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JEFF GUTT On Fronting STONE TEMPLE PILOTS After WEILAND And BENNINGTON: 'I Just Had To Find A Way To Make It My Own'

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Jeff Gutt says that he is "honored" to be singing songs first made famous by the band's original frontman Scott Weiland and that in more recent years had been interpreted by Weiland's replacement, LINKIN PARK's Chester Bennington. Gutt, a 43-year-old Michigan native who...

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JASON MOMOA Says It Was 'Childhood Dream' To Meet 'Idols' SLAYER And ANTHRAX At Budapest Show

Jason Momoa, the hulking star of the superhero film "Aquaman", attended last night's concert by SLAYER and ANTHRAX in Budapest, Hungary. The 39-year-old "Game Of Thrones" actor, who has been open about his love of heavy metal, later took to his Instagram to proclaim the night ""one of the greatest s...

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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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SABATON Bassist: 'We Have Become Smarter And More Clever, But Nothing In Us Has Actually Changed'

Andrew McKaysmith of the "Scars And Guitars" podcast recently conducted an interview with bassist Pär Sundström of Swedish metallers SABATON. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On remaining down to earth while SABATON's career remains b...

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AVANTASIA's TOBIAS SAMMET Praises 'Focused' And 'Breathtaking' GEOFF TATE: 'He Sounds Like 1988'

AVANTASIA vocalist Tobias Sammet recently spoke with writer Clay Marshall in conjunction with an OC Weekly story about the group's upcoming performance in Anaheim, California. Some select "outtakes" follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he would describe AVANTASIA to the uninitiated: T...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Talks Using Pre-Recorded Backing Tracks In Concert: 'It's Okay If It's Done Right'

During a recent interview with MA Entertainment Global, STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet admitted that the band uses backing tracks to "enhance" its live performances. "I'm going to be honest — we do use some [backing] tracks on a few songs like 'Yahweh', [where] we have these big vocals to start the...

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AGENT STEEL Fans Complain About Abbreviated Set At Germany's KEEP IT TRUE Festival

Reformed '80s metallers AGENT STEEL, featuring original vocalist John Cyriis, performed an abbreviated, 30-minute set on Friday, April 26 at the Keep It True festival in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. According to an Instagram post by Undergrou...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I've Got This Reputation That I'm A Right-Winger'

Dave Mustaine has lamented what he perceives to be growing political divisiveness in the United States. Although heated political arguments have existed for hundreds of years, politics seem to be dividing Americans more and more. Consequences include marital stress, divorce, family separations and...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Clarifies His Comments About Gay Marriage: 'I Would Never Tell Anybody Who To Love Or Who Not To Love'

Dave Mustaine has clarified his comments about gay marriage, claiming that he "would never tell anybody who to love or who not to love." The MEGADETH leader made headlines in February 2012 when he was interviewed by Josh Kerns for an episode of "Seattle Sounds", which airs on on Seattle's KIRO 97.3...

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FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE: Lyric Video For New Single, 'Carnivorous Lamb'

Italian orchestral-death giants FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE have released the official lyric video for their new single, "Carnivorous Lamb", from the band's forthcoming, album "Veleno", due on May 24 via Nuclear Blast Records. Commenting on the new single, Francesco Paoli says: "How's the saying? Never jud...

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AEROSMITH's Collaboration With RUN-DMC Featured In All-New Episode Of 'The Goldbergs'

The musical game-changing collaboration between AEROSMITH and RUN-DMC performing "Walk This Way" will be featured in an all-new episode of "The Goldbergs" airing on Wednesday, April 3 at 8 p.m. on ABC-TV. "I grew up listening to AEROSMITH because my two older siblings were both huge fans of the ban...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Will 'Never' Lip Sync While Performing In Concert: 'That's Not Rock And Roll To Me'

Wednesday 13 has lamented the fact that so many younger bands rely too much on technology to make their performance sound perfect in the studio and in a live situation. "You have these up and coming bands that just don't even try, or seems like they don't even try, and use an Auto-Tune on their voca...

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SHINEDOWN's BRENT SMITH On Performing Live: 'We're Never Gonna Phone It In'

SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith was interviewed by Lux of the 105.7 The Point radio station before the band's March 17 concert in St. Louis. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about what it's like for SHINEDOWN to still be performing live nearly two decades into the band's existence, Smith said...

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TURILLI/LIONE RHAPSODY Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST; Debut Album Due This Summer

TURILLI/LIONE RHAPSODY — the band featuring original RHAPSODY members Luca Turilli and Fabio Lione, along with former RHAPSODY members Dominique Leurquin, Patrice Guers and Alex Holzwarth — has signed to Nuclear Blast and King Records (Japan and rest of Asia) for the release of its debut album. The...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Understands Why Certain Artists Use Pre-Recorded Tracks During Live Performances

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen says that he understands why certain rock and pop artists rely on pre-recorded tracks during their live performances. In recent years, more and more bands have been given a pass for using backing tracks, drum triggers and other assorted technology that makes concert...