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TESTAMENT's ERIC PETERSON On DONALD TRUMP: 'We Need To Be Not Talking About Building Walls'

TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson has weighed in on the 2016 presidential election, saying that controversial Republican candidate Donald Trump is only now finding out how to act on a world stage. Peterson made his comments earlier this month during an interview with PlanetMosh at Finland's Tuska fe...

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FAITH NO MORE Shares Rare Footage From 1986 Performance In Advance Of 'We Care A Lot' Reissue

As part of the build up to the release of FAITH NO MORE's "We Care A Lot" reissue, watch new, rare footage (audio and video by Chris Husband) of FAITH NO MORE performing "The Jungle" live from 1986 at The i-Beam in San Francisco. The footage and track are included on the album reissue, and ...

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FAITH NO MORE: Deluxe Editions Of 'King For A Day', 'Album Of The Year' Due In September

FAITH NO MORE will release deluxe editions of "King For A Day" and "Album Of The Year" on September 9. These include new remasters of the original album, plus a bonus disc of rarities and B-sides. The reissues will be made available on 2-CD, double 180-gram heavyweight LP and digital plus streaming...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT: 'I'm Not Scared Of Anything When It Comes To Music'

Sam Dunn of Banger TV conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH on July 9 at the Eistnaflug festival in Iceland. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what makes OPETH such a go...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY Taps BILLY RAY CYRUS For Official 'The Rambler' Video

Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus — father of pop-superstar Miley Cyrus — has partnered with Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY on a music video for the band's beautifully haunting ballad "The Rambler". Cyrus stars in the clip as the title character The Rambler, a drifter who tries to face his past in...

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'Heavy Metal Grandpa' JOHN HETLINGER Sings ROB ZOMBIE's 'Dragula' On 'America's Got Talent' (Video)

82-year-old John Hetlinger, who became a viral video sensation last month when he belted out the DROWNING POOL classic "Bodies" on "America's Got Talent", once again brought his screaming vocals to the show's stage on the July 20 episode of the popular NBC competition show. For his second audition,...

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Ex-TESTAMENT Bassist GREG CHRISTIAN's TRINITY FALLEN Schedules Live Debut

TRINITY FALLEN, the new band featuring former TESTAMENT bassist Greg Christian alongside members of SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY and NUCLEAR RABBIT, will make its live debut on August 5 at Slim's in San Francisco, California. TRINITY FALLEN recently recorded demo containg three songs, including "Apache Ski...

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Video: 82-Year-Old 'America's Got Talent' Contestant Joins DROWNING POOL On Stage At INK IN THE CLINK

82-year-old John Hetlinger, who became a viral video sensation last month when he belted out the DROWNING POOL classic "Bodies" on the NBC series "America's Got Talent", joined the band again on stage Saturday (July 16) to perform the song at the Ink In The Clink festival in Mansfield, Ohio. Video f...

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Watch DROWNING POOL Perform 'Bodies' With 82-Year-Old 'America's Got Talent' Contestant At CHICAGO OPEN AIR

82-year-old John Hetlinger, who became a viral video sensation last month when he belted out the DROWNING POOL classic "Bodies" on the NBC series "America's Got Talent", joined the band on stage earlier today (Friday, July 15) to perform the song at the Chicago Open Air festival. Video footage of hi...

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NIKKI SIXX's MÖTLEY CRÜE Catalog Acquired By DOWNTOWN

Downtown Music Publishing has acquired rock icon Nikki Sixx's complete MÖTLEY CRÜE publishing catalog featuring hits such as "Dr. Feelgood", "Girls, Girls, Girls", "Kickstart My Heart" and "Home Sweet Home". Downtown previously served as Sixx's administrator of these copyrights. As part of the agree...

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TESTAMENT Is Aiming For A 'More Raw' Sound On 'The Brotherhood Of The Snake' Album

Kaaos TV conducted an interview with guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT prior to the band's July 1 performance at the Tuska festival in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the progre...

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DROWNING POOL To Perform With 82-Year-Old 'America's Got Talent' Contestant At CHICAGO OPEN AIR

Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL recently surged to viral status after 82-year-old Navy veteran and aerospace manager John Hetlinger performed his favorite karaoke track — DROWNING POOL's hit song "Bodies" — on the popular NBC competition show "America's Got Talent", surprising and charming viewers...

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DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN: 'People Have Become Genre Snobs'

Tigman of the Q103 radio station conducted an interview with DISTURBED singer David Draiman before the band's July 12 concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, New York. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how it feels to have a Top 40 radio hit — a first for DISTURBED...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Drummer MATT SORUM: 'I've Been Really Blessed And Fortunate To Play With My Heroes'

Meltdown of the WRIF radio station in Detroit, Michigan recently conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES and current HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES drummer Matt Sorum. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his role...

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ANGELA GOSSOW Talks Decision To Leave ARCH ENEMY, Explains How She Secured Her Replacement

Angela Gossow says that she was "losing the joy" of fronting an extreme metal band before finally making the decision to quit ARCH ENEMY, explaining that she wanted to "step down rather than pretend." After 13 years as ARCH ENEMY's vocalist, German-born Gossow shocked the heavy metal world in 2014 w...