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BABYMETAL Lands Second U.K. Top 20 Album With 'Metal Galaxy'

Dance-metal sensation BABYMETAL has achieved another first, becoming the only Japanese band to ever land two Top 20 albums in the official U.K. chart. The band's third album, "Metal Galaxy", was the No. 1 album in both the U.K. official rock albums chart and the U.K. official independent albums char...

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Former IN FLAMES Guitarist JESPER STRÖMBLAD Is Still Sitting Out CYHRA Shows

Guitarist Jesper Strömblad (ex-IN FLAMES) is once again sitting out live appearances by his current project, CYHRA. Continuing to fill in for him is Marcus Sunesson, who has previously played with ENGEL. CYHRA announced Jesper's continued absence from the road in a social media post earlier today. T...

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QUIET RIOT Drummer FRANKIE BANALI Diagnosed With Stage Four Pancreatic Cancer

QUIET RIOT's Frankie Banali has been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. The drummer revealed in a social media post that he has been battling the disease since this past spring, saying that he is "feeling much better and stronger now" and vowing to play with QUIET RIOT later this month and...

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EX-OPETH Drummer MARTIN LOPEZ: 'The Metal Scene Is Really Far Behind On Social Issues'

Hakos Pervanidis of Greece's "TV War" recently conducted an interview with drummer Martin Lopez (ex-OPETH, AMON AMARTH) of progressive heavy rock group SOEN. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On SOEN's latest studio album, "Lotus": Martin:...

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CYHRA Feat. Former IN FLAMES, AMARANTHE Members: 'Battle From Within' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for the song "Battle From Within" from CYHRA, the band featuring vocalist Jake E (ex-AMARANTHE),guitarist Jesper Strömblad (ex-IN FLAMES),guitarist Euge Valovirta (ex-SHINING) and drummer Alex Landenburg (LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY),can be seen below. The track is taken from...

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PHILIP ANSELMO On The Downside Of Social Media: 'I See It As A Societal Sickness'

Former PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo says that he doesn't pay attention to what people write about his music on the Internet. "It's so easy for me to make music and not even bat an eye at what other people think, because I don't go to music sites," he told Ned of the Rock 108 radio station in a ne...

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ROGER TAYLOR Dismisses Bad Reviews Of QUEEN Biopic: 'We're Too F**king Popular, And A Lot Of The Media Just Hate That'

Iconic rockers QUEEN have hit back at the critics of their "Bohemian Rhapsody" film, claiming that "a lot of the media" hates the fact that the band is "too fucking popular." Released last November, "Bohemian Rhapsody" has become the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time, bringing in more than...

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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN Extends Olive Branch To DOPE's EDSEL DOPE

Robb Flynn has extended an olive branch to Edsel Dope after they exchanged social media posts over a lyrical similarity in songs from MACHINE HEAD and DOPE. On Monday, Flynn dismissed comparison between MACHINE HEAD's new track "Do Or Die", which features the line "Die, Motherfucker, Die", and DOPE'...

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Ex-SCORPIONS Drummer JAMES KOTTAK Is 'Sick Of Every Other Commercial Having Interracial Couples': 'This Is Not Reality'

Former SCORPIONS and current KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak says that he is "sick" of seeing commercials featuring "interracial couples," insisting that "this is not reality." Earlier today, Kottak tweeted: "You know I am sick of every other commercial having inter racial couples...this is not re...

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DOPE's EDSEL DOPE Responds To MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN: I Don't Own The Phrase 'Die Motherf**ker Die'

Edsel Dope has responded to Robb Flynn after the MACHINE HEAD frontman took a shot at DOPE in two separate Instagram posts earlier this week. On Monday, Flynn dismissed the lyrical similarity between MACHINE HEAD's new song "Do Or Die", which features the line "Die, Motherfucker, Die", and DOPE's 20...

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FILTER Postpones 'Title Of Record' 20th-Anniversary Tour

FILTER has postponed its previously announced tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of the band's platinum-selling, sophomore album "Title Of Record". The trek was scheduled to kick off on October 19 and run through November 27. The band broke the news of the postponement in a social media post earl...

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QUEEN Blocks 'We Will Rock You' Campaign Video From DONALD TRUMP's Twitter

Iconic British rockers QUEEN have filed a copyright infringement notice over the unauthorized use of their song "We Will Rock You" in a Donald Trump campaign video. On October 9, Trump tweeted a clip of one of his rallies with QUEEN's classic 1977 song playing in the background. A band representativ...

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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN Fires Back At Critics Over 'Do Or Die' Song

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has fired back at critics of the band's new song "Do Or Die". Ever since "Do Or Die" was released last Friday, there have been numerous complaints on social media about the track's chorus, which features the line "Die, Motherfucker, Die", with some fans pointing out...

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CLUTCH, GWAR Mourn Death Of Longtime Manager JACK FLANAGAN

CLUTCH and GWAR are mourning the loss of their longtime friend and manager, Jack Flanagan. CLUTCH announced Flanagan's passing in a social media post earlier today. The band wrote: "We lost a hero today. Jack Flanagan was super human in every way. For 25 years, Jack guided the band through every con...

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DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT: 'Playing Live Is, At This Moment In Time, More Important Than New Music'

During a recent appearance on the "Appetite For Distortion" podcast, Joe Elliott spoke about DEF LEPPARD's plans to record the follow-up to 2015's self-titled album. He said (hear audio below): "It's really important, I think, to keep making new music. But with us — DEF LEPPARD, I mean — we know we'...