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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Joins Cast Of 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, And Vile' Thriller

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield tops off the coveted ensemble cast of the upcoming thriller "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, And Vile". The film follows the relationship between notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, played by Zac Efron, and his longtime girlfriend, played by Lily Collins, who at t...

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MELVINS To Release 'Pinkus Abortion Technician' Album In April

MELVINS will release their new album, "Pinkus Abortion Technician", on April 20 via Ipecac Recordings. The disc features both MELVINS' regular bass player Steven McDonald (REDD KROSS, OFF!) and BUTTHOLE SURFERS' Jeff Pinkus on bass. "With our upcoming release, we double your bass player with Steven...

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The Age of Absurdity

From a healing perspective, Phil Campbell couldn't have picked a better time to engage full-on in a project post-MOTÖRHEAD. What he must feel at this point in rock history, now that "Fast" Eddie Clarke has joined Lemmy Kilmister and "Philthy" Phil Taylor in the afterlife, MOTÖRHEAD's faded classic l...

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TONY IOMMI On Post-BLACK SABBATH Plans: 'I Would Certainly Like To Start Writing Again'

Tony Iommi says that he has been too busy enjoying life and doing charity work to pursue any new musical projects since BLACK SABBATH retired from the road a year ago. In February 2017, the legendary heavy metal band finished "The End" tour in SABBATH's hometown of Birmingham, England, closing out t...

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SIXX:A.M. Members JAMES MICHAEL And DJ ASHBA Launch PYROMANTIC

SIXX:A.M. members James Michael (vocals) and DJ Ashba (guitar) have launched a brand new project called PYROMANTIC. The "American songwriting duo" is putting the finishing touches on an album's worth of music, to be released later in the year. PYROMANTIC will film a video for its debut single "in a...

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Ex-DIO Bassist JEFF PILSON Says He Is 'All For' RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram Touring The World

Jeff Pilson says that he is "all for" the idea of a Ronnie James Dio hologram touring the world, explaining that it exposes the legendary heavy metal singer's music to more people. Dio died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologram was created by a company called Eyeillusion and mad...

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SIXX:A.M.'s JAMES MICHAEL, DJ ASHBA To Announce New Project Tomorrow

SIXX:A.M. members James Michael (vocals) and DJ Ashba (guitar) will reveal details of their brand new project in a Facebook Live chat on Saturday, February 10 at 11 a.m. PST / 2 p.m. EST. Says Ashba: "Me and James Michael will be LIVE on Monster Energy page with a huge exclusive announcement! Have y...

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CHRIS CORNELL's 'You Never Knew My Mind' Featured On 'Johnny Cash: Forever Words' Album; Trailer Available

Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release "Johnny Cash: Forever Words" — a collaborative album consisting of songs created from Johnny Cash's unknown poetry, lyrics, and letters set to music by an astounding array of contemporary artists — on Friday, April 6. "Johnny Ca...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Refuses To Give LARS ULRICH Credit For Songs MEGADETH Leader Claims He Wrote In His Pre-METALLICA Band

Dave Mustaine has once again commented on the dispute over songwriting credits that apparently contributed to the shelving of the previously announced expanded version of METALLICA's 1982 demo tape, "No Life 'Til Leather". "No Life 'Til Leather" was released as a limited-edition cassette for Record...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY To Release 'Family Tree' Album In April; Listen To 'Burnin'' Single

Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY will release their new album, "Family Tree", on April 20 via Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group. The official lyric video for the disc's first single, "Burnin'", can be seen below. "Family Tree" is the much-anticipated follow up to 2016's "Kentucky". As was the ca...

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CORELEONI Feat. GOTTHARD Guitarist, RAINBOW Singer: Listen To 'All I Care For' Song

"All I Care For", a song from CORELEONI, the new project founded by GOTTHARD guitarist Leo Leoni to pay a very personal tribute to his rock and roll past, can be streamed below. The track is taken from CORELEONI's debut album, "The Greatest Hits - Part 1", which will be released on February 23 via F...

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SAINTED SINNERS Feat. Former ACCEPT Singer DAVID REECE: First Trailer For 'Back With A Vengeance' Album

The first trailer for "Back With A Vengeance", the second album from SAINTED SINNERS, the band featuring former ACCEPT singer David Reece, can be seen below. The disc will be released on February 16 via El Puerto Records. Expressing the "pure essence of rock 'n' roll" was the ambition that paired th...

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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI On New Year's Eve Photo With MIKE PORTNOY: 'It's Good To Maintain Good Relationships'

DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci says that fans shouldn't read anything into his recent encounter with Mike Portnoy, explaining that he continues to maintain a "good relationship" with his former bandmate. Portnoy, who co-founded DREAM THEATER more than 30 years ago, abruptly quit the band in S...

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Ex-DIO Guitarist ROWAN ROBERTSON 'Would Love' To Release RONNIE JAMES DIO Rehearsal Recordings

Former DIO guitarist Rowan Robertson says that he "would love" to release songs that were written during the sessions for the band's "Lock Up The Wolves" album that didn't make the final record. Robertson, who was 17 years old when he joined the legendary singer, was asked by The Metal Voice at las...

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LOVE/HATE's JIZZY PEARL To Release 'All You Need Is Soul' Solo Album In May

The unmistakable voice from one of the most loved hard rock bands of the early 1990s is returning this spring. Jizzy Pearl of LOVE/HATE is back with his new solo album, "All You Need Is Soul". This highly anticipated studio release will be made available May 11 via Frontiers Music Srl. "In my opinio...