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Listen To Full Second Episode Of 'The Osbournes' Podcast

Ozzy Osbourne and his family have released the second episode of their new podcast. You can now listen to it using the widget below. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 10-week podcast sees Ozzy, his wife/manager Sharon and their children Jack and Kelly talking about the groundbreaking reality...

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Ex-MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS THE BOSS To Release 'By Blood Sworn' Album In April

Guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman's stature in the history of hard rock and heavy metal has been well-solidified for decades by this point — with a resume including some of the most influential and hardest-hitting bands of all-time, particularly both THE DICTATORS and MANOWAR. And he continues to r...

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RIOT V And PRIMAL FEAR To Join Forces For Six-Week European Co-Headlining Tour

RIOT V, the band featuring members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT, will join forces with German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR for a six-week European co-headlining tour in October. The news of the trek was revealed by Donnie Van Stavern, a longtime collaborator with RIOT founder Mark Reale, who play...

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ROB HALFORD Says Parkinson's-Stricken GLENN TIPTON Rejected Idea Of Performing With Backing Tapes

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford says Glenn Tipton rejected the idea of performing live with backing tapes or an additional guitarist offstage to assist him during his battle with Parkinson's disease. The axeman was diagnosed with the disease 10 years ago, but recently announced he was going to sit...

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Cosmic Crypt

The ever-prolific Chris Ulsh is arguably best known as the drummer, and occasional guitarist, of en vogue thrashers POWER TRIP. However, the journeyman musician has peddled his wares of metal and punk via the blasting grind of HATRED SURGE, the snot-nosed filth of IMPALERS and with the Swedish death...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarist On GLENN TIPTON's Retirement From Touring: 'It's Really, Really Sad'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Synyster Gates was recently interviewed by Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked for his thoughts about JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton, who recently announced that he was retiring from the road du...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Is 'Chilling Out' After Undergoing Latest Back Surgery

Philip Anselmo says that he is "still kind of chilling out" after undergoing back surgery at the end of January — the latest in a line of corrective procedures designed to helped him deal with the damage to his back, neck, and knees sustained over two decades of touring. "[I have] good days, bad day...

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CRADLE OF FILTH's DANI FILTH On Upcoming 'Cruelty And The Beast' Reissue: 'It Sounds Fantastic'

Prior to CRADLE OF FILTH's performance in Odense, Denmark on March 3, frontman Dani Filth was interviewed by HeavyMetal.dk. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the band's plans to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the group's th...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'The Timing Of K.K. DOWNING's Statement Was A Little Bit Suspect'

Rob Halford has dismissed as "unfortunate" K.K. Downing's statement in which the former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist insinuated that producer Andy Sneap was covering Glenn Tipton's parts on the band's new album. Two weeks after Tipton announced that he was retiring from the road due to his battle with Par...

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MEMORIAM Feat. BOLT THROWER And BENEDICTION Members: 'Nothing Remains' Video

"Nothing Remains", the new video from MEMORIAM, the Birmingham, United Kingdom-based death/grind metal band featuring Karl Willets (BOLT THROWER) on vocals, Frank Healy (BENEDICTION, CEREBRAL FIX) on bass, Scott Fairfax (CEREBRAL FIX) on guitar and Andy Whale (BOLT THROWER) on drums, can be seen bel...

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Video Premiere: JUDAS PRIEST's 'Spectre'

The official video for "Spectre", a brand new song from British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Firepower", which is being released today (Friday, March 9) via Epic. The follow-up to 2014's "Redeemer Of Souls" was recorded by Bri...

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SANCTUARY Rejoined By JEFF LOOMIS, JIM SHEPPARD On Stage In Seattle (Video)

Former SANCTUARY members Jeff Loomis (guitar) and Jim Sheppard (bass) rejoined the veteran power metal band on stage on March 5 at El Corazon in Seattle, Washington to perform the songs "Taste Revenge" and "Future Tense", respectively. Video footage of their appearance can be seen below (courtesy of...

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RICHIE FAULKNER Dismisses K.K. DOWNING's Comments About GLENN TIPTON: 'We All Knew What The Insinuation Was'

Richie Faulkner has dismissed K.K. Downing's insinuation that producer Andy Sneap was covering Glenn Tipton's parts on JUDAS PRIEST's new album, insisting that " Tipton and JUDAS PRIEST would [never] do anything to undermine the integrity of what they've done for the past 50 years." Two weeks aft...

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Listen To Snippet Of New JUDAS PRIEST Song 'Children Of The Sun'

A short preview of the song "Children Of The Sun" from British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST is available below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Firepower", which will be released on March 9 via Epic. The follow-up to 2014's "Redeemer Of Souls" was recorded by British producer Andy...

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SHOOTING STAR Founding Member VAN MCLAIN Dies After Long Illness

Van McLain, a founding member of the band SHOOTING STAR, passed away on March 2 from complications of West Nile virus in Kansas City, Missouri. SHOOTING STAR first came to prominence after a showcase gig in 1979 at the legendary New York City club CBGB, which landed the band a national management co...