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PRONG To Release 'Zero Days' Album This Summer

American power trio PRONG will release its new studio album, "Zero Days", in the summer via Steamhammer/SPV. A European "Zero Days" tour, featuring appearances at some of the most coveted festivals as well as a run of headline shows, will kick off on June 16 at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, B...

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DRAGONFORCE: Complete 'Reaching Into Infinity' Album Details Revealed

Multinational metal band DRAGONFORCE will release its new album, "Reaching Into Infinity", on May 19 via earMUSIC on CD, LP and a special-edition CD and DVD. The follow-up to 2014's "Maximum Overload" will mark the band's third full-length studio release with singer Marc Hudson, who joined the group...

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CLUTCH Announces May Tour Dates, Including First-Ever EARTH ROCKER FESTIVAL

Maryland rockers CLUTCH have announced a string of headlining dates with support from LUCERO and THE SWORD. CLUTCH has also announced its first annual Earth Rocker Festival, which will be held on May 20 at Shiley Acres in Inwood, West Virgina. "We did a whole bunch of touring in 2016," states CLUTCH...

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NITA STRAUSS: 'I Practice My Ass Off And I Put On The Best Show That I Can'

Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, was interviewed for a recent installment of "The Rock Brigade" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked if it's sometimes hard to be taken seriously as an attractive female guitar s...

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DEFTONES And RISE AGAINST Announce Co-Headlining Summer Tour

DEFTONES (pictured) will join forces with RISE AGAINST this summer for an extensive co-headline tour. Produced by Live Nation, the North American run will kick off on June 9 in Chicago, Illinois at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island. It will include shows at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theate...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Under Strict Doctor's Orders Not To Sing; Second Copenhagen Show Postponed

METALLICA has been forced to reschedule its February 5 concert in Copenhagen, Denmark. The show has been postponed until September 2 after the band's frontman, James Hetfield, was given "strict doctor's orders to not sing one single note." Tickets for the original date will be honored for the resche...

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LITA FORD Says Her Ex-Husband 'Brainwashed' Her Against Music

Mike Preston of Psycho Babble TV conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford on January 7 at the Rock 'N' Revolt festival in Arlington Heights, Illinois. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether she's heard back from any ol...

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DEVILDRIVER Frontman: 'Political Statements Are Far Out Of My Bounds'

On January 25, Harel Golstein of Metal Temple magazine conducted an interview with DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he finds touring boring after doing it for so long: Dez: "No, not boring for...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman: 'Total Silence Freaks Me Out'

Banger TV's Daniel Dekay recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Alexi Laiho of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the title of CHILDREN OF BODOM's latest album, 2015's "I Worship Ch...

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The Grinding Wheel

As legendary thrash band OVERKILL might put it through its latest album, the bitter cycle to staying relevant is like a grinding wheel. Yet, for a band that could've been defined strictly by the breakout foursome containing Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, D.D. Verni, Rat Skates and Bobby Gustafson, OVERKIL...

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NITA STRAUSS Assembles Solo Band, Hopes To Release More Music This Spring

Brad Tolinski of BackStory Events conducted an interview with Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, at this year's NAMM show, which was held January 19-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can watch the chat below. Strauss recently...

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NICKO MCBRAIN Discusses IRON MAIDEN's 2017 Touring Plans (Video)

Vintage Rock 's Junkman conducted an interview with drummer Nicko McBrain of British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN on January 22 at the 2017 NAMM show in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below (captured and edited by Mike Thoman). Speaking about MAIDEN's plans for 2017, Nicko said:...

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JOEY JORDISON On SLIPKNOT: 'Those Guys Are My Brothers Forever'

Former SLIPKNOT and current VIMIC and SINSAENUM drummer Joey Jordison was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can listen to the chat below. Speaking about his former band, Joey said: "Without SLIPKNOT, I wo...

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KREATOR Frontman Says He 'Was Really Happy' When The '90s Were Over

Metalliluola's Ville Krannila recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza and lead guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö of German/Finnish thrash titans KREATOR. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's new "Gods Of...

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STEVEN ADLER's Mom Says Her Son Was Treated By PRINCE's Would-Be Addiction Doctor

According to The Pulse Of Radio, ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler's mother revealed in an interview with the New York Post that she believes the methods used to help him kick his addiction to heroin were ultimately just as dangerous for her son. Speaking with the newspaper about her new memoir,...