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Former MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK Featured In Latest Episode Of ERNIE BALL's 'String Theory'
Ernie Ball's latest "String Theory" episode features former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE guitarist Chris Broderick. In the seven-minute clip below, Broderick talks about how he discovered the guys who influenced his style of play ("I got into the shredders — Yngwie [Malmsteen], [Paul] Gilber...January 12, 2017
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FOO FIGHTERS Chat With SEX PISTOLS Guitarist On 'Jonesy's Jukebox' (Video)
FOO FIGHTERS members Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins and Pat Smear were the in-studio guests on the January 10 edition of SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones's radio show, "Jonesy's Jukebox", on 95.5 KLOS. You can now watch the chat below. FOO FIGHTERS will be one of the headliners of the 2017 BottleRock N...January 11, 2017
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PEARL JAM's EDDIE VEDDER Performs At OBAMA's Farewell Address (Video)
According to The Pulse Of Radio, PEARL JAM frontman Eddie Vedder performed at President Barack Obama's farewell address to the nation in Chicago on Tuesday night (January 10). Joined by members of the Chicago Children's Choir, Vedder performed his own "Rise", Patti Smith's "People Have The Power", N...January 11, 2017
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SEBASTIAN BACH Says Modern Rock Albums Sound 'Too Perfect'
Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was recently interviewed on "The Five Count" radio show in Mankato, Minnesota. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the lack of great frontmen in today's rock music scene compared to how it was back when he first started out, Bach said: "I think...January 10, 2017
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FOREIGNER To Be Joined By LOU GRAMM And Other Original Members At Select 40th-Anniversary Shows
According to Billboard, FOREIGNER will be joined by original members Lou Gramm, Ian McDonald and Al Greenwood on select dates on the band's 40th-anniversary tour this summer. Support on the trek, which kicks off July 11 in Syracuse and runs through through September 9 in Auburn, Washington, will com...January 8, 2017
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GLENN HUGHES: 'I Don't Like Corporate People Telling Me What To Do'
Dave Lawrence of Hawaii Public Radio and "All Things Considered" recently conducted an interview with legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION). You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the...January 7, 2017
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Turbo 30: Remastered 30th Anniversary Edition
The ruckus made in recent years about JUDAS PRIEST attempting a controversial metal opera with "Nostradamus" can be used as a frame of reference if you weren't there for the controversy "Turbo" created for the band in 1986. The album was hung upon PRIEST as an indictment by "pure" headbangers in the...January 4, 2017
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FOO FIGHTERS Tease U.S. Dates, Possible Tour
According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS have posted a new image on their official web site that now shows a map of North America from space, with an area of northern California highlighted in red. This appears to indicate that the band will perform in this region of the U.S. at some point ...January 3, 2017
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Swedish cult metal horde GHOST is one of the hottest metal acts these days, and the unholy unit scored big amongst fans and critics last year with its adventurous album "Meliora". Hardly letting the iron cool, the band releases its second EP reaching beyond 2013's "If You Have Ghost", the stupid coo...December 31, 2016
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OPETH Frontman: 'We Don't Have To Be Anything Other Than Ourselves'
Exclaim!'s Aggressive Tendencies recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. You can now watch the chat in four parts below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On OPETH's musical evolution: Mikael: "For...December 27, 2016
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SLIPKNOT's JIM ROOT On His Disk Replacement Surgery: 'It Got To The Point Where I Couldn't Ignore It Anymore'
SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root was interviewed on a recent installment of HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta's official podcast, "The Jasta Show". You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking about his recent disk replacement surgery, Root said: "What happened was I had this r...December 25, 2016
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ABBATH: Video Footage Of Entire San Antonio Concert
Fan-filmed video footage of ABBATH, the band led by ex-IMMORTAL frontman Olve Eikemo (a.k.a. Abbath),performing on December 10 at the Aztec Theater in San Antonio, Texas can be seen below. ABBATH recently began rehearsing for its upcoming album in the group's hometown of Bergen, Norway. The follow-...December 23, 2016
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Listen To METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Read Children's Story 'The Dinosaur That Pooped Christmas'
BBC Radio 2's Jo Whiley was recently joined by METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich as he gets us in the festive spirit by reading "The Dinosaur That Pooped Christmas", written by two members of the pop band MCFLY, about the dinosaur that ate everything from the fairy lights to his grandma. Listen at BBC.c...December 21, 2016
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ORANGE GOBLIN Frontman Starts Fundraising Campaign For TEAM ROCK Employees After Company Collapse
ORANGE GOBLIN frontman Ben Ward has launched a fundraising campaign for employees of U.K. music media company Team Rock. Ward started the campaign after news broke yesterday (Monday, December 19) that more than 70 members of staff were laid off with no severance pay. Team Rock's titles and brands in...December 20, 2016
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Legendary 'Rockline' Host BOB COBURN Dies After Battle With Cancer
Bob Coburn, the influential DJ and longtime host of the syndicated radio program "Rockline", passed away earlier today after a battle with stage four lung cancer. He was 68 years old. KLOS program director Keith Cunningham told All Access: "The outpouring of support has been jaw dropping. The radio...December 17, 2016
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