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TAU CROSS Feat. VOIVOD, AMEBIX Members: 'Pillar Of Fire' Album Due In July

TAU CROSS, the multinational punk/heavy metal collective featuring AMEBIX bassist/frontman Rob "The Baron" Miller, VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin, and members of cult crust outfits MISERY and WAR//PLAGUE, will release its second full-length album, "Pillar Of Fire", on July 21 on CD, 2xLP, and...

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Watch SLASH And JACK BLACK Perform GUNS N' ROSES' 'Welcome To The Jungle' At This Year's 'Beastly Ball'

Slash appeared at the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association's (GLAZA) annual Beastly Ball on Saturday, May 20 at the L.A. Zoo. This year's signature fundraiser celebrated the L.A. Zoo's 50th anniversary and featured a performance with the GUNS N' ROSES guitarist and noted wildlife advocate in an exclu...

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TOMMY THAYER Says 'It's Crickets' When KISS Plays Lesser-Known Songs Live

Maggie Wright of Full Metal Rock conducted an interview with KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer prior to the band's May 7 show at Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how the band approaches choosing songs for thei...

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CHRIS CORNELL's Family Disputes Suicide Ruling

A lawyer representing the family of Chris Cornell released a statement expressing doubt that the former SOUNDGARDEN frontman intentionally killed himself, as a Wayne County medical examiner ruled yesterday. "Without the results of toxicology tests, we do not know what was going on with Chris — or if...

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SCOTT STAPP Pays Tribute To CHRIS CORNELL With 'Black Hole Sun' Performance (Video)

CREED and ART OF ANARCHY frontman Scott Stapp paid tribute to Chris Cornell by singing the chorus to the SOUNDGARDEN classic "Black Hole Sun" at a concert in Pennsylvania. Stapp, who is in the middle of his "Live And Unplugged" spring tour, took a moment during his May 18 show at The Pullo Center in...

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BRAD WILK On CHRIS CORNELL: 'At Your Core, You Were A Smart, Sweet And Gentle Soul'

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE drummer Brad Wilk has paid tribute to Chris Cornell, saying that his former AUDIOSLAVE bandmate was "a smart, sweet and gentle soul." AUDIOSLAVE featured Cornell alongside Wilk and fellow RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE members Tim Commerford (bass) and Tom Morello (guitar). AUDIOS...

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TOM MORELLO On CHRIS CORNELL: 'I Am Devastated And Deeply Saddened That You Are Gone, Dear Friend'

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello has paid tribute to Chris Cornell, saying that his former AUDIOSLAVE bandmate's "beautiful voice and beautiful self will always be in my heart." AUDIOSLAVE featured Cornell alongside Morello and fellow RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE members Tim Commerford (ba...

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CHRIS CORNELL's Official Cause Of Death: Suicide By Hanging

A medical examiner has determined that SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell killed himself by hanging. The Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office said that Cornell died as a result of a "suicide by hanging." The Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News both reported that Cornell was found dead in a hotel...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Recalls 'Vaping' With MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE

Chris Annunziata of 90.3 WMSC FM's "The Metal Teddy Bear Experience" conducted an interview with Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish metallers OPETH prior to the band's May 7 show at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey with GOJIRA and DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT in support. You can listen to the full...

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Watch METALLICA's Four-Man Drum Jam At Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field

METALLICA played its first concert in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since 2009 Friday night (May 12) at Lincoln Financial Field. The two-hour show included a four-man drum jam that first made an appearance at METALLICA's Mexico City gigs in March within the new song "Now That We're Dead". During the se...

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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Plays 'Final' Australian Show In Melbourne; Video, Photos

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss played the first of three final solo shows earlier tonight (Friday, May 12) at the Sofitel Grand Ballroom in Melbourne, Australia. The eleven-song setlist included "Can't Stop The Rain", from his 1978 debut solo album; "Words", from Criss's 1980 solo album "Out Of C...

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PRIMAL FEAR: 'The End Is Near' Performance Clip From 'Angels Of Mercy - Live In Germany'

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR are returning with a vengeance on June 2 with a brand new live album/home video, titled "Angels Of Mercy - Live In Germany", on Frontiers Music Srl. A performance clip of the song "The End Is Near", taken from "Angels Of Mercy - Live In Germany", can be seen below....

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ROB ZOMBIE 'Unmasks' GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE In Since-Deleted Instagram Post

Rob Zombie has posted of himself posing backstage with GHOST frontman and founder Tobias Forge, who performs as Papa Emeritus. The picture, which has since been removed from Zombie's Instagram account, was captioned: "Backstage in Argentina after the show with Tobias from @thebandghost" A screen cap...

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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Reveals His 'Most Memorable Moment' (Audio)

Casper of Silver Tiger Media recently conducted an interview with original KISS drummer Peter Criss. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked if there is a "most memorable moment" in his long career that was "of tremendous, overwhelming significance and importance" for...

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Former NOTHINGFACE Members Pay Tribute To Late Singer MATT HOLT At Baltimore Concert (Video)

Three of the surviving former members of NOTHINGFACE — guitarist Tom Maxwell, bassist Bill Gaal and drummer Tommy Sickles — joined forces with DOG FASHION DISCO frontman Todd Smith last night (Friday, May 5) at Ottobar in Baltimore, Maryland to perform the NOTHINGFACE song "For All The Sin" as a tri...