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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE: 'I'm Really Working Hard For Us To Play Arenas Everywhere'

GHOST recently embarked on a fall North American tour, which will see the Swedish band headlining arenas for the first time in the U.S. and Canada on select dates. Asked in a new interview with the KLAQ radio station if the GHOST stage production will grow in size as the band works its way to larger...

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Death By Metal

Depending on who you talk to, Chuck Schuldiner was a visionary, a perfectionist or a short fused volatile, creative being. A common ground appraisal is that the late legend of DEATH, previously known as MANTAS, and CONTROL DENIED changed death metal forever by having the stones to fuse progressive a...

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JOHN BUSH: 'I Treasure My Years In ANTHRAX'

ARMORED SAINT vocalist John Bush recently spoke with 69 Faces Of Rock about his years fronting ANTHRAX. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On how he came to join ANTHRAX: John: "I had a reputation for being the singer in ARMORED SAINT...

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Former BLACK CROWES Guitarist RICH ROBINSON On Whether He Will Reunite With Brother CHRIS: 'I Would Say No'

THE MAGPIE SALUTE guitarist Rich Robinson (ex-THE BLACK CROWES) recently spoke with Cindy Miller of the New Bern, North Carolina radio station 106.5 WSFL. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On THE MAGPIE SALUTE's forthcoming debut...

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Finding Joseph I: The H.R. from Bad Brains Documentary

Shaman. Spiritual anarchist. Punk royal. Rastafarian. Activist. These are tags affixed to Paul "H.R." Hudson, perhaps the greatest punk rock vocalist the genre has ever or will ever see. H.R. is one of music history's most beloved front men, a perfectly balanced amalgam of reggae-splashed aggression...

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NAPALM DEATH's BARNEY GREENWAY 'Would Love It' If MITCH HARRIS Came Back To Band

NAPALM DEATH frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway was interviewed on a recent episode of "The Metal Podcast". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether NAPALM DEATH has a need to begin work on the follow-up to 20...

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ROBERT PLANT Says He Writes To Suit His Mood

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Robert Plant has scored a Top 20 hit with his new album, "Carry On", marking his third release with his touring band, SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS. During a chat with The New York Times, he revealed that the album was dictated by the sound he and the band made, rather...

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NIKKI SIXX Says DONALD TRUMP Is 'Threatening Our Future' By Exiting Paris Climate Agreement

MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx has slammed Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the landmark Paris climate agreement, saying the president is "threatening our future" by making decisions that "are based on money" and "refusing to work together with others for a be...

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ALCYONA SKY Feat. Ex-AMORAL Guitarist BEN VARON: Listen To 'No Cure' Song

"No Cure", a brand new song from ALCYONA SKY, the Finnish band featuring former AMORAL guitarist Ben Varon, can be streamed below. The track is taken from ALCYONA SKY's forthcoming debut album, due later in the year. Sometimes good things happen by accident, on their own. ALCYONA SKY, a new band com...

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Concert By BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT Shut Down Over Name Dispute

A concert by by Bobby Blotzer's version of RATT was canceled last night just hours before showtime after a Michigan venue received a cease-and-desist letter from the drummer's former bandmates. Blotzer is embroiled in a legal a dispute over the group's name with singer Stephen Pearcy, guitarist Warr...

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KORN's MUNKY Says 'The Serenity Of Suffering' Contains Some 'Progressive' Moments

KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer was interviewed on the August 1 edition of "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what dictated the overall style and tone of...

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KURT COBAIN Documentary Director Explains DAVE GROHL's Absence

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Brett Morgen, director of the newly released documentary "Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck", took to Twitter this week to answer some questions about the film. Asked why NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl isn't in the movie, Morgen explained, "We first approached Dave about an i...

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HELLOWEEN's WEIKATH On 'My God-Given Right' Album: 'It's Just The Typical Classical Metal As It's Supposed To Be'

German power metallers HELLOWEEN will release their fifteenth studio album, "My God-Given Right", on May 29 via Nuclear Blast. The CD was recorded between October 2014 and February 2015 at the band's MiSueno Studio on the isle of Tenerife with producer Charlie Bauerfeind (GOTTHARD, HAMMERFALL). Spea...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Stopped Being A KISS Fan After 'Alive II'

During the latest "That After Show" segment of "That Metal Show" on VH1 Classic, ANTHRAX members Scott Ian (guitar),Charlie Benante (drums) and Frank Bello (bass),along with Alex Skolnick of TESTAMENT, spoke about when they stopped being fans of KISS's music. Said Ian: "I was already way into AC/D...

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PAUL STANLEY Says Illegal Music Downloading Is 'Morally And Ethically Wrong, And It Hurts People'

KISS frontman Paul Stanley believes that illegal music downloading is "morally" and "ethically wrong," and laments the fact that new artists "don't have a chance in hell" of "ever getting that pot of gold." During an appearance on the "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast, Stanley was asked what KISS'...