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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarist: 'President Donald Trump' Is 'A Very Scary Phrase'

In a brand new interview with The Irish Times, AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Zacky Vengeance was asked how the words "President Donald Trump" sound to him, as an American. He responded: "It's a very scary phrase. Time will tell, but all I can hope for is that Americans and people across the entire wor...

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Turbo 30: Remastered 30th Anniversary Edition

The ruckus made in recent years about JUDAS PRIEST attempting a controversial metal opera with "Nostradamus" can be used as a frame of reference if you weren't there for the controversy "Turbo" created for the band in 1986. The album was hung upon PRIEST as an indictment by "pure" headbangers in the...

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Arctic Tundra

DARKTHRONE, the champions of the second wave of black metal, has been at it for nearly 30 years. Following its classic death metal debut, "Soulside Journey", the Norwegian band forged an ominous, hateful and cold sonic style that was truly scary at the time, by conventional standards, anyway. And it...

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Concert By BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT Shut Down Over Name Dispute

A concert by by Bobby Blotzer's version of RATT was canceled last night just hours before showtime after a Michigan venue received a cease-and-desist letter from the drummer's former bandmates. Blotzer is embroiled in a legal a dispute over the group's name with singer Stephen Pearcy, guitarist Warr...

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ICE-T Offers Sneak Peek At BODY COUNT's 'No Lives Matter' Video

A sneak peek at the making of "No Lives Matter", the new video from BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, can be seen below. The song is taken from the group's upcoming album, "Bloodlust", which will be released in March 2017 via Century Media. Ice-T recentl...

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DJ ASHBA Says He 'Learned A Lot' During His Six-Year Stint With GUNS N' ROSES

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current SIXX: A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba says that he "had a lot of artistic freedom to do things" with GN'R offstage during his six-year stint with the band. Ashba, who joined GUNS N' ROSES in March 2009 following the departure of Robin Finck, told Ellen of the "Moshpit" show,...

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BREAKING BENJAMIN Guitarist Loses Newborn Son

According to The Pulse Of Radio, BREAKING BENJAMIN guitarist Jasen Rauch and his wife Heather suffered a tragic loss over the Christmas holiday as their son was born prematurely and unfortunately did not survive. Rauch wrote: "These last 24 hours have been some of the hardest I think I've ever faced...

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Classic Early SORTILÈGE Albums To Be Reissued By NO REMORSE RECORDS

"SORTILÈGE — the best French metal had to offer. Timeless classics!" This quote from Deaf Forever magazine journalist Michael Kohsiek pretty much sums up the status of SORTILÈGE. Formed in 1981, the band released a self-titled EP in 1983 and followed it up with an amazing debut album, "Métamorphose"...

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Video: LAST IN LINE Performs In Belfast

Fan-filmed video footage of LAST IN LINE's December 3 performance at Limelight in Belfast, Northern Ireland can be seen below. LAST IN LINE is the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO member Vinny Appice, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previously fr...

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ICED EARTH Mainman Says Changes In The Music Industry Aren't 'Anything To Be Afraid Of'

Sebastiano Mereu of From Hero To Zero recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist and main songwriter Jon Schaffer. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the differences in being a musician in 2016 versus the mid-'80s: Jon: "The...

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SCORPIONS, METAL BLADE RECORDS, Rainbow Bar & Grill To Be Inducted Into 'Hall Of Heavy Metal History'

Metal Blade Records, SCORPIONS and the Rainbow Bar & Grill have joined the list of metal royalty who will be inducted into the 2017 Hall Of Heavy Metal History next month. The all-star induction ceremony will take place on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at the Anaheim Expo Center in Anaheim, Califo...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Bassist Doesn't Know If DANIEL FREYBERG Will Contribute To Songwriting On Next Album

On December 7, Metal Wani's Jackie Mtz conducted an interview with bassist Henkka Seppälä (a.k.a. Henkka T. Blacksmith) of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM in Phoenix, Arizona. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how things are going...

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IMMORTAL To Begin Recording New Album In January

Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL — now consisting of lyricist/guitarist Demonaz (real name Harald Nævdal) and drummer Horgh (real name Reidar Horghagen) — will enter the studio in January to begin recording their ninth full-length studio album, to be released later in 2017 via Nuclear Blast. Said...

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KANYE WEST Photographed Wearing TESTAMENT T-Shirt; ALEX SKOLNICK Reacts

**UPDATE**: TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has released the following statement regarding the fact that hip-hop artist and producer Kanye West was photographed wearing a TESTAMENT t-shirt over the weekend: "Alright. So I posted a wiseass comment meant just for friends who tagged me on Facebook —...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist IZZY STRADLIN Releases Cover Of J.J. CALE's 'Call Me The Breeze'

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin has released a cover version of the J.J. Cale song "Call Me The Breeze", featuring special guest appearances by Lauren Barth (vocals) and Jesse Aycock (guitar). The track was recorded in the late summer of 2016 at Brotheryn Studios in Ojai, California and...