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Ex-BLACK SABBATH/DIO Drummer VINNY APPICE Says 'It's Very Hard For New Bands' To Survive

Mike of the WSOU 89.5 radio station recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL). You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the biggest changes in...

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Former LION'S SHARE Singer TONY NIVA To Release 'Atmospherical' Album In October

NIVA's sixth album, "Atmospherical", will be released on October 28 via Niva Music Group/AOR Heaven. In the realms of melodic metal, Sweden's LION'S SHARE has been synonymous with class and quality for over two decades — not least thanks to a succession of great vocalists: Andy Engberg (220 VOLT, SO...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Looks Back On Success Of 'Black Album': You File That One Under 'Mindf**k'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was interviewed on the latest episode of the Billboard.com Pop Shop Podcast, Billboard's weekly audio breakdown of the Billboard charts, hottest music news and year's biggest musical events. Billboard co-director of charts Keith Caulfield and Billboard.com senior editor...

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GARY HOLT Is 'Starting To Accumulate Riffs' For Next EXODUS Album

SLAYER and EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt was interviewed on the August 26-28 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show and the August 29 episode of "Whiplash", the weekly program she hosts on KLOS. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. A few excerpts follo...

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DISTURBED Singer: Response To 'Immortalized' Album Has Been 'Overwhelming'

It was just over a year ago that DISTURBED released its first all-new studio album since 2010, "Immortalized", and watched the record enter the Billboard album chart at No. 1 to become the group's fifth chart-topper in a row. With the album also going platinum, plus a massive tour and three No. 1 si...

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BILL WARD Accuses BLACK SABBATH Of 'Selfishness, Self-Centeredness, Dishonesty And Disloyalty'

Estranged BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has accused his bandmates of "selfishness, self-centeredness, dishonesty and disloyalty" in connection with his absence from the group's farewell tour. SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne recently gave an interview with Rolling Stone in which he said he hadn't comp...

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STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Explains EXODUS's Enduring Influence

United Rock Nations conducted an interview with vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS on July 31 at the Xtreme Fest in Carmaux, France. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On EXODUS's enduring influence an...

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DISTURBED Singer: 'We're Performing At A Level That Is Unprecedented In Our Careers'

Fight+Music conducted an interview with DISTURBED frontman David Draiman at this year's Heavy Montreal festival, which was held August 6-7 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about DISTURBED's comeback after going on a four-year hiatus in 2011...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's M. SHADOWS Looks Back On His Throat Surgery

Shannon The Dude of Louisville's rock station 95.7 QMF recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the surgery on his vocal cords that he underwent prior to the recording of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's 2005 album "City Of Evi...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: Seeing LIONEL RICHIE In Concert Blew My Mind

In a brand new interview with Ticketmaster, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor was asked what the last show was that he saw as a fan that absolutely blew him away. He responded: "My wife works in management, so we don't really go to a lot of shows, because we're almost always on the road. ...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO On 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct': 'I Think This Album Sounds Crushing'

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo spoke with City Pages about the band's tenth studio album, "Hardwired...To Self-Destruct", which will be released on November 18 via Blackened Recordings. Asked if the disc's first single, "Hardwired", is indicative of the new album's direction, Trujillo said: "I th...

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SAINT VITUS: Listen To 'The Bleeding Ground' From Upcoming 'Live Vol. 2' Album

The godfathers of American doom SAINT VITUS will release a new live album, "Live Vol. 2", on September 23 via Season Of Mist. Another track from the effort, "The Bleeding Ground" can now be streamed below. "Live Vol. 2" track listing: 01. War Is Our Destiny 02. Look Behind You 03. Let Them Fall 04....

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GENE SIMMONS Stands By His PRINCE Comments: He 'Died Because Of Drugs'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons says that he stands by the comments he made about Prince's death. Simmons made headlines in May when he told Newsweek about Prince's passing: "His drugs killed him. What do you think, he died from a cold?" Simmons added that while he still holds Prince in high rega...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: I'm Still Blown Away LOU REED Wanted To Collaborate With Us

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has once again defended "Lulu", the band's controversial collaborative album with former THE VELVET UNDERGROUND frontman Lou Reed, saying that he is "still blown away" Reed wanted to work with METALLICA. "Lulu" polarized fans around the world and earned METALLICA so...

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Headbangers Symphony

By now, the correlations between classical music and heavy metal have long been understood by the masses, foremost through guitarists. From metal, The Great Kat and Yngwie Malmsteen being two obvious classical devotees; ACCEPT's Wolf Hoffmann is another. While ACCEPT was sitting on the wayside befor...