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BUMBLEFOOT Slams 'Stupid' Music Industry For Treating People As 'Criminals' At Height Of NAPSTER's Popularity
GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal believes that the record industry made a great mistake by forcing Napster, a peer-to-peer music sharing application and network, to shut down in the early 2000s. "It is not that Napster changed anything, it is that the stupid music industry did not see t...May 5, 2015
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Lawsuit Filed Over EXODUS Fan's Arrest
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky has filed a federal lawsuit (PDF file) on behalf of James Evans, the Muhlenberg County man previously arrested and charged with making threats online for posting song lyrics from the heavy metal band EXODUS. In 2014, Evans posted on his Facebook page ly...May 4, 2015
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BATHORY's Co-Founding Drummer JONAS ÅKERLUND To Direct Film Adaptation of 'Lords Of Chaos'
According to Variety, Swedish film and music-video director Jonas Åkerlund will helm the English-language film "Lords Of Chaos", based on true events in the Norwegian black metal music scene in the early 1990s. Rory Culkin ("Scream 4", "Signs") and Caleb Landry Jones ("X-Men: First Class", "Byzantiu...May 4, 2015
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Valley of Bones
After nearly dying from an overdose and resuscitated by his girlfriend, Josh Brown left the band he co-founded, one on its way up the commercial metal tiers, FULL DEVIL JACKET. A tempest of shakeups to the band's roster including two consecutive singers, Ben Hatch and Jamie Martin, plus the unfortun...May 4, 2015
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TOOL Frontman's Side Project PUSCIFER Almost Finished With New Record
Work may finally be progressing a little more consistently on the new TOOL album, but meanwhile singer Maynard James Keenan has apparently found the time to complete a new disc from his music-and-cabaret act PUSCIFER. According to The Pulse Of Radio, Keenan told Punchdrink.com that a new PUSCIFER se...May 4, 2015
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NUCLEAR ASSAULT: Audio Samples Of New EP 'Pounder'
When thrash metal legends NUCLEAR ASSAULT announced last year that they would be reforming to celebrate their 30th anniversary in 2015 and undertake what was to be their "Final Assault" world tour, it didn't take long after their initial rehearsals for new music to emerge. The band entered Black Dog...May 1, 2015
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CRADLE OF FILTH: 'Hammer Of The Witches' Track Listing, Formats Revealed
British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH will release their eleventh studio album, "Hammer Of The Witches", in July via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the CD can be seen below. "Hammer Of The Witches" will be made available on jewel case CD, limited-edition digipak, mail-order edition and 2LP...April 30, 2015
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GENE SIMMONS: New Rock Artists 'Don't Have A Chance'
In a brand new interview with Billboard.com, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons and guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley were asked how much time they still spend these days writing new music. "I think at this point I write when there's a reason to write," Stanley said. "To sit down, there are so many ou...April 30, 2015
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HELLOWEEN: New 'My God-Given Right' Trailer
German power metallers HELLOWEEN will release their 15th studio album, "My God-Given Right", on May 29 via Nuclear Blast. The CD was recorded between October 2014 and February 2015 at the band's MiSueno Studio on the isle of Tenerife with producer Charlie Bauerfeind (GOTTHARD, HAMMERFALL). HELLOWEEN...April 30, 2015
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MUSTASCH: 'Be Like A Man' Video Released
Swedish hard rockers MUSTASCH will release their new album, "Testosterone", on September 18 via Gain Music Entertainment, which is distributed and partly owned by Sony Music. The official video for the band's new single, "Be Like A Man", can be seen below. The clip was directed by Patric Ullaeus of...April 30, 2015
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Winnipeg Mayor Pays Tribute To DEF LEPPARD During City Council Meeting
According to the Winnipeg Free Press, the current mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada paid tribute to British rockers DEF LEPPARD by quoting several of the band's songtitles during a city council meeting earlier today (Wednesday, April 29). "I am going to my opening statements on a lighter note," he...April 29, 2015
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TOURNIQUET Drummer's 'The Slave Ring' Track Featuring Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND
TOURNIQUET is widely known for its outspoken voice against animal abuse and has previously released songs that focused on that subject matter. This time, however, drummer and songwriter Ted Kirkpatrick devotes an entire album, "Onward To Freedom", to the struggles and abuses animals face. The CD fea...April 29, 2015
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FAILURE: 'The Heart Is A Monster' Cover Artwork, Track Listing
FAILURE will release "The Heart Is A Monster", the Los Angeles-based trio's follow-up to 1996's "Fantastic Planet", on June 30 via INgrooves Music Group's artist services division, INresidence. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Segue 4 02. Hot Traveler 03. A.M. Amnesia 04. Snow Angel 0...April 29, 2015
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SLAYER: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of New Orleans Concert
RockShowTrader.com has uploaded video footage of SLAYER's April 26 performance at the Civic Theatre in New Orleans, Lousiana. Check it out below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. World Painted Blood 02. Postmortem 03. Hate Worldwide 04. Die By The Sword 05. Chemical Warfare 06. War Ensemble 07...April 27, 2015
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TONY HARNELL: 'I'm Hoping To Be Accepted By SKID ROW Fans As Time Goes By'
Former TNT and current SKID ROW singer Tony Harnell was interviewed on a recent edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcrib...April 27, 2015
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