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Heavy Fire
It's not often one band, made of constituents from another, gets praised for emulating the latter. Yet BLACK STAR RIDERS has freely recreated THIN LIZZY for a modern generation, one who missed out on THIN LIZZY's glory days. If you're lucky, you'll catch "Jailbreak" or "Cowboy Song" on a gimmicky de...February 20, 2017
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STEVEN ADLER: My Mother 'Didn't Lose Me To Rock And Roll; She Lost Me Because I Was A Drug Addict'
Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler and his mother, Deanna Adler recently appeared on "Good Day LA", the morning television news and entertainment program airing on KTTV, a Fox owned-and-operated television station in Los Angeles, California. They discussed Deanna's long-awaited tell-all book,...February 20, 2017
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OVERKILL Frontman: 'Along The Way, You Must Reinvent Yourself'
OVERKILL singer Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth was interviewed on the February 10-12 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. A couple of excerpts follow. Full Metal Jackie: ["The Grinding Wheel" is] your eighteenth stud...February 18, 2017
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Reactivated LABYRINTH To Release 'Architecture Of A God' Album In April
After a seven-year hiatus, Italian metallers LABYRINTH will return with a brand new studio album, "Architecture Of A God", on April 21 via Frontiers Music Srl. In the spring of 2016, the band's founding members, Andrea Cantarelli and Olaf Thorsen received a call from Frontiers asking them to discuss...February 18, 2017
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarist On 'The Stage': 'We Wanted To Really Show Off Our Instrumentation And Time Signatures'
Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On parting ways with drummer Arin Ilejay and recruiting former BAD RELIGION drummer Brooks Wackerman: Zacky: "One of things that al...February 16, 2017
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THE HAUNTED To Enter Studio In March
Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED will enter Parlour Studios in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England in early March with producer Russ Russell to begin recording their ninth album for a late 2017 release via Century Media. Comments THE HAUNTED guitarist Ola Englund: "After almost two and a half years si...February 16, 2017
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Michigan Republican Pushes KID ROCK For Senate Run
A Republican and Tea Party activist in Michigan suggested at the state party's convention over the weekend that Kid Rock would make a good candidate to try and win a Senate seat in 2018 currently held by Democrat Debbie Stabenow. According to The Pulse Of Radio, Wes Nakagiri — the activist and now a...February 15, 2017
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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Drummer Says DONALD TRUMP Is 'Crazy'
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith has commented on the tumultuous first three weeks of the President Donald Trump administration, saying that it's "embarrassing" and "scary" to see what the real estate mogul is "trying to get away with." In just twenty-one days, Trump issued a series of execu...February 13, 2017
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GEORGE LYNCH On New DOKKEN Song: 'It's Not Us Trying To Reinvent Ourselves Or Pretend We Are In The '80s'
Legendary guitarist George Lynch says that the new DOKKEN song that will be included on the band's upcoming CD/DVD package is "a super-fun" track that sounds like "a slightly more modern-day" version of DOKKEN's classic material. The DOKKEN DVD, which will focus on the fall 2016 reunion tour of the...February 13, 2017
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Reunited RATT Plays First Official Comeback Concert In Minnesota (Video)
Three members of RATT's classic lineup — singer Stephen Pearcy, bassist Juan Croucier and guitarist Warren DeMartini — played their first official show as the reunited RATT this past Saturday, February 11 at Treasure Island in Welch, Minnesota. They were joined on stage by former QUIET RIOT guitaris...February 13, 2017
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THY ART IS MURDER Guitarist Says Band Is 'Definitely Not' Open To Using Clean Vocals
Metal Wani's Daniel Jaramillo recently conducted an interview with guitarist Andy Marsh of Australian extreme metallers THY ART IS MURDER. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the return of vocalist C.J. McMahon means the band is...February 11, 2017
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GOD DETHRONED To Release 'The World Ablaze' Album In May
Dutch death metallers GOD DETHRONED have set "The World Ablaze" as the title of their new album, due on May 5 via Metal Blade Records. The band's first disc since 2010's "Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross" is the third (and final) part of the World War I trilogy. Swedish producer and multi-instrument...February 9, 2017
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DARK ANGEL Has Five Or Six 'Killer' Songs Ready To Go For Comeback Album
Reactivated California thrash metal pioneers DARK ANGEL are continuing to write material for their long-awaited comeback album. The band's first CD since 1991's "Time Does Not Heal" will feature the lineup that has performed sporadic live shows since reuniting in 2013: Gene Hoglan (drums),Eric Meye...February 8, 2017
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Classic Lineup Of DOKKEN is 'Talking About' Playing More Shows In 2018, Says GEORGE LYNCH
Legendary guitarist George Lynch says that the classic lineup of DOKKEN is "talking about" playing more shows in 2018. Lynch reunited with singer Don Dokken, bassist Jeff Pilson and drummer "Wild" Mick Brown for a six-date Japanese tour last fall, including an appearance at the Loud Park festival. A...February 8, 2017
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CONVERGE Frontman Releases WEAR YOUR WOUNDS Video
WEAR YOUR WOUNDS has unveiled the first music video off its eponymous debut album. The clip, which was directed by Max Moore, can be seen below. Founded by CONVERGE's Jacob Bannon, WEAR YOUR WOUNDS is the product of years of lo-fi solo recordings that have sat on the backburner until now. Bannon com...February 8, 2017
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