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ANVIL Announces 2017 U.S. Tour With NIGHT DEMON And GRAVESHADOW

Canadian metal legends ANVIL are set to return to the road in the U.S. in early 2017. The tour will kick off March 2 in Boston, Massachusetts and will run through April 9 in Cleveland, Ohio. Support on the trek will come from NIGHT DEMON and GRAVESHADOW. Says ANVIL frontman Steve "Lips" Kudlow: "ANV...

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ARNEL PINEDA Hopes JOURNEY Gets Inducted Into ROCK HALL So He Can Finally Meet STEVE PERRY

Current JOURNEY singer Arnel Pineda says that he hopes the band will get inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame next year so that he can finally get to meet his idol, former JOURNEY vocalist Steve Perry. "I'm longing to at least shake his hand," Arnel told a TMZ cameraman at the Los ...

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ANTHRAX: More European Shows Added To 'Among The Living' 30th-Anniversary Tour

ANTHRAX will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its classic album "Among The Living" by performing the LP in its entirety on a European tour in February/March 2017. ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says: "We have a killer set planned — new stuff, old favourites, deep tracks and 'Among The Living' front to...

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ANTHRAX To Perform Entire 'Among The Living' Album On 2017 U.K. Tour

ANTHRAX will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its classic album "Among The Living" by performing the LP in its entirety on a U.K. tour in February 2017. The eight-show trek, which is scheduled to kick off in Birmingham on February 9, will mark the band's first full U.K. headline tour in more than t...

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ROBB REINER Says Some Of ANVIL's Original Members Are 'Not In Game Shape' For Reunion Tour

Planet Mosh TV recently conducted an interview with drummer Robb Reiner of Canadian metal legends ANVIL. You can watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On reuniting with original ANVIL members Dave Allison (guitar) and Ian Dickson (bass) in August: Robb: "Yeah...

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Watch IRON MAIDEN Bassist's BRITISH LION Perform In Toulouse, France

Fan-filmed video footage of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris's solo/side project BRITISH LION performing on November 11 at Le Metronum in Toulouse, France can be seen below. BRITISH LION is recording shows on its current European tour for an upcoming live album, tentatively due next year. The band p...

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MIKE PORTNOY: 'I Miss The Amount Of Control That I Had In DREAM THEATER'

Mike Portnoy says that he still feels good about his decision to abruptly quit DREAM THEATER in September 2010, twenty-five years after he co-founded the progressive metal band. Portnoy announced his departure from DREAM THEATER while he was on tour with AVENGED SEVENFOLD. He has since been replaced...

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GUNS N' ROSES' 'November Rain' Hillbillified By STEVE 'N' SEAGULLS (Video)

Finnish band STEVE 'N' SEAGULLS, which shot to fame in 2014 thanks to its bluegrass covers of metal classics, released its second album, "Brothers In Farms", on September 9 via Spinefarm. The official video for the latest single, STEVE 'N' SEAGULLS' hillbillified cover of GUNS N' ROSES' "November Ra...

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Video: WARRANT Performs During 'PBR Finals Week' In Las Vegas

Fan-filmed video footage of WARRANT's November 5 performance on Toshiba Plaza outside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada during PBR's (Professional Bull Riders) PBR Finals Week can be seen below. WARRANT guitarist Erik Turner recently told the "Talking Metal" podcast about the progress of the songw...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO: Figuring Out Bass Parts On '...And Justice For All' Songs Was 'Biggest Challenge'

While METALLICA's 1988 album "...And Justice For All" is considered one of the band's classics, it has been criticized almost since the day it was released for the lack of any bass guitar on the record. Jason Newsted's playing is almost inaudible — making life hard for current METALLICA bassist Robe...

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RUSH Guitarist ALEX LIFESON Tapped By EDM Duo DVBBS For 'Closer To The Heart' Remake

Canadian-born duo DVBBS (pronounced "dubs") — comprised of brothers Chris and Alex Van Den Hoef — has taken the EDM scene by storm with their action-packed big room sound over the last few years. This year they have been busy touring, collaborating and making new music with some of the biggest artis...

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NITA STRAUSS Didn't Seek Out Female Guitar Influences

Rock Scene recently conducted an interview with Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about her early guitar influences, Strauss said: "My first influences, absolutely, is Steve Vai; it definitely has always been abo...

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Watch IRON MAIDEN Bassist's BRITISH LION Perform In Sevilla, Spain

Fan-filmed video footage of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris's solo/side project BRITISH LION performing on November 4 at Sala Custom in Sevilla, Spain can be seen below. BRITISH LION is recording shows on its current European tour for an upcoming live album, tentatively due next year. The band prev...

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GEDDY LEE: 'I Think I've Accepted That' RUSH Has Done Its Last Tour

On the latest edition of "The Strombo Show", Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of RUSH spoke to host George Stroumboulopoulos about the fortieth anniversary and the deluxe reissue of their seminal record, "2112", and various other topics. You can now listen to the chat at Strombo.com. A few excerpts follow...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says His Daughter Is 'A Natural' At Singing Country Music

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustane and his daughter, 18-year-old country singer-songwriter Electra Mustaine, were interviewed by WSMV-TV on the red carpet at this year's Country Music Awards (also known as CMA Awards),which took place on Wednesday, November 2 at Nashville, Tennessee's Bridgestone Arena....