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DJ ASHBA Says He 'Took SLASH's Spot' In GUNS N' ROSES, Claims He Had To Be Talked Into Auditioning For Band

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist DJ Ashba says that he had to be talked into auditioning for the band, claiming that he had no expectations he would end up a member of the Axl Rose-fronted group. Ashba, who joined GUNS N' ROSES in March 2009 following the departure of Robin Finck, told TJ Lavin's YouT...

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New QUIET RIOT Singer JAMES DURBIN To Haters: 'If You Don't Like It, Just Shut Your Mouth'

QUIET RIOT's seventh lead singer, "American Idol" finalist James Durbin stands by his statement that people who post negative comments on BLABBERMOUTH.NET are "bottom-feeding crotch goblins," explaining that he simply said "what a lot of people have been thinking throughout the years." Durbin, who b...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Frontman Pays Tribute To His Late Friend BILL PAXTON

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES frontman Mike Muir has paid tribute to actor Bill Paxton, who died on Saturday at the age of 61. The "Titanic" and "Apollo 13" star had complications following a heart surgery. Muir wrote on the band's official Facebook page: "I'm extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Bill...

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CRIMFALL Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Finnish cinemascopic metallers CRIMFALL. CRIMFALL comments: "We are beyond excited for this opportunity to work with the legendary Metal Blade. It makes all these years we wrestled with the third album worthwhile as we can finally share the fruits of...

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Swedish Black Metal Musician TONY 'IT' SÄRKKÄ Dead At 45

Swedish black metal musician Tony Särkkä, who went by the stage name It, has died at the age of 45. No cause of death has yet been revealed. His passing was confirmed by his sister and manager Desire on the multi-instrumentalist's Facebook page. She wrote: "It is with a heavy heart that I share with...

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RATT Is Planning 'Brilliant' Follow-Up To 'Infestation', Says STEPHEN PEARCY

RATT singer Stephen Pearcy was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On RATT's plans to record the follow-up to 201...

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SANCTUARY: Lyric Video For 'Dream Of The Incubus' Song From 'Inception' Album

Century Media Records has set February 24 as the release date of "Inception", the official prequel to 1988's classic debut "Refuge Denied" from the legendary U.S. metal act SANCTUARY. "Inception" contains presumed lost 1986 studio recordings, which guitarist Lenny Rutledge discovered recently and wh...

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RICKY WARWICK Says THIN LIZZY's PHIL LYNOTT Is 'Best Frontman That Ever Lived'

Barbara Caserta of Italy's Linea Rock recently conducted an interview with BLACK STAR RIDERS and THIN LIZZY frontman Ricky Warwick. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the need to keep creating new music in BLACK STAR RIDERS versus playing s...

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While They Were Sleeping

For its eighth album, Brooklyn experimental metalcore band CANDIRIA attempts a concept record. This is a band who survived a van crash on tour and snidely convalesced with its 2004 response album, "What Doesn't Kill You". For its troubles, legal issues followed, along with lineup changes and a tempo...

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DORO PESCH Pays Tribute To LEMMY With 'It Still Hurts' Video

German metal queen Doro Pesch has released a video to celebrate the life and legacy of her colleague and very close friend, MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister. The clip for the song "It Still Hurts" — which she recorded with Lemmy in 2012 — features footage and many pictures taken over several decad...

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SIX FEET UNDER Frontman: 'The New Music We Have Recorded Is F**king Insane'

Death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER recently completed work on the follow-up to their "Crypt Of The Devil" album for a 2017 release. Vocalist Chris Barnes stated about the upcoming disc: "Our new album does not sound like any of our previous albums. Just as 'Haunted' didn't sound like 'Tomb Of The M...

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THE UNGUIDED Parts Ways With ROLAND JOHANNSSON, Announces Replacement

THE UNGUIDED — the Swedish band featuring former SONIC SYNDICATE members Richard Sjunnesson (vocals) and Roger Sjunnesson (guitar; Richard's brother) — has parted ways with guitarist/singer Roland Johannsson (also ex-SONIC SYNDICATE) and has replaced him with Jonathan Thorpenberg. Thorpenberg previo...

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Former CIRCLE II CIRCLE And INTO ETERNITY Drummer ADAM SAGAN Dies After Battle With Cancer

Acclaimed metal drummer Adam Sagan, who has played with CIRCLE II CIRCLE, WHITE EMPRESS, INTO ETERNITY and WITHERFALL and who has written for Drumhead magazine, has died after battling T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma, a blood cancer. He was only 36 years old. Sagan's brother Nate confirmed Adam's pass...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO, LEMMY KILMISTER, RANDY RHOADS To Be Inducted Into 'Hall Of Heavy Metal History'

Legendary musicians and music industry executives will join together to be inducted into the annual Hall Of Heavy Metal History on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at the Anaheim Expo Center, Anaheim California. Television and radio personality Eddie Trunk will host the event. Proceeds from the event are...

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DREAM THEATER's 'The Astonishing' Album Turned Into A Novel

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER have announced "The Astonishing, The Novel", which will tell the deeper story of the band's double concept album, "The Astonishing". To bring this vision to life, DREAM THEATER has selected Peter Orullian. In its first incarnation, it will be a limited edition,...