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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist On 'Got Your Six': 'It's More Faster And Mid-Tempo Songs'

Guitarist Zoltan Bathory of Las Vegas-based metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH spoke to Billboard.com about the musical direction of the band's sixth full-length studio album, "Got Your Six", which will be released on August 28. "It's a little bit more uptempo," Bathory said. "There was a conscious e...

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PAPA ROACH Singer On His Bandmates: As Much As Sometimes I Wanna Punch Them In The Face, We're Brothers

Nuber of the Columbus, Ohio radio station 99.7 The Blitz conducted an interview with PAPA ROACH singer Jacoby Shaddix at this year's Rock On The Range, which was held May 15-17 at MAPFRE Stadium (formerly Crew Stadium) in Columbus. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how PAPA ROACH has...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH: 'Got Your Six' Artwork, Release Date Revealed; Tour Dates With PAPA ROACH, IN THIS MOMENT Announced

Las Vegas-based metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will release their sixth full-length studio album, "Got Your Six", on August 28. To promote the CD, the band will embark on a North American co-headlining tour with PAPA ROACH this fall. Also appearing on the bill will be IN THIS MOMENT and FROM ASHE...

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Reunited Original Lineup Of ROCK GODDESS Plays First U.K. Concert In 32 Years (Video)

The reunited original lineup of ROCK GODDESS — the female power trio from the days of NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) featuring sisters Jody and Julie Turner along with bassist Tracey Lamb — played its first U.K. concert in 32 years on Thursday, May 14 at the O2 Islington Academy. Fan-filme...

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New ACID REIGN Lineup Discusses Return To Metal Scene, Future Plans (Audio)

Vocalist Howard "H" Smith of reactivated U.K. thrashers ACID REIGN recently sat down with his new bandmates to discuss how they came to be in the band, how it feels for them and what the future plans are. The hour-long chat, which was made available as part of Smith's comedy metal podcast for web si...

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FLYLEAF's 'Crazy Tour Stories' (Video)

Each episode of "Crazy Tour Stories" features a touring act giving you all the details about, one or more, wild things that have taken place while on tour. In the two-minute clip below, which was filmed on February 22 in Joliet, Illinois, FLYLEAF singer Kristen May and guitarist Sameer Bhattacharya...

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BABYMETAL: Video Report From ABC NEWS

In the two-minute clip below, ABC News' North Asia correspondent Matthew Carney takes a look at Japanese teenage girl pop metal band BABYMETAL, who have been endorsed by METALLICA, Slash and NAPALM DEATH, and have shared the stage with IRON MAIDEN and Lady Gaga. As previously reported, BABYMETAL has...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Performs With Daughter CALI, ALICE IN CHAINS' JERRY CANTRELL At 'Acoustic-4-A-Cure' (Video)

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield was joined by his 16-year-old daughter Cali on stage last night (Friday, May 15) at the second annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert at The Masonic in San Francisco, California to perform an acoustic version of the Adele song "Crazy For You". Also appearing on the bill w...

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BILL WARD: 'I'm Quite Clear About What It Is That I Need In Order For Me To Perform In BLACK SABBATH'

In a brand new interview with Bob Nalbandian of the "Shockwaves" podcast (download m4a audio file at this location),original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward was asked what message he had for the band's fans who have followed the recent war of words between Bill and his bandmates, especially singer...

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BEAUVOIR FREE: New Song 'Shotgun To The Heart' Available For Streaming

Frontiers Music Srl will release "American Trash", the new album from rock and roll veterans Jean Beauvoir and Micki Free, on June 3 in Europe and June 7 in North America. The song "Shotgun To The Heart" can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. Best known as the driving force behind the legendary...

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Rockers Pay Tribute To Blues Legend B.B. KING

Legendary blues artist B.B. King died at the age of 89 on Thursday night (May 14). King's lawyer reported that King passed away in his sleep at his home in Las Vegas, according to The Pulse Of Radio. He had long suffered from Type II diabetes and canceled a tour last October due to ill ...

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Video: FAITH NO MORE Performs On 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'

FAITH NO MORE performed two songs — "Superhero" and a cover of "Easy" by THE COMMODORES — on last night's episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". Video footage of their appearance can be seen below. "Sol Invictus", FAITH NO MORE's long-awaited follow-up to 1997's "Album Of The Year", wi...

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MASTODON's SANDERS: 'METALLICA Is A Giant Reason Why I Picked Up The Bass And Why I'm Where I'm At Today'

In a brand new interview with ARTISTdirect, bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON was asked what his first meeting with METALLICA was like. He said: "It was a European festival. All I can remember is we were so excited our guitar player Bill [Kelliher, guitar] walke...

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BILL WARD: OZZY OSBOURNE Fans 'Have Every Right To Dislike Me'

Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has once again insisted in a new interview that he is quite capable of playing a full concert with the group, despite the bandmembers themselves saying the opposite. Ward stepped away from the SABBATH reunion in early 2012, while the group hinted that he was...

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FAITH NO MORE: Entire 'Sol Invictus' Album Available For Streaming

"Sol Invictus", influential alt-metal act FAITH NO MORE's long-awaited follow-up to 1997's "Album Of The Year", can be streamed in its entirety using the NPR widget below. The CD will be released on May 19 via the band's newly formed imprint Reclamation Recordings, which is distributed by Ipecac Rec...