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STERN Announces Improved AC/DC Pro Pinball Machine

Stern Pinball, Inc., the world's oldest and largest producer of arcade-quality pinball games, announced an upgraded AC/DC Pro model with all LED lighting and a newly designed swinging bell. Originally released in early 2012, AC/DC and Stern Pinball have made history by creating a fan-favorite pinbal...

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SLIPKNOT To Film Video For New Single 'The Devil In I'

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor was interviewed on last night's edition of BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show" with Daniel P. Carter. A few excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the reactions to the new SLIPKNOT song "The Negative One": Corey: "People don't know what to expe...

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JOHN MOYER: 'ADRENALINE MOB Has Known For Weeks That I Would Not Be Going With Them On This Run'

Bassist John Moyer claims that ADRENALINE MOB "has known for weeks" that he would not be joining them on the road for the upcoming tour and says that he is "confused" by the band's assertion that they were "totally shocked" by his announcement that he would sit out the trek. Moyer, who has been a .....

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Video: METALLICA's HAMMETT, TRUJILLO And KING'S X's DOUG PINNICK Perform THIN LIZZY Classic

Fan-filmed video footage of METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo performing the THIN LIZZY classic "Jailbreak" with KING'S X singer Doug Pinnick and former DEATH and ICED EARTH drummer Richard Christy on July 25 at at Kirk's "Fear FestEvil After Party" at the San Diego Comic-...

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SOILWORK's Upcoming Concert DVD Is 'Looking Really Good Already'

Kaaos TV conducted an interview with SOILWORK singer Björn "Speed" Strid and drummer Dirk Verbeuren before the band's July 26 performance at Qstock festival in Oulu, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the status of SOILWORK's upcoming first-ever concert DVD, which was filmed on M...

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SABATON's 'Heroes' Certified Gold In Sweden

"Heroes", the latest album from Swedish metallers SABATON, was recently certified gold in the group's home country for sales in excess of 20,000 copies. The band states: "With 'Carolus Rex', it took until middle of September until it reached gold, and now 'Heroes' has achieved the same status in muc...

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Former MORBID ANGEL Frontman's WARFATHER Performs Live For First Time (Video)

WARFATHER, the new project fronted by ex-MORBID ANGEL bassist/vocalist Steve Tucker (now playing guitar and singing),made its live debut on July 18 at Valhalla in Muncie, Indiana. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. WARFATHER's debut album, "Orchestrating The Apocalypse", was...

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CIVIL WAR Recording New Album With PETER TÄGTGREN: Second Clip From The Studio

CIVIL WAR — the Swedish metal band featuring former SABATON members Rikard Sundén (guitar),Daniel Mullback (drums),Daniel Mÿhr (keyboards) and Oskar Montelius (guitar) alongside singer Patrik Johansson (ASTRAL DOORS, LION'S SHARE),bassist Stefan "Pizza" Eriksson (VOLTURYON) and guitarist Peturs G...

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LACUNA COIL's CRISTINA SCABBIA: 'Bands Have To Tour Now More Than Ever Just To Pay Their Bills'

Ross Baker of Ghost Cult magazine recently conducted an interview with vocalist Cristina Scabbia of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the hardships of the touring lifestyle: Cristina: "People don't see that it is a lot of hard work to [be on tour]...

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MIKE PORTNOY Admonishes Fan For Showing Up To Signing Wearing MANGINI-Era DREAM THEATER Shirt

**UPDATE**: Mike Portnoy posted the following message on his Facebook page earlier tonight: "Once again everyone's got their panties in a bundle and have taken a post of mine and turned it into sensationalized 'news'....ugh! "Look...it's as simple as this: do what you want, say what you want, listen...

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MUSTAINE: Getting FRIEDMAN And MENZA Back In MEGADETH Makes As Much Sense As Putting Rotten Tooth Back In Your Mouth

Loaded Radio's Scott Penfold recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the status of the songwriting sessions for MEGADETH's follow-up to 201...

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Heavy Metal Fan JOKO 'JOKOWI' WIDODO Wins Indonesia's Presidential Election

Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who has professed love for heavy metal bands like METALLICA, MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD and NAPALM DEATH, has been declared the winner of Indonesia's presidential election after receiving 53.13 percent of the vote. He is expected to be inaugurated on October 20. Upo...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist RUDOLF SCHENKER Speaks to Italy's LINEAROCK (Video)

Journalist and musician Barbara Caserta of Italy's Linearock conducted an interview with guitarist Rudolf Schenker of German hard rock legends SCORPIONS. You can now watch the chat below. In a new interview with Deutsche Welle, Schenker along with his bandmates, SCORPIONS singer Klaus Meine and lead...

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TOM KEIFER Says GENE SIMMONS, Not JON BON JOVI, 'Discovered' CINDERELLA

BigMusicGeek.com recently conducted an interview with CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer. A couple of excerpts from the chat are below: BigMusicGeek.com: Looking back, how would you describe the group's "Still Climbing" (1994) era? Considering the successes of "Night Songs" (1986) and "Long Cold Winter"...

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GUNS N' ROSES Bassist TOMMY STINSON Says Recording New Music 'Seems Like The Next Logical Step'

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson, who missed several of the band's concerts in South America and the Revolver Golden Gods awards show in Los Angeles in April due to his commitments with THE REPLACEMENTS, spoke to DelMarva.com about GN'R's current status following last month's completion of the gr...