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BEN BRUCE Says ASKING ALEXANDRIA Is 'Obsessed' With New, Self-Titled Album

Metal Wani's Dawn Brown recently conducted an interview with guitarist Ben Bruce of U.K. metalcore outfit ASKING ALEXANDRIA. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether Bruce, who is ASKING ALEXANDRIA's primary songwriter, collaborate...

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GWAR: Collected Edition Of Popular Comic 'Orgasmageddon' To Be Released

Due to massive demand, "Gwar: Orgasmageddon" will see release as a trade paperback from Dynamite Comics, collecting all four issues of the hit series. The book will include the main story by GWAR's Matt Maguire, Matt Miner, Jonathan Brandon Sawyer and Tom Neely, plus all the backup stories and art...

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SAMMY HAGAR To Be Honored For His Humanitarian Work At ADOPT THE ARTS' Annual Rock Gala

On Wednesday, January 31, 2018, Adopt The Arts, the Los Angeles- based charity that preserves and creates arts programs in U.S. public schools, will honor rock icon Sammy Hagar (VAN HALEN, CHICKENFOOT) for his humanitarian work at their annual Rock Gala at the historic Avalon Ballroom in Hollywood....

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Officially Parts Ways With Drummer MICHAEL 'MOOSE' THOMAS, Announces Replacement

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have officially parted ways with longtime drummer Michael "Moose" Thomas and replaced him with Jason Bowld (PITCHSHIFTER, AXEWOUND). The band said in a statement: "As most of you know, Jason Bowld has been in the hot seat since November 2015, playing every sho...

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JUDAS PRIEST, A PERFECT CIRCLE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, GHOST Set For Next Year's LAS RAGEOUS Festival

After a successful debut in 2017, which drew rock and metal fans from around the world with sellout crowds of 10,000 each day, Las Rageous returns for its second year on Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21. The two-day music festival created by Live Nation will take over two square blocks, in th...

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PAPA ROACH's JACOBY SHADDIX: How 'Help' 'Went From Most Hated To One Of My Favorite Songs'

PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix was recently interviewed by Matt Spracklen, music editor for @London. You can now watch the chat below. Shaddix said that PAPA ROACH's recent third Mainstream Rock Songs No. 1 "Help" was a song that he didn't feel like writing — and he practically composed it witho...

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MIKE PORTNOY Defends LARS ULRICH: 'You Don't Have To Be A Great Drummer To Be Somebody That's Important'

Mike Portnoy has once again defended Lars Ulrich, saying that "you don't have to be a great drummer to be the most important guy in the band." Despite the fact that it's become fashionable to dump on the METALLICA drummer's skills, Mike says that he has always had a tremendous amount of respect for...

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MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist's PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS: Making Of 'The Age Of Absurdity' Album Part Three

The third in a series of video clips featuring footage from the making of "The Age Of Absurdity", the upcoming debut album from PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS (formerly PHIL CAMPBELL'S ALL STARR BAND),the band featuring MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell alongside his sons Todd, Dane and Tyla, p...

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GILBY CLARKE: Performing With GUNS N' ROSES At ROCK HALL Induction Was 'Surreal'

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke says that performing with the band's partially reunited lineup at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction was a "surreal" experience. Clarke replaced founding guitarist Izzy Stradlin in the GUNS lineup in 1991, during the "Use Your Illusion" tour, and sta...

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Old Scars, New Wounds

True supergroups, those including exceptionally talented songwriters and/or musicians, sometimes come across as frivolous affairs that feel like nothing more than side projects. But with an act like ACT OF DEFIANCE, it's perhaps because the band's members are now predominantly focused on this entity...

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New TRIVIUM Album Became 'Much Darker' And 'Heavier' After Addition Of Drummer ALEX BENT

The four members of TRIVIUM were recently interviewed as part of AOL's Build Series. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the addition of TRIVIUM's new drummer, Alex Bent, prior to the recording of the band's latest album, "The Sin and The Sentence", guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy said: "...

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PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS: Making Of 'The Age Of Absurdity' Album Part Two

The second in a series of video clips featuring footage from the making of "The Age Of Absurdity", the upcoming debut album from PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS (formerly PHIL CAMPBELL'S ALL STARR BAND),the band featuring MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell alongside his sons Todd, Dane and Tyla,...

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MR. BIG's BILLY SHEEHAN Says PAT TORPEY Has 'Demonstrated Incredible Courage' During Battle With Parkinson's Disease

Italy's Rock Rebel magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Paul Gilbert and bassist Billy Sheehan of MR. BIG. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the difference between touring with MR. BIG versus their solo projects and s...

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DAVE MUSTAINE, ZAKK WYLDE Set For Next 'Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp' In Los Angeles

Celebrate some of the hardest and heaviest metal songs of all time as Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp announces its upcoming camp featuring Dave Mustaine of MEGADETH and Zakk Wylde of OZZY OSBOURNE and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, set to take place April 19-22, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Says Mustaine: "At...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's BROOKS WACKERMAN Set For 'Late Night With Seth Meyers' Guest Stint

AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Brooks Wackerman will hold down the drum chair on "Late Night With Seth Meyers" from Monday, December 4 through Thursday, December 7. His guest stint in THE 8G BAND, the show's house group led by "Portlandia" star Fred Armisen, follows brief residencies by other leading roc...