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'The Heroin Diaries' Musical Will Hold An Open Call For Role Of NIKKI SIXX

An open call will be held for the role of MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx in the long-awaited Broadway adaptation of his memoir, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star". The musical, which will debut in early 2020, is being directed by David Esbjornson. The description of t...

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MICHAEL MONROE Talks HANOI ROCKS 'Rebirth': 'I Was Ready To Commit To It For The Rest Of My Life'

In a recent interview with Antoine de Montremy of France's Duke TV, Michael Monroe discussed the 2002 reformation and eventual dissolution of famed Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS. The band originally broke on to the hard rock scene in the first half of the 1980s, becoming one of the first Finnish bands...

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DOUG PINNICK On Upcoming KING'S X Album: 'Each Song Is Drastically Different'

KING'S X frontman Doug Pinnick has confirmed that the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "XV" will finally arrive in 2020. "We haven't figured out the [exact] date yet," he told Rock Titan VJ Scotty J in a new interview (see video below). "We want it to be right when it comes out. We don't wann...

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MICHAEL SWEET's Family 'Accepted Christ' Through JIMMY SWAGGART

In a brand new interview with Australia's Sticks For Stones, Michael Sweet, singer, guitarist and primary songwriter of the openly Christian hard rock band STRYPER, was asked how he first discovered Christ. He responded (hear audio below): "The way I came to know God was the family accepted Christ t...

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Watch VOLBEAT's 'Die To Live' Video Feat. CLUTCH's NEIL FALLON

Danish/American rock and rollers VOLBEAT have released a music video for the song "Die To Live", directed by Adam Rothlein at Ghost Atomic Pictures and taped at Futura Studio in Roslindale, Massachusetts. The song and video both feature appearances by CLUTCH's lead singer Neil Fallon, as well as Ray...

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KERRY KING: SLAYER Stays 'Edgy' By Making Songs About Things 'Other Bands Are Scared To Write About'

In the latest trailer for SLAYER's upcoming short narrative film and concert, "Slayer: The Repentless Killogy", guitarist Kerry King talks about how SLAYER manages to "stay edgy" nearly four decades after the band's formation. He states: "I think, by being able to make songs about things maybe other...

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SEVENDUST Guitarist CLINT LOWERY To Release 'God Bless The Renegades' Solo Album In January

SEVENDUST co-founder, guitarist and vocalist Clint Lowery will release his debut solo album, "God Bless The Renegades", on January 31, 2020 via Rise Records. Heralding the record, he just shared the explosive new single and music video "Kings". Watch and listen below. "'Kings' is the song that expre...

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BREAKING BENJAMIN: New Version Of 'So Cold' From Upcoming 'Aurora' Album Now Available

A new vesion of the BREAKING BENJAMIN song "So Cold", taken from the band's upcoming album, "Aurora", can be streamed below. "Aurora" will be released on January 24, 2020. The disc features reimagined versions of the band's biggest and most popular songs with special guests including Lacey Sturm (ex...

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METALLICA's ABC Book Preview: 'K' Is For Kirk (Video)

"The ABCs Of Metallica", an alphabetical history of one of rock's heaviest bands, METALLICA, will be released on November 26 via Permuted Press. Featuring hard-rocking rhymes and bold illustrations, "The ABCs Of Metallica" looks back at the remarkable history of one of rock 'n' roll's most celebrate...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA And KERRY KING Discuss 'The Repentless Killogy' (Video)

In a new video released today, SLAYER's own Tom Araya and Kerry King share the story behind the previously unseen short film and boundary-pushing music video trilogy that is set to feature alongside live concert footage from the revered 2017 Los Angeles Forum concert, during the one-night theatrical...

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ROB CAGGIANO: 'VOLBEAT Was Never Really A Metal Band'

Barbara Caserta of Italy's Linea Rock recently conducted an interview with guitarist Rob Caggiano of Danish/American rockers VOLBEAT. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether VOLBEAT wanted to tinker with their "formula" on their ne...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: Making Of 'Ten' Solo Album Part Two (Video)

The second in a series of videos featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet's tenth solo LP, aptly titled "Ten", can be seen below. The follow-up to 2016's "One Sided War" was released on October 11 via Rat Pak Records in North America and Frontiers Music S...

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NITA STRAUSS's Second Solo Album 'Is Very Much On The Way'

Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, says that her second solo album "is very much on the way." Strauss's upcoming disc, which is tentatively due in late 2020, will be the follow-up to her first solo album, "Controlled Chaos", released last year via Sumerian...

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BREAKING BENJAMIN Announces 'Aurora' Album

BREAKING BENJAMIN will release a new album, "Aurora", on January 24, 2020. The disc features reimagined versions of the band's biggest and most popular songs with special guests including Lacey Sturm (ex-FLYLEAF),Scooter Ward (COLD) and Spencer Chamberlain (UNDEROATH),to name a few. Speaking about...

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SKID ROW's RACHEL BOLAN Rules Out Reunion With SEBASTIAN BACH: Certain 'Members Of The Band Didn't Get Along From Day One'

Rachel Bolan has shot down the suggestion that a specific incident between him and Sebastian Bach caused him to never want to work with the ex-SKID ROW singer again. "There was no one event [that is keeping the reunion from happening]," Bolan told the "Cobras & Fire" podcast (hear audio below)....