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HELLYEAH's CHAD GRAY Says He Is A 'Very Unsettled Person By Nature'

Mischievous Mel of Rockwell Unscene recently conducted an interview with HELLYEAH singer Chad Gray prior to the band's December 9 show at the Belasco theater in Los Angeles as the support act for IN FLAMES. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). O...

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PHIL RUDD Would 'Dearly Love' To Play With AC/DC Again

Ex-AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd hasn't ruled out a return to his former band, saying that he would "dearly love" to play with Angus Young again. Rudd was sentenced to eight months of home detention by a New Zealand court in 2015 after pleading guilty to charges of threatening to kill and drug possession....

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Slams DONALD TRUMP: 'That Guy Doesn't Even Believe That Everyone Is Equal'

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has slammed Donald Trump, saying that the president-elect does not possess "a general sense of what is right and what's wrong." Asked by Yahoo! Sports about Trump's repeated claims that climate change was a hoax devised by China, Hammett said: "Okay. Let's sit with t...

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EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER's GREG LAKE Dead At 69

EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER's Greg Lake has died after a battle with cancer. He was 69 years old. Lake's passingwas confirmed on the musician's official Twitter account by EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER's longtime manager Stewart Young. Young wrote: "Yesterday, December 7th, I lost my best friend to a lo...

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NIKKI SIXX Offers Update On MÖTLEY CRÜE's Biopic 'The Dirt'

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx spoke to Mark Goodman and Alan Light, hosts of SiriusXM's "Debatable", about the status of the long-awaited film adaptation of the group's biography, "The Dirt - Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band". He said (hear audio below): "'The Dirt', it's now bei...

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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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Former AC/DC Drummer PHIL RUDD Announces First Leg Of European Solo Tour

"Head Job", the video for the title track of former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd's solo album, can be seen below. The clip was filmed in Tauranga, New Zealand. In other news, Rudd has announced the following European tour dates in support of "Head Job": Mar. 31 - Hard Rock Café - Oslo, Norway Apr. 01 ...

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OPETH Frontman Says It's 'Horrible' Leaving His Kids To Go On Tour

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On attempting to balance the creative aspect of OPETH with touring demand...

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LACUNA COIL's ANDREA FERRO Says Former Members Lost Their 'Passion' For The Band

Inside The Mosh and Xpress Radio conducted an interview with vocalist Andrea Ferro of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL prior to the band's November 10 show at the Marble Factory in Bristol, England. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On blend...

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KORN Frontman: 'A Lot Of The Bands That Are At Our Caliber Of Musicianship Are Dying'

Veteran radio personality Jenn Marino, who in 2014 joined MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx as co-host of "Sixx Sense With Nikki Sixx" and "The Side Show Countdown With Nikki Sixx", recently conducted an interview with KORN frontman Jonathan Davis. You can now listen to the chat below. A...

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AC/DC Lands On FORBES's List Of Highest-Paid Musicians In 2016

Forbes revealed its annual list of the highest-paid musicians of the year and legendary rockers AC/DC landed at No. 7, having made $67.5 million in 2016. Pop singer Taylor Swift topped the list with a whopping $170 million, followed by ONE DIRECTION at No. 2 with $110 million and Adele at No. 3 ...

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KATATONIA Announces 'Fallen Hearts Of North America 2017' Headline Tour

KATATONIA, the Swedish purveyors of dark progressive rock/metal, have announced they will be heading out on a headline tour of North America in March and April 2017 to support the release of their latest studio album, "The Fall Of Hearts". Founding KATATONIA member and guitarist Anders Nyström comme...

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Ex-WHITE LION Frontman MIKE TRAMP's Advice To Young Artists: 'You've Gotta Walk Before You Can Run'

Straus Project recently conducted an interview with former WHITE LION frontman Mike Tramp. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what advice he would give to young artists looking to break into the music business, Tramp responded: "Oh, fuck, man. What business? Well, I think that anything you do y...

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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,...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD On 'Hardwired': I Wanted To Combine 'Kill 'Em All' And The Black Album

Bebe Contepomi of the Argentinian show "La Viola" recently conducted an interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether METALLICA ever goes through previously unused ideas when writing a new...