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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...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA And KERRY KING Talk About 'Repentless' Video Trilogy

When the members of SLAYER were approached by Nuclear Blast America's general manager Gerardo Martinez to make a music video for "Repentless", the title track of the band's 2015 label debut, they thought it was going to be a cool, one-off music video. Little did they know. Martinez put the band toge...

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Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Performs WILLIE NELSON, JOHN PRINE, DOUG SEEGERS Covers (Video)

Video footage of former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted and his CHOPHOUSE BAND (named after his four recording studio facilities around the U.S. and featuring a fluid roster of players) performing at the studios of KSRO 1350AM's "The Drive With Steve Jaxon" radio show can be seen below. The clips in...

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GLENN HUGHES Doesn't Know If BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION Will Tour In Support Of Upcoming Album

Glenn Hughes has told Classic Rock magazine that he isn't sure BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION will tour in support of the band's upcoming fourth album. The supergroup, which features Hughes alongside drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN, FOREIGNER),keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, ALICE COOPER, B...

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Former ALICE COOPER Guitarist KANE ROBERTS Signs With FRONTIERS; New Solo Album Due In 2017

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of Kane Roberts to the label for the release of his next solo album, due sometime in 2017. Kane says: "Once you strap on a guitar and make the hard-coded decision to play music in the face of everything you know and don't know, you find that 'the ...