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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Says He Became A Professional Poker Player For Four Or Five Years

Moose and Nadia of Lazer 103.3 FM's "Morning Moose" radio show recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian about his second book, "Access All Areas: Stories From A Hard Rock Life". You can listen to the chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist MICHAEL AMOTT: 'Fresh Blood Can Be A Great Thing'

Prior to the group's December 1 performance in Tempe, Arizona, ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott was interviewed by Metal Wani's Jackie Mtz. You can now listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the response to the group's latest album, "Will To P...

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Legendary Drummer Brothers CARMINE And VINNY APPICE Discuss 'Sinister' Album In New Video

"Sinister", the first joint studio album by Carmine and Vinny Appice, was released on October 27 through SPV/Steamhammer as CD digipack, double gatefold vinyl, download and stream. You can listen to the entire album, along with commentary from both Carmine and Vinny, in the YouTube clip below. You'r...

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LAJON WITHERSPOON Says Working With Producer MICHAEL 'ELVIS' BASKETTE On New SEVENDUST Album Made Him A Better Singer

SEVENDUST is putting the finishing touches on its new album at Studio Barbarosa in Gotha, Florida for an early 2018 release. The follow-up to 2015's "Kill The Flaw" is being produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette, who has previously worked with ALTER BRIDGE and SLASH, among others. SEVENDUST's new dis...

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SAMMY HAGAR: 'I Can't Say Anything Bad About VAN HALEN'

In a brand new interview with Reuters, Sammy Hagar was asked how he handled "extreme success" after he joined VAN HALEN. "The best thing that ever happened to me was that it wasn't overnight success," he responded. "It was very gradual. In the early days I even did other things, like construct apart...

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New BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Album Is 'A Corker,' Says MATT TUCK

Matt Tuck says that BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's forthcoming sixth album is "a corker" which will "take a lot of people by surprise" when they first hear it. Due early next year, the follow-up to 2015's "Venom" will mark the band's full-length recording debut with new drummer Jason Bowld (PITCHSHIFTER,...

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ARCH ENEMY To Release '1996 - 2017' Deluxe Vinyl Box Set

Extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY will release a deluxe vinyl box set including all 10 studio albums and a bonus gatefold 2LP featuring covers and bonus tracks recorded between 1996 and 2017 on February 16, 2018. The hand-numbered box set also comes with a 36-page-booklet with liner notes. All albums are...

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ROAD TO JERUSALEM Feat. Ex-THE HAUNTED, HYPOCRISY, KONKHRA Members: Debut LP To Be Released Through VICISOLUM PRODUCTIONS

ROAD TO JERUSALEM, the international project featuring Per Møller Jensen (drums; THE HAUNTED, INVOCATOR, KONKHRA),Andreas Holma (bass; HYPOCRISY, SCAR SYMMETRY, SOILWORK),Michael Skovbakke (guitar; KONKHRA) and Josh Tyree (vocals),has signed a deal with the Swedish label ViciSolum Productions. Th...

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Former MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Singer JARI TIURA To Release Debut Solo Album, 'King Of Lions'

Former MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP and current CENTURY LOST and STARGAZERY singer Jari Tiura has been busy working on his first solo album, "King Of Lions". Due in March 2018 through the German label AOR Heaven, the Japanese version of the album will include UFO's "Doctor Doctor" as a bonus track. The ef...

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WAR OF THRONES Feat. Former Members Of CRIMSON GLORY, ROB ROCK: Debut Album Due In March

WAR OF THRONES has inked a deal with Sonic Night Music Club. The powerhouse metal band, featuring former members of CRIMSON GLORY and ROB ROCK, will release its debut album, "Conflict In Creation", on March 9, 2018. The disc was recorded and mixed by James Fox at Sweet Spot Studio in Seminole, Flori...

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BLACKIE LAWLESS: Why W.A.S.P. Will Never Reunite With CHRIS HOLMES Again

W.A.S.P. leader Blackie Lawless took part in a rare press conference prior to the band's November 30 concert in Moscow, Russia. You can now watch the question-and-answer session in four parts below. Asked what he would say to those W.A.S.P. fans who continue to call for the band to reunite with clas...

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MACHINE HEAD Releases 'Ten Ton Hammer' Performance Video From 'Catharsis' Bonus DVD

San Francisco Bay area metallers MACHINE HEAD will release their ninth studio album, "Catharsis", on January 26, 2018 via Nuclear Blast. The effort will be made available in several formats, including a CD/DVD digipak edition which contains footage of the band's 2015 concert at San Francisco's Regen...

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GRAVEYARD Begins Recording Comeback Album

Swedish rockers GRAVEYARD have entered Park Studios in Stockholm to record their as-yet-untitled new album for a late spring/early summer release. The disc is being produced by Chips Kiesbye (THE HELLACOPTERS, MICHAEL MONROE, THE NOMADS) and engineered by Stefan Boman (BURT BACHARACH, ALICE COOPER,...

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Psychosis

We're not going to start this review with the unnecessary "us vs. them" preamble. Max and Igor Cavalera are one hundred percent at peace, as brothers and artists, and with their trusted sidearm, Marc Rizzo, IMO one of the greatest guitarists on the planet still failing to be suitably glorified, the...

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MIKE SHINODA: 'There's Absolutely No Way' LINKIN PARK Would Perform With Hologram Of CHESTER BENNINGTON

Mike Shinoda has shot down the idea of LINKIN PARK peforming with a hologram of the band's late singer Chester Bennington, saying such a move would be "awful." On Friday (December 15),the LINKIN PARK co-vocalist took part in an Instagram Live question-and-answer session with fans to discuss the rel...