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New QUIET RIOT Singer JAMES DURBIN Blasts 'Supreme Scum' Who Post Negative Comments On BLABBERMOUTH.NET

QUIET RIOT's seventh lead singer, "American Idol" finalist James Durbin has slammed the "supreme scum" who post comments on BLABBERMOUTH.NET, calling them "bottom-feeding crotch goblins." Durbin, who became known as the "metal guy" on 2011's season of "American Idol" after performing "Living After M...
March 6, 2017
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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER: 'I Never Left ACCEPT - They Fired Me'

EMP Live last year conducted an interview with former ACCEPT and current DIRKSCHNEIDER and U.D.O. vocalist Udo Dirkschneider. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about his 1987 exit from ACCEPT, Udo said: "I never left ACCEPT. That's a very important point. They fired me. That's a very import...
March 6, 2017
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HAREM SCAREM To Release 'United' Album In May

Frontiers Music Srl will release HAREM SCAREM's fourteenth studio album, "United", on May 12. The disc offers up eleven tracks of trademark HAREM SCAREM music from Harry Hess (lead vocals, keyboards),Pete Lesperance (guitars, bass, keyboards),longtime drummer Creighton Doane, and backing vocals fr...
March 6, 2017
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SUICIDE SILENCE Decided To 'Test' Its Fans With More Melodic Approach On Self-Titled Album

Australia's The Rockpit recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mark Heylmun of California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Rockpit: I think you have ticked off a lot of people [with your new, self-titled album] and, may I say, kind of di...
March 6, 2017
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Video: KROKUS Performs In Dübendorf, Switzerland

Fan-filmed video footage of KROKUS's March 4 performance at Samsung Hall in Dübendorf, Switzerland during the "Rock Monsters Of Switzerland" mini-tour can be seen below. The Swiss hard rock legends' latest studio album, "Big Rocks", came out on January 27. The disc sees KROKUS paying tribute to band...
March 5, 2017
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New QUIET RIOT Singer JAMES DURBIN: 'It's Time To Bang Your Head And Come On Feel The Noise'

QUIET RIOT's seventh lead singer, "American Idol" finalist James Durbin was asked by Yahoo! Music how he will live up to the band's legacy but also bring something fresh to it. "I'm from a different generation, but have a lot of the same influences as [original QUIET RIOT frontman] Kevin [DuBrow], a...
March 5, 2017
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Suicide Silence

Weeks before the release of SUICIDE SILENCE's self-titled fifth album, the band found itself under scrutiny with its preview track, "Doris". That's the polite way to put it. Vocalist Eddie Hermida and guitarist Mark Helymun took to MetalSucks.net with a video cam and printouts of some of the negativ...
March 3, 2017
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The Clarity

Originally released as part of the 2014 "Adult Swim" singles series and quickly selling out a limited vinyl press of its own, stoner royalty SLEEP is again making available its highly sought single, "The Clarity". This is the first body of work SLEEP has produced since the insuperable pot-pourri tha...
March 3, 2017
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It's Official: JAMES DURBIN Is QUIET RIOT's New Singer

QUIET RIOT drummer Franke Banali has confirmed to Billboard that the band has split with singer Seann Nicols (a.k.a. Sheldon Tarsha; formerly of ADLER'S APPETITE) and has replaced him with "American Idol" finalist James Durbin. Nicols, who joined QUIET RIOT after last year's departure of Jizzy Pearl...
March 3, 2017
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QUIET RIOT Reportedly Splits With Singer SEANN NICOLS, Taps 'American Idol' Finalist JAMES DURBIN

According to Germany's Rocks magazine, QUIET RIOT has split with singer Seann Nicols (a.k.a. Sheldon Tarsha; formerly of ADLER'S APPETITE) after only five shows and has replaced him with "American Idol" finalist James Durbin. QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali told Rocks that Seann did "a great job"...
March 2, 2017
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Former GHOST Member Publicly Identifies Himself For First Time

Swedish musician Martin Persner has released a two-minute video message claiming to have played guitar for the band GHOST under the name Omega. In the clip, which can be seen below, Martin says: "Hi, my name is Martin, and I've been a part of the rock band GHOST for seven years. Some of you people ....
March 2, 2017
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Video Premiere: LIFE OF AGONY's 'A Place Where There's No More Pain'

Reactivated Brooklyn hard rock veterans LIFE OF AGONY will release their new album, "A Place Where There's No More Pain", on April 28 via Napalm. The band's fifth studio LP will mark LIFE OF AGONY's first release since singer Mina Caputo (formerly known as Keith Caputo) came out as transgender in 20...
March 2, 2017
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IRON MAIDEN's Stance Against Exploitative Ticketing Proves A Huge Success

IRON MAIDEN's recent and continued efforts to safeguard their fans against touting and counterfeiting ahead of 2017's "The Book Of Souls" U.K. arena tour, which starts on May 4, has been hailed a triumph by fans, promoters and legitimate ticketing sites. By implementing an extensive "paperless ticke...
March 2, 2017
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JAY JAY FRENCH: IRON MAIDEN Didn't Want To Perform After TWISTED SISTER At European Festivals

Jay Jay French says that IRON MAIDEN did not want to perform after TWISTED SISTER at some of the European festivals last year. In 2016, TWISTED SISTER embarked on one final tour, titled "Forty And Fuck It", in celebration of its 40th anniversary. These shows featured the band's "core lineup" of voca...
March 1, 2017
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DEVILDRIVER's Album Of Outlaw Country Covers To Include Guest Appearance By LAMB OF GOD Guitarist

California metallers DEVILDRIVER are working on an album of outlaw country covers, to be released later in the year. According to singer Dez Fafara, the effort will include thirteen "insanely heavy, swinging badass outlaw tracks by some of the best outlaw country artists," including Willie Nelson, J...
March 1, 2017