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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT, ROBERT TRUJILLO Join Ocean Beach Cleanup

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo, who are both avid surfers, took part in a cleanup earlier today at San Francisco's popular Ocean Beach as part of a photo op sponsored by the San Francisco Giants. Asked during an appearance at 2014's Surf Summit what the surf industry ca...

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MEGADETH Plays Special USO Show In Norfolk, Visits George Washington Aircraft Carrier

MEGADETH played a special USO (United Service Organizations) show earlier tonight (Wednesday, May 4) at Slade Cutter Athletic Park in Norfolk, Virginia. The band also made its first USO visit aboard the carrier George Washington. Check out video footage and photos below. Drummer Chris Adler was unab...

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SIXX:A.M.'s 'Prayers For The Damned Vol. 1' Projected To Sell 16K-20K Copies First Week

According to music industry web site Hits Daily Double, the first volume of "Prayers For The Damned", the new double album from SIXX:A.M., the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael, is likely to sell between 16,000 and 20,000 copies in...

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FEAR FACTORY Is 'Tossing Around' Idea Of Performing Entire 'Obsolete' Album On Upcoming Tour

Nev Pearce of Australia's "Rabid Noise" podcast recently conducted an interview with FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On performing FEAR FACTORY's 1995 album, "Demanufacture" in its entirety to...

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CRASHDÏET Guitarist Launches SWEET CREATURE

SWEET CREATURE is a new hard rock band fronted by Martin Sweet, best known as lead guitarist for Swedish sleaze rockers CRASHDÏET. Together with brother Michael of TOXICROSE on drums, Tin Star of GEMINI FIVE on bass, and longtime songwriting partner Linus Nirbrant from THIS ENDING on rhythm guitar,...

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BLIND GUARDIAN To Tour North America With GRAVE DIGGER

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN are returning to North America this fall for the second leg of the "Beyond The Red Mirror" tour. After making a stop at the ProgPower USA festival on Thursday, September 9, the band will kick off the 19-date trek at The Orpheum in Tampa, Florida, with support fr...

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STATUS QUO Announces 'Dog Of Two Head' Ale And 'Down Down' Cider

Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt of STATUS QUO are delighted to announce another great double act! They have teamed up with a pair of great British producers to create a duo of classic drinks: the "Dog Of Two Head" ale and the "Down Down" cider. Both will offer a refined pedigree, based on character a...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Shoot Down SCOTT STAPP Rumors

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have shot down rumors that they have enlisted CREED singer Scott Stapp as their new frontman. The speculation about Stapp's involvement with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS began early this morning (Monday, May 2) when Scott gave a radio interview in which he said that he has "been working o...

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Legendary AC/DC Frontman BON SCOTT Honored With New Statue In Scotland (Video)

A life-sized statue of Bon Scott, the influential frontman of world-conquering band AC/DC, was unveiled on Saturday, April 30 in the Scottish town of Kirriemuir. Keen to recognize the Scottish roots of the talismanic lead singer — voted No. 1 on a list of the "100 Greatest Frontmen Of All Time" by C...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'I Think It's Important For Everybody That Record Stores Survive'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently spoke to BBC Radio 6 Music about the band's love of records and record stores. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he first got introduced to record stores: Lars: "I was born int...

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SIXX:A.M.: Entire 'Prayers For The Damned Vol. 1' Album Available For Streaming

"Prayers For The Damned", the new double album from SIXX:A.M., the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael, can be streamed in its entirety using the YouTube playlist below. The CD is being released today (Friday, April 29) via Eleven Sev...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Meets Australia's Heavy Metal Kid CALLUM MCPHIE

According to The Canberra Times, young Australian heavy metal fan Callum McPhie, who performed an Ozzy Osbourne song on the reality television talent show "Australia's Got Talent", got to meet the BLACK SABBATH singer before the band's concert in Sydney. The 11-year-old, along with his dad Doug McPh...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Lists Calabasas Home For $6 Million

According to The Hollywood Reporter, MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has listed his Calabasas, California home for $5.99 million. Official description of the house courtesy of Rodeo Realty: "Unique celebrity-owned view property with recording studio in a guard-gated community of Calabasas. This custom...

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AEROSMITH's STEVEN TYLER To Headline LACONIAFEST

When the producers of LaconiaFest set out to create the most iconic music experience of all time in New Hampshire, they had one name on the list: Steven Tyler. Today, LaconiaFest announced that legendary music icon Steven Tyler is set to perform on the main stage of the motorcycle music festival on...

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METALLICA Goes Back To Its Early '80s Home, Receives Proclamation From Mayor

On April 16, immediately after their performance at Berkeley, California's legendary record store Rasputin Music in celebration of Record Store Day 2016, the four members of METALLICA and some of their closest friends and colleagues made their way over to 3132 Carlson Boulevard in El Cerrito, Califo...