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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist PHIL COLLEN Leaves Tour; TRIXTER's STEVE BROWN Steps In

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen has left the band's tour with JOURNEY to deal with a family emergency. Replacing him until he returns is TRIXTER's Steve Brown. Brown made his live debut with DEF LEPPARD on the current tour Friday night (May 25) at the Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania....

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE On Lawsuit: 'It's Always Alarming When You Have People Working Diligently To Destroy Your Life'

GHOST leader and frontman Tobias Forge says that he hasn't "felt very anonymous for many years," this in spite of the great efforts he went through to conceal his true identity through various incarnations of his stage alter-ego Papa Emeritus. Forge has since "retired" Papa Emeritus and now performs...

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AVATAR: 'The King Welcomes You To Avatar Country' Video Released

AVATAR's video for the song "The King Welcomes You To Avatar Country" can be seen below. The clip was directed by the Swedish band's longtime collaborator Johan Carlén. "The King Welcomes You To Avatar Country" is taken from AVATAR's latest album, "Avatar Country", which was released on January 12 v...

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KATAKLYSM Frontman: 'Everybody Is In A Tunnel As Far As Extreme Music Goes'

Kyle McGinn of Dead Rhetoric recently conducted an interview with frontman Maurizio Iacono of Montréal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers KATAKLYSM. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Dead Rhetoric: I know the album was originally scheduled for April. Was there a reason it got pu...

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JOHANNA SADONIS Says New LUCIFER Album 'Digs Even Deeper Into The Record Crates Of The '70s'

Finnish journalist Janne Vuorela conducted an interview with frontwoman Johanna Sadonis and multi-instrumentalist Nicke Andersson (also of ENTOMBED and THE HELLACOPTERS fame) of heavy rockers LUCIFER at this year's Desertfest Berlin festival, which took place on May 6. You can watch the entire chat...

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SOUNDGARDEN Drummer MATT CAMERON Pays Tribute To CHRIS CORNELL On First Anniversary Of Singer's Death

SOUNDGARDEN drummer Matt Cameron has paid tribute to Chris Cornell on the first anniversary of the singer's death. Cornell died one year ago today (May 18) at the age of 52. The legendary musician was in Detroit where he had performed with SOUNDGARDEN at the Fox Theatre earlier in the evening. Came...

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SINSAENUM Feat. DRAGONFORCE, Ex-SLIPKNOT Members: 'Final Resolve' Video Released

SINSAENUM, the extreme death metal project featuring DRAGONFORCE bassist Frédéric Leclercq and former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison, has released the official video for a new song called "Final Resolve". The track, a brutal punch in the face, is the first to be released from the band's forthcoming...

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DEVILDRIVER Unveils Part Three Of 'Outlaws 'Til The End' Interview Series: 'The Guests'

DEVILDRIVER's long-awaited full-length album of outlaw country-gone-metal anthems, "Outlaws 'Til The End", will be released on July 6 via Napalm Records. The disc is described in a press release as "both a startling curveball and a ferocious statement of individuality from a band who have been a con...

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BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD Celebrates 70th Birthday On 'Rock 50' Radio Show: Part 2

This past weekend's edition of legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's radio show "Rock 50" was the second of a three-month celebration of his 70th birthday. You can now watch highlights of the program below. Ward, who officially turned 70 on May 5, was on board for the SABBATH reunion when it w...

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DAVE MENIKETTI Explains Eight-Year Wait For New Y&T Studio Album

Y&T mainman Dave Meniketti says that there are "absolutely" plans for the band to release the follow-up to 2010's "Facemelter" album. The iconic Bay Area rockers, who have experienced numerous personnel changes — also two deaths and two periods of inactivity — have released 25 albums since 1976, but...

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JENS JOHANSSON Is 'Very Honored' To Be Part Of Reactivated RAINBOW

Luxi Lahtinen of The Metal Crypt recently conducted an interview with RAINBOW and STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Metal Crypt: I assume it feels great to be on tour with RAINBOW, right? Jens: "It's a very good feeling and it is really nic...

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Could GHOST One Day Continue Without TOBIAS FORGE? He Weighs In

Matt Bingham of the Z93 radio station in Saginaw, Michigan recently conducted an interview with GHOST founder and main songwriter Tobias Forge. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he feels GHOST can one day exist without any...

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FOO FIGHTERS Return As Headliners And Curators Of 'Cal Jam 18'

A year after the legendary debut weekend from which more than 30,000 true rock believers have barely recovered… Cal Jam 18 is back for another weekend of joyful rock and roll abandon featuring more than 20 bands on four stages this October 5-6, 2018. Promoted by Live Nation, the festival returns to...

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KING DIAMOND 'Has Some Great Ideas' For Group's In-Progress New Album, Says ANDY LA ROCQUE

KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque was recently interviewed by Italy's "Heavy Demons" radio show. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the projects he's currently working on at Sonic Train, the Swedish recording studio he owns...

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MARK JANSEN: EPICA Is 'Like A Democracy, Where Everybody Has A Say In What We're Doing'

Diamond Oz of Metal Underground conducted an interview with guitarist Mark Jansen of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA prior to the band's April 13 concert at O2 Forum in Kentish Town, London, England. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On th...