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PETER CRISS On His Next Solo Album: 'I Ain't Rushing It'

Jacky BamBam of Philadelphia's 93.3 WMMR radio station conducted an interview with original KISS drummer Peter Criss on November 28 at the "All Things That Rock" festival in Oaks, Pennsylvania. You can now listen to the chat at this location. Speaking about the status of his long-awaited new solo al...

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ARMORED SAINT Continuing Work On New Studio Album

Veteran Los Angeles metallers ARMORED SAINT are putting the finishing touches on their new studio album for a 2015 release via Metal Blade. The band tweeted earlier today: "Recording update: guitars and bass done. John Bush coming in to record more vocals. The home stretch!" Bush, who fronted ANTHRA...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says 'Give 'Em Hell' Sold More Copies First Week Than Did New OZZY OSBOURNE Record

During a brand new interview with Illinois Entertainer, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach spoke about the songwriting process for his latest solo album, "Give 'Em Hell". "I have this weird thing where I can't really sing lyrics that I don't believe in," he said. "And it makes people very mad at...

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STEEL PANTHER Has No Interest In Making 'Serious' Album

Singer Michael Starr (real name Ralph Saenz; ex-L.A. GUNS) of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER tells The Tennessean that, despite the band's cult band status, "now, with where we're at with 25 employees, trucks and buses, there's a lot riding on what comes out on our CDs. Plus, we're g...

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SABATON: Video Footage Of Toulouse Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of SABATON's December 11 performance at the Bikini in Toulouse, France can be seen below. SABATON will return to North America in April/May 2015 as direct support to Finland-based symphonic metal storytellers NIGHTWISH. SABATON's latest album, "Heroes", was recently certifie...

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ABBATH: I Thought DEMONAZ And HORGH Quit IMMORTAL

IMMORTAL frontman Abbath (real name Olve Eikemo) claims that he rightfully attempted to secure exclusive rights to the band's name and logo after lyricist/guitarist Demonaz (real name Harald Nævdal) and drummer Horgh (real name Reidar Horghagen) effectively quit the legendary Norwegian black metal g...

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AC/DC: First 2015 European Tour Dates Announced

The first dates for AC/DC's upcoming European tour have been revealed. They are as follows: May 05 - Arnhem, NETH @ Gelredome May 08 - Nürnberg, GER @ Zeppelinfeld May 10 - Dresden, GER @ Rinne Dresden May 14 - Zeltweg, AUT @ Red Bull Race Track May 16 - Hockenheim, GER @ Hockenheimring May ...

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IMMORTAL Members Embroiled In Legal Battle Over Rights To Band Name

According to Dagbladet.no, members of the legendary Norwegian black metal band IMMORTAL are embroiled in a legal battle over the IMMORTAL trademark. The group's frontman Abbath (real name Olve Eikemo) has attempted to claim rights to the IMMORTAL name via his sole proprietorship Eikemo Compositions....

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COAL CHAMBER Completes Recording New Album

COAL CHAMBER, the reformed '90s alt-metal band fronted by current DEVILDRIVER singer Dez Fafara, has completed recording its comeback album at Audiohammer studio in Sanford, Florida with producer Mark Lewis (DEVILDRIVER, CANNIBAL CORPSE) for a tentative early 2015 release via Napalm Records. COAL CH...

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AC/DC's 'Rock Or Bust': First-Week Sales Revealed

AC/DC's new album, "Rock Or Bust", sold around 172,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 3 on The Billboard 200 chart. This marks a huge drop from the opening number of AC/DC's last CD, 2008's "Black Ice", which topped sales charts in 29 countries, inc...

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Former MEGADETH Members Discuss New Project On 'Inside Metal' Show: 'We're Seeing This Thing Grow'

The as-yet-unnamed new "supergroup" featuring former MEGADETH members Chris Poland (guitar),Nick Menza (drums) and James Lomenzo (bass) made its first public appearance yesterday (Tuesday, December 9) on the sixth episode of the brand new Internet TV program "Inside Metal" hosted by Bob Nalbandian....

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CHRIS SLADE 'Didn't Touch A Drum Stick For Three Years' After Exiting AC/DC

During a recent appearance on "Talk Is Jericho", the podcast of Chris Jericho, the world champion pro wrestler, actor, New York Times best-selling author and lead vocalist of the metal band FOZZY, former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade spoke about his departure from the band before the recording sessions...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG Explains 'Play Ball' Video: Bikini Beach Volleyball Is 'One Of My Favorite Sports'

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson and guitarist Angus Young were recently interviewed on "The Project", the Australian television program airing weeknights across Australia on network Ten. You can watch video footage of their appearance below. Asked about AC/DC's video for the new song "Play Ball", which i...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG On Carrying On Without Brother MALCOLM: 'We've Gotta Give It A Shot'

AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and singer Brian Johnson were recently interviewed by Austalia's ABC News. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how difficult it was for AC/DC to continue following guitarist Malcolm Young's dementia diagnosis...

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MOTÖRHEAD's PHIL CAMPBELL Talks Latest GRAMMY Nomination, LEMMY's Health (Video)

On December 5, Planet Rock's Liz Barnes conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell and the singer of Campbell's ALL STARR BAND, Neil Starr, backstage at Planet Rockstock at Park Dean Holiday Park, Porthcawl, Wales, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about MOTÖ...