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MERCYFUL FATE Honored At Denmark's STEPPEULVEN Awards

Danish heavy metal legends MERCYFUL FATE were honored with the "Pioneer Prize" (Pionerprisen) at this year's Steppeulven, an annual award ceremony established by the Foreningen Af Danske Musikkritikere (Association Of Danish Music Critics),on January 28 at Bremen Teater in Copenhagen, Denmark. Acce...

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SOUNDGARDEN: Remixed Deluxe Edition Of 'Ultramega OK' Due In March

Seattle grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN will release a remixed deluxe edition of "Ultramega OK" on March 10 via Sub Pop. This remixed and expanded reissue is a long-planned "correction" of the legendary band's Grammy-nominated debut full-length. "Ultramega OK" was originally recorded and released in 1988...

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SOUNDGARDEN Documentary Scrapped; CHRIS CORNELL Film In The Works

The previously announced SOUNDGARDEN documentary has been scrapped in favor of a film about the career of the band's lead singer, Chris Cornell. Back in 2014, the team behind documentaries on RUSH, Alice Cooper and the history of heavy metal revealed that they were making a film on SOUNDGARDEN. Bang...

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CHRIS CORNELL On Early Days Of SOUNDGARDEN: 'We Were Inventing Our Own Thing'

According to The Pulse Of Radio, SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell was interviewed recently by PEARL JAM guitarist Mike McCready for Pearl Jam Radio, where Cornell reflected on the early days of SOUNDGARDEN. He recalled: "It was one of those brand new band things, where we wrote probably 10 to 15 son...

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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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CHERIE CURRIE: Why THE RUNAWAYS Will Probably Never Reunite

Cherie Currie says a full reunion of iconic seventies rockers THE RUNAWAYS will now probably never happen. Speaking on the "White Line Fever" podcast, Currie outlined in great detail her relationships with fellow former bandmates Joan Jett, Lita Ford, Jackie Fox and Sandy West and the previous attem...

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CHRIS CORNELL Is 'Concentrating 100%' On Next SOUNDGARDEN Album

SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell has confirmed that the band hopes to record the follow-up to 2012's comeback album, "King Animal", early in 2017 with the goal of releasing the disc later in the year. During a December 5 appearance on "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie, Co...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Why Fans Shouldn't Expect To Ever See Another 'Operation: Mindcrime' Sequel

Kim Monroe of the Rock 98.9 radio station conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton and singer Todd La Torre before the band's November 15 concert at the Showbox in Seattle, Washington. You can now watch the chat in four parts below. Speaking about how QUEENSRŸCHE has moved on...

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FOO FIGHTERS' TAYLOR HAWKINS Releases 'Range Rover Bitch' Video

With more than 20 years (and counting) on the FOO FIGHTERS drum throne and detours with the COATTAIL RIDERS and BIRDS OF SATAN, Taylor Hawkins reluctantly steps into the spotlight with his first-ever album released under his own name, "Kota". Whatever "Kota" means, the six-song mini-LP takes off lik...

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SLIPKNOT's CRAHAN, ROOT To Begin Writing New Material In February

SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan has told Rolling Stone that he has a plan to get together with guitarist Jim Root in early February and start writing new music — "because we want to write," Crahan added — and they'll leave the date they actually go back into the studio to record the ...

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SOUNDGARDEN Is 'Shooting For Late 2017' Release Date For Next Studio Album, Says KIM THAYIL

SOUNDGARDEN guitarist Kim Thayil says that the band is hoping to release the long-awaited follow-up to 2012's comeback album, "King Animal", at the end of next year. The group started work on a new record in 2015, but took a break while frontman Chris Cornell toured last fall and earlier this year i...

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Watch Second Trailer For 'Officer Downe' Film Directed By SLIPKNOT's CLOWN

A second trailer for SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan's debut as a feature film director, "Officer Downe", has been released. The gory clip can be seen below. "Officer Downe" was recently picked up for distribution in the U.S. by Magnet Releasing. Based on a graphic novel, the violent sci...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Jokingly Says KIM KARDASHIAN Looks Like 'KANYE WEST In Drag' (Video)

BuzzFeed México has uploaded a video clip of METALLICA frontman James Hetfield's reaction to being shown photos of various celebrities wearing METALLICA t-shirts in public. The stars who are seen decked out in METALLICA garb are Mary-Kate Olsen, Kim Kardashian (whom Hetfield jokingly identifies as "...

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SOUNDGARDEN, A PERFECT CIRCLE Members Among Moderators For MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN's Book Tour

Maynard James Keenan, frontman of A PERFECT CIRCLE, PUSCIFER and TOOL, will be joined by fourteen friends — including SOUNDGARDEN's Kim Thayil, A PERFECT CIRCLE's Billy Howerdel and the FLAMING LIPS' Steven Drozd — over the course of his forthcoming "A Perfect Union of Contrary Things" book tour. Ke...

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LITA FORD Talks About Spending Time With LED ZEPPELIN, EDDIE VAN HALEN, RITCHIE BLACKMORE

Ken Sharp of Goldmine magazine recently conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Goldmine: You met Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, who came to see the band play at The Starwood in Hollywood. That night they asked you to play bass ...