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STRYPER Frontman: 'Some Of The Biggest Idiots I Know Claim To Be Christians'

Jimmy Kay and Alan Dixon from Canada's The Metal Voice recently conducted an interview with STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet. You can now listen to the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On possibly collaborating with MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine on a new project: Sweet:...

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DIAMOND HEAD Expects To Complete Work On New Album In January

Guitarist Brian Tatler of NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD was interviewed by Wrinkly Rockers Club prior to the band's December 6 concert at O2 Academy Islington in London, England. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking about the song...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Recalls Breaking Into KIRK HAMMETT's House: 'He Was More Like The Angry-Then-Disappointed Dad'

Sam Roberts and Dan Soder of SiriusXM's "Jim And Sam Show" recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian about his second book, "Access All Areas: Stories From A Hard Rock Life". You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether...

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DIAMOND HEAD Signs With DAVE MUSTAINE's THRASHVILLE MANAGEMENT

NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD have inked a management deal with Thrashville Management. Thrashville was started in 2016 when MEGADETH mainman (and former METALLICA member) Dave Mustaine and his son Justis Mustaine met CTK Management founder Danny Nozell, and they comm...

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MEGADETH To 'Probably' Begin Recording New Album Next Summer

MEGADETH is tentatively planning to enter the studio in mid-2018 to begin recording its new album for a 2019 release. Guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine revealed on Twitter that he is in the process of "collecting ideas" for the follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia". MEGADETH's upcoming effort will mark the...

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SOULFLY Guitarist MARC RIZZO To Release 'Rotation' Solo Album In March

SOULFLY and CAVALERA CONSPIRACY guitarist Marc Rizzo will release his new solo album, "Rotation", on March 30 via Combat Records/EMP Label Group/Amped in North America, and Combat/SPV in Europe. "Rotation" is the fourth solo release for Rizzo, following 2004's "Colossal Myopia", 2006's "The Ultimate...

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RATT To Tour In 2018

According to a fresh post on RATT's official Facebook page, the band will tour in 2018. No further details have been provided. RATT's classic-era members Juan Croucier (bass),Stephen Pearcy (vocals) and Warren DeMartini (guitar) reunited in October 2016 for a surprise performance on a Monsters Of R...

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DAVID ELLEFSON: The Beauty Of Where MEGADETH Is At These Days

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was interviewed for a recent episode of the "Musicfrenzy Radio Network" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. Speaking about MEGADETH's recent U.S. tours with MESHUGGAH and SCORPIONS and how much input he and his bandmates have in dec...

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Ex-RATT Bassist ROBBIE CRANE: 'I Don't Think It Was Worth It' For BOBBY BLOTZER To Use Band Name Without Original Members

Ex-RATT bassist Robbie Crane says that "it's heartbreaking" to see his former bandmates fueding over the rights to the band's name. Starting in late 2015, Bobby Blotzer spent about a year and a half playing shows under the name RATT with a lineup in which he was the sole member from the band's '80s...

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STACEY BLADES Says It 'Was A Wonderful Experience' Playing With BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT

Former L.A. GUNS guitarist Stacey Blades says that it was "a wonderful experience" playing with Bobby Blotzer's version of RATT. Starting in late 2015, Blotzer spent about a year and a half playing shows under the name RATT with a lineup in which he was the sole member from the band's '80s heyday. T...

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MARK SLAUGHTER: 'I'd Rather Be A Has-Been Than A Never-Been'

Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER, VINNIE VINCENT INVASION) was recently interviewed by Tigman of the Albany, New York radio station Q103. The full chat can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On his new solo album, "Halfway There": Mark: "I engineered it and recor...

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Next ANTHRAX Album Will Be 'F**king Amazing,' Says SCOTT IAN

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that the band's follow-up to "For All Kings" album will be "fucking amazing." Released in February 2016, "For All Kings" was called by some critics ANTHRAX's strongest album to date. Its arrival followed a five-year period during which the band experienced a rebirth...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER's New Album To Include Guest Appearances By TESTAMENT, QUEENSRŸCHE Members

During a recent interview with the "American Made Guitar Show", Canadian guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND) revealed that he was working on two new albums for a possible 2018 release. "One of them, which is a guest-singers album, as I call it right now — there's no title for it — is an a...

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Denmark Invented 'Hard Rock Diplomacy' By Giving Indonesian President Signed METALLICA Box Set

Danish prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen spoke to Channel NewsAsia‏ about his decision to give Indonesian president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo a METALLICA "Master Of Puppets" box set during a recent diplomatic state visit. Confirming that the box set was "signed by Lars Ulrich, the drummer who originall...

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For the Demented

Jeff Waters is in both a wonderful and awkward spot in his prolific career. He's creative control as the primary force behind a legendary metal moniker that stands for two different things: the entity itself and the conductor operating it mostly on his own like a thrasher's Lionel set. Now, if you p...