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SCOTT WEILAND's Family Hired Minnesota Company FOREVERENCE To Create Custom-Made Urn
Scott Weiland's family enlisted Pete Saari of the Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based company Foreverence to create a custom-made urn to hold the late STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman's ashes. The urn depicts the singer's trademark megaphone that he used onstage at concerts throughout his 30-year career. Fore...October 20, 2016
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Former ACCEPT Guitarist HERMAN FRANK Releases 'Ballhog Zone' Video
Former ACCEPT guitarist Herman Frank will release a new solo album, "The Devil Rides Out", on November 18 via AFM. It will be made available as a CD, limited digipak (including a bonus track),limited silver vinyl and limited box set. The CD was produced by Frank and mixed by Charlie Bauerfeind (BLI...October 20, 2016
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FOZZY Re-Signs With CENTURY MEDIA; New Album Due In 2017
FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho alongside members of STUCK MOJO — has re-signed with Century Media for the follow-up to its 2014 album "Do You Wanna Start A War", due next year. Jericho told Planet Mosh about FOZZY's songwriting process: "We don't put any boundaries...October 19, 2016
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TESTAMENT Guitarist Is 'Dumbfounded' By Former Bassist's Online Rants
TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson says that he is "dumbfounded" by his former bandmate Greg Christian's recent complaints about the way he was treated by the group, explaining that the bassist was "making the same money as everybody else" while he was a member of TESTAMENT. Christian — whose acrimon...October 19, 2016
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Original ALICE COOPER Band To Release 'Live From The Astroturf' Seven-Inch Single
According to Rolling Stone, Alice Cooper will release a special seven-inch single containing two songs he sang last year with the surviving members of the original ALICE COOPER band. Due on Black Friday (November 25),"Live From the Astroturf" will feature performances of "I'm Eighteen" and "Is It M...October 19, 2016
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'This Is Spinal Tap' Co-Creator Sues VIVENDI For $125 Million
Harry Shearer, who played bass guitarist Derek Smalls in the 1984 "mockumentary" "This is Spinal Tap", has filed a $125 million lawsuit against Vivendi, the French media group that holds the rights to the movie. Shearer alleges that Vivendi, which acquired the film in 1989, engaged in fraud to hide...October 18, 2016
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Why GODSMACK Decided To Wait Until 2018 To Release Next Studio Album
Roxy Myzal of HardDrive Radio recently conducted an interview with GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On GODSMACK's plans for the coming months: Sully: "I don't know yet. We're talking now about getting toget...October 17, 2016
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METAL ALLEGIANCE To Be Joined By SLAYER, ANTHRAX, FOZZY Members At Anaheim Concert
On Friday, January 20, 2017, METAL ALLEGIANCE, the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of TESTAMENT and MEGADETH, is gathering at the City National Grove Of Anaheim for a monumental tribute to our fallen heroes. Hosted by Jackson and Charvel EVH, the nig...October 17, 2016
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Ex-TESTAMENT Bassist GREG CHRISTIAN Slams Former Bandmates Again
San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT are working on a DVD to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the band's classic debut album, 1987's "The Legacy". The DVD, which is slated to come out next year, will contain interviews with many of the people that were, and continued to be, involved with TE...October 16, 2016
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Pro-Shot Footage Of PHILIP ANSELMO Fronting EYEHATEGOD In New Orleans
Professionally filmed video footage of former PANTERA and current DOWN/SUPERJOINT singer Philip Anselmo fronting New Orleans noise merchants EYEHATEGOD at a hometown concert on August 19 at the Southport Music Hall can be seen below. The clip was shot by Mike Holderbeast, Carolyn Babauta, Ritchi Roo...October 15, 2016
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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'I Would Be Dead' Without Sobriety
In a recent interview with The Washington Times, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford was asked what part sobriety has played in the band's longevity. He responded: "Without it? Oh, I'd be dead. Literally, I would be dead. I wouldn't be talking to The Washington Times now. I wouldn't be here. The place...October 13, 2016
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SOUNDGARDEN, A PERFECT CIRCLE Members Among Moderators For MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN's Book Tour
Maynard James Keenan, frontman of A PERFECT CIRCLE, PUSCIFER and TOOL, will be joined by fourteen friends — including SOUNDGARDEN's Kim Thayil, A PERFECT CIRCLE's Billy Howerdel and the FLAMING LIPS' Steven Drozd — over the course of his forthcoming "A Perfect Union of Contrary Things" book tour. Ke...October 12, 2016
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TESTAMENT: Watch 360-Degree Visualizer For New Song 'Stronghold'
The official 360-degree visualizer for the song "Stronghold" from San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's twelfth album, "Brotherhood Of The Snake", which will be released on October 28 via Nuclear Blast. The cover was once again c...October 12, 2016
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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE: 'The Music Scene Is A Bunch Of Roaches Trying To Eat Cookie Crumbs'
Australia's The Underground recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Todd La Torre. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking about how difficult it is for new bands to succeed in the music industry in 2016, Todd said: "I think it's much easier to ha...October 11, 2016
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TESTAMENT Guitarist On 'Brotherhood Of The Snake': 'We Just Went For It'
Nik "Captain Catsquid" Coulter of the New Zealand radio show "Cacophony" recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the recording process for...October 11, 2016
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