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Devil's Bell
It may be because they come from Bergen, Norway, rather than anywhere near the Sunset Strip, but AUDREY HORNE have never quite hit the heights that their music seems to demand. Even back on early albums like "Le Fol" (2017) and the Norwegians' superb self-titled record (2010),they were writing ridi...April 20, 2022
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SATAN's STEVE RAMSEY: 'We're Lucky To Be Able To Come Back And Fulfill All The Dreams We Had As Kids'
By David E. Gehlke The most formidable New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Band not named IRON MAIDEN or SAXON, Newcastle, England's SATAN, has made up for lost time since their 2011 reformation. Their 1983 "Court In The Act" debut was an instant classic, but the band split for a variety of reasons — ma...April 19, 2022
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BEAST IN BLACK's ANTON KABANEN: 'I've Always Considered Heavy Metal The Richest And Most Liberating Genre'
By David E. Gehlke Anton Kabanen's 2015 split with BATTLE BEAST and subsequent re-emergence via BEAST IN BLACK the same year provided some rare intrigue into Finnish metal's otherwise heads-down, no-frills, drama-less profile. Citing the age-old "insurmountable disagreements" for his BATTLE BEAST di...April 18, 2022
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Psychic Jailbreak
The loss of a founding member is always going to sting. In terms of cataclysmic breakups, the departure of co-founding guitarist Scott Middleton from the CANCER BATS ranks last year was a big one. Along with vocalist Liam Cormier, Middleton had helped to steer the band through nearly 20 years of tri...April 17, 2022
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JOE SATRIANI Says EDDIE VAN HALEN's Music Was 'Groundbreaking In How He Arranged His Guitar Parts'
Joe Satriani has praised Eddie Van Halen, saying the legendary VAN HALEN guitarist had "a right hand of doom." The 65-year-old California-based axeman, who is promoting his upcoming album, "The Elephants Of Mars", discussed Eddie's impact on guitar playing during a new interview with FaceCulture. He...April 7, 2022
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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO Explains 'Boombox' Album Title
FOZZY frontman and wrestling superstar Chris Jericho spoke to Decker of Wisconsin's WZOR (Razor 94.7/104.7) radio station about the band's upcoming album, "Boombox", which is due on May 6. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It definitely picks up where [2017's] 'Judas' left off. And 'Jud...April 6, 2022
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NINE INCH NAILS To Headline First Night Of BOSTON CALLING 2022 Festival
Boston Calling, the acclaimed three-day festival making its triumphant return to Allston, Massachusetts this Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-29, 2022, announced today the addition of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees and Grammy Award winners NINE INCH NAILS as a headliner of the 2022 festival. Makin...April 6, 2022
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ANVIL Frontman Doesn't Believe Band's Proposed Follow-Up Documentary Will Ever See Light Of Day
Guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL has once again said that he doesn't expect the proposed follow-up to the band's first documentary, "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil", to ever see the light of day. He tells Friday 13th Metal in a new interview (as transcribed by BLABBE...April 5, 2022
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Fear of the Dawn
He has won 12 Grammy Awards and sold millions of records without kowtowing to the expectations of the music industry. Jack White has always, truly, marched to the beat of his own drum. The 46-year-old singer-songwriter is best known for his stripped-down, quirky garage rock with THE WHITE STRIPES, t...April 4, 2022
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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Explains How He Was Able To Buy A Ferrari On His 'Bleak' DIO Salary
DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell, who had an acrimonious split with Ronnie James Dio in the mid-1980s when the two worked together in the first incarnation of Dio's solo band, has once again claimed that he and his DIO bandmates were earning "less than the crew." Ronnie, Vivian, drummer Vinny A...April 4, 2022
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Eyes Of Oblivion
Everybody needs to have their spirits raised from time to time. THE HELLACOPTERS were always particularly good at such things, delivering seven soil-scorching albums between 1996's seminal "Supershitty to the Max!" and 2008's "Head Off" swansong, and nearly always sounding like the greatest, coolest...April 1, 2022
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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' JEFF GUTT Joins CHEAP TRICK On Stage In Brisbane To Sing 'I Want You To Want Me' (Video)
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Jeff Gutt joined CHEAP TRICK on stage in Brisbane, Australia on March 27 during the two bands' joint "Under The Southern Stars" tour to perform the CHEAP TRICK classic "I Want You To Want Me". Fan-filmed video can be seen below. Prior to the launch of the tour, which also...March 29, 2022
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Chasing Ghosts
There was a time when bands like STABBING WESTWARD sounded like the future. Purveyors of a bombastic but streamlined strain of industrial rock, the Illinoisian crew released three major label records in the '90s and received plenty of critical acclaim in the process. Heavily influenced by NINE INCH...March 15, 2022
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BUSH's GAVIN ROSSDALE: 'Nobody Wants The Singer In A Rock Band To Do A Solo Record'
In a new interview with Australia's Spotlight Report, BUSH frontman Gavin Rossdale, who released a solo album and created the side-project INSTITUTE during his time away from the band, was asked if his "comfort zone" is being part of a group or working as a solo artist. He responded (as transcribed...March 13, 2022
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ERIC KRETZ On Next STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Album: 'My Guess Is It's Probably Gonna Be The Hardest Record We've Ever Had'
In a new interview with Australia's May The Rock Be With You, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS drummer Eric Kretz was asked if he and his bandmates have had any discussions about using the coronavirus downtime to work on new material. The 55-year-old musician responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah...March 9, 2022
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