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'Mission To Lars' Documentary Feat. METALLICA's LARS ULRICH To Be Made Available In North America

"Mission To Lars", an uplifting documentary feature film about Tom Spicer, a learning-disabled man who, with his siblings help, goes on a transatlantic quest to find his much-obsessed-over hero, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich, will be released released to select theaters in North America and on VOD o...

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Video: GHOST Kicks Off 'Unholy/Unplugged' Tour In Seattle

"Iron" Mike Savoia of Savoia Concert & Event Photography has uploaded video footage of the first show of the "Unholy/Unplugged" tour by Swedish occult rockers GHOST, which took place on Tuesday, August 18 at Silver Platters in Seattle, Washington. Check it out below. Remaining "Unholy/Unplugged"...

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TESTAMENT's ERIC PETERSON On Next Album: 'Everybody Will Be Stoked When It Comes Out'

Mike Bax of Lithium Magazine conducted an interview with TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson prior to the band's August 8 performance at the Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the prog...

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ANNIHILATOR: Lyric Video For New Song 'Creepin' Again'

The official lyric video for the song "Creepin' Again" from Canadian thrash/heavy metal masters ANNIHILATOR can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's fifteenth studio album, "Suicide Society", which will be released on September 18 via UDR Music. As he has in the past, guitar wizard Jeff...

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Baptized in the Rio Grande

In less than two years since forming, SONS OF TEXAS are steadily working their way through the mainstream rock sector. Their debut album "Baptized in the Rio Grande" has all the staples of a successful contemporary hard rock album, which is good for making a quick strike impression upon their AOR-ta...

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A Light in the Dark

Let me start this review by stating that I am a father. Everyone I know says my seven-year-old son is a Mini Me and the splitting image of his old man, this given the fact I adopted my kid. Karma prevails. Though I don't consider myself a true drummer, I noodle with a five-piece Gretsch ...

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The Essential Rob Halford

For JUDAS PRIEST fans, it's referred to (and in some cases, mocked) as "the Ripper years." However, it was more than just that seven year stretch from 1996 to 2003 when Tim "Ripper" Owens realized the dream a lifetime (and its correlating nightmares) by stepping into the boots of heavy metal royalty...

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FEAR FACTORY's DINO CAZARES Explains GENE HOGLAN Split, Clarifies KORN And COAL CHAMBER 'Ripoff' Claims

Metal Wani's William Richards recently conducted an interview with FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On former FEAR FACTORY drummer Gene Hoglan's recent criticism of the way he was dismissed from...

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Video: SAINT ASONIA Performs At Oklahoma City's KATTFEST

Shabby Hasan of All Access Live has uploaded video footage of SAINT ASONIA, the new act featuring ex-THREE DAYS GRACE frontman Adam Gontier and STAIND guitarist Mike Mushok, performing on August 14 at Kattfest in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Check it out below. SAINT ASONIA released its self-titled debu...

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DAVID ELLEFSON, MIKE PORTNOY, ALEX SKOLNICK To Discuss METAL ALLEGIANCE At 'BackStory' Event In NYC

"BackStory", a series of curated live, feature-length interviews with iconic artists and musicians, announces metal heavyweights David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, THE WINERY DOGS),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT) and Mark Menghi of METAL ALLEGIANCE as upcoming guests for an exclusive...

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New Song Premiere: W.A.S.P.'s 'Last Runaway'

W.A.S.P.'s fifteenth studio album, titled "Golgotha", will be released on October 2 via Austria's Napalm Records. The "Golgotha" song "Last Runaway" can now be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. "Forty years ago I came to Hollywood as a teenager," said W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless. "Te...

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BLIND IDIOT GOD To Tour Europe

Brooklyn, New York-based trio BLIND IDIOT GOD has signed on with Dutch booking agency Paperclip. Festival appearances and tour dates all over Europe are being planned for late 2015 through 2016. BLIND IDIOT GOD co-founder Andy Hawkins says: "Paperclip booked BLIND IDIOT GOD's first tours in Europe s...

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DISTURBED Announces Spring 2016 North American Tour

Hard rock titans DISTURBED have announced a 2016 tour in support of their upcoming sixth studio release, "Immortalized". The tour, which kicks off March 11 in Vancouver, will offer a rare chance to see DISTURBED's arena-ready show in an up close and personal setting, such as The Fillmore in San Fran...

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THE WINERY DOGS To Release 'Hot Streak' Album In October

THE WINERY DOGS, the power trio featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB),legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH) and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON),will release its sophomore album, "Hot Streak", on October 2 in...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Was 'Shocked' By Frontman DAVE PADDEN's Departure

Mark Taylor of Metal Talk recently conducted an interview with ANNIHILATOR leader Jeff Waters. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the departure of Dave Padden, ANNIHILATOR's vocalist from 2003 to 2014, and Waters' return to lead-vocal duties on the band's forthcoming album, "Suicide So...