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JUDAS PRIEST: Video Footage, Photos Of 'Firepower' New York City Signing Session

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST signed copies of their new album, "Firepower", this past Monday, March 19 at the Sony Square NYC in New York City. Joining singer Rob Halford, guitarist Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis at the event was PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton,...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN On SLAYER's 'Farewell' Tour Plans: 'I Was Surprised And I Wasn't Surprised'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that he "was surprised" and "wasn't surprised" to find out that SLAYER was planning to embark on a "farewell" tour. Back in January, SLAYER, one of metal's most popular and influential bands of the past four decades, announced its "final world tour" via a 30-second v...

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SEPULTURA's Official Documentary, 'Sepultura Endurance', To Receive DVD, Blu-Ray Release In The Fall

SEPULTURA's official documentary, "Sepultura Endurance", will tentatively be released on DVD and Blu-ray this fall. The film, which received its world premiere in May 2017 at the Regent theater in Los Angeles, shows the journey from SEPULTURA's humble rural beginnings to decades spent on the interna...

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New STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Singer Won't Use Megaphone In Live Show

New STONE TEMPLE PILOTS vocalist Jeff Gutt said in an interview with Detroit News that one of late STP singer Scott Weiland's signature stage props — a megaphone — will not find its way into Gutt's act. According to The Pulse Of Radio, Gutt explained that the megaphone was "sacred" with Weiland, add...

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Makers Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram Are Going Back To The 'Drawing Board' Before Resuming 'Dio Returns' World Tour

The company behind the hologram of Ronnie James Dio is going back to the "drawing board" as it prepares to launch the next leg of the "Dio Returns" world tour. The legendary heavy metal singer died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologram was created by a company called Eyeillusion...

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No Songs On New STONE TEMPLE PILOTS LP Left Over From CHESTER BENNINGTON Era

With the new, self-titled STONE TEMPLE PILOTS album released this past Friday (March 16),bassist Robert DeLeo was asked in an interview with AltWire if there were any songs left over from the band's 2015 sessions with LINKIN PARK's Chester Bennington on vocals that were repurposed for the new LP. D...

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NECROPHAGIA Vocalist And Founder FRANK 'KILLJOY' PUCCI Dies At 51

**Update**: According to an obituary in The Review, Frank "Killjoy" Pucci was 51 years old when he died suddenly on Sunday, March 18 in the emergency room at East Liverpool City Hospital. A previous version of this article erroneously listed his age as 48. NECROPHAGIA frontman Killjoy passed away th...

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Former AC/DC Bassist MARK EVANS To Recreate 'It's A Long Way To The Top' Video With Tribute Band

According to The Courier, former AC/DC bassist Mark Evans will take part in a re-enactment of the band's "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock And Roll)" video at this year's BonFest in the Scottish town of Kirriemuir. The original clip, which featured bagpipers, was filmed on the back of a...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO On Being Asked To Join SONS OF APOLLO: 'I Said Yes Before I Even Heard One Note'

SONS OF APOLLO vocalist Jeff Scott Soto was recently interviewed by Sonic Perspectives. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On whether he was surprised to be asked by Mike Portnoy to join SONS OF APOLLO soon after his band SOTO tou...

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'Thrash Out Cancer' Benefit For WARBEAST And RIGOR MORTIS Singer Set For Next Month

The "Thrash Out Cancer" benefit concert for WARBEAST and RIGOR MORTIS vocalist Bruce Corbitt will take place on Sunday, April 1 at at Acadia Bar & Grill (Acadia Live) in Houston, Texas. All proceeds from the event will go towards Corbitt's medical expenses. Those unable to attend who would still lik...

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SPINAL TAP Bassist DEREK SMALLS: 'It Don't Get Old' Video Released

Derek Smalls, the bass force formerly of the fabled heavy metal band formerly known as SPINAL TAP, returns with the release of his first full-length solo venture, "Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing)", out globally April 13 via Twanky Records/BMG on digital, CD and vinyl. The official music vide...

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JUDAS PRIEST's GLENN TIPTON Says He Didn't Find Out He Had Parkinson's Disease Until Four Years Ago

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton has thanked fans for their messages of support in the four weeks since he announced that he was retiring from the road due to his battle with Parkinson's disease. He is being replaced on tour by "Firepower" album producer Andy Sneap, also known for his work as the...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Guitarist On Deaths Of WEILAND And BENNINGTON: 'They're Both Tragic And An Incredible Loss'

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS guitarist and founding member Dean DeLeo spoke to The Sacramento Bee about being the only rock band in memory to soldier on after the deaths of not one, but two, successive lead singers. Original STP singer Scott Weiland, who reunited with the group in 2010 after an eight-year hi...

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METALLICA, BON JOVI, LINKIN PARK, FOO FIGHTERS Honored At 'iHeartRadio Music Awards'

METALLICA was honored in the "Rock Artist Of The year" category at last night's (March 11) iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The San Francisco Bay Area metal legends were nominated alongside FOO FIGHTERS, HIGHLY SUSPECT, PAPA ROACH and ROYAL BLOOD. BON JOVI took home th...

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JUDAS PRIEST's SCOTT TRAVIS Says 'Everything Came Together' On 'Firepower' Album

JUDAS PRIEST drummer Scott Travis told NJArts.net in a new interview that he is confident fans will find plenty to like on the band's latest album, "Firepower". "It's 14 tracks and people have the leisure to listen to it if they want to, and in what capacity they want to," he said. "They should live...