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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Hopes To Get New Album Completed By June

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy was interviewed on the February 12-14 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. A few excerpts follow. Full Metal Jackie: Chuck, you've sustained a long respected career with TESTAMEN...

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THE CULT's IAN ASTBURY: When I Found Out About DAVID BOWIE's Passing, It Was As If The Sky Had Fallen

In a brand new interview with The MusicNerd Chronicles, THE CULT singer Ian Astbury was asked what British art-rock icon David Bowie and his music meant to him. He responded: "The first record I bought was 'Life On Mars' when I was 10 years old. When I got that album, the world changed ...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Praises KIKO LOUREIRO, CHRIS ADLER In New Video Interview

Australian Musician recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On MEGADETH's latest addition, Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro, best known for his work with ANGRA:...

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ETHS To Release 'Ankaa' Album In April

French metallers ETHS will release a new album, "Ankaa", on April 22 via Season Of Mist. A trailer for the CD featuring footage from their recording studio can be seen below. ETHS in 2014 released an EP, "Ex Umbra In Solem", with their new vocalist, Rachel Aspe. The EP's title track was a new song ....

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BLACK STAR RIDERS Frontman RICKY WARWICK Releases 'Celebrating Sinking' Video

BLACK STAR RIDERS frontman Ricky Warwick will release two new solo albums this month. "When Patsy Cline Was Crazy (And Guy Mitchell Sang The Blues)" and the beautifully acoustic "Hearts On Trees" will be released as a double CD on February 26 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Ricky has released the o...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Guitarist Slams Singer Who Turned Them Down

When STONE TEMPLE PILOTS revealed last November that singer Chester Bennington was leaving the band, HIGHLY SUSPECT frontman Johnny Stevens tweeted that he had been contacted by STP guitarist Dean DeLeo about the gig and had turned it down. Now in an interview with Detroit radio station WRIF, Dean s...

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AC/DC: Bourbon & Cola Limited-Edition Album Cover Cans Now Available

While last year's AC/DC tour has wrapped up in Australia, there are definitely no signs of the iconic household name slowing down with today's announcement of special limited-edition AC/DC Bourbon & Cola and the Let There Be Rock Fund competition. AC/DC Bourbon & Cola collectible cans are no...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY On Upcoming Album: 'There's More Blast Beats Going On All Over The Place'

Metal Wani writer William Richards recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether TESTAMENT will perform its recently recorded sin...

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THE HAUNTED Continuing Work On 'Super-Heavy And Dynamic' New Material

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED are continuing work on music for the follow-up to 2014's "Exit Wounds" album, to be recorded later in 2016 for release through Century Media. The band states: "The material we are currently looking at is both super-heavy and dynamic, so we are excited to be recording th...

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Former QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Is Working On Jazz Album

Former QUEENSRŸCHE and current OPERATION: MINDCRIME singer Geoff Tate was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcr...

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TESTAMENT Sets Tentative Title For New Album; Puts Finishing Touches On 'The Brotherhood Of The Snake' Single

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have set "The Brotherhood Of The Snake" as the tentative title of their eleventh studio album, due later in the year via Nuclear Blast. The music for the CD's projected title track has already been recorded, with the vocals set to be completed in th...

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Video: PAUL STANLEY Sings THE MIRACLES Classic 'The Tracks Of My Tears'

KISS frontman Paul Stanley's latest solo project, an R&B band called SOUL STATION, made its live debut on September 11, 2015 at West Hollywood, California's The Roxy Theatre. The ten-piece band also features KISS drummer Eric Singer. Professionally filmed video footage of SOUL STATION performing...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' DEAN DELEO: What We Are Looking For In A Singer

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS guitarist Dean DeLeo spoke to RollingStone.com about the band's decision to launch an open audition on their web site for a new lead singer to replace Chester Bennington, who left the multi-platinum rock act at the end of last year. "We kind of came to the realization a while bac...

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Video: GEOFF TATE's OPERATION: MINDCRIME Performs In Agoura Hills

Video footage of OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the new band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, performing on February 4 at The Canyon club in Agoura Hills, California can be seen below (courtesy of Heavy Metal Hill). "The Key", the first album of an ambitious trilogy from OPERATION: MINDCRIME, sol...

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THE WINERY DOGS: 'Hot Streak' Video Released

"Hot Streak", the new video from THE WINERY DOGS — the power trio featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB),legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH) and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON) — can be seen below. The clip w...