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KAMELOT Already Has 'A Lot Of Cool Ideas' For Follow-Up To 'Haven'

The Great Metal Debate conducted an interview with KAMELOT guitarist Thomas Youngblood before the band's November 15 concert in Louisville, Kentucky. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the songwriting process on KAMELOT's latest al...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Doesn't Think Of His Two-Year Stint With WHITESNAKE As Being Part Of His Career

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell spoke to ChronicleLive about his band's upcoming co-headlining U.K. and Irish arena tour with WHITESNAKE and support from BLACK STAR RIDERS. Asked if he regrets not getting a chance to make an album with WHITESNAKE during his brief stint with the band, Vivian sa...

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SCOTT WEILAND's WILDABOUTS Bandmate Arrested For Cocaine Possession

According to StarTribune.com, detectives said a small quantity of cocaine was discovered in the bedroom of the tour bus where Scott Weiland was found dead Thursday night (December 3) in Bloomington, Minnesota. Another small amount of the same substance was found in an area of the bus occupied by Tom...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Wanted To Have Showmanship Of A Frontman

In a brand new interview with GulfNews.com, MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee spoke about the fact that he wanted to bring all the colorful personality of a frontman to the drums. He said: "I was never one for the passenger seat. I have always wanted my level of entertainment and showmanship to be the ...

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ALL HAIL THE YETI Signs With MINUS HEAD RECORDS

Blues-influenced heavy metal band ALL HAIL THE YETI has signed with Minus Head Records. The group's first release for the label will be a special reissue of their self-titled debut, including three previously unreleased demo tracks. In addition, the band has just wrapped up the recording process for...

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Video: HALESTORM Performs Acoustic Version Of 'New Modern Love' At ATLANTIC RECORDS Studio

Video footage of HALESTORM performing an acoustic version of the song "New Modern Love" live at Atlantic Records' recording studio in New York City this past April can be seen below. Lzzy recently said on Twitter that the lyrics to "New Modern Love" were inspired by the "very strange, new modern rel...

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VINNY APPICE 'Would Love' To Play Drums For BLACK SABBATH On 'The End' Tour

Legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, LAST IN LINE) was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist RICHARD FORTUS 'Gets Along Really Well' With AXL ROSE

GUNS N' ROSES and THE DEAD DAISIES guitarist Richard Fortus was recently interviewed by the Social lifestyle magazine. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he felt when he was first asked to join GUNS N' ROSES...

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Video: KAMELOT Performs In Cleveland

Fan-filmed video footage of KAMELOT's November 27 performance at the Agora theater in Cleveland, Ohio can be seen below. KAMELOT guitarist Thomas Youngblood recently told PowerOfMetal.dk has finalized contractual plans for a new concert DVD. He said: "Now we have to figure out where we're gonna do i...

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GODSMACK's SULLY ERNA: MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Is 'An Old, Fat, Washed-Up Has-Been' Who 'Treats People Like S**t'

GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna has slammed Nikki Sixx in and new interview, saying the MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist is "just an old, fat washed-up has-been" who "treats people like shit." The tension between Erna and Sixx began when they clashed during the 2009 "Crüe Fest 2" tour, on which GODSMACK was a suppo...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Honored At Bass Player Live!: More Video Footage

METALLICA bassist and "Jaco" film producer Robert Trujillo presented a Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award to MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister at the Bass Player Live! concert as part of the eighth annual premier live bass guitar event — Bass Player Live! 2015 — held Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, N...

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Video: WHITESNAKE Performs In Sofia, Bulgaria

Fan-filmed video footage of WHITESNAKE's November 24 performance in Sofia, Bulgaria can be seen below. WHITESNAKE's new touring lineup — David Coverdale (vocals),Joel Hoekstra (guitar),Reb Beach (guitar),Michael Devin (bass),Tommy Aldridge (drums) and Michele Luppi (keyboards) — made its live de...

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WHITESNAKE's Video For 'The Gypsy' From 'The Purple Album'

WHITESNAKE has released a video for "The Gypsy", a song from the band's twelfth studio album, "The Purple Album", released in May via Frontiers Music Srl. The clip contains footage from WHITESNAKE's "The Purple Tour", which kicked off in the U.S. several days after the CD's release. "The Purple Albu...

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PRONG Mainman Says 'X - No Absolutes' Album 'Shows Progress On All Fronts'

PRONG's new album, "X - No Absolutes", will be released on February 5, 2016 through SPV/Steamhammer as a digipak (including bonus track+poster),2LP gatefold version (colored vinyl, CD in paper sleeve) and as a digital download. "X - No Absolutes" track listing: 01. Ultimate Authority 02. Sense Of E...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Drummer TOMMY LEE Is Free Of Hepatitis C, Says His Ex-Wife PAMELA ANDERSON

Former "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson has revealed to "Entertainment Tonight" that her ex-husband, MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee, has been "cured" of Hepatitis C thanks to an anti-viral drug. Anderson and Lee were both diagnosed with the virus at the same time; Anderson claimed that she contracted...