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MIKE PORTNOY Doesn't Plan On 'Revisiting' DREAM THEATER Material Once SHATTERED FORTRESS Tour Ends

Drummer Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, ex-DREAM THEATER) was recently interviewed by Chile's Video Volante. The full chat can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his recent detours away from progressive metal: Mike: "Even though I made my name in progressive mus...

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ROBERT PLANT Says 'There Was A Lot Of Romance' About LED ZEPPELIN's End

Robert Plant was a guest on the "Charlie Rose" show on PBS Thursday night (October 26). He spoke with Rose about his new album, "Carry Fire", LED ZEPPELIN, what it means to be a frontman, and more. You can watch the interview below. Speaking about the upcoming fiftieth anniversary of LED ZEPPELIN's...

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BEHEMOTH Shares Rehearsal Video Of New Music

BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski has shared a short video of the band rehearsing new material. The Polish extreme metallers are planning to enter the studio by the end of the year to begin recording their new album for a tentative fall 2018 release. The follow-up to 2014's "The Satanist" will...

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LEE DORRIAN On His Time In NAPALM DEATH: 'It Was Completely Bananas'

In a new career-spanning interview with music writer Joel Gausten, Lee Dorrian (WITH THE DEAD, NAPALM DEATH, CATHEDRAL) discussed a variety of topics, including fronting NAPALM DEATH during the time of the legendary grindcore band's debut album, "Scum", which celebrated its thritieth anniversary ear...

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Listen To New CAVALERA CONSPIRACY Song 'Spectral War'

"Spectral War", a brand new song from CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, the band led by brothers and founding SEPULTURA members Max (also of SOULFLY) and Igor Cavalera, can be streamed below. The track is taken from CAVALERA CONSPIRACY's fourth album, "Psychosis", which will be released on November 17 via Napalm...

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ROBERT PLANT Says He Writes To Suit His Mood

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Robert Plant has scored a Top 20 hit with his new album, "Carry On", marking his third release with his touring band, SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS. During a chat with The New York Times, he revealed that the album was dictated by the sound he and the band made, rather...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE To Be Joined By OVERKILL, ARMORED SAINT Members At Anaheim Concert

METAL ALLEGIANCE will return to Anaheim, California at the House Of Blues on Thursday, January 25 for its annual January metal assault. This year marks the introduction of Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL) and John Bush (ARMORED SAINT, ex-ANTHRAX) to the group in addition to surprise guests that ME...

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AVATAR To Release 'Avatar Country' Album In January

Swedish metallers AVATAR will release their seventh full-length album, "Avatar Country", on January 12 via Entertainment One in North America and Century Media Records Ltd. in the rest of the world. The disc was produced by Jay Ruston (STONE SOUR, ANTHRAX, STEEL PANTHER) this past summer at Spinroad...

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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Performs Acoustic Cover Of BOB SEGER's 'Turn The Page' For First Time

On October 19, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted and his THE CHOPHOUSE BAND performed at benefit concert to raise funds for hurricane relief in Puerto Rico. The event, which took place at Evo Italian in Tequesta, Florida, saw Jason play an acoustic set that included a cover version of Bob Seger...

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Watch W.A.S.P. Perform In Dublin

Fan-filmed video footage of W.A.S.P.'s October 19 performance at The Academy in Dublin, Ireland can be seen below. Brazilian drummer Aquiles Priester made his live debut with W.A.S.P. at the opening show of the band's "Re-Idolized - The Crimson Idol 25th Anniversary World Tour" on September 25 at Tr...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Bassist On New Singer Rumors: 'All Rubbish'

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS went through fifteen thousand submissions before finding the band's new lead singer, nearly two years after the passing of original vocalist Scott Weiland and more than three months following the death of Weiland's replacement, Chester Bennington. STP has been without a vocalist...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist To Release 'Access All Areas: Stories From A Hard Rock Life' Book In December

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian will release his second book, "Access All Areas: Stories From A Hard Rock Life", on December 12 via Da Capo Press. Ian collects all of his craziest hard rock stories into one balls-to-the-wall volume. "Access All Areas" has tales of humor, excess, fun, debauchery, food, b...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's MICK MARS Is Continuing Work On Solo Album

Mick Mars is continuing work on his debut solo release. The MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist has spent the last couple of years writing and recording material for his first solo album at a studio in his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. Mars told SiriusXM radio DJ Eddie Trunk last week that he was "weeding out...

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ROB ZOMBIE Guitarist JOHN 5 Guests On NIKKI SIXX's 'My Favorite Riff' Series (Video)

Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 is featured in the latest episode of MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's new original video series, "My Favorite Riff With Nikki Sixx". In the episode, which can be viewed below, John 5 talks about the show "Hee Haw" inspiring him to pick up...

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COREY TAYLOR Says He's 'A Little Bit Liberal' And 'A Little Bit Conservative'

Lunchbox and Promo Brady of the Tulsa, Oklahoma radio station KMOD recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR front man Corey Taylor for the "DOMKcast" podcast. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On Taylor's latest book, "America 51: A Probe Into The Realit...