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ZAKK WYLDE On Hypothetical PANTERA Reunion: 'There's No Replacing' DIMEBAG

During a brand new interview with The Austin Chronicle, Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) was once again asked about the possibility of a hypothetical PANTERA reunion with him filling in for the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott on guitar. "Me and Phil [Anselmo, former PANTERA and current...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's KELLY D. SMITH Interviewed By TotalRock At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR (Video)

Matt of TotalRock conducted an interview with drummer Kelly D. Smith Arizona metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 7-10 at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. FLOT...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM To Dig Into Vaults For Next Studio Album

Arizona metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM are preparing to enter the studio to begin work on a new album for a tentative early 2015 release. Asked by Felicity Hall of GetYourRockOut at last weekend's Bloodstock Open Air festival in the United Kingdom if the band has begun writing new material yet, F...

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Return of the Reaper

German legends GRAVE DIGGER are back and so is their trusty pal, The Reaper. As one of the most tireless acts in metal history, GRAVE DIGGER deserve some sort of award for releasing their albums with incredible consistency, most of them coming every other year. Co-founding vocalist Chris Boltendahl...

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TRACII GUNS Talks To 'Do You Know Jack?' About DEVIL CITY ANGELS Project (Audio)

Jack Antonio conducted an interview with former L.A. GUNS and current DEVIL CITY ANGELS guitarist Tracii Guns on the August 3 episode of "Do You Know Jack?" radio show on CKLB FM. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. DEVIL CITY ANGELS is the new band featuring Tracii Guns...

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DAVE LOMBARDO Says Current SLAYER Lineup Is Missing That 'Certain Magic'

Former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo was interviewed on episode 110 of the "Let There Be Talk" podcast with rock and roll comedian Dean Delray. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpt follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the musi...

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VIXEN Bassist SHARE ROSS Joins JOE ELLIOTT's DOWN 'N' OUTZ

VIXEN bassist Share Ross has joined DOWN 'N' OUTZ, the project fronted by DEF LEPPARD's lead singer Joe Elliott, and featuring tracks connected to MOTT THE HOOPLE. DOWN 'N' OUTZ was born in 2009 when MOTT THE HOOPLE reformed and asked longtime friend and fan Elliott to get involved. Joe formed the D...

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Former QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE: 'I'll Always Perform The Music I Wrote'

Jon Ballard of Fresno, California's 105.1 The Blaze radio station recently conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether it's a bittersweet...

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VOIVOD Featuring New Bassist DOMINIC 'ROCKY' LAROCHE: Fan-Filmed Footage Of HEAVY MONTREAL Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of VOIVOD's August 9 performance at the Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be seen below. VOIVOD has tapped Dominic "Rocky" Laroche to play bass for the band following the departure of Jean-Yves Thériault (a.k.a. Blacky). Laroche, who has previously perf...

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KIX Guitarist Wanted To Keep Band's Spirit Alive On 'Rock Your Face Off'

Jason Price of Icon Vs. Icon recently conducted an interview with KIX guitarist Brian "Damage" Forsythe. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Icon Vs. Icon: KIX came out of the Baltimore music scene and had a lot of success locally as a bar band before branching out nationally. Was that...

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MESHUGGAH's 'I' EP To Be Reissued With Bonus Material

Continuing with the momentum of celebrating their 25th anniversary, Sweden's extreme metal deviants MESHUGGAH have announced the reissue of their 2004 one-song EP, "I", via Nuclear Blast. The album artwork and concept are courtesy of MESHUGGAH drummer Tomas Haake, who comments on the EP's mutant res...

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CALIFORNIA BREED Taps Former QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Drummer JOEY CASTILLO For Upcoming Tour

CALIFORNIA BREED members Glenn Hughes and Andrew Watt have chosen Joey Castillo (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, EAGLES OF DEATH METAL) to play drums for the band for all upcoming dates when it became clear that Jason Bonham's professional commitments would prevent him from being able to tour with the grou...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer JOE ELLIOTT's DOWN 'N' OUTZ: 'One Of The Boys' Video Premiere

"One Of The Boys", the new video from DOWN 'N' OUTZ, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest album "The Further Adventures Of…", which is the third instalment of the project fronted by DEF LEPPARD's lead singer Joe Elliott, and features tracks connected to MOTT THE HOOPLE. The pr...

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LED ZEPPELIN Reissue Program Continues With Deluxe Editions Of 'Led Zeppelin IV' And 'Houses Of The Holy'

The LED ZEPPELIN reissue campaign got off to a remarkable start in June as deluxe editions of "Led Zeppelin", "Led Zeppelin II" and "Led Zeppelin III" debuted in the top 10 of The Billboard 200 chart. The albums achieved similar international success with debuts near the top of the charts in more th...

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The Righteous and the Butterfly

Everything that went down in the early 2000s between MUSHROOMHEAD and SLIPKNOT seems downright silly in retrospect. The notorious feud between these two acts was largely generated by Ohio metal fans, but the far-reaching spatter of "my masked metal band is better than YOURS" slung by said knucklehea...