Award' At AmericanaFestUK

Robert Plant has been named the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Americana Music Association UK. It is the group's highest honor and goes to a U.K. artist for outstanding contribution to the Americana genre over the span of a career. The AmericanaFestUK show will take place on Feb...

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NITA STRAUSS: 'You Can Go Out There And Be A Hot Chick And Shred It Up On The Guitar'

During a recent appearance on MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx's syndicated rock radio show "Sixx Sense With Nikki Sixx", Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, spoke about her newly launched all-female metal band WE START WARS. "I'm so excited," s...

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Legendary Rockers ZEBRA To Celebrate 35th Anniversary Of Debut Album With West Coast Mini Tour

Legendary rock band ZEBRA will celebrate the thirty-fifth anniversary of its debut album by performing the LP in its entirety. The group's first West Coast tour in three decades will take place in February and will feature all original members: Randy Jackson, Felix Hanneman and Guy Gelso. Founded in...

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Listen To METALLICA Perform 'Damage, Inc.' Live In Essen In January 1987

A previously unreleased recording of METALLICA performing the song "Damage, Inc." on January 25, 1987 at Grugahalle in Essen, West Germany can be streamed below. The track is taken from the upcoming reissue of METALLICA's seminal third album, "Master Of Puppets". The "Master Of Puppets" reissue will...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS To Return To Live Stage At Invitation-Only Concert For SiriusXM Listeners

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS will make their return to the live stage on Tuesday, November 14 at a special invitation-only concert for SiriusXM listeners at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. A special e-mail went out to select SiriusXM subscribers today offering "a limited number of complimentary...

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EVANESCENCE's AMY LEE Talks About LINDSEY STIRLING's Guest Appearance On 'Synthesis' (Video)

The fourth in a series of webisodes featuring footage from the making of EVANESCENCE's next album, "Synthesis", can be seen below. In the latest episode of "Inside Synthesis", we explore the making of "Hi-Lo", one of the two new tracks on the album, featuring a guest performance by famed violinist L...

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Day Of The Gusano

It takes mucho cojones—18 of them, apparently—to stage a giant, carnival-like festival for your first live appearance in a foreign country, and that's exactly what SLIPKNOT did in December of 2015 when they held the seventh Knotfest in Toluca, Mexico (about an hour's drive west of Mexico City). The...

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Original BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD's DAY OF ERRORS Announces West Coast Tour

DAY OF ERRORS, the three-piece band led by original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward, will embark on a short West Coast tour in early December. Confirmed dates are as follows: Dec. 07 - Wow Hall - Eugene, OR Dec. 08 - High Dive - Seattle, WA Dec. 09 - Dante's - Portland, OR Dec. 12 - Great American M...