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STEVE HARRIS Won't Lose Sleep If IRON MAIDEN Doesn't Get Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris says that he doesn't care that his band has yet to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame despite the fact that it has been eligible since 2004. "I don't mind that we're not in things like that," he told Rolling Stone in a new interview. "I don't think about...July 17, 2019
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HATRIOT: 'Ethereal Nightmare' Lyric Video
The official lyric video for the song "Ethereal Nightmare" from the San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal outfit HATRIOT can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "From Days Unto Darkness", which will be released on July 26 via Massacre Records. The disc marks the group's f...July 17, 2019
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ACE FREHLEY To Reunite With His Former FREHLEY'S COMET Bandmates At This Year's 'Kruise Fest'
This October, sailing out of Miami, Florida, the ninth annual "Kiss Kruise" will take to the high seas with over 3,000 KISS fans aboard and ready to rock. Each year, in true Kiss Army style, various fan-organized pre-kruise parties and reunions are held in the city of departure. This year, nine-time...July 17, 2019
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DEVIN TOWNSEND To Perform STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Material On 2020 Tour
Devin Townsend has confirmed that the setlist for his 2020 tour will include material from STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, the seminal industrial metal outfit he fronted until 2007. Since the band's dissolution, Townsend has been asked repeatedly whether he would reform STRAPPING, only to cite the mental and p...July 13, 2019
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STEVE HARRIS Doesn't Think IRON MAIDEN Deserved To Win GRAMMY For 'El Dorado'
IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris has told the Miami New Times in a new interview that his band's 2011 "Best Metal Performance" Grammy win for "El Dorado" was less deserving than some other MAIDEN nominations, such as "Blood Brothers", "Fear Of The Dark" and "The Wicker Man". "To be honest with you,...July 11, 2019
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DEZ FAFARA 'Broke All The Rules' With Upcoming DEVILDRIVER Album
Dez Fafara has confirmed that DEVILDRIVER has completed work on its new album with producer Steve Evetts (EVERY TIME I DIE, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN). The follow-up to 2016's "Trust No One" will be a staggered-release double album, with the first part scheduled to arrive in early 2020. Fafara told...July 11, 2019
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JOE SATRIANI, JOHN PETRUCCI, GENE HOGLAN Among Guests On BRYAN BELLER's 'Scenes From The Flood' Solo Album
As a bassist and composer, Bryan Beller (THE ARISTOCRATS, JOE SATRIANI, DETHKLOK, STEVE VAI) has never been accused of being insufficiently driven. But nothing he's done before can truly prepare audiences for his newest release, the massively ambitious and unapologetically progressive double concept...July 11, 2019
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Here Are New Photos Of VINNIE PAUL's And DIMEBAG's Gravesite
New photos of Vinnie Paul Abbott's grave marker next to that of his brother, PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, can be seen below. The pictures were taken by Steve Quarrella and tweeted out by Black Sabbath Online's Joe Siegler, who wrote in an accompanying message: "A friend of mine was in...July 9, 2019
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DEADLAND RITUAL Feat. GEEZER BUTLER, MATT SORUM, STEVE STEVENS: Pro-Shot Video Of HELLFEST Concert
Professionally filmed video footage of DEADLAND RITUAL's June 22 performance at Hellfest in Clisson, France can be seen below. DEADLAND RITUAL is the new band featuring bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH),guitarist Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL, VINCE NEIL),drummer Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET...July 6, 2019
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STEVE VAI On The 1990s: 'I Was The Poster Boy For Everything That Was Wrong About Playing The Guitar'
Guitarist Steve Vai recently spoke with Australia's Heavy magazine. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the recently released GENERATION AXE live album: Steve: "It was different from many things that I've done in the past, but i...July 6, 2019
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ANTHRAX Singer JOEY BELLADONNA's Classic Rock Covers Band CHIEF BIG WAY Schedules U.S. Tour Dates
When he is not busy touring and recording with ANTHRAX, Joey Belladonna plays drums and sings for a classic-rock covers band called CHIEF BIG WAY. The upstate New York-based group, which also features Dave Mickelson on bass, Joe Precourt on guitar and John Goodwin on keyboards, plays versions of son...July 5, 2019
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New Song Premiere: ZINNGESCHREI's 'Amok'
Metal Assault Records has unveiled the final band lineup and track listing for "Metal Assault Mixtape - Vol. 1", the label's very own and very first summer compilation release, featuring nine of the finest purveyors of underground heavy music. Nine bands, nine brand new, previously unreleased tunes....July 5, 2019
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'It Might Be Better To Watch A Hologram Of KISS Right Now Than Watch The Actual Band'
Tim "Ripper" Owens says that the recently completed North American leg of the "Dio Returns" tour changed a lot of people's opinions about the Ronnie James Dio hologram. Dio died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologram was created by a company called Eyellusion — with Ronnie's wido...July 5, 2019
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SEBASTIAN BACH Weighs In On TAYLOR SWIFT And SCOOTER BRAUN Drama
Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has weighed in on the recent spat between Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun over Braun's $300 million purchase of Big Machine Label Group, home to the pop singer's first six albums. Last weekend, Swift posted a Tumblr response to the news that Braun had acquired...July 5, 2019
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TED NUGENT: 'To Think That I Don't Qualify In The Top One Hundred Of Guitar Players In America Is Just A Stupid Lie'
In a recent interview with "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon", legendary rocker Ted Nugent was asked why he thinks he hasn't gotten the recognition that he deserves as a guitar player. He responded (hear audio below): "This isn't ego. I have an ego, because I have self-esteem, because I put my heart and s...July 4, 2019
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