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Video Recap Of 'Inside Metal: Rise Of L.A. Thrash Metal' Premiere Screening

A three-minute video recap of the June 19 premiere of "Rise Of L.A. Thrash Metal", the third title in the "Inside Metal" series, which was held at the Regency Valley Plaza 6 Theater in North Hollywood, California, can be seen below. "Rise Of L.A. Thrash Metal" will be available on DVD and major stre...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Says GENE SIMMONS Was 'Crazy' For Trying To Trademark 'Horns' Hand Gesture

Sharon Osbourne says that Gene Simmons was "crazy" to attempt to trademark the so-called "devil's horns" hand gesture. The KISS bassist/vocalist withdrew his application to trademark the symbol less than two weeks after filing with the federal copyright office. In his original request, which was fil...

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MICHAEL SWEET Wants To Start Composing Next STRYPER Album This Month

STRYPER will enter the studio this fall to begin work on in its new album for an early 2018 release. Frontman Michael Sweet told Good Company in a new interview about the band's planned follow-up to 2015's "Fallen" (see video below): "We're gonna start recording a new album in October — we start pre...

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MARK KENDALL: Why GREAT WHITE Needs To Keep Making New Music

Don de Leaumont of The Great Southern Brainfart recently conducted an interview with GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall. A couple of exerpts from the chat follow below. The Great Southern Brainfart: Michael Wagener produced your latest album, "Full Circle", and he really managed to capture a more cl...

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MICHAEL MONROE Says 'There's Nothing Cool About Satan Or Death'

Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe. You can listen to the full interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how his new solo career-spanning "The Best" compilation came to be: Michael: "S...

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Former DAVID LEE ROTH Guitarist JASON BECKER Speaks Out Against Senate Health Care Bill

Jason Becker, the guitarist/composer who has had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's Disease) for over 27 years, has taken to Facebook to speak out against the Senate health care bill. "I usually stay out of politics, but people have asked me whether the American Healthcare Act (AHC...

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MATT TUCK Says BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Has Written Music For Six New Songs, Discusses Status Of Drummer MICHAEL 'MOOSE' THOMAS

Alex Stojanovic of Metal Master Kingdom conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Tuck of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE on June 22 at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. When asked about the status of the songwriting sessions...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST, Preps New Album And Tour

Michael Schenker is one of the most significant rock guitarists in the history of music. He has mesmerized the rock community since the '70s with his characteristic guitar play and contributed not only to SCORPIONS classics such as "Lovedrive", "Coast To Coast" and "Holiday", but also constructed hi...

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JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of 'Once Bitten' With U.S. Tour, Acoustic Album

JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE will celebrate the 30th anniversary of GREAT WHITE's hit album "Once Bitten" with a tour and new acoustic album, "Once Acoustically Bitten". The acoustic album will be released on July 14 and the band will kick off their U.S. tour on July 6. They will stay on the road thro...

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Watch MARTY FRIEDMAN Play Snippets Of Songs From His Upcoming Album, 'Wall Of Sound'

To ring in a new era, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman demonstrates his brand new Jackson MF-1 signature model in a new video posted on Jackson's YouTube page. The ten-minute-plus clip showcases Marty playing this new guitar amidst rare, intimate discussions about his decision to return to J...

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SAMMY HAGAR On Possible Reunion With VAN HALEN: 'I Really Think It's Kind Of Inevitable'

In a brand new interview with Rolling Stone, Sammy Hagar was asked if he has spoken to Eddie Van Halen since the final show of the 2004 VAN HALEN reunion tour. He responded: "Nope. The closest thing we've had to a conversation was I wished him a happy birthday two years ago [via Twitter], and I said...

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TODD LA TORRE On GEOFF TATE Returning To QUEENSRŸCHE: 'I Don't See It In The Foreseeable Future'

Hayley Leggs conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre and guitarist Michael Wilton at this year's Hellfest, which was held June 16-18 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. When asked if they could ever envision a scenario where former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate...

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Video Premiere: ALTER BRIDGE's 'Cradle To The Grave'

ALTER BRIDGE's video for the song "Cradle To The Grave" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's fifth studio album, "The Last Hero", which was released in October by Caroline Records in the United States/Canada and Napalm Records throughout the rest of the globe. The CD was produced b...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY: Why Now Is The Right Time For Reunion Of Classic VAN HALEN Lineup

In a brand new interview with The News-Herald, former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony was asked why he thinks now is the right time for a reunion of the band's classic lineup. He responded: "Well, I mean, partly because you obviously see all of these other bands doing it these days. And also for V...

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GENE SIMMONS Abandons 'Horns' Hand Gesture Trademark Application

Less than two weeks after KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons filed an application for a trademark on the so-called "devil's horns" hand gesture, he appears to have had a change of heart. On June 20, Simmons expressly abandoned the application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In h...