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BAD COMPANY Guitarist MICK RALPHS Recovering After Stroke

BAD COMPANY guitarist Mick Ralphs is recovering in hospital after suffering a stroke. The 72-year-old musician is "receiving excellent medical care" just days after completing a U.K. tour with his bandmates, including original BAD COMPANY members Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke. Ralphs's family said in...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Frontman: 'We're Holding Ourselves To A Really High Standard'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD frontman M. Shadows was interviewed on a recent edition of the "Sixx Sense" radio show hosted by MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the band took chances with...

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FOO FIGHTERS To Honor TOM PETTY As 2017 'MusiCares Person Of The Year'

Tom Petty will be honored as the 2017 MusiCares Person Of The Year in celebration of his extraordinary creative accomplishments and significant charitable work. Proceeds from the annual Person Of The Year tribute — now in its 27th year — provide essential support for MusiCares, which ensures music p...

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BRING ME THE HORIZON Releases Cinematic 'Oh No' Video

"Oh No", the new video from the British metalcore group BRING ME THE HORIZON, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Isaac Eastgate, who has previously worked with SPRING KING and LA PRIEST, among others. "This is the first video I've took a step back from creatively and let the director take f...

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OBITUARY Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

The Breathless Sleep and Jörmungandr Media conducted an interview with guitarist Trevor Peres of Florida-based death metal veterans OBITUARY on October 25 at Electric Ballroom in London, England during the band's "Battle Of The Bays" European tour with EXODUS, PRONG and KING PARROT. You can now watc...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's 'The Stage' Projected To Sell 70K-75K Copies First Week

According to music industry web site Hits Daily Double, AVENGED SEVENFOLD's seventh studio album, "The Stage", is likely to sell between 65,000 and 70,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The SPS figure is expected to be between 70,000 and 75,000. SPS, a practice used by Bil...

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JACKYL Singer To BONO And BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: 'Shut Your F**king Mouths, You Self-Indulgent C**ksuckers'

JACKYL singer Jesse James Dupree has spoken out against musical artists who publicize their political views, saying that voicing opinions on such issues is "so totally anti-rock." During an appearance on "SixX Strings", Jesse spoke about JACKYL's two-and-a-half-decade career and offered his theory a...

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Video Premiere: TESTAMENT's 'The Pale King'

The official video for the song "The Pale King" from San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's twelfth album, "Brotherhood Of The Snake", which was released on October 28 via Nuclear Blast. The cover was once again created by renowne...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD 'Couldn't Be Happier' With New Drummer BROOKS WACKERMAN

AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows spoke to The Orange County Register about the band's latest addition, former BAD RELIGION, TENACIOUS D and SUICIDAL TENDENCIES drummer Brooks Wackerman. In 2015, Wackerman officially replaced Arin Ilejay, who was the group's first full-time drummer after the death...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's Legal Battle With WARNER MUSIC Over Breach Of Contract Headed To Trial

According to The Wall Street Journal, Warner Music's case against AVENGED SEVENFOLD is scheduled to go to trial next year. Warner Music sued the band earlier this year for breach of contract. The suit seeks compensatory damages because the band is refusing to fulfill its agreement with the company....

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: Complete 'The Stage' Album Details Revealed; NYC & L.A. Pop-Up Shops Announced

AVENGED SEVENFOLD has "surprise-released" "The Stage", becoming the first-ever rock band to drop an unannounced album in both digital and physical form. "The Stage" is the band's seventh studio album and first for Capitol Records. The Southern California-based quintet (vocalist M. Shadows, guitarist...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's New Album Will Be Called 'The Stage' And It Will Arrive This Friday

According to various sources, AVENGED SEVENFOLD will apparently release its new album, "The Stage", this Friday, October 28 via Capitol Records. The track listing for 71-minute effort is as follows: 01. The Stage (8:32) 02. Paradigm (4:19) 03. Sunny Disposition (6:41) 04. God Damn (3:42) 05. Creatin...

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TESTAMENT Wanted To Incorporate More Thrash Elements And Vocal Melody On 'Brotherhood Of The Snake'

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy. You can now watch the chat in three parts below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the musical direction of TESTAMENT's new album, "Brotherhood Of The Snake": Chuck: "I just think it's...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Announces 'Groundbreaking Global Virtual Reality Event'

On the evening of October 27, AVENGED SEVENFOLD will give a global, 3D, 360-degree, live-streamed virtual reality performance in partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG),the world leader in music-based entertainment, Capitol Records and VRLIVE. Fans around the world will be able to view the liv...

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Video Premiere: PRETTY MAIDS' 'Kingmaker'

The official video for "Kingmaker", the title track of the new album from Danish hard rock veterans PRETTY MAIDS, can be seen below. The CD will be released on November 4 via Frontiers Music Srl. "Kingmaker" track listing: 01. When God Took A Day Off 02. Kingmaker 03. Face The World 04. Humanize Me...