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MICHAEL SWEET Once Again Defends KISS Against DEE SNIDER's Criticism: 'It's Really None Of His Business' What They Do

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet has once again defended KISS after Dee Snider criticized Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons for having current KISS members Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer dress up as Peter Criss's and Ace Frehley's respective "Spaceman" and "Catman" personas. In a recent interview with the "...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: New MEGADETH Album Is 'One Of The Most Ferocious Records We've Done' Since 'Rust In Peace'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine, who went public with his throat cancer diagnosis in June 2019, spoke to Mankato, Minnesota's "The Five Count" radio show about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. Asked for an update on his health, he said (hear...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Praises DIRK VERBEUREN's Contributions To New MEGADETH Album: 'He's Such A Great Player'

MEGADETH's David Ellefson spoke to IndiePower about drummer Dirk Verbeuren's contrubutions to the upcoming follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. "Dirk is amazing, man," David said (see video below). "He's such a great player. And his drum work… Even as we were putting the bass and drums down, there'...

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Listen To YES's Cover Of JOHN LENNON's 'Imagine'

To mark what would have been John Lennon's 80th birthday, YES has released "Imagine" as a single through BMG Records. The track was recorded at the Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas during the encore on the final night of YES's 2019 U.S. "The Royal Affair Tour" and will be included on "The Royal Affair Tou...

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Corey Taylor is a familiar name to virtually everyone who frequents BLABBERMOUTH.NET. He has topped the charts globally with his Grammy Award-winning metal band SLIPKNOT as well as with his rock band STONE SOUR. The iconic frontman returns with his first proper solo release titled "CMFT". The album...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Taps AL JOURGENSEN, CHARLIE BENANTE For Cover Of CHEAP TRICK's 'Auf Wiedersehen': Teaser Video

ELLEFSON, the solo band of MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, will release its covers album, "No Cover", on November 20 via earMUSIC (Europe) and Ward Records (Japan). The effort will be made available in conjunction with Ellefson's revived Combat Records, which will issue the album in North America v...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On Upcoming MEGADETH Album: 'The Songs Are Terrific'

MEGADETH's David Ellefson recently spoke to SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser and bassist Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. as part the weekly "SepulQuarta" Internet series. You can watch the chat below. Speaking about MEGADETH's approach to making the follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" LP, Ellefson said: "We were...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On Upcoming MEGADETH Album: 'We're In The Process Of Doing Guitar Solos Right Now'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke to Q104.3 New York's "Out Of The Box With Jonathan Clarke" about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. He said (see video below): "We're in the process of doing guitar solos right now. Kiko Loureiro [guitar] i...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: 'If You Like Any Type Of Rock And Roll, Then AC/DC Is Going To Move You'

While new photos of AC/DC "unintentionally" surfaced on the band's homepage, along with the band's online teasers "powering up," confirming longstanding reports that all of the major players have regrouped for a new release, fans remain impatiently frothing for more. To keep that spark alive, season...

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SIX FEET UNDER Releases Video For New Single 'Blood Of The Zombie'

On October 2, death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER will release their 17th full-length album, "Nightmares Of The Decomposed", via Metal Blade Records. The official Reino Aedmäe-animated music video for the disc's third single, "Blood Of The Zombie" can be seen below. Vocalist Chris Barnes comments: "...

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SOUNDGARDEN Members Comment On BRANDI CARLILE Collaboration

For this year's "Record Store Day", the surviving members of SOUNDGARDEN teamed with singer Brandi Carlile to record new versions of "Black Hole Sun" and "Searching With My Good Eye Closed". The tribute to late SOUNDGARDEN vocalist Chris Cornell was released as a 12-inch on September 26, which is th...

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WARRANT's ERIK TURNER Says He Nearly Auditioned For MEGADETH

WARRANT guitarist Erik Turner has confirmed to "The Chuck Shute Podcast" in a new interview that he nearly auditioned for MEGADETH when the Dave Mustaine-fronted outfit was first being assembled back in 1983. "Yeah, it's true," Erik said (see video below). "When I was 16, there was a paper called th...

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KATAKLYSM Releases Music Video For 'Cut Me Down'

"Cut Me Down", the new video from Canadian melodic death metal heavyweights KATAKLYSM, can be seen below. The song, which features a guest appearance by Tuomas Saukkonen (WOLFHEART),istaken from th band's 14th full-length studio album, "Unconquered", which was released on September 25 via Nuclear B...

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ROB HALFORD Looks Back On His Time Away From JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Was In A Different Place Professionally'

In a brand new interview with Chris Warburton of BBC Sounds, Rob Halford spoke about his decision to leave JUDAS PRIEST in 1992 before going on to record and tour with the aggressive metal group FIGHT and the industrial project 2WO before his return to traditional metal with the eponymous band HALFO...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Says Writing Songs About Coronavirus Would Be Too 'Obvious'

In a new interview with Clay Marshall of Metal Hammer, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was asked if the band's upcoming album will still include 18 songs, as he originally predicted several months ago. Mustaine responded: "No. At the very beginning, I had 200 songs in my folder, but I've just been wh...