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BEHEMOTH's Stand-In Drummer JON RICE: Drum-Cam Footage Of Boston Concert

Drum-cam footage of former JOB FOR A COWBOY and SCORPION CHILD drummer Jon Rice sitting behind the kit with Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH at their July 25 concert at Blue Hills Bank Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts can be seen below. Rice was filling in for longtime BEHEMOTH drummer Inferno (re...

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It appears that there is no love lost between VENOM INC.'s bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan and the line-up of the long-running, still active Conrad "Cronos" Lant-fronted version of VENOM. But the new incarnation is hardly new at all. In VENOM INC., Dolan is joined by original VENOM guit...

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Smoke On This

Four years after releasing his memoir, "101 Truth, 101 Proof: The Inside Story of Pantera", Rex Brown takes the next step in a musical life spread both with joy and turmoil. Judging by the shackles-free mindset of his debut solo album, "Smoke On This", Brown has his targets set way high, but he poss...

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DEE SNIDER: 'I Had To Stop Headbanging… My Neck Just About Had It'

During an August 17 appearance on the "Trunk Nation" show on SiriusXM channel Volume (106),Dee Snider spoke about TWISTED SISTER's decision to call it quits last year after completing a farewell fortieth-anniversary tour. "Basically, the level of intensity that I performed at with TWISTED SISTER, I...

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GLENN HUGHES Says He's Never Seen JOE BONAMASSA 'So Excited About Recording An Album With BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION'

Levi Seth of Australia's site Sticks For Stones recently conducted an interview with legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION). You can listen to the entire interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the influence...

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SAVAGE MESSIAH Signs With CENTURY MEDIA

Century Media Records has announced the signing of the British heavy metal act SAVAGE MESSIAH. The band will release its fourth full-length album, titled "Hands Of Fate", on October 27. The official music video for the disc's title track can be seen below. "Hands Of Fate" is also available as a digi...

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GODSMACK Has Seven 'Great' Songs Completed For Next Album: 'It Is A New Sound For Us'

GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin spoke to The Morning Call about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2014's "1000hp" album. The group's seventh studio disc will arrive in 2018 to coincide with the group's twentieth anniversary. Larkin said: "We have a strong seven [so...

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EXIT EDEN Feat. AVANTASIA, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Singers: Video For Cover Of LADY GAGA's 'Paparazzi'

EXIT EDEN, the all-female four-piece ensemble featuring Amanda Somerville, Clémentine Delauney, Marina La Torraca and Anna Brunner, has released a video for its cover version of the song "Paparazzi", originally recorded by Lady Gaga. EXIT EDEN unites all attributes ascribed to the new millennium: co...

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TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN Feat. AEROSMITH Guitarist's Son: Self-Titled Album Due In November

Snakefarm Records has announced the signing of TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN to a worldwide deal. Housed within the global infrastructure of Spinefarm Records (a UMG label),the Snakefarm brand will provide a supportive home for international artists, both established and new, from the increasingly b...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Recalls Getting Guitar Lessons From JOE SATRIANI: 'He's Always Played Incredibly'

In a new interview with the Vancouver radio station CFOX, METALLICA's Kirk Hammett spoke about the experience of getting taught how to play guitar by Joe Satriani more than three and a half decades ago. "I took lessons from him in 1981," Kirk said (see video below). "We knew each other way back when...

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Late MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA: Part Of 'Megalife' Video Series Released

Part two of a three-part video series featuring footage compiled during the research and writing of late MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza's memoir, "Megalife: Nick Menza The Book" by J. Marshall Craig can be seen below. In this episode, Nick takes the viewer around his drum kit. Discussing and illustrat...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS: Live Recording Of 'Plush' From Upcoming 25th-Anniversary Reissue Of 'Core'

A live recording of the song "Plush" from STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' July 2, 1993 concert at the Castaic Lake Natural Amphitheater in California, taken from the upcoming 25th-anniversary expanded reissue of the band's debut album, "Core", can be streamed below. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS roared on to the scene 2...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Calls JUDAS PRIEST His 'Idols'

In a brand new interview with Phoenix New Times, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King was asked when the first time was that he heard JUDAS PRIEST or saw them perform. "First time I saw [them] would've been… 'Point Of Entry' tour, um ... I follow it chronologically by album. Not the dates of the album… but I...

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MASTODON To Be Joined On Stage By SCOTT KELLY Of NEUROSIS On European Tour

Internationally celebrated heavy rock icons MASTODON have announced a run of European headline dates, kicking off in Berlin, Germany on November 10. The tour also includes dates in Austria, Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Spain and France, with support from RED FANG and RUSSIAN CIRCLES. F...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Frontman: 'We're Living In A Society Where We Embrace Excuses'

Jerry Loud Mouth of Finland's Rauta conducted an interview with frontman Mike Muir of crossover legends SUICIDAL TENDENCIES prior to the band's June 30 performance at the 20th-anniversary edition of the Tuska festival in Helsinki, Finland. You can watch the full interview below. A few excerpts follo...