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Video: TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Performs New Solo Song 'To Hell And Back' At ROCKIN' THE RIVERS

Fan-filmed video footage of Dee Snider's (TWISTED SISTER) August 7 performance at the Rockin' The Rivers music festival outside of Three Forks, Montana can be seen below. Featured in the set was a new Dee Snider rock song called "To Hell And Back", which the singer recorded with his solo band, inclu...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist's BRITISH LION Is Planning Sophomore Album

Underkill TV recently conducted an interview with Richard Taylor, vocalist of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris's solo/side project BRITISH LION. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about BRITISH LION's musical direction, Taylor said: "It's very difficult to describe your music or whatever, bu...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN: Everybody Wants Me To Play Aggressive, Crazy, Heavy, Wild, Intense Music

Metal Temple magazine recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the musical direction of his latest solo album, "Inferno": "When I decided...

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LZZY HALE Praises TAYLOR MOMSEN: She's A 'True, Right-Down-To-Her-Core Rock And Roll Chick'

HALESTORM recently spent a few weeks the road with THE PRETTY RECKLESS and HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale praised THE PRETTY RECKLESS singer Taylor Momsen in a Louder Noise interview. Hale said (see video below): "Taylor Momsen, she is… We just had a tour with THE PRETTY RECKLESS… She's one of those...

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BILL WARD Still Wants Apology From OZZY OSBOURNE And 'Signable Contract' Before Returning To BLACK SABBATH

Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward says that he still needs to get a "signable contract" from the band and a public apology from lead singer Ozzy Osbourne before he will agree to rejoin the group for one final album and tour in 2016. Although Ward was initially going to participate in the SABB...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Talks 'Summer's Last Stand' Tour (Video)

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor recently sat down with Zippo Encore — the music program created by Zippo — to talk about the band's "Summer's Last Stand" U.S. tour with LAMB OF GOD, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE and MOTIONLESS IN WHITE. You can watch the clip below. SLIPKNOT and Zippo Encore have partnered...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Talks Possible KNOTFEST Expansion, Offers Update On Bassist VMAN

MusikUniverse.mu conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor at last weekend's Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the possibility of SLIPKNOT's festival Knotfest growing...

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HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES Feat. ALICE COOPER, JOHNNY DEPP, JOE PERRY: First Shows Announced

According to RollingStone.com, HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, the supergroup featuring Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper and Joe Perry, will play its first live shows in September. Rounding out the band's lineup will be former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Matt Sorum. The first HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES conc...

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COREY TAYLOR Says JAY WEINBERG And ALEX VENTURELLA Are Playing 'With' SLIPKNOT, But Are Not 'In' The Band

Scott Penfold of Loaded Radio recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor. You can now listen to the chat at this location. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the vibe within SLIPKNOT with new members Jay Weinberg (drums) and Alessandro "Vman" Ven...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Discusses West Coast Premiere Of Fine Art Exhibition (Video)

On August 15 and August 16, Fathom will host the West Coast premiere of estranged BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's fine art exhibition, "Absence Of Corners", a collection of 15 abstract works created from Ward's drum performance. Over a year in the making, "Absence Of Corners" is the result of a co...

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COREY TAYLOR Says '.5: The Gray Chapter' Is His Favorite SLIPKNOT Album So Far

Stephen Wayne of iRockRadio.com conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor before the band's August 2 concert at Xfinity Theater in Hartford, Connecticut. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On SLIPKNOT regrouping for the mak...

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SLASH, LEMMY, THE RUNAWAYS Honored At 'IES Rock Honors' In North Hollywood

The IES Rock Honors ceremony, part of the four-day IES – INDIE Entertainment Summit in Los Angeles, was a spectacular evening of inductions for the 40th anniversaries of the RAMONES, MOTÖRHEAD, THE RUNAWAYS and a special induction of Slash. A packed hall witnessed the 40th-anniversary celebration to...

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COREY TAYLOR: 'It's Gonna Be A Few Years' Before SLIPKNOT Releases Proposed Double Concept Album

SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor says that it will take "a few years" for the band to write and record its proposed double concept album to follow last year's ".5: The Gray Chapter". ".5: The Gray Chapter" was released in October 2014 following a six-year hiatus during which founding SLIPKNOT bassist Pa...

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Returning RED DRAGON CARTEL Singer DARREN JAMES SMITH: 'I Am Fortunate To Be Asked Back'

RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, has been rejoined by singer Darren James Smith. Darren's first shows back with the group will take place on September 6 and September 10 in California, followed by a tour of Japan that begins on September 15....

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MOTÖRHEAD, HAEMIMONT GAMES And GLOBAL MERCHANDISING Team Up To Create Loudest Video Game In World

MOTÖRHEAD are celebrating their 40th anniversary and a new album is on the way — the perfect time for rock and metal fans and gamers alike to experience a video game based on the iconic band and their unique attitude. The collaboration between MOTÖRHEAD, Global Merchandising and Haemimont Games will...