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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS's Struggling Ohio Bar And Restaurant Gets Help From SPIKE TV's 'Bar Rescue'

According to Ohio.com, Ripper's Rock House, the Akron, Ohio bar and restaurant co-owned by former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens, got a visit this past week from "Bar Rescue", the Spike TV series in which bar consultant Jon Taffer dispenses advice to the owners and staff of st...

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ZAKK WYLDE's BLACK SABBATH Covers Band ZAKK SABBATH Schedules Two Hollywood Shows

ZAKK SABBATH, the BLACK SABBATH cover band featuring guitarist/vocalist Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE),bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE) and drummer Joey Castillo (DANZIG, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE),will perform two shows at The Viper Room in West Hollywood,...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Pro-Shot Footage Of WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance From WACKEN TV

Wacken TV has uploaded professionally filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE performing the song "The Needle Lies" July 31 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. Check it out below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Anarchy-X 02. Nightrider 03. Breaking The Silence 04. The...

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ACT OF DEFIANCE Feat. Ex-MEGADETH Members: Entire Debut Album Streaming; First North American Tour Announced

"Birth And The Burial", the debut album from ACT OF DEFIANCE, the band featuring former MEGADETH members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar),alongside ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner, and SHADOWS FALL's Matt Bachand (bass),can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundC...

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SHAWN DROVER Wanted To Make 'Unrelenting Heavy Metal Record' After Split With MEGADETH

The latest episode of the "Mars Attacks" podcast features an interview with former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE drummer Shawn Drover. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he contributed musicall...

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The Essential Rob Halford

For JUDAS PRIEST fans, it's referred to (and in some cases, mocked) as "the Ripper years." However, it was more than just that seven year stretch from 1996 to 2003 when Tim "Ripper" Owens realized the dream a lifetime (and its correlating nightmares) by stepping into the boots of heavy metal royalty...

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New MEGADETH Guitarist KIKO LOUREIRO Will Be Replaced In ANGRA

Brazilian metallers ANGRA will eventually have to "find a substitute" for their guitarist Kiko Loureiro (pictured),who was recently named the new axeman in MEGADETH. Asked by Revolver magazine how ANGRA is dealing with Kiko's new gig and whether Loureiro will remain a permanent member of ANGRA, the...

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BUCKCHERRY: Entire 'Rock 'N' Roll' Album Available For Streaming

"Rock 'N' Roll", the seventh studio album from California rockers BUCKCHERRY, can be streamed in its entirety via Pandora Premieres. The CD will be released on August 21 via F-Bomb Records/Caroline. On "Rock 'N' Roll", the Los Angeles quintet — Josh Todd (vocals),Keith Nelson (guitar),Stevie D. (g...

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BLIND IDIOT GOD To Tour Europe

Brooklyn, New York-based trio BLIND IDIOT GOD has signed on with Dutch booking agency Paperclip. Festival appearances and tour dates all over Europe are being planned for late 2015 through 2016. BLIND IDIOT GOD co-founder Andy Hawkins says: "Paperclip booked BLIND IDIOT GOD's first tours in Europe s...

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JUDAS PRIEST Talks To Germany's GITARRE & BASS (Video)

Matthias Mineur of Germany's Gitarre & Bass recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner and bassist Ian Hill in Hamburg. You can watch clips from the chat below. JUDAS PRIEST has announced a dozen or so North American dates that are scheduled to...

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Video: QUEENSRŸCHE Performs New Song 'Arrow Of Time' In Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Quality fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's August 4 performance at Effenaar in Eindhoven, The Netherlands can be seen below. QUEENSRŸCHE will release its new album, "Condition Hüman", on October 2 via Century Media. The CD was recorded in part at at Uberbeatz Studio in Washington with produce...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Was 'Shocked' By Frontman DAVE PADDEN's Departure

Mark Taylor of Metal Talk recently conducted an interview with ANNIHILATOR leader Jeff Waters. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the departure of Dave Padden, ANNIHILATOR's vocalist from 2003 to 2014, and Waters' return to lead-vocal duties on the band's forthcoming album, "Suicide So...

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ROB ZOMBIE Shows How It's Done With Some Facebook Trolls

Don't try crossing wits with Rob Zombie. That was the lesson learned by a couple of trolls who tested the rocker and filmmaker at his Facebook page over the weekend and ended up getting owned by Mr. Zombie. According to The Pulse Of Radio, it all started when Zombie shared an interview and got some...

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EXODUS's STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Reveals His 'Dream Tour' (Video)

Each episode of Digital Tour Bus's "Dream Tour" features a touring act discussing who they would put on their ideal tour if there were no limits. In this episode, which was filmed on April 11 in Joliet, Illinois, Steve "Zetro" Souza, the vocalist for the legendary thrash metal band EXODUS, talks abo...

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Video: ROB ZOMBIE Performs At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of ROB ZOMBIE's August 9 performance at the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Derbyshire, United Kingdom can be seen below. Rob Zombie recently spoke to Louder Noise about why he has held back the release of his new album even though the record was completed month...