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BIFF BYFORD On SAXON's Struggles During Mid-1980s: 'I Think Everybody Lost Their Way A Bit Around That Time, Actually'

Tony Heare of Midlands Metalheads Radio's "The Breakfast Show" conducted an interview with frontman Biff Byford of British metal legends SAXON during a recent stop on their European tour with DIAMOND HEAD and ROCK GODDESS. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few exce...

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LIGHT THIS CITY Releases 'A Grotesque Reflection' Single From 'Terminal Bloom' Album

Reactivated Bay Area melodic death metal outfit LIGHT THIS CITY has unleashed the first single from its fifth LP, and first in a decade, "Terminal Bloom". As the album nears release through Creator-Destructor Records in May, "A Grotesque Reflection" has been made available alongside preorders for th...

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RIOT V Releases 'Heart Of A Lion' Music Video

The official video for "Heart Of A Lion", a new song from RIOT V, the band featuring members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT, can be seen below. The track is taken from RIOT V's upcoming album, "Armor Of Light", which will be released on April 27 via Nuclear Blast. The disc was produced by Chris "T...

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MINISTRY's AL JOURGENSEN: 'Everyone Knows' TRUMP Is An Idiot

MINISTRY's mainman Al Jourgensen was recently interviewed by France's United Rock Nations Radio. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the lyrical themes covered on MINISTRY's new album, "AmeriKKKant": Al J...

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PRIMAL FEAR Announces 'Apocalypse Over Europe' Tour With RIOT V

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR will join forces with RIOT V, the band featuring members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT, for a month-long European tour in October. Dubbed "Apocalypse Over Europe", the trek will consist of the following dates: Sep. 28 - D - Mannheim - MS Connexion Complex Sep. 2...

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TNT To Release 'XIII' Album In June

Norwegian/Spanish hard rockers TNT will release a new studio album, "XIII", on June 8 via Frontiers Music Srl. Spanish singer Baol Bardot Bulsara made his live debut with TNT last November at the Oslo Spektrum on Oslo, Norway, where the band performed as the support act for the SCORPIONS. TNT said i...

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VINNY APPICE, TONY MACALPINE Among Featured Guests On TARA LYNCH's Debut Album, 'Evil Enough'

Tara Lynch (a.k.a. "Gui-Tara") is a guitarist, composer, vocalist and songwriter who delivers heavy metal thunder with prominent melodic guitar riffs, shredding leads and powerhouse vocals. She will release her debut album, "Evil Enough", on April 13. "Evil Enough" is a melodic metal album featurin...

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman DEE SNIDER Returns To Broadway In Epic Concert 'Rocktopia'

The producers of the Broadway concert "Rocktopia" have announced that rock icon Dee Snider, lead singer of multi-platinum-selling band TWISTED SISTER, will triumphantly return to Broadway as a special guest vocalist in the show for the fourth week of its limited engagement, April 9-15. An explosive...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist TONY IOMMI To Discuss Life And Career At Birmingham Town Hall In June

Legendary BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi will return to the Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, England for an amazing evening talking about his life and career, hosted by Gary Newbon. The spoken-word event is scheduled for Saturday, June 23 at 7 p.m. Get tickets here. Iommi was diagnosed with l...

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MINISTRY Joins Forces With HEADCOUNT To Empower Young People With Right To Vote

For Al Jourgensen and MINISTRY, writing, recording and releasing their new album, "AmeriKKKant", is just one step in shining a bright light on the dangerous and unsustainable road our government is currently taking us down; the next step is to help empower young people with their constitutional righ...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE: Actor DAVID COSTABILE To Play Manager DOC MCGHEE In 'The Dirt' Movie

According to Deadline, David Costabile, who stars in Showtime's original hit drama series "Billions", has been tapped to play MÖTLEY CRÜE's manager Doc McGhee in the film adaptation of the group's biography, "The Dirt - Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band". The movie, which is being...

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GLENN TIPTON On His Future Role With JUDAS PRIEST: 'It's A Question That I Can't Really Answer'

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton says that he doesn't really know what his role in the band will be now that he has stepped back from performing after being diagnosed with the later stages of Parkinson's disease. Tipton found out he had Parkinson's four years ago — after being stricken by the deg...

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MINISTRY Recruits Drummer DEREK ABRAMS For Spring 2018 Tour; JOEY JORDISON No Longer Taking Part

Industrial metal pioneers MINISTRY have once again recruited Derek Abrams to play drums on their upcoming North American tour, which kicks off Thursday night (March 22) at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, California. Abrams originally joined MINISTRY last year and sat behind the kit for the band's fal...

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CHEAP TRICK Frontman ROBIN ZANDER To Make Broadway Debut In 'Rocktopia'

The producers of the Broadway concert "Rocktopia" have announced that multi-platinum Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Robin Zander, lead singer of CHEAP TRICK, will make his Broadway debut as a special guest vocalist in the show for the final week of its limited engagement, April 23-29. An explosive con...

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Ex-THE STOOGES Guitarist JAMES WILLIAMSON Announces THE PINK HEARTS

A 2010 inductee into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as a member of THE STOOGES, James Williamson is now set to make his most stylistically diverse musical statement to date with his new group, JAMES WILLIAMSON & THE PINK HEARTS. Fronted by Los Angeles-based vocalists Frank Meyer (THE STREETWALKIN' C...