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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Bassist Defends A PERFECT CIRCLE's No-Cell-Phone Policy

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael has defended A PERFECT CIRCLE's strict no-cell-phone policy at all concerts, saying that the Maynard James Keenan-fronted outfit regularly performs previously unreleased material that should not be experienced for the first time through a low-quality YouTub...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH On ORION MUSIC + MORE Festival: 'At The Right Time And Right Place, We Would Definitely Bring That Back'

Lars Ulrich has once again said that METALLICA is hoping to bring back its Orion Music + More festival. The drummer's latest comments come two years after METALLICA frontman James Hetfield said that the band "lost millions" of dollars by staging Orion, making it highly unlikely the band would get in...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Spreads Holiday Cheer At Vail Fire And Police Departments

James Hetfield visited the Vail, Colorado fire and police departments on Wednesday (December 20) to share the holiday spirit with firefighters and police officers. The METALLICA frontman stopped by with his daughter to deliver Starbucks gift cards courtesy of the band's All Within My Hands Foundatio...

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Legendary Drummer Brothers CARMINE And VINNY APPICE Discuss 'Sinister' Album In New Video

"Sinister", the first joint studio album by Carmine and Vinny Appice, was released on October 27 through SPV/Steamhammer as CD digipack, double gatefold vinyl, download and stream. You can listen to the entire album, along with commentary from both Carmine and Vinny, in the YouTube clip below. You'r...

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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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New BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Album Is 'A Corker,' Says MATT TUCK

Matt Tuck says that BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's forthcoming sixth album is "a corker" which will "take a lot of people by surprise" when they first hear it. Due early next year, the follow-up to 2015's "Venom" will mark the band's full-length recording debut with new drummer Jason Bowld (PITCHSHIFTER,...

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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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Ex-WARRANT Singer JANI LANE's Estate Sued By Former Managers Over Music Catalog

According to TMZ, Jani Lane's estate is being sued by his ex-managers over the late WARRANT singer's music catalog. Just Having Fun Productions claims in its lawsuit to have engineered a $3.75 million deal to sell a chunk of Jani's music to a publishing company. However, they say that they have yet...

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JUNGLE ROT To Record New Album In January

Midwest death metal titans JUNGLE ROT will enter the studio on January 5, 2018 to record their tenth full-length album. Tracking will take place at Belle City Sound in Racine, Wisconsin with engineer Chris Djuricic at the helm. Mixing and mastering will be handled by Dan Swanö (DARK FUNERAL, MARDUK)...

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WAR OF THRONES Feat. Former Members Of CRIMSON GLORY, ROB ROCK: Debut Album Due In March

WAR OF THRONES has inked a deal with Sonic Night Music Club. The powerhouse metal band, featuring former members of CRIMSON GLORY and ROB ROCK, will release its debut album, "Conflict In Creation", on March 9, 2018. The disc was recorded and mixed by James Fox at Sweet Spot Studio in Seminole, Flori...

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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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MIKE SHINODA: 'There's Absolutely No Way' LINKIN PARK Would Perform With Hologram Of CHESTER BENNINGTON

Mike Shinoda has shot down the idea of LINKIN PARK peforming with a hologram of the band's late singer Chester Bennington, saying such a move would be "awful." On Friday (December 15),the LINKIN PARK co-vocalist took part in an Instagram Live question-and-answer session with fans to discuss the rel...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Doesn't Believe There Will Be More 'Big Four' Shows In The Future

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King says that he doesn't think there will be more shows featuring the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX. The four influential acts played together for the first time in history on June 16, 2010 in front of 81,000 fans at the...

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STEVE TUCKER Says MORBID ANGEL Doesn't Discuss 'Illud Divinum Insanus': 'It's Like Sitting And Talking With Your Girlfriend About Her Ex-Boyfriend'

James Geiser of AntiHero Magazine recently conducted an interview with frontman Steve Tucker of veteran Floridian death metallers MORBID ANGEL. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On MORBID ANGEL's mentality during the making of their ne...

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ENUFF Z'NUFF's CHIP Z'NUFF: 'I've Smoked More Pot Than PABLO ESCOBAR'

ENUFF Z'NUFF vocalist/bassist Chip Z'Nuff was interviewed by Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" at Frontiers Music Srl's "Rockin' Christmas Bash", which was held on December 2 at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California. The full chat can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (a...