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DROWNING POOL Is Working On 'Monumental' Seventh Studio Album

Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL have commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to their 2016 album "Hellelujah". Guitarist C.J. Pierce told the 97.1 The Eagle radio station in a brand new interview (see video below): "We're working on new songs right now, which is awesome. We're working...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Says He Became A Professional Poker Player For Four Or Five Years

Moose and Nadia of Lazer 103.3 FM's "Morning Moose" radio show recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian about his second book, "Access All Areas: Stories From A Hard Rock Life". You can listen to the chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by...

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Next ANTHRAX Album Will Be 'F**king Amazing,' Says SCOTT IAN

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that the band's follow-up to "For All Kings" album will be "fucking amazing." Released in February 2016, "For All Kings" was called by some critics ANTHRAX's strongest album to date. Its arrival followed a five-year period during which the band experienced a rebirth...

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Watch RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram Perform In Tilburg

"Dio Returns: The World Tour" — featuring Ronnie James Dio reuniting via hologram with his DIO bandmates — played its ninth show last night (Wednesday, December 20) at Poppodium 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. The Ronnie hologram performed throughout the show, treating fans to an alternating setlist th...

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DIO DISCIPLES Bassist Defends RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram, Says You Can't Compare It To The Real Thing

DIO DISCIPLES bassist Bjorn Englen has defended the band's decision to go on the road with a hologram of Ronnie James Dio, saying that a lot of the tour's critics would change their minds if they experienced the live show in person. For the past several years, the ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN bassist has pl...

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JON BON JOVI: ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Is 'Last Great Item On Bucket List'

There isn't much that Jon Bon Jovi hasn't seen and/or done — but finally getting into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame is still a big deal for him. Despite the sold-out world tours and mega-platinum albums — prior to this year, BON JOVI had been passed by every year for induction since 2008. Jon Bon J...

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I AM MORBID Feat. Former MORBID ANGEL Members: U.S. Live Debut Announced

I AM MORBID — the new band featuring former MORBID ANGEL members David Vincent (vocals, bass) and Tim Yeung (drums) alongside guitarists Bill Hudson (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) and Ira Black (METAL CHURCH, LIZZY BORDEN) — will make its U.S. live debut on Wednesday, January 31, 2018...

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Listen To ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Read From His New Book, 'Access All Areas'

Hachette Audio has released a clip from the audiobook version of ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian's second book, "Access All Areas: Stories From A Hard Rock Life". You can now listen to it using the SoundCloud widget below. Ian, famous for cofounding legendary thrash metal band ANTHRAX and only slightly...

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RICHIE SAMBORA Says He Wasn't Sweating Making ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Richie Sambora has told The Pulse Of Radio that he wasn't sweating BON JOVI getting the nod for the 2018 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame class. The guitarist said that BON JOVI being passed by every year for induction since 2008 was par for the course — and almost expected. Asked if he was anxious about...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: 'I Only Ever Did What I Loved'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was interviewed by Paraguay's ABC TV before his band's first-ever concert in the country on November 7 at Jockey Club in Asunción. You can watch the chat below. Asked what advice he would offer to young musicians who are just starting out, Ian said: "The best advice I cou...

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Kingdoms Disdained

The seemingly commercialized industrial metal abomination that was "Illud Divinum Insanus" stands as one of metal history's most notorious left turns and blunders that a band has made. It's MORBID ANGEL's "Cold Lake". The genre-leading band that was once steeped in occultism and anti-Christian thoug...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Defends 'Groundbreaking' RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram Tour, Says WENDY DIO 'Wants To Please The Fans'

Tim "Ripper" Owens has defended DIO DISCIPLES' decision to go on the road with a hologram of Ronnie James Dio, saying that the "groundbreaking" tour's ultimate goal is to please fans of the legendary heavy metal vocalist. For the past several years, the former JUDAS PRIEST singer has played sporadic...

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BRUCE DICKINSON: 'Nazi Salutes Have No Place Whatsoever' In Heavy Metal Community

IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson has blasted a heavy metal fan for giving the right-arm salute at a show in Canada last weekend. The man, whose identity has not been revealed, was kicked out of a DEATH PREACHER concert in downtown Vancouver on December 8 after making the Nazi gesture. "It's nons...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Release Official Lyric Video For New Single, 'Meadow'

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have released the official lyric video for their new single, "Meadow". Check it out below. One-time "The X Factor" contestant Jeff Gutt made his live debut as STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' new vocalist during a SiriusXM special event on November 14 at the Troubadour nightclub in Los Angel...

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ROB HALFORD Shares Letter He Received From ROCK HALL Informing Him JUDAS PRIEST Failed To Make Class Of 2018

Rob Halford of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST has shared the letter his band received from the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame informing them that they failed to make the 2018 class of Rock Hall inductees. BON JOVI, DIRE STRAITS, THE MOODY BLUES, THE CARS and Nina Simone will all be inducted in...