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TOOL's JUSTIN CHANCELLOR Featured In ERNIE Ball's New 'Striking A Chord' Podcast Series

Ernie Ball, the iconic maker of Slinky guitar strings and instrument accessories, has announced the launch of their new podcast series, "Striking A Chord". The first episode features bassist Justin Chancellor of TOOL. "Striking A Chord" is a new bi-monthly, audio-only podcast interview series hosted...

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METALLICA Plays Second Show With SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY For Grand Opening Of Chase Center (Video)

Last night (Sunday, September 8),METALLICA played the second of two shows with the San Francisco Symphony for the grand opening of Chase Center, the new home of the Golden State Warriors. The concert, conducted by Edwin Outwater with a special appearance by Michael Tilson Thomas, marked the 20th an...

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THE BLACK CROWES Drummer Says MAX WEINBERG 'Went Out Of His Way' To Be Rude To Him: 'He's A Grumpy Old Dude'

In a recent interview with Radio Forrest, THE BLACK CROWES drummer Steve Gorman was asked to name the "biggest a-hole" he has ever met in the rock and roll world. He responded (hear audio below): "Max Weinberg, drummer for [Bruce Springsteen's] E STREET BAND. I've met the man three times and he was...

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BRIAN TATLER Says DIAMOND HEAD Will Play 'Lightning To The Nations' 40th-Anniversary Shows In 2020

Guitarist Brian Tatler of British metal legends DIAMOND HEAD says the band will commemorate the 40th anniversary of their seminal "Lightning To The Nations" debut in 2020 with shows where they will perform the album in full. One of the foundational albums of the NWOBHM movement, several songs from "...

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PAPA ROACH Frontman: 'We Were Definitely A Nu Metal Band'

In a brand new interview with Bret Vesely of the KUPD radio station, PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix was asked how it felt for the band to be lumped in with all the "nu metal" groups around the time of the release of PAPA ROACH's full-length debut, 2000's "Infest". "It was always a weird thing fo...

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METALLICA Plays First Show With SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY For Grand Opening Of Chase Center (Video)

Last night (Friday, September 6),METALLICA played the first of two shows with the San Francisco Symphony for the grand opening of Chase Center, the new home of the Golden State Warriors. The concert, conducted by Edwin Outwater with a special appearance by Michael Tilson Thomas, marked the 20th ann...

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Video Premiere: BORKNAGAR's 'Up North'

Norwegian avant-garde metallers BORKNAGAR will release their eleventh studio album, "True North", on September 27. The official music video for the disc's second single, "Up North", created by Costin Chioreanu of Twilight13Media, can be seen below. Øystein G. Brun comments: "'Up North' being the bra...

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Listen To New CATTLE DECAPITATION Song 'One Day Closer To The End Of The World'

"One Day Closer To The End Of The World", a brand new song from San Diego-based deathgrind masters CATTLE DECAPITATION, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, titled "Death Atlas", which will be released on November 29 via Metal Blade Records. The disc was once aga...

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GENE HOGLAN On DEVIN TOWNSEND Once Again Performing STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Material Live: 'Good On Ya'

Veteran drummer Gene Hoglan (TESTAMENT, DARK ANGEL, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DETHKLOK) recently spoke with Andrew McKaysmith of the "Scars And Guitars" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On DARK ANGEL's reunion: Gene:...

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GREAT WHITE's MITCH MALLOY Responds To Haters: 'My Job Isn't To Copy What Came Before Me'

In a brand new interview with the 99.5 KRFF radio station, GREAT WHITE singer Mitch Malloy was asked what he would say to those fans of the band who are not sold on him as a suitable replacement for original GW vocalist Jack Russell. "Well, there's really only one thing I can say, and that is, 'Come...

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Watch Episode 6 Of LED ZEPPELIN's 'History Of Led Zeppelin' YouTube Series

Episode 6 of "History Of Led Zeppelin", the sixth in a series of short stories celebrating what happened 50 years ago, when the members of LED ZEPPELIN entered Olympic Studios to record their debut album, can be seen below. In January 1969, LED ZEPPELIN was unleashed on the world with the release of...

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QUEEN Jigsaw Puzzles Due In October

U.K.'s Zee Productions will release four classic QUEEN album covers as 500-piece jigsaws next month. "News Of The World", "A Night At The Opera", "A Day At The Races" and "Queen II" will be made available on October 18. The iconic art of some of rock's most influential and highly regarded albums is...

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Fear Inoculum

Art-metal legends TOOL took their time between releases in the past. There were three to five-year-long interims between TOOL's albums from 1993's "Undertow" through 2006's "10,000 Days". Yet, since that last release, there has been a whopping 13-year wait for fans. Finally, frontman Maynard James K...

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GEORGE LYNCH: DONALD TRUMP Is An 'Idiotic Monster' And 'Complete Piece Of S**t' Who 'Doesn't Know Anything'

DOKKEN guitar legend George Lynch has slammed President Donald Trump, calling the billionaire real estate mogul an "idiotic monster" and an "egotistical, self-aggrandizing, complete piece of shit" who "doesn't know anything." The iconic musician, who has previously called himself a "very progressive...

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EUROPE's JOEY TEMPEST Likes Recording Albums Fast: All Important Decisions Are Made Within A Two-Week Period

EUROPE singer Joey Tempest recently spoke to France's Le Coin Metal about the band's songwriting process. He said (see video below): "We tour quite a lot, but we usually write an album — it takes about six months to get the material ready. Then we record it fast — we go into the studio and we record...