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Why Is It Taking METALLICA So Long To Write And Record New Music? ROBERT TRUJILLO Explains

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo was recently interviewed by host Mitch Joel of the "Groove - The No Treble Podcast". You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow...

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JASON BECKER May Issue Previously Unreleased Songs Written With DAVID LEE ROTH

Mark Strigl of the "Talking Metal" podcast (web site) in December 2014 conducted an interview with Jason Becker, a onetime guitar prodigy first known as part of the metal duo CACOPHONY, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's Disease) at age 20, shortly after join...

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Heavy Metal And Hard Rock Once Again Get Snubbed By ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

EXODUS lead singer Steve "Zetro" Souza has complained to the New York Daily News about the fact that heavy metal gets little to no respect from the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, which on Tuesday unveiled its 2015 class of inductees. Lou Reed, GREEN DAY, Stevie Ray Vaughan and DOUBLE TROUBLE, Joan ...

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Three Years After Release, METALLICA's 'Lulu' Has Yet To Surpass 35,000 In U.S. Sales

Since its release almost exactly three years ago, "Lulu", METALLICA's controversial collaborative album with former THE VELVET UNDERGROUND frontman Lou Reed, has sold just under 33,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Issued on November 1, 2011, "Lulu" shifted 13,000 unit...

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The Last Act of Defiance

Hardcore icons SICK OF IT ALL are back with their first album in four years, not counting the 2011 "Non-Stop" compilation. "The Last Act of Defiance", like many of their albums, is over with as soon as it gets rolling, even at fourteen songs. God bless these guys, because they waste not a single sec...

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NINE INCH NAILS, GREEN DAY Among Nominees For ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction

NINE INCH NAILS and GREEN DAY are among the first-time nominees for 2015 induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The complete list of nominees: * THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND * CHIC * GREEN DAY * JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS * KRAFTWERK * THE MARVELETTES * N.W.A. * NINE INCH NAILS ...

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AVATARIUM: 'All I Want' Lyric Video Released

AVATARIUM, the project led by Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, will release a new vinyl/digital-only EP, "All I Want", on November 14 via Nuclear Blast. In addition to Edling, AVATARIUM features Marcus Jidell (ROYAL HUNT, EVERGREY) on guitar...

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AVATARIUM: 'All I Want' EP Teaser

AVATARIUM, the project led by Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, will release a new vinyl/digital-only EP, "All I Want", on November 14 via Nuclear Blast. A teaser for the EP is available below. In addition to Edling, AVATARIUM features Marcus...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: Asking Ourselves 'What Does The Fan Want?' Is 'A Lost Cause'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich says that his band's isn't bothered by the negative feedback it has received for some of the unusual choices it has made in its career, explaning that constantly trying new things is what has kept METALLICA fresh and exciting more than thirty years after the group's inc...

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SICK OF IT ALL's KOLLER Brothers Discuss Sandy Hook And 9/11 Conspiracy Theories (Video)

Germany's EMP Rock Invasion recently conducted an interview with Lou (vocals) and Pete Koller (guitar) of New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how the U.S. mainstream media is owned directly by l...

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AVATARIUM To Release 'All I Want' EP

AVATARIUM, the project led by Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, will release a new vinyl/digital-only EP, "All I Want", on November 14 via Nuclear Blast. In addition to Edling, AVATARIUM features Marcus Jidell (ROYAL HUNT, EVERGREY) on guitar...

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JANE'S ADDICTION: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Manchester Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of JANE'S ADDICTION's August 21 performance at O2 Apollo in Manchester, England can be seen below. JANE'S ADDICTION will be honored with the Elmer Valentine Award at this year's Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF),set for Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21 on th...

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FOREIGNER's 'The Complete Atlantic Studio Albums 1977-1991' Due In October

Coming on October 14 is FOREIGNER's seven-disc box set, "The Complete Atlantic Studio Albums 1977-1991". The set includes all the albums from the original classic run with Mick Jones and Lou Gramm — along with the band's final Atlantic album featuring Johnny Edwards on vocals. The box consists of "F...

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COREY TAYLOR On Recording New SLIPKNOT Album: 'We Knew It Was Gonna Be Heavy'

According to The Pulse Of Radio, SLIPKNOT has finished recording its fifth studio album and first since 2008's "All Hope Is Gone". The disc is also the band's first without late bassist Paul Gray, who died in 2010, and drummer Joey Jordison, who was dismissed in late 2013. Singer Corey Taylor told "...

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Legendary FOREIGNER Singer LOU GRAMM Speaks To YGTV (Video)

Host Michelle Spaziano of YGTV recently conducted an interview with legendary FOREIGNER singer Lou Gramm. You can now watch the chat below. Gramm recently revealed that he will get together with FOREIGNER leader, guitarist Mick Jones, later in the year to write new songs that will be made available...