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ZAKK WYLDE's ZAKK SABBATH To Release 'Live In Detroit' EP In June

ZAKK SABBATH, the all-star BLACK SABBATH cover band featuring guitarist/vocalist Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE),bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE) and drummer Joey Castillo (DANZIG, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, BL'AST!),will release a limited-edition EP, "Live...

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Y&T Frontman Says Success Of 'Summertime Girls' Was A 'Double-Edged Sword'

Clint Switzer and Paul Lagana of the "Music Mania" podcast recently conducted an interview with Y&T frontman Dave Meniketti. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's work ethic: Dave: "We do a lot of work, there's no question a...

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THE SWORD To Release 'Greetings From...' Live Album In May

Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD will release their first-ever live album, "Greetings From…", on May 5 via Razor & Tie. The band recorded all of the shows on its fall 2016 tour with OPETH and chose nine songs to make up the track listing on the disc. Starting today, "Greetings From…" wil...

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DRAGONFORCE Bassist Wasn't Surprised To See Former Singer ZP THEART Join SKID ROW

DRAGONFORCE bassist Frédéric Leclercq (pictured) says that he wasn't surprised to see the band's former frontman, ZP Theart, end up as the new singer of SKID ROW. Although Theart's involvement with SKID ROW was first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET in December 2015, he didn't officially join the band u...

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New QUIET RIOT Singer JAMES DURBIN Says 'Road Rage' Is Shaping Up To Be An 'Extremely Kick-Ass' Album

QUIET RIOT announced last month that it would delay the release of its new album, "Road Rage", until this summer so that the band's seventh lead singer, "American Idol" finalist James Durbin, could replace all the vocals on the album with new lyrics and melodies. Durbin, who became known as the "met...

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WARBRINGER: Entire 'Woe To The Vanquished' Album Available For Streaming

"Woe To The Vanquished", the fifth album from Los Angeles-based thrash metallers WARBRINGER, can be streamed in its entirety using the widget below. Due on March 31 via Napalm, the disc was produced and mixed by Mike Plottnikoff (FEAR FACTORY, IN FLAMES),mastered by Howie Weinberg (SLAYER, PANTERA)...

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GRAND MAGUS Releases 'Freja's Choice' Video

"Freja's Choice", the new video from Swedish riff lords GRAND MAGUS, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's eighth studio album, "Sword Songs", which came out last May via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the CD was created by acclaimed artist Anthony Roberts. GRAND MAGUS vocalist...

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CLUTCH Announces First Annual EARTH ROCKER FESTIVAL

Maryland rockers CLUTCH have announced the first annual Earth Rocker Festival, set to take place on Saturday, May 20 at Shiley Acres in Inwood, West Virginia. Also featured on the bill are LUCERO, THE SWORD, BAD SEED RISING, APOLLO'S PROPHECY and the Frederick, Maryland School Of Rock band. Earth Ro...

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Video Premiere: WARBRINGER's 'Remain Violent'

"Remain Violent", the brand new Orie McGinness-directed video from Los Angeles-based thrash metallers WARBRINGER, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's fifth album, "Woe To The Vanquished", which will be released on March 31 via Napalm. The disc was produced and mixed by Mike Plottnik...

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CRIMFALL Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Finnish cinemascopic metallers CRIMFALL. CRIMFALL comments: "We are beyond excited for this opportunity to work with the legendary Metal Blade. It makes all these years we wrestled with the third album worthwhile as we can finally share the fruits of...

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WARBRINGER: Listen To New Song 'Shellfire'

Los Angeles-based thrash metallers WARBRINGER will release their fifth album, "Woe To The Vanquished", on March 31 via Napalm. The disc was produced and mixed by Mike Plottnikoff (FEAR FACTORY, IN FLAMES),mastered by Howie Weinberg (SLAYER, PANTERA),with cover art by Andreas Marschall (SODOM, BLIN...

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The Coyote Who Spoke in Tongues

Post-KYUSS, John Garcia's been on a bit of a roll. You have UNIDA, you have SLO BURN, VISTA CHINO and HERMANO. Additionally, John Garcia has been collaborating with THE CRYSTAL METHOD, KARMA TO BURN and DANKO JONES while dropping a solo album in 2014. Garcia even had a brief reunion in 2005 with for...

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Watch AVENGED SEVENFOLD Perform With Stand-In Bassist In Frankfurt, Germany

AVENGED SEVENFOLD bassist Johnny Christ is missing a handful of shows on the band's current European tour in order to be with his wife as they welcomed a new baby. He is being temporarily replaced by one of AVENGED's "amazing techs." Fan-filmed video footage of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's February 12 concer...

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CLUTCH Announces May Tour Dates, Including First-Ever EARTH ROCKER FESTIVAL

Maryland rockers CLUTCH have announced a string of headlining dates with support from LUCERO and THE SWORD. CLUTCH has also announced its first annual Earth Rocker Festival, which will be held on May 20 at Shiley Acres in Inwood, West Virgina. "We did a whole bunch of touring in 2016," states CLUTCH...

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DEEP PURPLE: 'InFinite' Album Track Listing Revealed

British rock legends DEEP PURPLE will release their new album, "InFinite", the highly anticipated follow-up to their worldwide chart-topping effort "Now What?!", on April 7 via earMUSIC. "InFinite" was tracked in February 2016 at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee and was once again helmed by Bob Ezri...