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DEE SNIDER: How LEMMY KILMISTER Saved TWISTED SISTER (Video)

In the Artisan News clip below, TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider reveals how Lemmy Kilmister from MOTÖRHEAD played a crucial role in helping TWISTED SISTER break through in the U.K. Snider recalls how, in July 1982, TWISTED SISTER was offered the "special guest" slot on a bill at a heavy metal fes...

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METALLICA, BLACK SABBATH, SLIPKNOT, MÖTLEY CRÜE Members Pay Tribute To LEMMY

Ozzy Osbourne, Nikki Sixx (MÖTLEY CRÜE),Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH),Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT),Krist Novoselic (NIRVANA),Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES),Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER),are among the rock musicians and scores of other artists who reacted on social media to the death of leg...

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Watch Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL Act In Trailer For 'Clean Cut' Movie

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal portrays Jack Hayes in the upcoming "psychologically disturbing horror/thriller" feature film "Clean Cut", set for release in 2016. Thal also scored the movie, which is directed by Joseph Pepitone and written by Joseph Pepitone, Billy Pepitone and...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Is Planning Brand New Setlist For Upcoming Headlining Tour

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre was intereviewed on a recent edition of the "Rockin' Metal Revival" show. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the setlist for QUEENSRŸCHE's upcoming headlining tour: "We've changed the setlist a lot...

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MIKE PORTNOY Doesn't Hold A Grudge Against GEOFF TATE

Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, THE WINERY DOGS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) was interviewed on a recent edition of "The Shoe With Miles Schuman", the Internet radio show hosted by 15-year-old Miles "The Shoe" Schuman. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Speaking about his cu...

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Video: FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Performs In San Francisco

Fan-filmed video footage of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's December 18 performance at Slim's in San Francisco, California as part of DEATH ANGEL's second annual Christmas show can be seen below. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM singer Eric "A.K." Knutson told From Hero To Zero this past summer about the band's forthcoming...

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GLENN DANZIG Featured In Trailer For Sixth Season Of 'Portlandia'

Glenn Danzig is featured in the official trailer for sixth season of the IFC show "Portlandia". Check it out at this location. The surrealist sketch comedy show returns to the small screen on January 21. Danzig recently spoke to Las Vegas Weekly about his appearance in an upcoming episode of "Portla...

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KISS, DEF LEPPARD To Headline Florida's MOONSTONE Festival

KISS and DEF LEPPARD will lead the charge of the inaugural Moonstone music festival, set to debut April 30 and May 1, 2016 in Orlando, Florida at the Central Florida Fairgrounds. The preliminary talent lineup will also include full sets from KANSAS, FLAMING LIPS, VINTAGE TROUBLE, Sebastian Bach, WHI...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Pays Tribute To SCOTT WEILAND: 'He Was One Hell Of A Singer'

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has commented on the passing of former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland, calling it a "sad" ending to the life of "one hell of a singer." During this past weekend's edition of Ward's radio show "Rock 50", he said (see video below): "More...

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SCORPIONS: 'Tokyo Tapes' 50th-Anniversary Deluxe Edition Audio Samples

1965 marks the starting point of one of the most successful rock bands of our time. Hailing from Hannover, Germany, the SCORPIONS embarked on a journey that would lead them around the globe and would establish them as one of the greatest rock bands of all time. With the November 6 release of the 50t...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: 'We Lost Millions' Of Dollars On Each Edition Of ORION MUSIC + MORE Festival

METALLICA's James Hetfield says that the band "lost millions" of dollars by staging the Orion Music + More festival, making it highly unlikely the band will get involved in such a project ever again. The June 2013 Orion event at Belle Isle in Detroit drew at least 40,000 people over the course of tw...

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AMORAL: 'In Sequence' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Finnish metal sextet AMORAL will release its seventh studio album in early 2016. "In Sequence", the follow-up to the critically acclaimed "Fallen Leaves & Dead Sparrows", will be made available in Japan on January 29 via Ward Records, and in the rest of the world on February 5 through Imperial C...

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Hear AMORAL's New Single 'Rude Awakening'

Finnish metal sextet AMORAL will release its seventh studio album in early 2016. "In Sequence", the follow-up to the critically acclaimed "Fallen Leaves & Dead Sparrows", will be made available in Japan on January 29 via Ward Records, and in the rest of the world on February 5 through Imperial C...

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Former METAL CHURCH Singer RONNY MUNROE Launches MUNROE'S THUNDER

Former METAL CHURCH vocalist Ronny Munroe has launched a new band called MUNROE'S THUNDER. The group is rounded out by David Mark Pearce and Justin Zych on guitars, RC Ciejek on bass and Rick Ward on drums. MUNROE'S THUNDER is working on material for its debut album, "The Black Watch", tentatively d...

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BARONESS Frontman Recalls Getting Phone Call From METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD

John Baizley recalled getting a phone call from METALLICA's James Hetfield while the BARONESS frontman was recovering after shattering his left arm in a horrific accident. Baizley was riding in a tour bus with his BARONESS bandmates when the brakes failed in August 2012. The bus plunged 30 feet into...