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Resurrected DESPAIR Feat. Ex-GRIP INC., MORGOTH Members: Audio Snippets Of Reworked 'History Of Hate' Album

Acclaimed producer/guitarist Waldemar Sorychta (GRIP INC., LACUNA COIL, MOONSPELL, SAMAEL) last year resurrected the German technical thrash band DESPAIR. Joining him in the group's current incarnation are former MORGOTH vocalist Marc Grewe, original DESPAIR drummer Markus "Makka" Freiwald and new b...

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MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Says Bands Were More Prepared To Record Back In The Day

According to The Pulse Of Radio, TOOL and A PERFECT CIRCLE frontman Maynard James Keenan said in an interview with Matt Pinfield that musicians needed to be much more prepared when they went in the studio years ago than they do now. Keenan explained: "Back in the day, those guys did their homework....

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BUTCHER BABIES' HEIDI SHEPHERD Explains Why Nipple-Tape Look Was 'A Good Idea'

Heidi Shepherd says that she has no regrets about the period in BUTCHER BABIES' history when she and co-vocalist Carla Harvey used to perform topless with tape over their nipples, explaining that it was meant as an ode to PLASMATICS frontwoman Wendy O. Williams, who had a song called "Butcher Baby"....

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Listen To PHILIP ANSELMO Covering CELTIC FROST, ANAL C**T With CHILD BITE

Detroit noise rock collective CHILD BITE will release "Burnt Offerings" this spring via Housecore Records. A 2-CD set, "Burnt Offerings" is a compilation of CHILD BITE rarities culled from the last eight years of audio bedlam. The record boasts a menacing twenty-eight tracks including several unrele...

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DEE SNIDER: I Can't Physically Do Today What I Did At The Last TWISTED SISTER Show

Dee Snider says that he has no regrets about putting TWISTED SISTER to rest, explaining that he wanted to "step away gracefully" before it was too late. TWISTED SISTER called it quits in 2016 after completing a farewell 40th-anniversary tour. The band's last-ever concert took place in November of th...

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Listen To New HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS Song 'Starlighter (Echo, Utah)'

HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS' new song "Starlighter (Echo, Utah)" can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Bad Frequencies", which is due out April 27 via Pure Noise Records. "Bad Frequencies" was produced by HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS along with Nick Ingram, and mixed by Cameron Webb...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Would Like To Play 'One-Off' Concert With DEEP PURPLE 'For The Fans'

Ritchie Blackmore has once again said that he would be willing to play a "one-off" concert with DEEP PURPLE before the iconic hard rock band calls it quits. Blackmore is a co-founder of DEEP PURPLE and wrote many of their most memorable riffs, including "Smoke On The Water", but he has not played wi...

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NITA STRAUSS Says 'Crossroads' Movie Changed Her Life: 'All I Did From That Moment Forward Was Play The Guitar'

Guitarist Nita Strauss (ALICE COOPER, WE START WARS) was recently interviewed by Sweetwater's Nick Bowcott. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On what motivates her: Nita: "I guess sheer force of will and stubbornness. I've never met...

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MADBALL To Release 'For The Cause' Album In June

New York hardcore veterans MADBALL will release their new album, "For The Cause", on June 15 via Nuclear Blast. Commented singer Freddy Cricien: "We are beyond excited to finally drop 'For The Cause'. To say we're happy with the end result of all that we put into this is an understatement. This rec...

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KAMELOT Didn't Want To Make A Full Concept Record With 'The Shadow Theory'

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with KAMELOT guitarist Thomas Youngblood and vocalist Tommy Karevik. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether KAMELOT's new album, "The Shadow Theory", contains any l...

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Watch RITCHIE BLACKMORE's RAINBOW Perform In Moscow

Fan-filmed video footage of RAINBOW's April 8 concert at Olimpiisky Arena in Moscow, Russia can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Spotlight Kid 02. I Surrender (Russ Ballard cover) 03. Mistreated (DEEP PURPLE) 04. Since You Been Gone (Russ Ballard cover) 05. Man On The Silver Mou...

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D.O.A.: A Right of Passage

Once upon a time, punk happened. Not at your local Hot Topic. Not in the pages of a "Rolling Stone" 100 Best list; they could've hardly cared when punk actually started. It happened in a splintered and angry United Kingdom, then it came rudely sauntering in like an unwanted party crasher to the Unit...

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Earthrage

Although his impressive resume boasts stints with JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE and Roger Taylor's QUEEN EXTRAVAGANZA, to say nothing of a discography that numbers into three digits, it wasn't until recent years that the profile of Jeff Scott Soto has grown to match his considerable vocal...

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MIKE PORTNOY On His Son MAX: 'He's Got Technical Abilities That Are Beyond What I Could Do'

Drummers Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, ex-DREAM THEATER) and his son Max Portnoy (NEXT TO NONE, TALLAH) were recently interviewed by Rockhok. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On how Mike feels to watch his son follow in his progress...

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RICHIE SAMBORA Says Rehearsing With BON JOVI For ROCK HALL Was 'Wonderful'

Ex-BON JOVI guitarist Richie Sambora says that it's been "wonderful" rehearsing with his former bandmates for their upcoming induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. The "joyous occasion" will also see the return of ex-BON JOVI bassist Alec John Such, who left the band in 19...