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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Video Of 'The Four Horsemen' Performance From Rare Acoustic Show For Charity

METALLICA will release a limited-edition vinyl of "Helping Hands… Live & Acoustic At The Masonic" next month. The double album, mixed by Greg Fidelman and newly mastered for vinyl by Reuben Cohen at Bernie Grundman Mastering, documents the inaugural "Helping Hands" benefit concert held in San Franci...

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Why STRYPER Hasn't Opened For Any Bigger Rock Bands On Tour

Michael Sweet says that STRYPER hasn't toured with many bigger bands because the openly Christian group hasn't been able to secure support slots with any musically compatible artists. "We're asked all the time, 'Why don't you open for other bands?'" the STRYPER frontman wrote on his Facebook page ea...

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Would K.K. DOWNING Rejoin JUDAS PRIEST? 'It's All A Question Of How You're Being Asked,' He Says

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing says that he would be open to rejoining the band if he was approached about it the right way. Last summer, Downing revealed that he sent two resignation letters to his bandmates eight years ago when he decided to quit JUDAS PRIEST. The first was d...

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BIFF BYFORD Says A Lot Of SAXON Fans Still Buy Band's Physical Product

SAXON frontman Biff Byford was recently interviewed by Italy's Metalforce. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the decline in digital music sales as the music business inches closer to an access-over-ownership model, Biff said: "My son's in a band, and they're streaming their new EP. So...

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HELLOWEEN: Video Recap Of Final Shows From 2018 Leg Of 'Pumpkins United' Tour

German metallers HELLOWEEN have posted a video recap of the 2018 leg of their "Pumpkins United" tour, which concluded in December. The six-and-a-half-minute clip, which can be seen below, was created by Aurora Motion Pictures. In a message accompanying the video, the band said: "It's been over 14 mo...

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MIKE HOWE Didn't Rejoin METAL CHURCH 'For Nostalgia's Sake'

METAL CHURCH vocalist Mike Howe recently spoke with Australia's Sticks For Stones. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's new album, "Damned If You Do": Mike: "I'm very happy with it. Kurdt [Vanderhoof, guitar] and I go...

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CHRIS JERICHO Says 'Judas' Has Become FOZZY's 'Enter Sandman' Or 'You Shook Me All Night Long'

Ty Jordan of Winnipeg's Power 97 radio station recently conducted an interview with FOZZY singer and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking about the success of "Judas", the title track of FOZZY's latest album, Chris said: "F...

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CRONOS: 'I Really Like To Think Of VENOM As A Catalyst Rather Than Inventors'

In a brand new interview with Consequence Of Sound, Conrad "Cronos" Lant of black metal pioneers VENOM was asked about his band's influence on subsequent extreme metal groups. "I really like to think of VENOM as a catalyst rather than inventors," he said. "Influence would probably be more like it....

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VENOM Guitarist Explains Band's Longevity

VENOM guitarist Rage, a.k.a. Stuart Dixon, was recently interviewed by United Rock Nations. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking about VENOM's longevity, Dixon said: "I think it's because when VENOM started, metal was quite safe. We had just got rid of the punk...

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HALESTORM's LZZY HALE Is 'Down' With RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram

During a recent interview with Jaxon of the 93.3 WMMR Rocks! radio station, HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale was asked how she feels about the fact that a holographic version of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio is being prepped for a world tour. "All of my friends are split down the middl...

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SIMON WRIGHT On RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'I Looked After Him A Lot When He Got Really, Really Sick At Home'

Drummer Simon Wright, currently of DIO DISCIPLES and also known for his work in DIO, RHINO BUCKET and UFO, was recently interviewed by the WSOU 89.5 FM radio station. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked how big of a role legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James D...

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HELLOWEEN Feat. MICHAEL KISKE, KAI HANSEN: Video Of Stockholm Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of HELLOWEEN's December 18 performance at Arenan in Stockholm, Sweden can be seen below. HELLOWEEN's current "Pumpkins United" tour features former vocalist Michael Kiske and guitarist/vocalist Kai Hansen alongside current singer Andi Deris, guitarists Michael Weikath and Sa...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Says Weathering U.K. Punk Revoluton In 1970s Was 'Very Tough'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing was recently interviewed on the "Unchained" show, which airs on the 101.8 WCR FM Wolverhampton Community Radio station in Wolverhampton, England. You can now listen to the first two parts of the chat below. Speaking about how JUDAS PRIEST has managed to sta...

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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO On 'Judas' Success: 'We're Bigger In Every Country Than We Were The Album Before'

Metal Master Kingdom conducted an interview with FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho prior to the band's November 28 concert at The Rockpile in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how producer Johnny Andrews became invo...

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K.K. DOWNING's Historic JUDAS PRIEST Guitar Fetches $189,000 At London Auction

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's 1967 Flying V that was his main instrument on several of classic PRIEST albums — from "Sad Wings Of Destiny" to "Point Of Entry" — has sold for a whopping £150,000 (approximately $189,000). The original estimate was £15,000-18,000 ($19,000-$23,000). Inter...