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METALLICA's Longtime Producer Explains What Makes LARS ULRICH's Drumming 'So Wonderful And So Unique'

Tape Op magazine recently spoke to Canadian producer Bob Rock, who has been responsible for some of the biggest rock and metal albums of the last thirty years, including all of METALLICA's studio output during the 1990s and early 2000s. Saying that METALLICA told him that they sought him out to pro...

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Watch Quality Footage Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram Performing In Warsaw, Poland

"Dio Returns: The World Tour" — featuring Ronnie James Dio reuniting via hologram with his DIO bandmates — played its third show this past Saturday, December 9 at Progresja in Warsaw, Poland. The Ronnie hologram performed throughout the show, treating fans to an alternating setlist that featured son...

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RAY LUZIER Is Hoping Next KORN Album Will Be 'Even Heavier' Than 'The Serenity Of Suffering'

Metal Wani's Jake Patton recently conducted an interview with KORN drummer Ray Luzier. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked if KORN has begun writing music for the follow-up to 2016's "The Serenity Of Suffering" album, Ray said: "We're definitely talking about it. We're always writing stuff —...

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VAN HALEN's 'Jump' Featured In New Trailer For STEVEN SPIELBERG's Ready Player One'

VAN HALEN's classic song "Jump", the lead track from the band's "1984" album, is featured in the new trailer for Steven Spielberg's "Ready Player One" movie. "Jump" is VAN HALEN's biggest hit, having reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it stayed for five weeks. Based on Ernest Clin...

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TOOL, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, A PERFECT CIRCLE, ALICE IN CHAINS Set For Next Year's NORTHERN INVASION

TOOL, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, A PERFECT CIRCLE and ALICE IN CHAINS lead the lineup for the fourth annual Northern Invasion, set to take place Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13 at Somerset Amphitheater in Somerset, Wisconsin, just outside the Twin Cities. Northern Invasion 2018 will be bigger and better...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist Says Touring Is 'Best Inspiration' For New Music

Guitarist Matthias Jabs and drummer Mikkey Dee of SCORPIONS stopped by the "Nights With Alice Cooper" video studio in September to talk about life on the road, new music, a special tribute to the late Lemmy of MOTÖRHEAD, and much more. Check out the chat below. Asked about the status of SCORPIONS' n...

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MAGNUM: Lyric Video For New Single 'Without Love'

British hard rock band MAGNUM will release its new album, "Lost On The Road To Eternity", on January 19, 2018 via Steamhammer/SPV. It will be the 20th studio recording by the group led by founding members Bob Catley (vocals) and Tony Clarkin (guitar) since its 1978 debut, "Kingdom Of Madness". At t...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: More Video Footage Of 'Dio Returns' Tour Opener

"Dio Returns: The World Tour" — featuring Ronnie James Dio reuniting via hologram with his DIO bandmates — kicked off Wednesday night (December 6) at Matrix in in Bochum, Germany. The Ronnie hologram performed throughout the show, treating fans to an alternating setlist that featured songs such as "...

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GHOST Releases Live Album Digitally; Physical Version Out In January

Swedish band GHOST has surprise released the digital edition of a live album called "Ceremony And Devotion", just hours after posting a video teaser for the set online. It is available for streaming at all premium outlets and for purchase at Amazon and iTunes. The official cover artwork for the disc...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'Dio Returns: The World Tour' Kicks Off In Bochum, Germany (Video)

"Dio Returns: The World Tour" — featuring Ronnie James Dio reuniting via hologram with his DIO bandmates — kicked off earlier tonight (Wednesday, December 6) at Matrix in in Bochum, Germany. The Ronnie hologram performed throughout the show, treating fans to an alternating setlist that featured song...

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JASON NEWSTED Looks Back On His Time In METALLICA: 'The Band Was The Real Deal'

In a brand new interview with myPalmBeachPost focusing primarily on his "Rawk - The Art of Jason Newsted" art exhibition, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted reflected upon his decade and a half with the San Franciscian heavy metal giants, beginning in 1986 and ending in 2001. "The band was the r...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says METALLICA's Co-Manager Called Him 'A Pussy' Before Yankee Stadium Concert

Dave Mustaine says that METALLICA's manager called him a "pussy" after he was faced with the prospect of having to cancel MEGADETH's concert at the Yankee Stadium due to a health issue. The so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — played their last conce...

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A PERFECT CIRCLE Guitarist Once Again Defends 'No-Cell-Phone' Policy At Concerts: 'We Would Like You To Be With Us, Present'

A PERFECT CIRCLE's Billy Howerdel has once again defended the band's strict no-cell-phone policy at all concerts, saying that it's "rude" for anyone to be "sticking your phone up in front of the face of the person behind you." The guitarist's latest comments come a month after it was reported that m...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Officially Parts Ways With Drummer MICHAEL 'MOOSE' THOMAS, Announces Replacement

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have officially parted ways with longtime drummer Michael "Moose" Thomas and replaced him with Jason Bowld (PITCHSHIFTER, AXEWOUND). The band said in a statement: "As most of you know, Jason Bowld has been in the hot seat since November 2015, playing every sho...

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SYMPHONY X Bassist To Release Second MIKE LEPOND'S SILENT ASSASSINS Album, 'Pawn And Prophecy'

Frontiers Music Srl will release the new album from MIKE LEPOND'S SILENT ASSASSINS, "Pawn And Prophecy", on January 26, 2018. The SYMPHONY X bassist is extremely excited for the release of his solo band's sophomore effort, which he describes as a "a collection of epic tales told with the power of...