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Video: LITA FORD, GILBY CLARKE, DIO DISCIPLES Help Raise $50,000 For 'Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund'

The second annual Ride For Ronnie Motorcycle Ride And Concert, held on Sunday, May 22, raised $50,000 for the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund. Some 1000 people participated in the day's events, including 300 motorcycle riders who made their way from Harley Davidson in Glendale to an...

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DEEP PURPLE Completes Recording New Album

Legendary British hard rockers DEEP PURPLE have finished tracking their new album, the band's keyboardist Don Airey said in a phone interview with TASS ahead of the band’s concerts in Russia. "As far as I know, it's all recorded and now," he said. "It's on the tender mercies of [producer] Bob Ezrin;...

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SCOTT WEILAND's Widow Discusses His Death (Audio)

Photographer Jamie Wachtel Weiland, widow of late STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland appeared on "The Joe Howard Show" Thursday (May 26). She opened up for the first time about her husband's death and addressed Weiland's second wife Mary Forsberg's open letter to Rolling Stone in which Mary...

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For All Kings

In terms of commercial success, these are good days for thrash metal. In the last year, SLAYER, MEGADETH and now ANTHRAX have all, in their debut weeks, cracked the Billboard Top 200 Chart's top 10. Glitz and glamour aside, the quality of the music is what matters most for metal fanatics, and ANTHRA...

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Video: DIO DISCIPLES Perform New, Original Music At 'Ride For Ronnie' Event

DIO DISCIPLES, which pays tribute to Ronnie James Dio and is fully supported by Dio's widow/manager, Wendy, performed three new, original songs during the band's May 22 appearance at the "Ride For Ronnie" motorcycle rally and concert for Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund in Encino, Cal...

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THE OBSESSED: Listen To Demo Version Of New Song 'Be The Night'

A demo version of the new song "Be The Night" from the reactivated THE OBSESSED, one of the early BLACK SABBATH-influenced doom metal bands on the American continent, can be streamed below. The track will appear on THE OBSESSED's forthcoming studio album, which will be recorded this summer and relea...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman ROBB FLYNN Reunited With Stolen DIMEBAG Guitar

Back in 2010, MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn's Martinez, California house was burglarized. Stolen with the cash, jewelry, and other items were four guitars, and amongst these four was easily one of his most meaningful possession, a 1997 Washburn Dimebolt guitar that was given to him onstage at the...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN: 'Rig Tour' From FRET 12 (Video)

Fret12 has uploaded "rig tour" video featuring ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. Check it out below. In a recent interview with Premier Guitar, Ian stated about his playing style: "I want melody. I want feeling. I want soul. I want attitude. All my favorite guitar players — they all have that. It’s not a...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE For President: Official T-Shirt Now Available

The official MEGADETH webstore is now selling "Mustaine For President" t-shirts along with "Making Metal Great Again" hats. MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was asked by Vanyaland if he thinks someone like controversial Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump actually has a chance at becoming p...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON: Why I Don't Have Any Tattoos

In a brand new interview with Tattoo.com, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked why he doesn't have any tattoos. He responded: "The truth of it, for me growing up the only real artist that had tattoos was Bon Scott. He would take his shirt off in AC/DC, and it was scary. Dangerous men ...

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Reactivated THE OBSESSED To Release New Album This Fall

THE OBSESSED, one of the early BLACK SABBATH-influenced doom metal bands on the American continent, has reformed and is working on a new studio album for a tentative fall release via Relapse. Guitarist/vocalist Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who has also played with SAINT VITUS, SPIRIT CARAVAN, THE HIDDEN H...

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CARNIFEX: 'Drown Me In Blood' Video Released

"Drown Me In Blood", the new video from the California-based metal outfit CARNIFEX, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, titled "Slow Death", which will be released on August 5 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was produced and recorded by CARNIFEX and Mick Kenney (ANAAL N...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO Talks To 'Whiplash' About Mixing Politics With Music, Offers Update On Hanukkah Sweater

ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello was interviewed on the May 16 edition of "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie. A few excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). Full Metal Jackie: [2011's] "Worship Music" turned out to be a pivotal album for [ANTHRAX], b...

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MAX CAVALERA Doesn't Think AXL ROSE Fits AC/DC

Former SEPULTURA and current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera has weighed in on the strange situation regarding AC/DC and singer Brian Johnson. The legendary Australian rock band postponed the last ten dates of its recent North American tour after doctors told Johnson he faced "total hearing loss." AC/...

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NIKKI SIXX's 'The Heroin Diaries' Inching Closer To Being Turned Into Broadway Play

MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx's memoir, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star", is inching closer to being turned into a Broadway play. Sixx tells Nuber of the Columbus, Ohio radio station 99.7 The Blitz (see video below): "[The play is] almost complete. And...