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ADRIAN SMITH On IRON MAIDEN's Three-Guitar Formation: 'If We Had Three YNGWIE MALMSTEENs, There Would Have Been A Fight After Five Minutes'

Chris Jericho of "Talk Is Jericho" recently conducted an interview with guitarist Adrian Smith of British metal legends IRON MAIDEN. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the "energy" that is often found at an IRON MAIDEN concert: Adrian...

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GODSMACK's SULLY ERNA Under Fire For Spreading 'False News' About BERNIE SANDERS

GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna has come under fire for sharing a post that has been flagged as part of Facebook's efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its news feed. The post in question criticizes Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders's plan to raise the minimum wage and...

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RICHIE KOTZEN On THE WINERY DOGS: 'We All Agreed That We Would Like To Do A Third Record'

In a brand new interview with "The Classic Metal Show", guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen was asked about the status of THE WINERY DOGS, his power trio with drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) and legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH). He said (hear audi...

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PAPA ROACH Singer JACOBY SHADDIX Celebrates Eight Years Of Sobriety

PAPA ROACH singer Jacoby Shaddix celebrated the eighth anniversary of his getting sober on February 19. The band posted a video of Shaddix and drummer Tony Palermo marking the occasion by hitting "the smallest bar in the world" in Milan, Italy while out on tour and enjoying a "mocktail" — a fake coc...

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Here Is Pro-Shot Video Of TONY IOMMI Watching Armenia's NAREGATSI ORCHESTRA Perform Cover Of BLACK SABBATH's 'She's Gone'

The Mediamax media company has uploaded professionally filmed video footage of Armenia's Naregatsi Orchestra performing a cover of the BLACK SABBATH song "She's Gone", which originally appeared on the "Technical Ecstasy" album. The performance took place last June on a visit to the country by BLACK...

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Former CANDLEMASS Singer MATS LEVÉN To Join DENNER'S INFERNO For Festival Appearances

Mats Levén will join DENNER'S INFERNO, the new band featuring legendary KING DIAMOND and MERCYFUL FATE guitar player and composer Michael Denner, for the group's upcoming festival appearances. Levén is regarded as one of the strongest Swedish hard rock singers with a large vocal register and a stron...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Bassist CHRIS KAEL Celebrates Two Years Of Sobriety

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael celebrated the second anniversary of his getting sober on February 3. Kael posted a photo of his AA sobriety medallion, which has the words "To thine own self be true" and "unity, service and recovery" engraved around the roman numeral for 2. He wrote: "I p...

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PETER FRAMPTON's Memoir, 'Do You Feel Like I Do?', Due In October

"Do You Feel Like I Do?", a revelatory memoir by rock icon and legendary guitarist Peter Frampton, will be released on October 20. The book is described in a press release as "the incredible story of Peter Frampton's positively resilient life and career told in his own words for the first time." Fra...

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Watch GODSMACK Bring Hundreds Of Students Together In New Hampshire To Perform In Music Video

GODSMACK filmed a music video for its latest single, "Unforgettable", this past Saturday (February 15). The band invited more than 300 students to join them for a performance of the song at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. "It was absolutely insane," Elliott Lempke, a student at Pinkerto...

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STEVE HARRIS's BRITISH LION Performs In Fort Lauderdale (Video)

Sonic Perspectives has uploaded fan-filmed video footage of BRITISH LION's February 15 concert at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Featured songs: 01. Lightning 02. Last Chance 03. A World Without Heaven 04. Eyes Of The Young BRITISH LION is the side project of Steve Harris, bassist and...

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There is no mistaking precocious talent. When SEVEN SPIRES released their debut album "Solveig" in 2017, it may not have set the world alight, but it clearly heralded the arrival of a uniquely exuberant and inventive new force in the increasingly interchangeable worlds of power, symphonic and tradit...

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MIKE PORTNOY On His Friendship With NEIL PEART: 'It Was A Relationship That I'll Always Cherish'

Former DREAM THEATER and current SONS OF APOLLO drummer Mike Portnoy spoke to World Prog-Nation about the passing of Neil Peart, who died on January 7 in Santa Monica, California after a three-year battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. The iconic RUSH drummer was 67 years old...

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MIKE PORTNOY Defends Paid Meet-And-Greets: 'It's A Matter Of The Artists Actually Finding A Way To Make A Living'

In a recent interview with Metal Godz Radio, former DREAM THEATER and current SONS OF APOLLO drummer Mike Portnoy spoke about the importance of having a large-enough fanbase to where artists are able to give their music away for free or at little cost and still survive financially due to ticket and...

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QUEEN Guitarist BRIAN MAY Lashes Out At Cameraman: 'Is This Going To Get Ugly?' (Video)

QUEEN guitarist Brian May has been filmed lashing out a news cameraman in Australia. The incident occurred when the 72-year-old rocker met with fans outside Brisbane Airport after arriving on a private jet. While signing autographs for fans, May turned to the 7NEWS Brisbane cameraman and said: "You'...

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BUTCHER BABIES' CARLA HARVEY: 'We've Got So Much Going On This Year'

BUTCHER BABIES singer Carla Harvey spoke to the "Scandalous Podcast" about the band's plans for 2020 after spending most of last year in the studio working on the follow-up to "Lilith", which was released in October 2017 via Century Media. "We're about to announce a lot of stuff," Carla said (hear a...