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METALLICA's 'Hardwired' Tops BILLBOARD's 2017 'Top Rock Albums' And 'Hard Rock Albums' Charts

METALLICA's "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct" has topped Billboard magazine's year-end Top Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts. The disc, which came out in November 2016, sold 1.1 million units in the 2017 chart year, the only rock album to top 800,000 units. METALLICA also ranked as the No. 2 act...

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ROB HALFORD, FOREIGNER, NICKELBACK Among Newly Announced Guests On SAMMY HAGAR's 'Rock & Roll Road Trip'

AXS TV, the premier destination for classic rock programming, has announced the premiere date for the return of the network's most popular original series, "Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar Presented by Mercury Insurance". The Red Rocker, Sammy Hagar, cruises across the country for even more c...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: Sometimes I Have To Take A Gig Because Of Alimony

Former SKID ROW vocalist Sebastian Bach was recently interviewed by Ted Shredd and Tom Ragan of "The Shredd And Ragan Show" on the Buffalo, New York radio station WEDG. The full chat can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On his autobiography, "18 And Life...

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TOM MORELLO, INCUBUS, Others Add Names In Support Of Net Neutrality

According to The Pulse Of Radio, PROPHETS OF RAGE guitarist Tom Morello, INCUBUS, ANTI-FLAG and AGAINST ME! are just some of the musical artists who have added their name to a letter to Congress in support of net neutrality, which the FCC plans to vote to end on December 14. The letter, via the non-...

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GHOST Releases Live Album Digitally; Physical Version Out In January

Swedish band GHOST has surprise released the digital edition of a live album called "Ceremony And Devotion", just hours after posting a video teaser for the set online. It is available for streaming at all premium outlets and for purchase at Amazon and iTunes. The official cover artwork for the disc...

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KORN's FIELDY Releases Documentary About Making Of 'Bassically' Solo Album

A three-part documentary about the making of KORN bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu's jazz fusion album, "Bassically", can be seen below. The film was directed by Sébastien Paquet. "Bassically" was be released on November 17. The seventeen-track disc was produced by Fieldy's writing partner Anthony "...

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PAINTED DOLL Feat. AUTOPSY's CHRIS REIFERT: Debut Album Artwork, Track Listing

PAINTED DOLL, the new band formed by comedian/guitar shredder Dave Hill and extreme metal veteran Chris Reifert (AUTOPSY, DEATH),recently inked a deal with the New York City independent label Tee Pee Records. The group's self-titled debut, recorded and mixed by Tom Beaujour at Nuthouse Recording in...

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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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DAVE MUSTAINE Says METALLICA's Co-Manager Called Him 'A Pussy' Before Yankee Stadium Concert

Dave Mustaine says that METALLICA's manager called him a "pussy" after he was faced with the prospect of having to cancel MEGADETH's concert at the Yankee Stadium due to a health issue. The so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — played their last conce...

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SODOM To Be Rejoined By Three Former Guitarists At 35th-Anniversary Concert In Germany

German thrash metal veterans SODOM will be rejoined by former guitarists Josef "Grave Violator" Dominik (who was in the band 1984-1985),Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik (1986-1989) and Andy Brings (1991-1995) during their 35th-anniversary show on December 26 at Zeche in Bochum, Germany. SODOM's current li...

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IVAR BJØRNSON On Response To ENSLAVED's 'E' Album: 'I Don't Think I've Seen This Level Of Enthusiasm For Many, Many Years'

Will Kent of "Will And Tom" conducted an interview with guitarist and songwriter Ivar Bjørnson of Norwegian progressive black avantgardists ENSLAVED prior to the band's November 19 show at Rock City in Nottingham, United Kingdom in support of OPETH. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpt...

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TOM KEIFER On CINDERELLA: 'There Won't Be Any Reunion'

Tom Keifer has once again shot down the possibility of a CINDERELLA reunion, saying that the "issues" between the bandmembers are "beyond repair." Although CINDERELLA hasn't released a new studio album since 1994's "Still Climbing", the band started playing sporadic shows again in 2010 but has been...

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PRIMAL FEAR In The Studio Working On 'Apocalypse' Album

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR are back in the studio working on their next album, "Apocalypse". 12 brand new crushing heavy metal songs have been selected, out of 30 newly written tracks, which will be produced by PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner and engineered and mixed by Jacob Hansen at Hansen...

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CRADLE OF FILTH To Tour North America With JINJER; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

British extreme metal veterans CRADLE OF FILTH will make their long-awaited triumphant return to North America with a headlining tour this March/April. Support on the trek will come from the Ukrainian metal band JINJER. "CRADLE OF FILTH are very much looking forward to the U.S/ Canadian leg of the '...

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TOM KEIFER Says Rock Radio Format 'Seems To Have Limited The Spectrum Of Sound'

CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer was recently interviewed by Katie of the WSOU radio station. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked how the rock music world has changed in the three decades since CINDERELLA's debut album was first released, Keifer said: "I think rock...