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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Says It's 'Highly Unlikely' DONALD TRUMP Will Be A Two-Term President

Kirk Hammett says that it's "highly unlikely" that Donald Trump will be a two-term president. Asked by the Brazilian radio station 89FM A Rádio Rock at last month's Lollapalooza Brasil festival if he thinks the United States Of America will change now that Donald Trump is in the White House, the MET...

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ARJEN LUCASSEN's AYREON Releases 'Star Of Sirrah' Lyric Video Feat. DREAM THEATER, NIGHTWISH, BLIND GUARDIAN Members

AYREON, the highly acclaimed project from singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer Arjen Lucassen, has released the official lyric video for the song "Star Of Sirrah", taken from the upcoming album "The Source". Check it out below. "The Source" is an exciting new chapter in the...

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Members Of DREAM THEATER, WHITESNAKE, LIVING COLOUR, JOURNEY, ARCH ENEMY, Others React To Passing Of ALLAN HOLDSWORTH

Members of DREAM THEATER, WHITESNAKE, LIVING COLOUR, JOURNEY and ARCH ENEMY are among the rock musicians and scores of other artists who reacted on social media to the passing of the groundbreaking British guitarist Allan Holdsworth. The news of Holdsworth's death was broken by his daughter's Louise...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist: 'Saying That TRUMP Is Gonna Be The End Of The World Was Giving That Guy Way Too Much Credit'

Bonfire conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian and drummer Charlie Benante prior to the band's April 5 concert at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how he feels about the deeply entrenched political divisions in America follo...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Is 'Stunned' And 'Overwhelmed' By Positive Response To 'Hardwired… To Self-Destruct'

Earlier this week, Jeremy Baker of the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada radio station CFOX conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked if he would agree that METALLICA's new album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct"...

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PAULO JR.: 'Machine Messiah' Is SEPULTURA's 'Best Record So Far' With DERRICK GREEN

Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA bassist Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On SEPULTURA's new "Machine Messiah" album: Paulo: "I think it's a very unique record. Everybody is really happy...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD On DONALD TRUMP: 'My Opinion Stays With Me'

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield says he will keep his opinion about President Donald Trump to himself, explaining that politics "polarizes people." Hetfield made his comments during an interview with journalist Claudio Vergara of the Chilean newspaper La Tercera, conducted before METALLICA's April...

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ANTHRAX Is 'Ready' To Play More 'Big Four' Shows With METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER

Frank Bello says that ANTHRAX "would love" to play more shows featuring the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX. The four influential acts played together for the first time in history on June 16, 2010 in front of 81,000 fans at the Sonisphere festiva...

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DREAM THEATER To Bring 'Images, Words & Beyond' Tour To North America In The Fall

Dream Theater World conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung when the band performed in Trondheim, Norway on February 20. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about DREAM THEATER's plans for the rest of 2017, Petrucci said: "We have the second Europ...

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NIGHTRAGE: 'Affliction' Video Released

"Affliction", the new Rawrec Production-directed video from Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's seventh album, "The Venomous", which will be released on March 31 via Despotz Records. The disc was recorded at Zero Gravity Studios in A...

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NORTHLANE Drops Surprise Fourth Album, 'Mesmer'

Australia's NORTHLANE has released its fourth album, "Mesmer". "Mesmer" appeared with no forewarning on digital services at 8 a.m. AEDT and is also available on CD, LP, and tape from all good music stores. "Mesmer", NORTHLANE's fourth full-length release, is a triumph — the band's most organic-yet-p...

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CHESTER BENNINGTON Defends LINKIN PARK Against Fan Backlash

According to The Pulse Of Radio, LINKIN PARK vocalist Chester Bennington has defended the band against the backlash caused by the pop direction of its new album, "One More Light". Speaking with Rock Sound, Bennington said that the group began writing pop songs even before recording its heavy 2014 al...

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EDGUY To Celebrate 25th Anniversary With 'Monuments' 2-CD/DVD Package

In February 1992, a bunch of German kids set out from the middle of nowhere and founded a band that would conquer the hearts of a whole new generation of fans around the globe. Today, 25 years later, EDGUY's founding members Tobias Sammet and the two guitarists Jens Ludwig and Dirk Sauer, as well as...

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NIGHTRAGE: New Song 'Bemoan' Available For Streaming

"Bemoan", a brand new song from Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's seventh album, "The Venomous", which will be released on March 31 via Despotz Records. The disc was recorded at Zero Gravity Studios in Athens with producer Terr...

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Watch LINKIN PARK's Video For New Single 'Heavy' (Premiere)

LINKIN PARK's video for the song "Heavy" can be seen below. The track is the first single from the band's seventh studio album, "One More Light", which will be released on May 19 through Warner Bros. LINKIN PARK debuted "Heavy" on Los Angeles radio station KROQ on February 16, followed by a performa...