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HYPOCRISY's PETER TÄGTGREN: 'Maybe This Is Our Last American Tour'

By David E. Gehlke There was a stretch from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s when Peter Tägtgren was ubiquitous — and it nearly killed him. The Swedish musician and producer juggled his primary band, HYPOCRISY, while running Abyss Studios, twiddling the knobs for the likes of BORKNAGAR, CHILDREN OF...

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Man Found Dead At Festival Celebrating Legendary AC/DC Frontman BON SCOTT

A 53-year-old man was found dead at this year's edition of Bonfest, the annual celebration of the life and music of AC/DC legend Bon Scott. The event takes place in the small Scottish town of Kirriemuir, Bon's original hometown. The man's body was found on the second day of the 2022 Bonfest, which s...

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GLENN DANZIG Is Working On Four Different Movie Scripts

In a brand new interview with RadioactiveMike Z, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM radio program "Wired In The Empire", Glenn Danzig revealed that he is currently working on four different movie scripts. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "'The Vampires' Vengeance' is the 'Death Rider' sequel," re...

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TED NUGENT: 'Anybody That Is Against DONALD TRUMP Is Literally Against Quality Of Life In The United States Of America'

During a recent appearance on QFM96's "Torg & Elliott" radio show, outspoken conservative rocker Ted Nugent, an avid supporter of former U.S. president Donald Trump, was asked if he thinks the billionaire real estate mogul will run again in 2024. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET)...

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Devil's Bell

It may be because they come from Bergen, Norway, rather than anywhere near the Sunset Strip, but AUDREY HORNE have never quite hit the heights that their music seems to demand. Even back on early albums like "Le Fol" (2017) and the Norwegians' superb self-titled record (2010),they were writing ridi...

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SATAN's STEVE RAMSEY: 'We're Lucky To Be Able To Come Back And Fulfill All The Dreams We Had As Kids'

By David E. Gehlke The most formidable New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Band not named IRON MAIDEN or SAXON, Newcastle, England's SATAN, has made up for lost time since their 2011 reformation. Their 1983 "Court In The Act" debut was an instant classic, but the band split for a variety of reasons — ma...

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BEAST IN BLACK's ANTON KABANEN: 'I've Always Considered Heavy Metal The Richest And Most Liberating Genre'

By David E. Gehlke Anton Kabanen's 2015 split with BATTLE BEAST and subsequent re-emergence via BEAST IN BLACK the same year provided some rare intrigue into Finnish metal's otherwise heads-down, no-frills, drama-less profile. Citing the age-old "insurmountable disagreements" for his BATTLE BEAST di...

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Psychic Jailbreak

The loss of a founding member is always going to sting. In terms of cataclysmic breakups, the departure of co-founding guitarist Scott Middleton from the CANCER BATS ranks last year was a big one. Along with vocalist Liam Cormier, Middleton had helped to steer the band through nearly 20 years of tri...

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JOE SATRIANI Says EDDIE VAN HALEN's Music Was 'Groundbreaking In How He Arranged His Guitar Parts'

Joe Satriani has praised Eddie Van Halen, saying the legendary VAN HALEN guitarist had "a right hand of doom." The 65-year-old California-based axeman, who is promoting his upcoming album, "The Elephants Of Mars", discussed Eddie's impact on guitar playing during a new interview with FaceCulture. He...

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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO Explains 'Boombox' Album Title

FOZZY frontman and wrestling superstar Chris Jericho spoke to Decker of Wisconsin's WZOR (Razor 94.7/104.7) radio station about the band's upcoming album, "Boombox", which is due on May 6. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It definitely picks up where [2017's] 'Judas' left off. And 'Jud...

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NINE INCH NAILS To Headline First Night Of BOSTON CALLING 2022 Festival

Boston Calling, the acclaimed three-day festival making its triumphant return to Allston, Massachusetts this Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-29, 2022, announced today the addition of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees and Grammy Award winners NINE INCH NAILS as a headliner of the 2022 festival. Makin...

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ANVIL Frontman Doesn't Believe Band's Proposed Follow-Up Documentary Will Ever See Light Of Day

Guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL has once again said that he doesn't expect the proposed follow-up to the band's first documentary, "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil", to ever see the light of day. He tells Friday 13th Metal in a new interview (as transcribed by BLABBE...

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Fear of the Dawn

He has won 12 Grammy Awards and sold millions of records without kowtowing to the expectations of the music industry. Jack White has always, truly, marched to the beat of his own drum. The 46-year-old singer-songwriter is best known for his stripped-down, quirky garage rock with THE WHITE STRIPES, t...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Explains How He Was Able To Buy A Ferrari On His 'Bleak' DIO Salary

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell, who had an acrimonious split with Ronnie James Dio in the mid-1980s when the two worked together in the first incarnation of Dio's solo band, has once again claimed that he and his DIO bandmates were earning "less than the crew." Ronnie, Vivian, drummer Vinny A...

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Eyes Of Oblivion

Everybody needs to have their spirits raised from time to time. THE HELLACOPTERS were always particularly good at such things, delivering seven soil-scorching albums between 1996's seminal "Supershitty to the Max!" and 2008's "Head Off" swansong, and nearly always sounding like the greatest, coolest...