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METALLICA Pays Homage To 'Pasadena Boys' VAN HALEN With 'Runnin' With The Devil' Cover (Video)

METALLICA performed an abbreviated cover version of VAN HALEN's classic song "Runnin' With The Devil" Saturday night (July 29) at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The one-minute nod to the hometown band saw METALLICA frontman James Hetfield attempting to replicate those iconic David Lee Roth s...

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Punk Legends DEAD BOYS Celebrate 40 Years Of 'Young Loud And Snotty' With Album And Tour

Punk rock pioneers and provocateurs DEAD BOYS will celebrate the fortieth anniversary of their landmark first album, "Young Loud And Snotty", with a worldwide tour and a special re-recording of the classic record. "Still Snotty: Young Loud And Snotty At 40" on Nashville-based Plowboy Records is hitt...

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MOTÖRHEAD To Release 'Under Cöver' In September

One thing Lemmy Kilmister, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee liked to do throughout their years together in MOTÖRHEAD was grab a favorite song by another artist and give it a good old fashioned "Motörheading." To run them through the Motörizer, if you will. To rock them, roll them and even give them an...

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Late MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA's Family And Biographer Vow To 'Not Censor Anything' In Upcoming Memoir

Late MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza's family, management and biographer are promising some shattering public disclosures about Nick's final months — and the disgraceful treatment they've received since the musician's sudden death. Late in the evening on May 21, 2016, Nick collapsed after suffering a he...

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SUICIDE SILENCE To Embark On 'The Cleansing' 10th-Anniversary Tour Later This Year

California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the release of their debut album, "The Cleansing", by performing the LP in its entirety on a U.S. tour later in the year. The news of the special trek was revealed by SUICIDE SILENCE drummer Alex Lopez during an int...

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STAIND's AARON LEWIS Pays Emotional Tribute To His 'Really Good Friend' CHESTER BENNINGTON

STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis paid tribute to his friend Chester Bennington just hours after learning of the LINKIN PARK singer's passing. While performing a solo concert Thursday night (July 20) at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, Lewis addressed the crowd. He said:...

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FOREIGNER Reunites With LOU GRAMM, AL GREENWOOD And IAN MCDONALD For First Time Since 1980 (Video)

Four of the five surviving original members of FOREIGNER reunited for a three-song encore during the band's concert last night (Thursday, July 20) at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh, New York. Singer Lou Gramm, keyboardist Al Greenwood and multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald joined Mick J...

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American Punk Band DEAD BOYS Comes To Life In Collection Of 'Lost' Photos

Just in time for the fortieth anniversary of the seminal punk album "Young Loud And Snotty", early photographs of the DEAD BOYS, one of America's most important punk bands, will be released in a book titled "Dead Boys 1977: The Lost Photographs Of Dave Treat". Edited and designed by Ron Kretsch (Dan...

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Video: MICHAEL MONROE Performs At Finland's LAHDEN YÖT Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of Michael Monroe's July 15 performance at the Lahden Yöt festival in Lahti, Finland can be seen below. The former HANOI ROCKS frontman has just released "The Best", the first official collection of his (ongoing) solo musical exploits, featuring prime tracks from 1987 right...

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Documentary About A&R Executive Who 'Discovered' METALLICA To Be Released This Month

"Who The F**k Is That Guy? The Fabulous Journey Of Michael Alago" will receive its world premiere on July 22 in Hollywood, California through XLrator Media, Rugged Entertainment and Stone Films NYC. Director Drew Stone ("The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film", "xxx All Ages xxx: The Boston Hardcore...

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WARRANT's JERRY DIXON: 'We Had A Horrible Run For About Ten Years'

In a new interview with music writer Joel Gausten, WARRANT bassist Jerry Dixon discusses a variety of topics, including the struggles the band faced following the release of 1992's "Dog Eat Dog", which saw the band's record sales drop as the grunge movement took over. An excerpt from the chat appear...

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VALOR & VENGEANCE Releases 'Sinking Further' Video

Southern California's VALOR & VENGEANCE has released the Adrienne Beacco-directed music video for the song "Sinking Further". The track is taken from the band's debut EP, "Angels And Kings", which will be released independently in the fall. Formed in Huntington Beach in September 2009 by bassist Pa...

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DEVILDRIVER Announces U.S. Tour With 36 CRAZYFISTS, UNCURED, TETRARCH And CANE HILL

Southern California's groove metal band DEVILDRIVER will return to the road this August and September on a headline tour featuring special guests 36 CRAZYFISTS, CANE HILL, UNCURED and TETRARCH. The trek starts August 18 in San Jose, California and wraps up September 22 in Lubbock, Texas. A complet...

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MICHAEL MONROE Says 'There's Nothing Cool About Satan Or Death'

Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe. You can listen to the full interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how his new solo career-spanning "The Best" compilation came to be: Michael: "S...

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The Optimist

The cover of ANATHEMA's 2001 release "A Fine Day to Exit" depicts a car in an empty beach at day, a car in a road at night. Now with "The Optimist", the group's eleventh album, it has picked up that concept again, doing so right off the bat with the opening track, "32.63N 117.14W". These are the act...