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JAMES HETFIELD Credits Honesty For METALLICA's Continued Success

Canada's leading vintage rock authority Jeff Woods conducted an interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield on November 30 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how his kids view what he does for a living...

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ULI JON ROTH: Trailer For 'Tokyo Tapes Revisited - Live In Japan'

One of rock n' roll's most venerated guitar gods, Uli Jon Roth will release a very special live performance from the Nakano Sun Plaza Hall in Tokyo, Japan on December 16 via UDR Music. Titled "Tokyo Tapes Revisited - Live In Japan", the performance is a celebration of Roth's classic work with the SC...

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METALLICA 'Hardwired' Cover Creator Says CROWBAR Similarities Are Coincidental

Dimitri Scheblanov of Herring & Herring, one of the creative directors and photographers of METALLICA's "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct" album, has denied drawing influence from the cover of CROWBAR's 1998 classic "Odd Fellows Rest" for the design of METALLICA's disc. While both covers feature fo...

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KONKHRA Signs With HAMMERHEART RECORDS

Hammerheart Records has joined forces with Danish metal legends KONKHRA for catalogue reissues and a new album in 2017. Through the years, KONKHRA developed from a great old-school death metal band to a frontrunner of the more extreme death 'n' roll scene. Most people will remember KONKHRA for the 1...

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METALLICA Bassist 'Explored The Art Of Simplicity' On 'Hardwired… To Self-Destruct'

Sam Dunn of Banger TV conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Sam Dunn before the band's November 29 concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Asked for his opinion on the role of the bass in heavy metal music, Trujillo said: "That's a great question. On this parti...

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METALLICA: Watch Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Now That We're Dead' Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of METALLICA's official video for the song "Now That We're Dead" can be seen below. The track is taken from METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", which debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 album chart on November 27, selling 291,000 copie...

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NIGHTRAGE To Release 'The Venomous' Single This Friday

"The Venomous", the new single from Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE, will be released this coming Friday, December 16 via Despotz Records. The song will be made available on all major streaming services. "The Venomous" is the title track of NIGHTRAGE's seventh album, which will be re...

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SIXX:A.M. Talks To WDHA-FM 105.5 FM About 'Vol. 2, Prayers For The Blessed', Future Plans (Video)

Nikki Sixx, James Michael and DJ Ashba of SIXX:A.M. recently hung out with Terrie Carr of WDHA-FM 105.5 FM, the rock music station licensed to Dover and Morristown, New Jersey, to talk about their new release, "Vol. 2, Prayers For The Blessed", their current tour and future plans. Check out the clip...

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METALLICA Frontman Says KIRK HAMMETT's 'Riffs Weren't There' During 'Hardwired' Songwriting Process

James Hetfield says that Kirk Hammett "wasn't involved" in the songwriting process for METALLICA's new album because his "riffs weren't there." Hammett has penned plenty of great instrumental parts over the years for METALLICA alongside the songwriting team of Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, but t...

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LAST IN LINE To Record Second Album In 2017

Vivian Campbell has confirmed that there are plans for his band LAST IN LINE to record a second album to follow this year's "Heavy Crown". Cambell, along with drummer Vinny Appice and bassist Jimmy Bain, was part of the original DIO lineup, which reunited in 2012 alongside singer Andrew Freeman to f...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE To Begin Work On Next Album In Early 2017

Dann of the "Mike James Rock Show" conducted an interview with guitarist Michael "Padge" Paget of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE during the band's current U.K. headlining tour. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's decision to perform its 2005 debut album, "Th...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: Success Of 'Hardwired' Album Is 'A Huge Surprise'

On November 30, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield sat down for a one-on-one interview with Josie Dye from the 102.1 The Edge radio station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how watching the Amy Winehouse d...

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TOOL Bassist Offers New Album Update: 'We're Pretty Deep Into The Writing Process Now'

TOOL bassist Justin Chancellor spoke to Bass Player about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2006's "10,000 Days" album. He said: "We're pretty deep into the writing process now, and we've narrowed things down to big groups of ideas. "For the past few m...

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VINNY APPICE Says RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Wouldn't Like The Idea' Of LAST IN LINE Playing Together

myRockworld conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL) prior to LAST IN LINE's November 18 gig in Telfs, Austria as the support act for SAXON. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On ho...

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METALLICA Frontman Would Welcome More Flag Bearers For Heavy Metal Genre

James Hetfield recently spoke to ET Canada about METALLICA's new album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", and the band's legacy. You can now watch the segment below. Asked how important it is for METALLICA to be the flag bearers of the heavy metal genre, Hetfield said: "We don't wear that crown. I mean...