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ANTHRAX Guitarist Says He Would Vote For PUBLIC ENEMY's CHUCK D For President

Switzerland's MetalInside.ch conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian prior to the band's March 15 show at Komplex 457 in Zurich, Switzerland. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he feels about the current state of ANTHRAX...

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SLAUGHTER Frontman MARK SLAUGHTER To Release 'Halfway There' Solo Album

SLAUGHTER frontman Mark Slaughter will release his new solo album, "Halfway There", in Japan via Universal Music on May 10 and in Europe and the USA via EMP Label Group on May 26. The cover artwork was created by Sam Shearon and can be seen below. Says Slaughter: "I'm so proud of this record, and .....

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Video: ANTHRAX Kicks Off 'Killthrax' Tour In Montclair, New Jersey

ANTHRAX and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE kicked off "The Killthrax Tour" this past Wednesday night (March 29) at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair, New Jersey. Fan-filmed video footage of ANTHRAX's performance can be seen below. With ANTHRAX and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE rotating the closing slot over the course of th...

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HELLYEAH Frontman: It's Such A Big Thing For Us To Continue DIMEBAG's Legacy

Chad Gray spoke to Metal On Loud about HELLYEAH's cover of the 1982 Phil Collins hit "I Don't Care Anymore", from the band's new album, "Unden!able". The song features a guitar track from late PANTERA guitarist — and HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott's brother — "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, which the...

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ANTHRAX Could Begin Work On New Music This Summer, Says CHARLIE BENANTE

Charlie Benante has hinted to The Aquarian Weekly in a new interview that ANTHRAX would spend time later this year working on a follow-up to last year's "For All Kings" album. According to the drummer, there are still a few tracks remaining from the "For All Kings" sessions that could serve as the ....

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How SAXON Survived Through Hair Metal And Grunge

Mark Kadzielawa of 69 Faces Of Rock conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON before the band's March 26 concert at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what the biggest challenge was for SAXON to overcome du...

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KISS Featured In 'Lost' Scene From 'Why Him?' Movie

A "lost" scene from the 2016 movie "Why Him?", featuring a cameo from KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, can be seen below. Released in December, "Why Him?" tell story about Ned, an overprotective dad, who visits his daughter at Stanford where he meets his biggest nightmare: her well-meanin...

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RIVERDOGS Feat. VIVIAN CAMPBELL: 'California' Album Due In July

"California", the comeback album from RIVERDOGS, the band featuring DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell, will be released on July 7 via Frontiers Music Srl. Featuring original members Campbell, Rob Lamothe (vocals, guitars) and Nick Brophy (bass, vocals),along with drummer Marc D...

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HELLYEAH Frontman: 'Building A Relationship Starts With Vulnerability'

Metal-Heads.de conducted an interview with HELLYEAH singer Chad Gray before the band's March 25 concert in Düsseldorf, Germany as the support act for KORN. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the lyrical message behind HELLYEAH's latest single, "Love Falls", Gray said: "It's really impo...

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TRIVIUM On Drummer Changes: 'We're Not Making The Same Mistake For A Fifth Time'

On March 11, Germany's Grasser Production conducted an interview with TRIVIUM guitarist Corey Beaulieu and bassist Paolo Gregoletto in Munich, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Asked why it has been so difficult for the band's core trio — Beaulieu, Gregoletto and guitarist/vocalist Matt Hea...

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Reactivated SKINLAB Announces West Coast, East Coast Dates

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB will hit the road this summer, following up a string of spring West Coast dates celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, "Bound, Gagged And Blindfolded". The East Coast run of shows will kick off on May 31 in Boston, Massachusetts an...

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Former REALM Guitarist PAUL LAGANOWSKI Dies After Battle With Pancreatic Cancer

Paul Laganowski, guitarist for the late 1980s/early 1990s Wisconsin progressive thrash metal band REALM, passed away earlier this week. He was 53 years old. Paul's former REALM bandmate Takis Kinis (guitar) paid tribute to his bandmate, writing on Facebook: "It is with a very sad and heavy heart tha...

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PEARL JAM Guitarist Planning To Publish Photo Book

According to The Pulse Of Radio, PEARL JAM guitarist Mike McCready is planning to publish a new photo book this spring containing a selection of Polaroid pictures he's snapped over the years. The 240-page book is titled "Of Potato Heads And Polaroids: My Life Inside And Out Of Pearl Jam" and is expe...

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CLUTCH Announces First Annual EARTH ROCKER FESTIVAL

Maryland rockers CLUTCH have announced the first annual Earth Rocker Festival, set to take place on Saturday, May 20 at Shiley Acres in Inwood, West Virginia. Also featured on the bill are LUCERO, THE SWORD, BAD SEED RISING, APOLLO'S PROPHECY and the Frederick, Maryland School Of Rock band. Earth Ro...

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ANTHRAX's JOEY BELLADONNA: 'We're Very Interested In Being Very Good Every Night'

Metal Express Radio's Mick Burgess conducted an interview with ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna before the band's February 16 concert in Newcastle, England. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked why he thinks everything fell in place for ANTHRAX around the time that the "Among The Living" (1987)...