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Doom Metal Legends THE OBSESSED Are Back!

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. THE OBSESSED frontman Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who has also played with SAINT VITUS, SPIRIT CARAVAN, THE HIDDEN HAND and SHRINEBUILDER, announced THE O...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: 'If I Had The Option To Make All Of The Internet Go Away, I Would Choose That'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that he would "make all of the Internet go away" if he could because it would be "much better for the music business." In a new interview clip released by ANTHRAX's European record label Nuclear Blast, Ian talks about the amazing commercial success of Adele's "25" al...

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SLAYER's GARY HOLT On Online Haters: 'The Internet Breeds All Kinds Of Idiots'

In a brand new interview with INDY Week, SLAYER and EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt was asked how he has been received by SLAYER fans as the replacement for the late Jeff Hanneman. He responded: "I've been here long enough — five years-plus — to where I'm pretty much well accepted now. In five-plus ...

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ROB ZOMBIE Guitarist JOHN 5 Releases 'Making Monsters' Video

"Making Monsters", the new video from former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Jonny Coffin and Matt Zane and contains live footage that was edited and directed by Zane. "Making Monsters" will appear on John 5's new solo album, "Guita...

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New SCOTT WEILAND Book 'Memories Of A Rock Star' Tells Inside Story Of Late, Great Rock Singer

From late 1992 and throughout the remainder of the decade, if you spent any amount of time watching MTV or listening to rock radio, you were bound to come in contact with a tune by STONE TEMPLE PILOTS. With such classic releases as "Core", "Purple" and "Tiny Music… Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop"...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Undergoes Surgery

Legendary hard rock guitar pioneer Ritchie Blackmore (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) underwent an operation in February due to an excess of uric acid buildup in his finger joint. He will be unable to play for about a month but this will have no effect on the upcoming shows this summer. The pictures below sho...

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ANTHRAX's 'For All Kings' Projected To Sell 20K-23K First Week

According to music industry web site Hits Daily Double, ANTHRAX's new album, "For All Kings", is likely to sell between 20,000 and 23,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The SPS figure is expected to be between 21,000 and 24,000. SPS, a practice used by Billboard magazine,...

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Former ANTHRAX Singer NEIL TURBIN Reviews Band's New Album 'For All Kings' (Video)

Former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin reviewed the band's latest album, "For All Kings", for Canada's The Metal Voice. You can now watch the clip below. Speaking about the CD, Turbin said: "'You Gotta Believe', the first song on the album, it sounds kind of like a soundtrack for a movie. And you don't ....

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Bassist For Ohio Black Metal Band SATANICON Suspected In Murder-Suicide

According to the Sandusky Register, the bassist of the Ohio black metal band SATANICON (Facebook page) is suspected of killing his girlfriend before shooting himself early Sunday morning. Raphael Greaves, 36, and Angela Tierney, 31, were both dead when police got to the scene. Tierney called 911 jus...

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Video: FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist GUS G. Holds Clinic, Q&A Session During MONSTERS OF ROCK Cruise

Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G. — well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND — took part in a clinic and question-and-answer session during this year's Monsters Of Rock cruise, the four-day, four-night voyage which set sail from...

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PANTERA Gets Mentioned At ACADEMY AWARDS

PANTERA got a shoutout during Sunday's 88th Academy Awards before the film "The Big Short" took home the Oscar for "Best Adapted Screenplay". Christian Bale, who has earned a reputation for being an incredibly intense method actor, learned to play double-bass drums for a short scene in "The Big Shor...

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Video: GEOFF TATE's OPERATION: MINDCRIME Performs In Nashville

Video footage of OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the new band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, performing on February 23 at 12th & Porter in Nashville, Tennessee can be seen below. Joining Tate in OPERATION: MINDCRIME's current touring lineup are guitarists Kelly Gray (QUEENSRŸCHE) and Scott M...

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SCOTT IAN Says Current Republican Presidential Candidates Make GEORGE W. BUSH Look Like ALBERT EINSTEIN

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has weighed in on the 2016 presidential election, saying in a brand new interview that "it's pretty crazy" that one of the current Republican candidates "has the opportunity" to be voted into the Oval Office. "I don't have a candidate," Ian told Radio.com (see video below...

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ANTHRAX Featured On 'Kids Interview Bands' (Video)

Piper of KidsInterviewBands.com conducted an interview with ANTHRAX on January 27 at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below. ANTHRAX's long-awaited new album, "For All Kings", is being released today (Friday, February 26) via Nuclear Blast in Europe and Megaforce...

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JOE LYNN TURNER On DEEP PURPLE's ROCK HALL Controversy: 'They're All Acting Like Children'

Former RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE singer Joe Lynn Turner has once again commented on Ritchie Blackmore's decision to go out and perform the two bands' classic material with a new group musicians instead of reforming RAINBOW with a more "authentic" lineup. Blackmore, 70, quit rock and roll in 1997 to fo...