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JAMES HETFIELD On METALLICA's Songwriting Process: 'We're Out For The Best Songs'

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield was recently interviewed by Steffan Chirazi of So What!, the band's official fan-club magazine, about METALLICA's new album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. So What!: It feels to me like it's the first record in maybe...

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AXL ROSE Settles Lawsuit With Former GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist CHRIS PITMAN

According to TMZ, former GUNS N' ROSES member Chris Pitman has settled his lawsuit against the band's lead singer, Axl Rose, over an unpaid debt for services the multi-instrumentalist provided to the group. Pitman claimed that Rose wrote him a promissory note for $125,000 that he was owed for over a...

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GUNS N' ROSES Teases More U.S. Tour Dates In 2017

A newly released GUNS N' ROSES commercial on that aired on Friday (November 25) on AT&T's Game Show Network appears to suggest that the band will return in 2017 with more U.S. tour dates. The 30-second clip, which can be seen below, contains footage from GN'R's summer 2016 "Not In This Lifetime"...

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METALLICA Bassist ROBERT TRUJILLO Says Songwriting Credits Are 'Not A Big Deal' To Him

Germany's Rock Antenne recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the actual amount of time the band spent putting together "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct": Robert: "It's a long...

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AXL ROSE Condemns DONALD TRUMP's Choice Of JEFF SESSIONS For Attorney General

GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose has condemned president-elect Donald Trump's selection of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general in his upcoming administration. Sessions, who has been a key adviser to the Trump campaign from very close to the beginning, has distinguished himself in the Senate...

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LARS ULRICH Predicts It Won't Take Eight Years For METALLICA To Release Another Studio Album

Apple Music's Beats 1 radio DJ Zane Lowe recently conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. You can now listen to the chat at this location. Speaking about the eight-year gap between METALLICA's 2008 album "Death Magnetic" and the band's latest effort, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct",...

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GUNS N' ROSES Pop! Vinyl Figures Coming In December

Funko will release Pop! vinyl figures of GUNS N' ROSES members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan in December. Mark Robben, the toy company's director of marketing, told Fuse about its über-successful Pop! line: "This is now no longer just a collecting thing that is really kind of niche. Now it's hitt...

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THE DEAD DAISIES Release New Single 'Song And A Prayer' And Short Film

Hard rockers THE DEAD DAISIES have released a captivating new single, "A Song And A Prayer", on Spitfire Music/SPV, just days prior to kicking off their massive six-week joint headline European tour with THE ANSWER. A brilliant short film has been created, reflecting the poignant story behind the ly...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist DIZZY REED: AXL ROSE 'Could Fire Me Tomorrow'

GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed, who's not a founding member but has been part of the band for 27 years, says that he tries to give Axl Rose his "best, [his] all, all the time" because the GN'R frontman is "the one that presented [him] with this gig." In his first interview since a ...

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RICHARD FORTUS: I've Rehearsed More In Last Year With GUNS N' ROSES Than In Previous 14 Years Put Together

In a wide-ranging interview seen in the video below, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus shares his long history with Gretsch guitars and discusses his involvement in the band's current "Not In This Lifetime" reunion tour. Fortus, who joined GUNS N' ROSES in 2001 and became the band's longest-ser...

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Video: GUNS N' ROSES Performs In Santiago, Chile

GUNS N' ROSES played the second show of the South American leg of its "Not In This Lifetime" tour Saturday night (October 29) at Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. GUNS N' ROSES will next play on November 1 at Estadio Rosario in Rosario, A...

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GUNS N' ROSES Kicks Off South American Leg Of 'Not In This Lifetime' Tour In Lima, Peru (Video)

GUNS N' ROSES kicked off the South American leg of its "Not In This Lifetime" tour last night (Thursday, October 27) at Estadio Monumental de Universitario de Deportes in Lima, Peru. The setlist for the concert — which was reportedly attended by more than 30,000 people — was as follows: 01. It's So...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Bassist TOMMY STINSON Says AXL ROSE Is 'Very Misunderstood'

During a brand new interview with "The Ledge" podcast, former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson, who was in the band from 1998 until 2014, was asked if he thought GUNS singer Axl Rose was misunderstood by the fans and the media. He responded: "He's definitely someone who's very misunderstood. You...

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GUNS N' ROSES Bassist DUFF MCKAGAN Raises 12 Flag At SEAHAWKS Vs. FALCONS Game In Seattle

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan spoke to Seahawks.com about the experience of raising the 12 Flag before the Seahawks and Falcons face-off on October 16 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. Check out the clip at this location. The impact of Seattle fans had such an impact on the success o...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Wouldn't Change Anything About 'Lulu'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has once again defended "Lulu", the band's controversial collaborative album with Lou Reed, saying that "there is nothing" he would change about the experience of working with the late THE VELVET UNDERGROUND frontman. "Lulu" polarized fans around the world and earned ME...