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VIVIAN CAMPBELL: Why I Prefer VAN HALEN With DAVID LEE ROTH

In a recent interview with "Zach Martin's Big Fat American Rock Show!", DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell was asked which version of VAN HALEN he prefers — the classic VAN HALEN with David Lee Roth on vocals, or the "Van Hagar" era with Sammy Hagar. He responded (hear audio belo...

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Legendary SLAYER Cover Artist LARRY CARROLL Dead At 65

Lawrence "Larry" Carroll, the Australian-born, American-raised painter who was responsible for creating the cover artwork for SLAYER's "Reign In Blood", "South Of Heaven", "Seasons In The Abyss" and "Christ Illusion" albums, has died at the age of 65. His death on Tuesday morning was announced by hi...

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MEGADETH Shares New Photos From Pre-Production Sessions For Upcoming Album

MEGADETH has shared new photos from the pre-production sessions for its follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. Earlier today, the band tweeted out four pictures from the studio along with the caption: "Hard at work #megadeth16" Work on MEGADETH's new disc is apparently taking place in Franklin, Tenne...

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Saint Vitus

Given the dogmatic way of things, this review should probably be full of dramatic statements about Scott Reagers being the original and therefore the ultimate frontman for SAINT VITUS, undisputed lords of American doom. But let's face it, arguing about whether Reagers or Scott "Wino" Weinrich deserv...

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Breaking The Trance

In 2019 the saturation of newer heavy metal bands that shop for their tools at the NWOBHM store is higher than ever. Bands such as HAUNT, BLADE KILLER, POUNDER and NIGHT DEMON are on the higher end of the dozens of acts looking back to the vaunted British scene that inspired METALLICA's early missio...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman ROBB FLYNN Says New Song 'Do Or Die' Is 'Vicious'

Robb Flynn spoke to Metal Hammer magazine about MACHINE HEAD's new song "Do Or Die", the first piece of music recorded after the band's split with drummer Dave McClain and guitarist Phil Demmel. "I wrote the music for 'Do Or Die' back in August, before everything happened," the guitarist/vocalist re...

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SKID ROW's RACHEL BOLAN Is 'Blown Away By Some Of The Stuff' On Band's New Album

SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan spoke with Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 about the band's upcoming final chapter of the "United World Rebellion" trilogy, which will tentatively be released later this year. The disc was recorded at a Nashville, Tennessee studio with produc...

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PAPA ROACH To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of 'Infest' Album In 2020

Jacoby Shaddix has confirmed that PAPA ROACH will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the band's breakthrough album, "Infest", next year. The band's second full-length record and first major label release, "Infest" peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart and has been certified triple platinum by th...

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CHRIS REIFERT Says AUTOPSY Will Hit Studio Later This Year

Stephanie Jensen of Infernal TV recently conducted an interview with drummer Chris Reifert of veteran death metallers AUTOPSY. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether AUTOPSY has anything special planned for the 30th anniversary o...

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DAVE MCCLAIN Says 'The Blackening' Was 'The Last Real Fun Record' He Made With MACHINE HEAD

Dave McClain says that "The Blackening" was "the last real fun" recording experience that he had with MACHINE HEAD. The drummer, who was a member of the California metal band from 1995 to 2018, reflected on his time with MACHINE HEAD during an appearance on the latest installment of the "Crash Bang...

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TESLA Releases Music Video For 'Taste Like'

"Taste Like", the new video from Sacramento, California rockers TESLA, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's eighth studio album, "Shock", which was released on March 8 via UMe. Produced and co-written by DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, the follow-up to June 2014's "Simplicity" is...

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Musicians From DAVID LEE ROTH's 'Eat 'Em And Smile' Solo Band And JEFF SCOTT SOTO Were Offered Record Deal

The instrumental members of VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth's solo band were offered a new record deal, with Jeff Scott Soto on lead vocals, following their appearance in California earlier this year. The revelation was made by Soto during a recent interview with Eonmusic. Guitarist Steve Vai, bass...

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THE HIVES Are Back With 'I'm Alive', Their First New Song In Four Years

It's been nearly two decades since the Swedish rock and roll heroes THE HIVES unleashed their debut album on the world and today they drop an intoxicatingly brash new song, "I'm Alive", via Third Man Records. The track will be featured on a limited-edition double A-side 7” in stores this summer. "I'...

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TESLA's DAVE RUDE Gets Signature Flying V Guitar From EPIPHONE

Epiphone, the leader in affordable professional instruments proudly presents the limited-edition Dave Rude Flying V Outfit, the debut Epiphone signature guitar from TESLA's guitarist. Featuring a classic Flying V in an Alpine White finish with a striking red pearloid pickguard, ProBucker humbuckers...

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Watch SAMMY HAGAR, NANCY WILSON, MICHAEL ANTHONY, JOE SATRIANI Perform 'Comfortably Numb' At 'Acoustic-4-A-Cure'

Sammy Hagar's sixth annual "Acoustic-4-A-Cure" benefit concert took place last night (Wednesday, May 15) at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Artists performing at "Acoustic-4-A-Cure VI" included (in alphabetical order): Tom Johnston (THE DOOBIE BROTHERS),Chad Kroeger (NICKELBACK),Lukas Nelson, Joe S...