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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist: 'We're Completely Comfortable Looking Like Absolute Freaks'

Jackie Crash conducted an interview with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook on July 4 at the Rock For People festival in the Czech Republic. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the importance of having a strong image to go alo...

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KORN To Play Private Concert For SiriusXM In Los Angeles

KORN will perform a special invitation-only show for SiriusXM on Friday, October 21 at the beautifully ornate Theatre at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. The performance will air live on SiriusXM's Octane channel. The special performance for SiriusXM will feature KORN performing songs from their u...

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EXTREME Guitarist NUNO BETTENCOURT Hacked, Nude Photos Leaked On Instagram

Nuno Bettencourt was horribly violated by a hacker who got into his personal accounts and posted some of his private photos, including pictures of his children and several full-frontal nude selfies of the EXTREME guitarist. The photographs were first posted early Tuesday morning on Bettencourt's Ins...

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METALLICA, SLIPKNOT, AEROSMITH, MÖTLEY CRÜE Drummers Featured In 'From The Riser' Book

David Phillips has launched his latest book, "From The Riser: A Drummer's Perspective II", a follow-up to the critically acclaimed "A Drummer's Perspective". The beautifully designed "From The Riser" is a photographic celebration of many of today's greatest drummers and percussionists. It unashamedl...

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ALEX LIFESON On RUSH's Future: 'We Can't Just Stop Playing And Writing Music Together'

Bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson of Canadian rock legends RUSH were presented with a key to the city by Toronto mayor John Tory this weekend. The duo, who were both born and raised in Toronto, also had a park in Willowdale named after them at the event on Saturday (September 17)...

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GHOST Recruits Female Bassist For American Tour

Swedish occult rockers GHOST have enlisted a female bassist for their "Popestar" North American tour, which kicked off Friday night, September 16 at Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York. The exact identity of the musician playing the four-string has not been disclosed, although a couple of sepa...

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA's Cover Version Of SLIPKNOT's 'Duality' Available For Streaming

ASKING ALEXANDRIA's cover version of the SLIPKNOT song "Duality" can be streamed below. The track is taken from "Decades Of Destruction", a compilation of covers which was included with the 30th-anniversary issue of U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine. "Decades Of Destruction" features the following songs:...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA And KERRY KING Talk About 'Repentless' Video Trilogy

When the members of SLAYER were approached by Nuclear Blast America's general manager Gerardo Martinez to make a music video for "Repentless", the title track of the band's 2015 label debut, they thought it was going to be a cool, one-off music video. Little did they know. Martinez put the band toge...

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GOTTHARD To Release New Album In January

Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD are putting the finishing touches on their as-yet-untitled twelfth studio album at the Yellow House Studio in Lugano. The third disc with lead singer Nic Maeder was produced by Charlie Bauerfeind (HELLOWEEN, BLIND GUARDIAN) and Leo Leoni and will be released on January 13...

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METALLICA: Deluxe Version Of 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' To Include Bonus CD Of Covers, Live Recordings

METALLICA has finally completed work on its tenth studio album, "Hardwired...To Self-Destruct", for a November 18 release via Blackened Recordings. The long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic" consists of two discs, containing a dozen songs and nearly 80 minutes of music. "Hardwired...To Se...

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RUSH's GEDDY LEE, ALEX LIFESON To Receive Toronto's Key To The City

According to the Toronto Sun, bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson of Canadian rock legends RUSH will be presented with a key to the city by Toronto mayor John Tory this weekend. The duo, who were both born and raised in Toronto, will also have a park in Willowdale named after them...

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Ex-PRONG Guitarist MONTE PITTMAN: New Song 'Be Very Afraid' Available For Streaming

There are great guitarists, great vocalists and great songwriters, but Monte Pittman is one of the elite few who can truly lay claim to all three titles. With his fourth full-length, "Inverted Grasp Of Balance" (due on September 23),he has once again raised the stakes, delivering a riveting collect...

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DAVE LOMBARDO's DEAD CROSS Parts Ways With Singer GABE SERBIAN

DEAD CROSS, the new "punk" outfit featuring former SLAYER and PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo alongside members of THE LOCUST and RETOX, has parted ways with singer Gabe Serbian. A replacement frontman has already been found and is currently re-recording vocals on the group's debut album, to be released...

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IMMOLATION Is Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

Metal Wani's Jake Patton recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Ross Dolan of New York death metal veterans IMMOLATION. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the progress of the recording sessions for IMMOLATION's follo...

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EXODUS Frontman: 'I Can Guarantee You That We Are Writing New Songs'

EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza was interviewed on a recent edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On EXODUS's p...