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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist's HOOKERS & BLOW Signs With GOLDEN ROBOT RECORDS

HOOKERS & BLOW, the project formed by longtime GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed and QUIET RIOT guitarist Alex Grossi, has signed a global merchandise and recording deal with Golden Robot Records. The band's debut album is due later in the year. "We have been asked for years about putting out an...

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IN FLAMES Singer On Songwriting Process: 'We're Just Trying To Write The Best Possible Album We Can'

Rob Herrera of Front Row Live Entertainment conducted an interview with frontman Anders Fridén and guitarist Björn Gelotte of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES prior to the band's March 19 concert at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, California. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transc...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Bassist Says Group Completed 17 Songs For Forthcoming Album

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio recently spoke with RadioactiveMike Z, host of the Riverside, California radio station 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's upcoming...

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JOHN PETRUCCI Says 'Distance Over Time' Is 'More DREAM THEATER-y' Than 'The Astonishing'

DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie and guitarist John Petrucci recently spoke with Pablo Abarca of Metal Hammer Spain. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the differences between new album "Distance Over Time" and its divisive pred...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Release 'Diary Of A Madman' 3D Vinyl In The Fall

KnuckleBonz has launched a pre-order for the upcoming Ozzy Osbourne "Diary Of A Madman" 3D vinyl, shipping in the fall. Only 1,981 sets were created. "Diary Of A Madman" is the second solo studio album by the BLACK SABBATH frontman. "I still remember how excited I was to get this album so close aft...

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PERRY FARRELL Releases New Song 'Pirate Punk Politician' From 'Kind Heaven' Album

JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell has released a new song, "Pirate Punk Politician". The track will appear on his upcoming album, "Kind Heaven", which is due out June 7 via BMG. According to Farrell, "Pirate Punk Politician" is "a good old-fashioned protest song about today's strongmen and the...

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Video Premiere: DEVIN TOWNSEND's 'Spirits Will Collide'

The official music video for "Spirits Will Collide", a brand new song from the Canadian heavy music artist Devin Townsend, can be seen below. The track is taken from his latest album, "Empath", which is being released today (Friday, March 29) via InsideOut Music. Over the past few years, the success...

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Drummer GIL SHARONE Quits MARILYN MANSON

Drummer Gil Sharone has announced his departure from MARILYN MANSON. The Los Angeles native joined Manson's band in 2013 and was featured on the shock rocker's last two records, "The Pale Emperor" and "Heaven Upside Down". He has also performed with a number of other notable acts, including one of M...

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THE NEAL MORSE BAND: 'The Great Despair' Music Video

The official music video for the song "The Great Despair" from THE NEAL MORSE BAND — Neal Morse (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards),Mike Portnoy (drums, vocals),Randy George (bass),Bill Hubauer (keyboards, vocals),Eric Gillette (guitars, vocals) — can be seen below. The track is taken from the ban...

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Watch PHILIP ANSELMO Perform PANTERA Classics In Canberra

PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, the project led by the former PANTERA and current DOWN/SUPERJOINT frontman, played several PANTERA classics — including "Mouth For War", "Domination" and "Becoming" — during its March 21 concert in Canberra, Australia. Fan-filmed video footage can be seen below. Ans...

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KING DIAMOND's Next Two Albums Will Tell 'Gruesome' Story: 'It's Gonna Be Very Creepy,' He Says

King Diamond was interviewed on the March 22-24 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: Since your last studio album, you underwent very serious heart surgery and y...

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SAMMY HAGAR Looks Back On VAN HALEN's '5150' Album (Video)

Sammy Hagar has released a two-and-a-half-minute video in which he reflects on the VAN HALEN album "5150", which was released 33 years ago — on March 24, 1986. "The VAN HALEN era, the 'Van Hagar' era, for me, was really unique, because on the first tour, on the '5150' tour, we didn't play anybody el...

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NOCTURNUS AD To Release 'Paradox' Album In May

NOCTURNUS AD will release its debut album, "Paradox", on May 24 via Profound Lore Records. Resurrected from the ashes of influential death metal band NOCTURNUS, NOCTURNUS AD was initiated by founding mastermind/death metal legend Mike Browning (also co-founder of MORBID ANGEL). His intention? To con...

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Watch PHILIP ANSELMO Perform PANTERA's 'I'm Broken' With KING PARROT, PALM Singers

Fan-filmed video footage of PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, the project led by the former PANTERA and current DOWN/SUPERJOINT frontman, performing the PANTERA classic "I'm Broken" on March 22 in Melbourne, Australia can be seen below. Joining THE ILLEGALS on backing vocals were Matt Young of KING...

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JOHN PETRUCCI Says MIKE MANGINI 'Absolutely Contributed' To Songwriting On New DREAM THEATER Album

Jave Patterson of Two Doods Review recently conducted an interview with guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER about the band's new studio album, "Distance Over Time". You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whe...