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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Releases Music Video For 'Wolf Named Crow'

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's music video for the song "Wolf Named Crow" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's first album with guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan in more than a decade, "No Cross No Crown", which will be released on January 12 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. It will be m...

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VINNY APPICE Says It Was A 'Great Thrill' To Play In 'Both Important Versions' Of BLACK SABBATH

Legendary drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, DIO) recently spoke with Mark Strigl of the "Talking Metal" podcast about APPICE, his new band with his brother Carmine (VANILLA FUDGE, BLUE MURDER, KING KOBRA). The complete chat can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcrib...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Reveals Dispute Over METALLICA Songwriting Credits May Have Contributed To Shelving Of Expanded 'No Life 'Til Leather' Release

Dave Mustaine has revealed that a dispute over songwriting credits may have contributed to the shelving of the previously announced expanded version of METALLICA's 1982 demo tape, "No Life 'Til Leather". "No Life 'Til Leather" was released as a limited-edition cassette for Record Store Day in April...

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MIKE PORTNOY: 'I Refuse To Talk About Where' DREAM THEATER Is 'Without Me'

Mike Portnoy has told Australia's Loud that he has come to terms with the fact that he will probably always get asked about his time with DREAM THEATER, despite the fact that he has been involved in a dozen other recording and touring projects in recent years. "I'm sure there's not a single intervie...

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LARS ULRICH: 'We're Having The Best Year For METALLICA In Probably A Quarter Of A Century'

On November 9, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was interviewed by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff as part of this year's Dreamforce, Salesforce's annual user conference, in San Francisco, California. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how ME...

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The End

The end of an era, perhaps. Or perhaps not. What we know as we close 2017 is that BLACK SABBATH completed a presumably final stretch of tour dates that culminated where it all began nearly half a century ago: Birmingham, England. Tony Iommi, who announced around the release of the album "13" that h...

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ALTER BRIDGE Vocalist Says Band's Recent Shows With Orchestra 'Far Exceeded Our Expectations'

ALTER BRIDGE vocalist Myles Kennedy was recently interviewed by James Geiser of Antihero Magazine. The full chat can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On ALTER BRIDGE's recent performances with a 52-piece orchestra at London's Royal Albert Hall: Myles: "Y...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: Cliff BURTON 'Will Forever Be Part Of This Band'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich took part in an hour-long one-on-one conversation with radio host Andy Hall as they revisited the "Master Of Puppets" era, continuing the band's celebration of the reissue/remaster of that album. Originally broadcast on radio stations around the country, the special, wh...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Discusses Expectations In New 'No Cross No Crown' Trailer

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY will release its new album, "No Cross No Crown", on January 12 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. It will be made available on CD, digital, vinyl, and cassette formats. In advance of the disc's release, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY has unveiled part three of a multi-part blog serie...

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VINNY APPICE Recalls Pranking HEAVEN & HELL Bandmates (Audio)

Vinny Appice says that he pulled off an "awesome" prank on his bandmates in HEAVEN & HELL more than a decade ago, shortly after the drummer landed the gig in the project after the departure of Bill Ward. In 2006, BLACK SABBATH's "Heaven And Hell"-era incarnation reunited under the name HEAVEN & HELL...

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JAKE E. LEE's RED DRAGON CARTEL: Sophomore Album To Be Mixed By MAX NORMAN

RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, is about "95 percent" done recording its sophomore album for a tentative early 2018 release. Titled "Patina", the follow-up to the group's eponymous 2014 debut will mark RED DRAGON CARTEL's first release with...

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Welcome To My Nightmare

In 1975, ALICE COOPER, along with his innovative manager, Shep Gordon, decided it was time to use the momentum and attention generated in the previous six or so years and shift everything to a higher gear. Alienating some of his long-time fans, he disbanded the group ALICE COOPER and literally becam...

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Skeletons In The Closet

Every hard rock fan knows the name Bob Kulick, often by way of his younger brother, Bruce. Both were, at various stages, part of KISS, the latter coming through recommendation by his elder sibling. Bob contributed guitars to three of the studio tracks on side four of KISS's "Alive II", plus "Unmaske...

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Soul Pretender

Originally staked as an industrial supergroup mirroring the essence of REVOLTING COCKS, FRONT 242 and NITZER EBB, the PRIMITIVE RACE cotillion, and sound, has been shaken up—drastically. Founded by LORDS OF ACID/REVOLTING COCKS bassist Chris Kniker, PRIMITIVE RACE was fortified in 2013 by Erie Loch...

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STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA: METALLICA Came Up From Los Angeles To San Francisco To Emulate What EXODUS Was Doing

EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza was interviewed on a recent installment of HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta's official podcast, "The Jasta Show". You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking about EXODUS's influence on the early thrash metal scene in the San Francisco B...