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BILL WARD Accuses BLACK SABBATH Of 'Selfishness, Self-Centeredness, Dishonesty And Disloyalty'

Estranged BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has accused his bandmates of "selfishness, self-centeredness, dishonesty and disloyalty" in connection with his absence from the group's farewell tour. SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne recently gave an interview with Rolling Stone in which he said he hadn't comp...

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Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Explains Why He Had To Step Away From Music Scene

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted was interviewed on the August 29 edition of the SiriusXM satellite radio show "Eddie Trunk Live". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his decision to shut down the NEWSTED band in early 2014 and go silent for mo...

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BRING ME THE HORIZON Members To Climb Mount Kilimanjaro For Charity

According to The Pulse Of Radio, BRING ME THE HORIZON keyboardist Jordan Fish and singer Oli Sykes will climb Mount Kilimanjaro together in order to raise funds for the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Southampton, England. The pair launched the trip after Fish's newborn son suffered a brain hemorrh...

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MASTODON To Enter Studio In October Or November

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will enter the studio in the fall to begin recording their seventh album. Guitarist Bill Kelliher told MikeJamesRockShow.com about the writing sessions for the follow-up to 2014's "Once More 'Round The Sun": "Me personally, I've put together about eleven songs...

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JEFF LOOMIS Thought He Landed OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist Gig

Former NEVERMORE and current ARCH ENEMY guitarist Jeff Loomis confirmed to Sweden Rock Magazine that he auditioned for MEGADETH for the first time when he was only 16 years old but was deemed too young and inexperienced at the time by MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine. "I had another opportunity [to try...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's M. SHADOWS Looks Back On His Throat Surgery

Shannon The Dude of Louisville's rock station 95.7 QMF recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the surgery on his vocal cords that he underwent prior to the recording of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's 2005 album "City Of Evi...

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Video: DOWN Returns To Live Stage At PSYCHO LAS VEGAS Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of DOWN's August 26 performance at the Psycho Las Vegas festival in Las Vegas, Nevada can be seen below. Philip Anselmo recently shot down speculation that DOWN was done after the band was forced to cancel a number of shows earlier in the year because he was filmed giving a...

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SLIPKNOT To Perform Entire 'Iowa' Album At This Year's KNOTFEST

SLIPKNOT will perform its 2001 album "Iowa" in its entirety at the Ozzfest Meets Knotfest festival on Sunday, September 25 at San Manuel Amphitheater and Festival Grounds in San Bernardino, California. Says SLIPKNOT in a statement: "Fifteen years ago, something quite extraordinary happened. Nine men...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Is Still Working On New Studio Album, Says M. SHADOWS

On August 23, AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows was interviewed on the WGRD radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the status of songwriting and recording sessions for AVENGED SEVENFOLD's next...

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Video: BLACK SABBATH Performs In Holmdel, New Jersey

Fan-filmed video footage of BLACK SABBATH's August 23 performance at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey can be seen below. This is the second, and final, leg of the band's "The End" farewell tour. They played across the country earlier this year. SABBATH's setlist for the Holmdel concert wa...

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ANTHRAX To Answer Fan Questions From Backstage At 'Late Night With Seth Meyers' Studios

Could there be any other time or situation when you would find legendary Oscar-winning-actor Robert DeNiro and thrash/metal pioneers ANTHRAX on the same bill? Likely not, so don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity — tune into "Late Night With Seth Meyers" tomorrow, Wednesday, August 24. "Late...

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CARCASS And DEAFHEAVEN To Join Forces For U.S. Tour

CARCASS and DEAFHEAVEN will join forces for a U.S. co-headlining tour in the fall. Opening all shows will be INTER ARMA. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 26 at 10 a.m. The dates are as follows: Nov. 07 - Baton Rouge, LA @ The Varsity Theatre Nov. 09 - Birmingham, AL @ Iron City Nov. ...

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Video: FAITH NO MORE Reunites With Singer CHUCK MOSLEY For West Hollywood Concert

FAITH NO MORE celebrated the reissue of its landmark debut, "We Care A Lot", by reuniting with its former singer, Chuck Mosley, for two special performances: on Thursday, August 18 at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California and on Saturday, August 20 at The Troubadour in West Holl...

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ARCHITECTS Guitarist TOM SEARLE Dead At 28

Tom Searle, guitarist and founding member of the British metalcore band ARCHITECTS, has died after a three-year battle with cancer. He was only 28 years old. In a statement posted on the ARCHITECTS Facebook page, Tom's twin brother and bandmate Dan Searle says: "He was an incredible songwriter and g...

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Video: BLACK SABBATH Performs In Camden, New Jersey

Legendary metal band BLACK SABBATH played the second concert of the final U.S. leg of its "The End" tour last night (Friday, August 19) at BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey. Fan-filmed video footage of show can be seen below. This is the second, and final, leg of the band's farewell tour. They...