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METALLICA Guitarist On 'Hardwired' Album: 'We Reached Backwards In The Intentions Of Creating Something New'

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was interviewed by Germany's Radio 21 last November during the promotional tour for the band's new album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct". You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he thinks "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct" is one of the best albums METALLICA has ever ma...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarist On Late Drummer JAMES 'THE REV' SULLIVAN: 'He Makes Me Smile Every Day'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Synyster Gates says that he still misses James "The Rev" Sullivan more than seven years after the drummer's tragic death. Sullivan died on December 28, 2009 from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs and alcohol, Orange County Deputy Coroner Mitchell Sigal told Rol...

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HOUSE OF LORDS To Release 'Saint Of The Lost Souls' Album In March

Frontiers Music Srl will release "Saint Of The Lost Souls", the tenth studio album from HOUSE OF LORDS, on March 24. The first audio offering from "Saint Of The Lost Souls", a song called "Oceans Divide", can be streamed below. Recorded and produced by the band's singer and mastermind James Christia...

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BAD BRAINS Frontman's Eccentric Life And Spiritual Struggles Revealed in 'Finding Joseph I' Documentary

Paul "HR" Hudson is a misunderstood spiritual warrior. As the voice of BAD BRAINS, punk/hardcore pioneers, one of the most influential bands to rise out of the 1980s, and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame nominees, HR has trail blazed a musical aesthetic and codified a way of living. "Finding Joseph I", di...

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METALLICA Performs 'Now That We're Dead' And 'Halo On Fire' Live For First Time (Video)

METALLICA performed the songs "Now That We're Dead" and "Halo On Fire" live for the first time during the band's concert earlier today (Wednesday, January 11) at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea. Check out fan-filmed video footage below. METALLICA's setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Har...

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BAD RELIGION's GREG GRAFFIN To Release 'Millport' Solo Album In March

Greg Graffin, frontman of the iconic Los Angeles punk band BAD RELIGION as well as a renowned author, will release a brand new solo album titled "Millport" on March 10 via Anti-. "Millport" delivers a stirring though perhaps unexpected reinterpretation of the classic Laurel Canyon country-rock sound...

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METALLICA Frontman On Relationship With DAVE MUSTAINE: There's No Reason For Things To Not Be Good

In a brand new interview with the "WTF With Marc Maron" podcast, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield spoke about the importance of reconnecting with MEGADETH, ANTHRAX and SLAYER — the other members of the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — for a run of dates in 2010 and 2011. "It really star...

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A PERFECT CIRCLE Announces Spring Tour, Begins Work On New Album

A PERFECT CIRCLE will trek across North America this spring in the outfit's first tour since 2011, with the month long outing kicking off at The Pearl in Las Vegas (April 7 and 8). The band previously announced a May 7 performance at the Hollywood Bowl as well as a trio of festival dates: Welcome .....

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METALLICA Won't Play More Than Fifty Shows In A Single Year

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield and guitarist Kirk Hammett were recently interviewed by Chris Hardwick of the "Nerdist" podcast (web site). You can now listen to the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On METALLICA's touring schedule for 2017: James: "We've got stu...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Has 'Already Started Writing' Material For Second LAST IN LINE Album

Metal Express Radio 's Mick Burgess conducted an interview with guitarist Vivian Campbell (DEF LEPPARD, LAST IN LINE, DIO) before LAST IN LINE's December 1, 2016 concert at O2 Academy in Newcastle, England. You can now listen to the chat below. On what inspires him to play with LAST IN LINE, which f...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Wouldn't Have Been Interested In Reforming RAINBOW With RONNIE JAMES DIO

In a brand new interview with Newsweek, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore was asked if he was disapppointed that he wasn't able to invite original RAINBOW singer Ronnie James Dio, who died in 2010, to take part in the band's reunion shows last year. He responded: "I hate to say it, but no, I ...

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MADBALL Guitarist Says 'It's A Real Honor' To Tour U.K. With KORN And LIMP BIZKIT

"Mike James Rock Show" conducted an interview with guitarist Brian "Mitts" Daniels of New York hardcore veterans MADBALL prior to the band's December 18 show at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom as the support act for KORN and LIMP BIZKIT. You can watch the full chat below. A fe...

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KIRK HAMMETT On METALLICA's First Visit To China: 'People Were Crying In The Audience Because They Were So Happy'

In a brand new interview with That's Shanghai, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was asked what took the band so long to play in mainland China. He responded: "Well, we've always had intentions on playing in China and, you know, we had to be invited to play China, we just couldn't go there and ...

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METALLICA Frontman Says 'Life Things' Kept KIRK HAMMETT From Being Involved In 'Hardwired' Writing Sessions

In a brand new interview with the U.K. radio station Planet Rock, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield spoke about guitarist Kirk Hammett's lack of songwriting contributions to the band's new album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct". Asked if it's true that Hammett lost his phone with hundreds of riff idea...

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Listen To METALLICA's 'Atlas, Rise!' Covered In JAMES HETFIELD's Laugh

YouTube user Lars Von Retreiver has posted METALLICA's new song "Atlas, Rise!" covered only with frontman James Hetfield's contagious laugh. Check out the clip below. In the song "Atlas, Rise!", Hetfield calls out Atlas, the Greek mythological figure which was responsible for bearing the weight of t...