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SEX PISTOLS Guitarist STEVE JONES To Release 'Lonely Boy: Tales Of A Sex Pistol' Autobiography

Recognized as one of the key inventors of punk and celebrated as a living legend, SEX PISTOLS guitarist and songwriter Steve Jones revisits his unruly, and often tragic, past in his upcoming autobiography, "Lonely Boy: Tales Of A Sex Pistol", due this January from Da Capo Press. Its release will coi...

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PHILIP ANSELMO's DOWN And SUPERJOINT Bandmate Says He Didn't Deserve Backlash Over 'Dimebash' Incident

Philip Anselmo's DOWN and SUPERJOINT bandmate Jimmy Bower (pictured) says that the former PANTERA frontman didn't serve the massive online bashing that he received after being filmed earlier in the year giving a Nazi salute and shouting "white power" at a California concert. Anselmo performed the PA...

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SAXON Singer Discusses MOTÖRHEAD Tribute Song 'They Played Rock And Roll' (Video)

British heavy metal legends SAXON recently revealed that their forthcoming album will include a song dedicated to MOTÖRHEAD. "[It's] called 'They Played Rock And Roll', 'cause that's what Lemmy [late MOTÖRHEAD frontman] used to say every night [from the stage]," SAXON singer Biff Byford told Sonic S...

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THE ANSWER: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Solas' Album

Northern Irish rockers THE ANSWER will release their new album, "Solas", on October 28 via Napalm. The CD was produced by Andy Bradfield and Avril Mackintosh, who previously worked with THE ANSWER on their 2006 album "Rise". "Solas", which is the Gaelic (Irish language) word for "light," is also the...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Denies Being Racist: 'Anyone Who Truly Knows Me Knows That It's Utterly Ridiculous'

Former PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo has once again denied being racist after a video surfaced of him earlier in the year giving the right-arm salute and yelling a white-supremacist slogan at a California concert. Anselmo performed the PANTERA classic "Walk" at the January 22 "Dimebash" event at t...

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DISTURBED To Release 'Live At Red Rocks' In November

DISTURBED will release a new live album, titled "Live At Red Rocks", on November 18 via Warner Bros. The album features songs spanning DISTURBED's 20-year-career, including Mainstream Rock chart hits "Down With The Sickness", "Stricken", "Inside The Fire", "Indestructible", "The Vengeful One", "The...

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Former ASKING ALEXANDRIA Singer Changes Title Of Solo Album

Former ASKING ALEXANDRIA and current WE ARE HARLOT frontman Danny Worsnop has changed the title of his debut solo album to "The Long Road Home" from the previously announced "The Prozac Sessions". The effort will be made available through Earache Records. "The Long Road Home" track listing: 01. Proz...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Putting Finishing Touches On Follow-Up To 'Inferno'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman is putting the finishing touches on a new solo album for a 2017 release via Prosthetic Records. The follow-up to 2014's "Inferno" was recorded in part at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in California with engineer Paul Fig (ALICE IN CHAINS, RUSH, DEFTONES) and is des...

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VINNIE PAUL On METALLICA's 'Hardwired': 'It's Slammin', Man'

Mexico's AlterEgoMedia.TV recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what he's listening to at the moment: Vinnie: "I just heard the new M...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Has A Message For KISS Fans: Stop Questioning GENE SIMMONS And PAUL STANLEY

Scott Ian has defended Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons's decision not to resurrect KISS's original lineup, explaining that "those guys know what's right for their band." During a brand new interview with Florida's 99 Rock radio station, the ANTHRAX guitarist was asked if he thinks Stanley and Simmons...

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JERRY CANTRELL, VINNIE PAUL Jam With SAMMY HAGAR At His Annual Birthday Bash: Photos

Legendary musicians — including Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS),Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, HELLYEAH) and THE CIRCLE's Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson — as well as boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya joined forces with Sammy Hagar at his mecca in Mexico, the Cabo Wabo Cantina, to rock ni...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Praises MARILYN MANSON: He Was 'So Cutting Edge And Yet So Rough'

Japanese promoter Hayashi International Promotion (H.I.P.) conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT members Corey Taylor (vocals) and Shawn "Clown" Crahan (percussion) prior to the band's August 14 concert at The Forum in Inglewood, California. You can now watch the chat in three parts below. Speaking a...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN, JIMMY PAGE, STEVE VAI, TED NUGENT Interviewed In 'Play It Loud' Book

The electric guitar as we know it is a symbol of freedom, rebellion, and louder-than-life rock and roll, played and treasured by our best rock musicians of the past century. You probably hear their music-the influence of the electric guitar and its storied history-every day. But have you ever wonder...

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SOUNDGARDEN, A PERFECT CIRCLE Members Among Moderators For MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN's Book Tour

Maynard James Keenan, frontman of A PERFECT CIRCLE, PUSCIFER and TOOL, will be joined by fourteen friends — including SOUNDGARDEN's Kim Thayil, A PERFECT CIRCLE's Billy Howerdel and the FLAMING LIPS' Steven Drozd — over the course of his forthcoming "A Perfect Union of Contrary Things" book tour. Ke...

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RIK EMMETT's RESOLUTION9: Listen To 'I Sing' Song Feat. DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE

TRIUMPH legend Rik Emmett and his new band, RESOLUTION9, will release their electrifying new album, "Res 9", worldwide on November 11 via Mascot Label Group. "Res 9" features contributions from RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson, DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie, and Rik Emmett's onetime TRIUMPH bandmat...