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DANI FILTH Says CRADLE OF FILTH Live Show Is A 'Full-On Experience'

CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth was recently interviewed by Australia's Harvey Community Radio 96.5 FM. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the group, which tours extensively worldwide, changes their approach to live...

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GUNS N' ROSES To Tour Asia In November

GUNS N' ROSES will embark on a seven-show Asian tour in November. The trek, which will kick off on November 8 in Jakarta, Indonesia, will include the band's first-ever visit to Manila, Philippines, as well as stops in Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi. GUNS N' ROSES' "Not In This Lifetim...

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GUNS N' ROSES' 'Greatest Hits' Back On Billboard 200 Chart

According to Billboard, GUNS N' ROSES' "Greatest Hits" collection, which was originally released in March of 2004, has returned to the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated May 19) at No. 113 with a big 105 percent gain in equivalent album units earned. The set moved 6,000 units in the week ending May 1...

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ALICE COOPER Guitarist RYAN ROXIE Releases 'To Live And Die In L.A.' Lyric Video

Ryan Roxie will release his new solo album, "Imagine Your Reality", on May 25 via Cargo Records UK. The vocalist, guitarist and songwriter, who is best known as Alice Cooper's longtime lead guitarist and collaborator, has also worked with Slash and Gilby Clarke and been a member of Classic Rock awar...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist DIZZY REED: 'If I Went To A McDonald's Right Now To Apply For A Job, They Wouldn't Take Me'

GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed was recently interviewed by Germany's Metal-Heads.de. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the inspiration for the title track of his debut solo album, "Rock 'N Roll Ain't Easy", Dizzy said: "I spend a lot of time reminding myself that life could be a lo...

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KORN To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of 'Follow The Leader' Album With Three Special U.S. Shows

KORN will play three very special shows in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the band's "Follow The Leader" album. The dates are as follows: Sep. 12 - San Francisco, CA - Masonic Sep. 13 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium Sep. 15 - Las Vegas, NV - Pearl Concert Theater KORN guitarist Bria...

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RIKKI ROCKETT Says New POISON Music Is 'So Long Overdue, It's Crazy'

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett was recently interviewed by the "Wired In The Empire" radio show, which airs on 96.7 KCAL-FM in Riverside/San Bernardino, California. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked if there is any talk of POISON recording new music in the not-too-distant future, Rikki said:...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer On Upcoming Album: 'We're In A New Headspace And I Think The Music Represents That'

At this year's edition of the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre spoke to Talking Metal about the progress of the recording sessions for the follow-up to the band's 2015 album, "Condition Hüman". "It's probably two-thirds of the...

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STEVEN ADLER Sets Record Straight Regarding Inspiration For MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'Kickstart My Heart'

Steven Adler has disputed Nikki Sixx's version of the events that inspired the lyrics for the classic MÖTLEY CRÜE song "Kickstart My Heart". Sixx has long claimed that he wrote "Kickstart" about one night in 1987 when he took so much heroin that his heart stopped and an EMT pronounced him dead, befo...

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FOO FIGHTERS Return As Headliners And Curators Of 'Cal Jam 18'

A year after the legendary debut weekend from which more than 30,000 true rock believers have barely recovered… Cal Jam 18 is back for another weekend of joyful rock and roll abandon featuring more than 20 bands on four stages this October 5-6, 2018. Promoted by Live Nation, the festival returns to...

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PEARL JAM's MIKE MCCREADY Honored At MusiCares Event

According to The Pulse Of Radio, PEARL JAM guitarist Mike McCready was honored last Thursday night (May 10) at the Showbox in Seattle, where he was bestowed with the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award from MusiCares, the charity that supports musicians dealing with addiction. McCready was presented with the a...

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LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA Plays First Solo Shows Since CHESTER BENNINGTON's Death

According to The Pulse Of Radio, LINKIN PARK singer Mike Shinoda played his first solo shows since the death of the band's co-vocalist, Chester Bennington, on Saturday (May 12) at the KROQ Weenie Roast in Los Angeles and Sunday (May 13) at the Identity LA festival, also in L.A. Shinoda mashed up som...

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GUNS N' ROSES Makes First 'Mainstream Rock Songs' Chart Appearance In Nearly A Decade

GUNS N' ROSES' "Shadow Of Your Love" has landed at position No. 31 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs chart after being released earlier in the month to promote the upcoming reissue of the band's debut studio album, 1987's "Appetite For Destruction". The song, written by singer Axl Rose and friend...

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Video: STEVEN ADLER's ADLER'S APPETITE FEATURING CONSTANTINE MAROULIS Performs Live For First Time

The newly formed ADLER'S APPETITE FEATURING CONSTANTINE MAROULIS band, featuring ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, made its official live debut last night (Thursday, May 10) at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Video footage of the concert can be seen below. Joining Adler in the...

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KORN To Play Only Three U.S. Shows This Year; 'Cool Tour' Planned For 2019

KORN will play only three shows in the U.S. this year before embarking on a "cool tour" in 2019, according to guitarist Brian "Head" Welch. The Californian band has been largely inactive since completing a tour in support of its 2016 album, "The Serenity Of Suffering". While promoting his new docum...