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BLACK SABBATH Drummer, DREAM THEATER Keyboardist, Others To Be Inducted Into 'Hall Of Heavy Metal History'

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward, DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess, bass virtuoso Billy Sheehan. and other metal royalty will be inducted into the Hall Of Heavy Metal History on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at the Anaheim Wyndham Garden Grove in Anaheim, California. Television and radio persona...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Has Twelve Songs Written For Next Album

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton recently spoke to Shut Up & Rock On about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's next studio album, which is tentatively due in early 2018. "After extensive touring, we've just been kind of doing sporadic touring this year," he said (hear audio b...

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'Monsters Of Rock' Official Illustrated History In Words And Pictures

Live Nation and Rufus Publications have announced the publication of the official "Monsters Of Rock" visual history, volume one of a two-part series celebrating the legendary Monsters Of Rock and Download festivals. Written by local journalist Jeff Clarke-Meads, who was backstage at every festival,...

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IN THIS MOMENT Guitarist: 'We're Always Trying To Push The Boundaries In Some Way'

Australia's Silver Tiger Media recently conducted an interview with IN THIS MOMENT guitarist Chris Howorth. You can listen to the full chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the fan response to the band's new "Ritual" album: Chris: "The re...

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LARS ULRICH, HENRY ROLLINS Featured In 'Why Vinyl Matters' Book

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and punk rock icon Henry Rollins are among the artists who were interviewed for "Why Vinyl Matters", the upcoming book from ACC Editions. In 2015, vinyl sales in the U.S. increased by 30% — a raise for the tenth year in succession — and 1.29 million vinyl albums were so...

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WHITE ZOMBIE's 'La Sexorcisto' Getting Limited-Edition Vinyl Reissue

According to The Pulse Of Radio, WHITE ZOMBIE's two-million-copy-selling 1992 album "La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One" will receive a limited-edition twenty-fifth-anniversary vinyl pressing on September 29. Two thousand copies of the album will be made available on 180-gram purple vinyl. The LP...

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TIGERTAILZ To Release 'Fall In Love Again' Video/Single For PEPSI TATE Charity

Welsh glam metal veterans TIGERTAILZ will release a very special version of "Fall In Love Again" featuring Suzi Chunk on vocals. This is to commemorate ten years since losing their bass player Pepsi Tate to pancreatic cancer. The track will be released on Saturday, September 16, with the video premi...

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ANNIHILATOR To Release 'For The Demented' Album In November; Cover Artwork Unveiled

Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR will release their new album, "For The Demented", on November 3. The cover artwork for the disc can be seen below. ANNIHILATOR's follow-up to 2015's "Suicide Society" will include the song "Twisted Lobotomy", which the band performed live on its recent European tour. A...

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THE HAXANS Feat. ROB ZOMBIE Bassist, NEW YEARS DAY Singer: 'Black Cat Bone' Video

"Black Cat Bone", the new video from THE HAXANS, the goth-pop-infused power duo featuring Ash Costello (NEW YEARS DAY) on vocals and Matt Montgomery (ROB ZOMBIE) on vocals and guitar, can be seen below. The song is taken from THE HAXANS' debut album, "Party Monsters", which will be released on Octob...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Says ZAKK WYLDE's Guitar Playing 'Is Unbelievably Good Now'

Ozzy Osbourne was interviewed on the September 6 edition of SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones's radio show, "Jonesy's Jukebox". You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the end of BLACK SABBATH: Ozzy: "[It's] done. Over. I've been solo thirt...

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DELAIN To Release 'Live At Paradiso' DVD/Blu-Ray In October

Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN have spent the last year celebrating their tenth anniversary — from the release of their fifth full-length album, "Moonbathers", and an anniversary edition of their debut disc, "Lucidity", to extensive headline tours across Europe and North America to gracing some of...

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EXODUS Singer On Next Album: 'We're Writing Right Now'

EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza spoke to That Drummer Guy (a.k.a. Josh Rundquist) about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2014's "Blood In Blood Out" album. He said (hear audio below): "We're writing right now. We obviously have to pay attention to SLAYER's sched...

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CARNIVORE Reforms As CARNIVORE A.D.

After an electrifying live performance of CARNIVORE material at this year's Black N Blue Bowl pre-party, guitarist Marc Piovanetti is thrilled to announce that the band will officially reform as CARNIVORE A.D., with fellow original member Louie Beato and Joe Branciforte (DARKSIDE NYC, MERAUDER) shar...

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IN THIS MOMENT's MARIA BRINK Says Having ROB HALFORD Guest On 'Ritual' Is 'An Honor'

IN THIS MOMENT singer Maria Brink says that having Rob Halford guest on the band's new album, "Ritual", is "an honor." The JUDAS PRIEST frontman duets with Brink on the song "Black Wedding" — and Maria says that Halford added his vocals after all the other parts were already laid down. "We actually...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On His Life As Gay Man: 'In Some Parts Of The World, People Like Me Get Thrown Off Buildings'

During an August 15 appearance on Fox Sports 910 AM's "The Freaks With Kenny And Crash" radio show in Phoenix, Arizona, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke about the discrimination that the LGBT community still faces despite the broad social acceptance of homosexuality and the legality of same-sex...