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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Hopes DEF LEPPARD Will Release New Music In 2020

DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell was interviewed by Kaaos TV before DEF LEPPARD's June 9 performance at Rockfest in Hyvinkää, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about DEF LEPPARD's plan to put out new music in the not-too-distant future, Vivian said: "I know th...

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POP EVIL Frontman: 'The Only Way To Have People Talking About You Is To Go And Meet Them'

Andy Hall of Des Moines radio station Lazer 103.3 recently conducted an interview with POP EVIL frontman Leigh Kakaty. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On POP EVIL being able to take its time when making the...

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NITA STRAUSS On 'Beauty' Of Instrumental Music: 'The Songs Can Mean Whatever You Need Them To Mean'

ALICE COOPER guitarist Nita Strauss recently spoke with Sara of the Philadelphia radio station 93.3 WMMR. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the origins of her "Hurricane" nickname: Nita: "It actually came from the first write-...

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PRIMORDIAL Vocalist On Band's Writing Process: 'We Still Get In A Room, Argue And Shout And Piss Each Other Off'

Vocalist Alan Averill of the Irish folk/black metal band PRIMORDIAL recently spoke with Poland's Metalurgia. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On balancing his musical career and "normal life": Alan: "The ideal situation would be abl...

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Watch NITA STRAUSS And DAVID ELLEFSON Perform IRON MAIDEN Classic In Nashville

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson joined Nita Strauss on stage last night (Thursday, June 13) at Basement East in Nashville, Tennessee to perform an instrumental cover version of the IRON MAIDEN classic "Aces High". Check out video footage of his appearance below. In a recent interview with Meltdown o...

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TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON: 'Godsend' Video Feat. MARIANGELA DEMURTAS

Frontiers Music Srl recently announced the return of TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON with the release of the long-awaited third chapter in his metal opera, "Return To Eden", on June 14. Today, the official music video for the third single, "Godsend", featuring Mariangela Demurtas (ARDOURS, TRISTANIA) on lead v...

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GEORGE LYNCH Says DOKKEN's Classic Lineup 'Could Make A Great' New Album

George Lynch says that the classic DOKKEN lineup is capable of making a "great" new album that would "stand up to the old records that people love." DOKKEN's classic lineup — including Lynch and bassist/vocalist Jeff Pilson — reunited for a short Japanese tour in the fall of 2016. The trek marked th...

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JOHN WETTON Box Set 'An Extraordinary Life' Coming Soon

Since John Wetton's passing in January 2017, his family, friends and management have been working on finding a fitting tribute to such a remarkable man and iconic artist. The result of this labor of love is a box set titled "An Extraordinary Life", dedicated entirely to John's solo career. The proje...

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KRIST NOVOSELIC: NIRVANA's 'Nevermind' Masters Are 'Gone Forever' Following UNIVERSAL Fire

According to The Pulse Of Radio, a report by The New York Times has revealed for the first time that some 500,000 recordings by many of music's biggest artists were destroyed in a fire that swept through the Hollywood lot of Universal Studios on June 1, 2008. Among the recordings lost — many of whic...

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Old Star

The progression of extreme metal legends DARKTHRONE from black metal genre pioneer to ambassadors of pure heavy metal expression has been fun to experience. While some of their contemporaries continue to put out competent-yet-watered-down rehashes of works that defined the genre and others self-dest...

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The Blind Leading The Blind

Formed just over five years ago by a gaggle of Ukrainian underground metal veterans, 1914 immediately sound like a band with a bright future. Heavy music doesn't need to be complicated, and this band are not inclined to stray from the extreme metal basics, but there is something undeniably fresh and...

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BAD RELIGION Guitarist: 'It Seems A Lot Of People Listen With Their Eyes Rather Than Their Ears'

"Mike James Rock Show" conducted an interview with guitarist Brian Baker of acclaimed Los Angeles punk rock band BAD RELIGION prior to the band's performance at this year's Slam Dunk festival at Hatfield Park in Hatfield, England. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcrib...

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Former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Drummer JEREMY SPENCER Is Now A Reserve Police Officer

Jeremy Spencer, former drummer of heavy metal band FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, was recently sworn in as a Reserve Police Officer of the Rockport, Indiana Police Department by city Mayor Gay Ann Harney. Chief of Police, Jason Overfield, said Spencer passed the Pre-Basic course of the Indiana Law Enforc...

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BIFF BYFORD Says 'It Was A Nightmare' Selecting The 40 Songs On SAXON's New Live Album

SAXON vocalist Biff Byford recently spoke with rock journalist Mark Taylor. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's forthcoming "The Eagle Has Landed 40 (Live)", which features 40 songs covering four decades: Biff: "It was...

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MEGADETH Guitarist KIKO LOUREIRO Pays Tribute To ANDRÉ MATOS: 'Destiny United Us For Nine Years'

Former ANGRA and current MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro has paid tribute to Brazilian singer André Matos, who died earlier today at the age of 47. Matos formed ANGRA in 1991 and appeared on the band's first three albums, before leaving to launch SHAMAN. André then went on to pursue a solo career w...