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SLAYER Is 'Ready' For ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, Says KERRY KING

In a brand new interview with VH1.com, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King was asked for his thoughts on the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. He responded: "I went there [Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum in Cleveland] last year, and I was surprisingly amazed. It was awesome… I thought I'd be ...

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TRIVIUM's COREY BEAULIEU Defends New Album's Melodic Approach: 'Screaming Isn't The Thing That Defines Heaviness'

In a brand new interview with Stereoboard, TRIVIUM guitarist Corey Beaulieu defended the band's decision to steer completely away from "screaming" vocals on their new album, "Silence In The Snow". "Screaming isn't the thing that defines heaviness," Beaulieu explained. "We've done screaming on every...

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DEF LEPPARD's New Song 'Sea Of Love' Features Guest Appearance By DELTA DEEP Singer

The forthcoming self-titled album from DEF LEPPARD will include a song called "Sea Of Love", featuring a guest appearance by DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen's DELTA DEEP bandmate Debbi Blackwell-Cook on vocals. Collen told Classic Rock magazine about how the collaboration came about: "I wrote [the...

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BARONESS: Making Of 'Purple' Album Part One (Video)

The first in a series of clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of BARONESS's fourth album, "Purple", can be seen below. The clip features BARONESS guitarist/vocalist John Baizley discussing the moment he got off the road from promoting "Yellow & Green" and the inspiration for...

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QUIET RIOT's FRANKIE BANALI Doesn't Take His Fans For Granted

Cara Carriveau of the Straus Project conducted an interview with QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali at the Farm Rock 2015 festival, which was held September 4-6 in Wauconda, Illinois. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the QUIET RIOT fans, Banali said: "You know, the fans are the reason...

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Without CHRIS HOLMES, W.A.S.P. 'Ain't Gonna Be Happening'

Jimmy Kay of Canada's The Metal Voice recently conducted an interview with former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes. You can now listen to the chat below. A few excerpts follows (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On W.A.S.P.'s early days: "It was great. Tony [Richards, drums] got thrown out. [Steve] R...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Lends His Voice To BBC Series 'Doctor Who'

According to the Mirror, SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has been tapped by the producers of "Doctor Who" to lend his "deep and terrifying roar to the alien warlord known as Fisher King" in the October 3 episode of the BBC television series. Taylor and the other members of SLIPKNOT are...

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ROB HALFORD Looks Back On PMRC: 'We Got Attacked For Something That Was Completely Out Of Order'

In a recent interview with Canada's C103 radio station, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was asked what it felt like to have the band's track "Eat Me Alive" included in Parents' Music Resource Center's (PMRC) "Filthy Fifteen" list of objectionable songs three decades ago. He responded: "It was kind o...

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Watch Trailer For KITTIE's Upcoming Career-Spanning Documentary

Canadian metal act KITTIE will release a career-spanning documentary next year. The trailer for the film premiered last night (Friday, September 25) in London, Ontario, Canada'shistoric Hyland Cinema in conjunction with the Canadian premiere of "Nintendo Quest: The Most Unofficial And Unauthorized N...

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FLYING COLORS Feat. MIKE PORTNOY, STEVE MORSE: 'Mask Machine' Performance Clip From 'Second Flight' DVD

FLYING COLORS, the band featuring Mike Portnoy (drums, vocals),Dave LaRue (bass),Neal Morse (keyboards, vocals),Casey McPherson (vocals, guitars) and Steve Morse (guitar),will release the electrifying "Second Flight: Live At The Z7" on November 13 via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group...

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BARONESS: Video For New Song 'Chlorine & Wine'

BARONESS, who recently announced the release of its fourth album, "Purple" (due on December 18 via Abraxan Hymns),will launch its first U.S. tour in support of the ten-song album with a round of intimate performances beginning November 27 at the Ace Of Cups in Columbus, Ohio. "We've been off tour f...

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CREMATORY Going 'Back To The Roots' On Forthcoming Album 'Monument'

German gothic metallers CREMATORY have entered Kohlekeller Studios in to begin recording their new studio album, "Monument", for a spring 2016 release via Steamhammer/SPV to coincide with the band's 25th anniversary. According to a press release, the musical direction of "Monument" will be "harder a...

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Revamped RATT To Embark On 'Re-Invasion Tour'

After a five-year battle over trademark issues, doing everything he could to appease and re-assemble the band, RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer, the CEO of WBS, Inc. — RATT's touring entity and the sole and exclusive owner of the RATT trademarks — has taken control of the RATT brand and is taking his new...

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QUIET RIOT's FRANKIE BANALI: 'Every Opportunity We Get To Play, I Take It Very Seriously'

Mike Preston of Psycho Babble TV conducted an interview with QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali at the Farm Rock 2015 festival, which was held September 4-6 in Wauconda, Illinois. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he approaches per...

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AVATARIUM Feat. CANDLEMASS, TIAMAT Members: New Rehearsal Video Posted Online

AVATARIUM, the Swedish metal project whose recording lineup includes Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, will release its new album, "The Girl With The Raven Mask", on October 23 via Nuclear Blast. Another appetizer for the forthcoming CD in th...