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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'We Realized That We Really Need Each Other'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was interviewed on a recent episode of the Norwegian-Swedish television talk show "Skavlan". You can now watch video footage of his appearance below. Asked how he can still stand his bandmates after being in METALLICA for 35 years, Ulrich said: "The worst part, actually...

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KORN's MUNKY, HEAD Explain 'The Serenity Of Suffering' Album Title

In a brand new interview with Live Nation TV, KORN guitarists/co-founders James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Welch spoke about singer Jonathan Davis's recent comment that the band's new album title, "The Serenity Of Suffering", defines both his life and the record. "The way I see it is it's his...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'Making Records Nowadays Is A Much More Sporadic Undertaking Than It Used To Be'

Lars Ulrich says that METALLICA's "looser" approach to making albums nowadays has contributed to the delay in getting the band's new disc, "Hardwired...To Self-Destruct", completed and ready for release. "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct" will arrive next month, marking the band's first full-length col...

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UFO Announces U.S. Tour With SAXON

Rock legends UFO have announced a U.S. tour with very special guests SAXON, beginning March 9 in Houston, Texas and continuing into early April. UFO, with its longstanding lineup of Phil Mogg (vocals),Paul Raymond (keyboards/guitar),Andy Parker (drums),Vinnie Moore (guitar) and Rob De Luca (bass)...

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Forget the whirring chainsaws, albeit that is JACKYL's primary claim to rock 'n' roll fame, and aside from the band setting two Guinness records with their maniacal touring marathons of 100 concerts in 50 days and 21 concerts within a 24-hour block. Remember when Jesse James Dupree and the band bum-...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Talks Playing Guitar And Singing: It's 'Incredible' What HETFIELD And MUSTAINE Do

On September 10, Alex Stojanovic of Metal Master Kingdom conducted an interview with ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters at The Opera House in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On ANNIHILATOR's lack of a live presen...

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SIXX:A.M. Announces Las Vegas After-Party

SIXX:A.M. — the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside guitarist D.J. Ashba and vocalist James Michael — has announced a special Las Vegas after-party following its performance with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and SHINEDOWN at T-Mobile Arena on Friday, October 28. Located at Ashba's fla...

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Video: TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Performs Stripped Down Cover Of DIO's 'Rainbow In The Dark' In Mexico City

Fan-filmed video footage of Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, DIO DISCIPLES) performing a stripped down cover version of the DIO classic "Rainbow In The Dark" on September 29 at Cosa Nostra in Mexico City, Mexico can be seen below. Owens told Houston Press about his inv...

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METALLICA: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Moth Into Flame' Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of METALLICA's official video for the song "Moth Into Flame" can be seen below (courtesy of Rolling Stone). The clip was directed by Tom Kirk (MUSE). "Moth Into Flame" is taken from METALLICA's tenth studio album, "Hardwired...To Self-Destruct", which is sch...

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METALLICA Announces Casting Calls For New Video

METALLICA will film a video for an as-yet-undisclosed new song on October 11-12 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band has issued casting calls for multiple roles of all ethnicities, including for fans to cheer on while METALLICA performs and individuals who are able to "engage in lightly choreogra...

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SLIPKNOT's JIM ROOT Recovering From Disk Replacement Surgery

SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root underwent disk replacement surgery on Tuesday (October 4) — two days after the band's headlining performance at the Louder Than Life festival in Lousville, Kentucky. He wrote on his Instagram account: "[It] seems as if fractured vertebrae and hemorrhaged disks are an occu...

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THE ANSWER Releases Video For 'Solas' Title Track

Northern Irish rockers THE ANSWER will release their new album, "Solas", on October 28 via Napalm. The CD was produced by Andy Bradfield and Avril Mackintosh, who previously worked with THE ANSWER on their 2006 album "Rise". "Solas", which is the Gaelic (Irish language) word for "light," is also the...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Might Consider Moving Back To Denmark If DONALD TRUMP Becomes President

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich says that he might consider returning to his native Denmark if Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election. Speaking with Denmark's Ekstra Bladet, Lars — who moved to the U.S. in 1980, when he was only 17 years old — said (translated from Danish): "I am a hundred p...

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DISTURBED Singer Blasts RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'It Almost Isn't Letting The Dead Be Dead'

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman says that he has mixed feelings about the hologram of Ronnie James Dio, which made its debut at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany on August 6. Created by Eyellusion, the surprise appearance of the heavy metal icon during DIO DISCIPLES' set closed out the massiv...

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ROBERT TRUJILLO Is 'Excited' To Play METALLICA's New Songs And 'Blow People's Minds'

#PunkRockPolitics recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below (starting at around the 36-minute mark). A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the fan response to METALLICA's tenth studio a...