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Eight Unreleased Songs From Late ALICE IN CHAINS Singer LAYNE STALEY May Surface Soon

According to The Pulse Of Radio, eight previously unreleased songs from late ALICE IN CHAINS lead singer Layne Staley are currently being restored and properly mixed by Seattle-based audio designer Jesse Holt. The tunes all have vocal tracks from Staley on them and Holt has asked Staley's MAD SEASON...

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7,000 Belgian AC/DC Fans Request Ticket Refunds On Concert With AXL ROSE

According to De Standaard, approximately 7,000 AC/DC fans who bought tickets to see the band perform on May 16 at Werchter Festivalpark in Werchter, Belgium have requested to get their money back because they don't want to watch Axl Rose on lead vocals. Live Nation, which is producing the show, said...

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NIKKI SIXX: 'Politics Has Become Reality Television'

SIXX:A.M. members Nikki Sixx and James Michael spoke to BBC News about the band's new single, "Rise", which implores listeners to open their eyes, go against the grain, and stand up against adversity. "People are saying 'we hate [controversial Republican presidential candidate] Donald Trump,'" said...

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Listen To AXL ROSE Rehearsing With AC/DC

A couple of fan-recorded audio clips of what appears to be Axl Rose rehearsing with AC/DC in Lisbon, Portugal for the band's May 7 concert in the city can be heard below. The featured songs are "Hells Bells", "Thunderstruck" and "Shoot To Thrill". The show is one of twelve European dates AC/DC will...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK On His Career-Defining Moments

Former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE guitarist Chris Broderick was interviewed on the April 22 edition of the "Music Mania" podcast. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On getting the phone call asking him to...

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BRUCE DICKINSON On AXL ROSE-Fronted AC/DC: 'It'd Be Horrible To See It End With People Not Turning Up On Stage Or Being Very Late'

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson has weighed in on the strange situation regarding AC/DC and singer Brian Johnson. The legendary Australian rock band postponed the last ten dates of its recent North American tour after doctors told Johnson he faced "total hearing loss." AC/DC has since announced t...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Meets Australia's Heavy Metal Kid CALLUM MCPHIE

According to The Canberra Times, young Australian heavy metal fan Callum McPhie, who performed an Ozzy Osbourne song on the reality television talent show "Australia's Got Talent", got to meet the BLACK SABBATH singer before the band's concert in Sydney. The 11-year-old, along with his dad Doug McPh...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: If Everybody That Recognized Me Bought Our Albums, We'd Be As Big As ADELE

Scott Ian spoke to News-Press.com about the fact that he is arguably the most well-known and most recognizable guy in ANTHRAX, thanks mainly to his goatee which, some people have joked, actually lays claim to its own zip code. "I wish everybody that recognized me would buy the record. Then we'd be a...

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'There Will Be New Music' From BEHEMOTH, Says Bassist ORION

Metal Mark of SkullsNBones.com recently conducted an interview with bassist Tomasz Wróblewski (stage name Orion) of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SkullsNBones.com: Obviously, [BEHEMOTH's latest album] "The Satanist" was loved by basically everyon...

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NIKKI SIXX Says AXL ROSE Has The 'Right Voice' To Front AC/DC

MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx has weighed in on the strange situation regarding AC/DC and singer Brian Johnson. The legendary Australian rock band postponed the last ten dates of its recent North American tour after doctors told Johnson he faced "total hearing loss." AC/DC has since a...

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GENE SIMMONS Admits Struggling To Prevent Scalpers From Buying, Reselling Tickets To KISS Concerts

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has admitted that his band is struggling to prevent scalpers from getting their hands on KISS concert tickets and reselling them at exorbitant prices. He tells the BBC: "I don't like it, but capitalism is capitalism. If you buy a piece of furniture, you're allowed...

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AC/DC Should Have Hired MARC STORACE Or MARK TORNILLO Instead Of AXL ROSE, Says DESTRUCTION Frontman

Schmier of German thrashers DESTRUCTION has weighed in on the strange situation regarding AC/DC and singer Brian Johnson. The band postponed the last ten dates of its recent North American tour after doctors told Johnson he faced "total hearing loss." AC/DC has since announced that it will use GUNS...

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AC/DC Fans Who Don't Want To See Band Perform With AXL ROSE Can Get Their Money Back

British ticketing services company See Tickets is offering a chance to AC/DC fans who bought tickets for the band's June 4 concert at London Olympic Stadium to get their money back. The show is one of twelve European dates AC/DC will perform with GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose on lead vocals after...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Discusses Upcoming Book, Proposed Reality Show And Being Called A 'Legend'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was interviewed by Terrie Carr for the latest edition of "Box Of Rock" on WDHA-FM 105.5 FM, the rock music station licensed to Dover and Morristown, New Jersey. You can now watch the second part of the chat at this location. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by...

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MEGADETH Releases 360° Performance Video For 'Poisonous Shadows'

A 360° view of MEGADETH performing the song "Poisonous Shadows" from the band's Virtual Reality experience for the new album, "Dystopia", is available below. The track features piano playing from new MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro as well as orchestration from famed Nashville arranger Ronn Huff, t...