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Watch: Former MÖTLEY CRÜE A&R Exec TOM ZUTAUT Talks To Fans Before Troubadour Concert
The Can You Get Me In YouTube channel has uploaded video of Tom Zutaut, the A&R man who signed GUNS N' ROSES and MÖTLEY CRÜE in the 1980s, talking to fans in line before MÖTLEY CRÜE hit the stage for the first of three exclusive, intimate club shows Monday night (October 7) at Troubadour in...October 8, 2024
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Nordic Gothic
With the possible exception of death metal workaholic Rogga Johansson, the hardest working man in Swedish metal is Mikael Stanne. Frankly, it is hard to conceive quite where the melo-death legend gets his energy from. Aside from fronting DARK TRANQUILLITY for more than 30 years, he is also currently...October 8, 2024
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THE DOORS To Celebrate 60th Anniversary In 2025 With Series Of Releases And Book
In the summer of 1965, Ray Manzarek had a chance encounter on Venice Beach with Jim Morrison, a young poet whom he knew when they were both students at UCLA's film school. Jim told Ray he had been living on a friend's rooftop writing songs. Though Morrison had never intended to be a singer, he sat d...October 8, 2024
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OPETH's ÅKERFELDT Says Growling Vocals 'Became An Asset' During Songwriting Process For 'The Last Will And Testament'
In a new interview with United Rock Nations, OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt discussed the band's upcoming album, "The Last Will And Testament", which will arrive on November 22 via Reigning Phoenix Music/Moderbolaget. Speaking about his decision to include growling vocals in the recently...October 7, 2024
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See Official Photos Of IRON MAIDEN's Fall 2024 North American Tour Kick-Off
IRON MAIDEN kicked off the fall 2024 North American leg of its "The Future Past" tour Friday night (October 4) at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista (a suburb of San Diego),California. The British heavy metal legends treated the packed amphitheater to an explosive two-hour, high-...October 6, 2024
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Why Reunion Of KINGDOM COME's Classic Lineup Failed To Materialize A Decade Ago
In a recent interview with Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. of Rock Interview Series, KINGDOM COME guitarist Danny Stag was asked if there had ever been any attempt at a reunion of the band's classic lineup in the three and a half decades after the original group abruptly broke up for personal reasons in August...October 5, 2024
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's ERIC 'A.K.' KNUTSON 'Would Love To' Tour With NICKELBACK
In a new interview with Larry Mac of the 96.1 KLPX radio station, vocalist Eric "A.K." Knutson of veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM was asked if there was a band, or a group of bands, that he went on the road with over the last 30, 40 years that was his favorite tour. Eric responded (as t...October 5, 2024
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CARLA HARVEY Opens Up About Decision To Leave BUTCHER BABIES: 'There's So Much That Goes Into Being In A Band'
During an appearance on a recent episode of The Ward Bond Show, former BUTCHER BABIES vocalist Carla Harvey, who works as a grief counselor and an end-of-life specialist, spoke about her decision to leave the band after a 15-year run. Reflecting on BUTCHER BABIES' formation and her eventual departur...October 5, 2024
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See Pro-Shot Video Of LINKIN PARK Performing 'Heavy Is The Crown' In London
LINKIN PARK has shared professionally filmed video of the band's performance of the song "Heavy Is The Crown" on September 24 at O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. Check it out below. LINKIN PARK's setlist for the London concert included two new songs, "The Emptiness Machine" and the aforementioned...October 4, 2024
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More Insane
Let's drill straight to the bone: "More Insane" is the best death metal album of 2024. It may even be the best death metal album of the last few years. It is certainly the one album most likely to unite old and new fans of the genre in appreciation of a band that is doing it properly, and with more...October 4, 2024
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MIKE TRAMP Looks Back On Demise Of 'Hair Metal': 'The Last Wave Of The '80s Bands Were A Complete Joke'
In a new interview with The Jeremy White Show, former WHITE LION singer Mike Tramp once again reflected on how the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour sales plummeting. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The '80s was sl...October 4, 2024
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THREE DAYS GRACE Announces Return Of Original Singer ADAM GONTIER
Canadian rockers THREE DAYS GRACE have announced the return of original frontman Adam Gontier. The 46-year-old musician, who left THREE DAYS GRACE in 2013, will share lead vocals in the band's new lineup with singer Matt Walst, who has fronted THREE DAYS GRACE for the past decade. THREE DAYS GRACE t...October 3, 2024
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OPETH Guitarist On 'The Last Will And Testament': 'It's An Action-Packed Album'
In a new interview with Australia's Heavy, OPETH guitarist Fredrik Åkesson spoke about the musical direction of the band's upcoming fourteenth studio album, "The Last Will And Testament", which will arrive on November 22 via Reigning Phoenix Music/Moderbolaget. he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUT...October 1, 2024
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KERRY KING Announces First-Ever Solo Headlining Tour With MUNICIPAL WASTE And ALIEN WEAPONRY
Following his recent tour with LAMB OF GOD and MASTODON and his first European headline tour earlier this year, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King and his new band will hit the road for the 28-date North American headline tour in early 2025. With MUNICIPAL WASTE as special guest and ALIEN WEAPONRY supporti...October 1, 2024
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's ERIK 'A.K.' KNUTSON Still Dreams Big: 'We Want To Get To That Next Rung Of The Ladder'
By David E. Gehlke The quality and even occasional brilliance of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's first two and now last three albums are not in question — it's everything in between that has kept the long-running Phoenix thrashers stuck in the middle. Elevated to MCA Records in time for 1990's "When The Storm...October 1, 2024
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