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SKINDRED Announces 'That's My Jam' U.S. Tour

Welsh "ragga metal" band SKINDRED has announced its return to North America in support of its new album, "Big Tings", which features the active rock radio smash "That's My Jam". The trek kicks off September 26 in Jacksonville, Florida and runs through October 12 in Tempe, Arizona. Support on the to...

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AS I LAY DYING Announces Fall 2018 European Tour

The reunited classic lineup of California metallers AS I LAY DYING — Tim Lambesis on lead vocals, Jordan Mancino on drums, Phil Sgrosso on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, Nick Hipa on lead guitar and backing vocals, and Josh Gilbert on bass and clean vocals — will embark on a European tour in Dece...

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SEBASTIAN BACH On VINNIE PAUL: 'He Should've Had The Opportunity To Be An Old Man'

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach spoke to KNAC.COM about his decision to perform a cover version of PANTERA's "Cemetery Gates" on his current tour as a tribute to Vinnie Paul Abbott. "We're not trying to do 'Cemetery Gates' exactly the way it is on the record," he said. "We're trying to pay tri...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS To Enter Studio In February

BLACK STAR RIDERS guitarist Scott Gorham has confirmed to Planet Rock that the band is planning to enter the studio early next year to begin recording its follow-up to 2017's "Heavy Fire" album. "I've got a few riffs that are coming out," he said at this past weekend's Steelhouse Festival in Wales (...

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SPINAL TAP Bassist DEREK SMALLS: 'MRI' Video

"MRI", the new video from Derek Smalls, the bass force formerly of the fabled heavy metal band formerly known as SPINAL TAP, can be seen below. The song is taken from his first full-length solo venture, "Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing)", which was released on April 13 via Twanky Records/BMG...

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LAMB OF GOD's JOHN CAMPBELL: 'I Respect The Hell Out Of SLAYER For Going Out On Top'

In a new interview with NewHampshire.com, LAMB OF GOD bassist John Campbell was asked for his opinion about the fact that SLAYER is calling it quits after completing one final world tour. "I respect the hell out of SLAYER for going out on top," he said. "They are in amazing form on this tour. If I h...

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VINNY APPICE Doesn't Listen To Any Modern Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Bands

Legendary heavy metal drummer Vinny Appice has told Slovakia's RockHard magazine that he doesn't listen to any modern hard rock and heavy metal bands. "I don't listen to anything," he said (see video below). "You know why? Because I'm always playing. Playing… I've got my band LAST IN LINE with Vivia...

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JOHN BUSH: 'I Treasure My Years In ANTHRAX'

ARMORED SAINT vocalist John Bush recently spoke with 69 Faces Of Rock about his years fronting ANTHRAX. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On how he came to join ANTHRAX: John: "I had a reputation for being the singer in ARMORED SAINT...

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CRAIG GOLDY: 'I Too Think That VIVIAN CAMPBELL Is The One And Only DIO Guitarist'

Former DIO and current DIO DISCIPLES guitarist Craig Goldy says that he was "misquoted" in a recent interview where he allegedly implied that Vivian Campbell's LAST IN LINE project was far inferior to the first DIO three albums in terms of quality. Earlier in the month, All That Shreds published an...

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THE BRUTALISTS Feat. Former L.A. GUNS, QUIREBOYS Members: Debut Album Due Next Month

THE BRUTALISTS are a new rock and roll group featuring founding L.A. GUNS member Mick Cripps and LONDON QUIREBOYS founder Nigel Mogg (nephew of UFO singer Phil Mogg). The group is rounded out by guitarist/vocalist Kent Holmes, bassist Robert Cripps and vocalist/drummer Charlie Nice. THE BRUTALISTS'...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL On Battle With Hodgkin's Lymphoma: 'My Mindset Has Always Been To Just Refuse To Give In To Cancer'

DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell recently spoke to the Memphis radio station Rock 102.7 about his continuing battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma, with which he was diagnosed in 2013. "It's not anything I've ever been too concerned with; I just kind of roll with the punches with most...

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HALESTORM Announces Fall 2018 Tour Dates With IN THIS MOMENT, NEW YEARS DAY; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

Grammy-winning hard rock band HALESTORM and Atlantic/Roadrunner band IN THIS MOMENT announced today a third leg of their all-female fronted tour, with NEW YEARS DAY supporting. The new dates begin November 16 in Norfolk, Virginia and run through December 16, wrapping in St. Petersburg, Florida. "You...

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Desolation

The genre of doom metal is overridden with dozens of pretenders cribbing from the playbooks of SLEEP and BLACK SABBATH, and all but a chosen few end up sliding almost immediately in one ear and out the other, not bringing much excitement to the table other than competently executed rehash. That said...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Says LAST IN LINE's Second Album 'Shows Real Development And Real Growth'

DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell was recently interviewed by KBACK Radio. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. Speaking about LAST IN LINE, in which he is joined by original DIO drummer Vinny Appice, along with singer Andrew Freeman and bassist Phil...

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Former DIO Bassist JEFF PILSON Says He 'Learned A Lot' From RONNIE JAMES DIO

Bassist and producer Jeff Pilson is best known for playing with DOKKEN and FOREIGNER, but he also toured with DIO in the 1990s and performed on three of the group's albums — "Strange Highways" (1993),"Angry Machines" (1996) and the group's tenth and final studio release, "Master Of The Moon" (2004)...