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How K.K. DOWNING Came Up With JUDAS PRIEST's Black-Leather Look

In a brand new interview with Classic Rock Revisited, former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Ken "K.K." Downing spoke about his claim that he came up with the band's black-leather look. "It is just part of the story, really," he said. "A picture paints a thousand words. Just look at us. I had an idea in my b...

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GARY MOORE Tribute Album: Listen To 'Parisienne Walkways' Featuring STEVE MORSE, RICKY WARWICK, BOB DAISLEY

The song "Parisienne Walkways" from the upcoming tribute album dedicated to legendary guitarist Gary Moore can be streamed below. The track features Danny Bowes on vocals, John Sykes on guitar, Don Airey on keyboards, Bob Daisley on bass and Rob Grosser on drums. Due on October 26 via earMUSIC, "Moo...

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METALLICA's 'Dreamfest' Performance Angers Neighbors In San Francisco

According to SF Gate, METALLICA's concert in San Francisco Wednesday night (September 26) angered some of the neighbors because of the noise, which traveled a considerable distance across the city. METALLICA played a massive concert at Civic Center Plaza as part of the ninth annual Dreamfest fundrai...

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THE THREE TREMORS Feat. TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, SEAN PECK And HARRY CONKLIN: 'When The Last Scream Fades' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for the song "When The Last Scream Fades" from THE THREE TREMORS, the new project featuring acclaimed heavy metal singers Tim "The Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),Harry "The Tyrant" Conklin (JAG PANZER) and Sean "The Hell Destroyer" Peck (CAGE, DE...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Is Ready To Write His Autobiography: 'I Think It Has To Be Done'

Rob Halford appears to have had a change of heart about writing an autobiography. Three years after dismissing the idea of chronicling his life in a memoir, citing privacy concerns, the JUDAS PRIEST singer says that he is ready to tell his story. Asked in a brand new interview with Full Metal Jacki...

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K.K. DOWNING Says JUDAS PRIEST Should Have Considered Fans' Wishes When Deciding On GLENN TIPTON's Replacement For 'Firepower' Tour

Thomas S, Orwat Jr. of Rock Music Star recently conducted an interview with former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Ken "K.K." Downing. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the fact that he wasn't invited to rejoin JUDAS PRIEST following Glenn...

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ROB HALFORD Says JUDAS PRIEST Didn't Listen To Its Classic Albums While Making 'Firepower'

Max Volume of Reno's 105.7 KOZZ radio station recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's latest album, "Firepower": Rob: "We're havi...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Is 'On The Way To Making A Badass New' Solo Album

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has demoed two more songs for his upcoming solo album. He wrote on his Facebook page: "Well, we tracked two more demos with Jeremy Colson on the drums who we borrowed from the Steve Vai band, and I gotta tell ya, these two new tracks SMOKE. Looking forward to...

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Video: NONPOINT Performs Acoustic Version Of 'Chaos And Earthquakes' At HARDDRIVE RADIO Studio

Video footage of NONPOINT members Elias Soriano, Rasheed Thomas and B.C. Kochmit performing an acoustic version of the band's song "Chaos And Earthquakes" and the HardDrive Radio studio can be seen below. "Chaos And Earthquakes" is taken from NONPOINT's tenth album, "X", which was released on August...

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COREY TAYLOR Calls STONE SOUR's 'Audio Secrecy' Only 'Hiccup' Of His Career

Corey Taylor has called STONE SOUR's 2010 album, "Audio Secrecy", the only "hiccup" of his career. The band's third full-length effort was recorded and produced by STONE SOUR and Nick Raskulinecz at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Tennessee and was the group's last album to feature bassist Shawn Eco...

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K.K. DOWNING Says SCOTT TRAVIS Was The Only Member Of JUDAS PRIEST To Contact Him Following His Departure

K.K. Downing has confirmed to the "Focus On Metal" podcast that Scott Travis was the only member of JUDAS PRIEST to contact him following his 2011 announcement that he was leaving the band. Asked if he was surprised to hear from the drummer, Downing replied (hear audio below): "No, not really. I was...

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SKID ROW Bassist On New Singer ZP THEART: 'He Brought This Excitement To The Band That We Haven't Had For Quite Some Time'

Rachel Bolan says that ZP Theart has brought an "excitement" to SKID ROW that the band hadn't had "for quite some time." The South African-born, British-based Theart was in DRAGONFORCE, TANK and I AM I before playing his first gig as SKID ROW's vocalist more than two years ago. Speaking to U.K.'s To...

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K.K. DOWNING Says It Was 'Extremely Unfair' Of IAN HILL To Claim That None Of JUDAS PRIEST Fans Were Missing Him

Juliette Miranda of "The Unwritable Rant" podcast recently conducted an interview with former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Ken "K.K." Downing. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why he decided to open his upcoming autobiography, "Heavy D...

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EPICA To Enter Studio At The End Of 2019

Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA recently announced that they are working on their first-ever book, "The Essence Of Epica". This unique book will tell the story of the remarkable musical journey of EPICA in the bandmembers' own words, and is illustrated throughout with rare, candid and classic photog...

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TOM HUNTING Says EXODUS 'Would Like' To Record New Album Next Summer

EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting is hoping to enter the studio next summer to begin recording the band's follow-up to 2014's "Blood In Blood Out" album. Although it was originally reported that the veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers would go into the studio in October 2017 to work on the new effort,...