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VINCE NEIL Dresses Up As Priest For 'Fright Dome' Opening In Las Vegas (Photos)

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil made an appearance in priestly garb while flanked by three naughty nuns at the September 30 opening of the haunt attraction Fright Dome in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fright Dome has taken over all five acres of the Adventuredome theme park at Circus Circus, transforming it into...

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ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS Talks Musical Idols, Favorite Song To Play

Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, is the cover star of the latest edition of K9 (issue 97),a monthly digital magazine for modern dog owners. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On her favorite Alice Cooper song to play on stage: "Well, I'm ....

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Historic SLASH Guitar Emerges After 30 Years

The metallic red B.C. Rich Warlock guitar owned and played by Slash during the Hollywood era early days of GUNS N' ROSES has been found and is being offered for sale at auction on November 5 through Julien's Auctions. The guitar is signed on the body "Slash" with his signature drawing of a "skull an...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'We Realized That We Really Need Each Other'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was interviewed on a recent episode of the Norwegian-Swedish television talk show "Skavlan". You can now watch video footage of his appearance below. Asked how he can still stand his bandmates after being in METALLICA for 35 years, Ulrich said: "The worst part, actually...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Announces Fall 2016 U.S. Headlining Tour

Veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, currently on tour in Europe, have announced the first batch of dates for year-end headlining dates as part of their the "Touring the Forbidden Territories Tour 2016/7". Joining FLOTSAM on the run will be old and new friends in the form of Texas old-schoo...

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SAMMY HAGAR On U.S. Presidential Election: 'The Country Needs A Huge Change'

Sammy Hagar has weighed in on the 2016 presidential election, saying that "the country needs a huge change." The former VAN HALEN frontman, who built an empire and made a fortune off his Cabo Wabo clubs and tequila brand, tells Yahoo! Music: "I've never had two less likable candidates in my life… Bu...

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JASON BECKER Is Working On New Album; Here's How You Can Help

Jason Becker, the guitarist/composer who has had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's Disease) for over 27 years, has written a full album of amazing music to be performed and recorded by many of his peers. The effort will comprise of a few compositions that have been waiting for thi...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist Discusses On-Demand Tour Idea

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook spoke to HMV.com about the band's current Canadian tour for which the routing was determined by fan vote. Asked where the initial on-demand idea came from, Jason said: "We were all sitting around with the agents and managers trying to figure out how to ro...

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ICED EARTH Enlists Guitarist JAKE DREYER

ICED EARTH has announced the addition of guitarist Jake Dreyer (WITHERFALL, WHITE WIZZARD, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS) to the group's ranks. He joins the band as the replacement for Troy Seele, who announced his departure from ICED EARTH in August due to family responsibilities. ICED EARTH guitarist/founde...

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SEVEN: 'Fight' Video Released

"Fight", the new video from U.K./Swedish melodic rockers SEVEN, can be seen below. The song, which was co-written by well-known songwriter Jeff Paris (MR. BIG, VIXEN, Y&T, Paul Stanley),is taken from SEVEN's new album, "Shattered", which was released on September 23 by U.K. label Escape Music L...

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Video: Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Performs With CHOPHOUSE BAND In Sebastopol, California

Fan-filmed video footage of former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted and his THE CHOPHOUSE BAND (named after his four recording studio facilities around the U.S. and featuring a fluid roster of players) performing on September 15 at Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol, California can be seen below. THE CHOPH...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist: 'We're Completely Comfortable Looking Like Absolute Freaks'

Jackie Crash conducted an interview with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook on July 4 at the Rock For People festival in the Czech Republic. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the importance of having a strong image to go alo...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: Video Recap Of Summer 2016 European Festival Appearances

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have uploaded a six-minute video recap of their summer 2016 European festival appearances. Check out the clip below. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE was scheduled to enter the studio last month to commence work on its first new material since 2015's "Venom" album. Gui...

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CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED Feat. Ex-JUDAS PRIEST, DEATH Members: Entire 'Creatures' Album Streaming

CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED, the brainchild of former DEATH/ICED EARTH drummer Richard Christy, will release its third full-length album, "Creatures Watching Over The Dead", on September 23 via Metal Blade Records. The entire CD can now be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. Ask Christy what...

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MUSHROOMHEAD To Enter Studio This Fall

MUSHROOMHEAD, the influential industrial metal band from Cleveland, Ohio, will enter the studio this fall to record its eighth studio album. The group is also gearing up for its annual Halloween tour. The tour starts September 30 in Lynchburg, Virginia, and concludes in Cleveland and Detroit. The an...