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CHRIS BRODERICK On His Decision To Leave MEGADETH: 'It Was Simply Time'

During an interview with SiriusXM's Jose Mangin on last night's (Wednesday, December 17) edition of Liquid Metal's "666-LIVE" call-in show, former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick spoke for the first time about his decision to leave the band and revealed the initial details of a new project that h...

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GUNS N' ROSES' BUMBLEFOOT To Focus On His Solo Career: 'I've Tried To Do Both, And It's Been Really Difficult'

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal says that he is focusing on his solo career after spending eight years playing in the Axl Rose-fronted band. Thal, who is putting the finishing touches on his next solo album, held a press event on Friday, December 12 at The Good Room in Greenpoint, Broo...

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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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SEBASTIAN BACH Says 'Give 'Em Hell' Sold More Copies First Week Than Did New OZZY OSBOURNE Record

During a brand new interview with Illinois Entertainer, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach spoke about the songwriting process for his latest solo album, "Give 'Em Hell". "I have this weird thing where I can't really sing lyrics that I don't believe in," he said. "And it makes people very mad at...

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CHRIS CORNELL To Join MIKE MCCREADY, DUFF MCKAGAN At MAD SEASON's 'Sonic Evolution' Concert

SOUNDGARDEN's Chris Cornell will perform with MAD SEASON featuring Mike McCready (PEARL JAM) and Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) plus the Seattle Symphony orchestra at a special "Sonic Evolution" concert at Seattle's Benaroya Hall on January 30. Tickets start at $50 and may be purchase...

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STEEL PANTHER Has No Interest In Making 'Serious' Album

Singer Michael Starr (real name Ralph Saenz; ex-L.A. GUNS) of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER tells The Tennessean that, despite the band's cult band status, "now, with where we're at with 25 employees, trucks and buses, there's a lot riding on what comes out on our CDs. Plus, we're g...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist DJ ASHBA Talks Makeup At LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS (Video)

GUNS N' ROSES and SIXX: A.M. guitarist Daren Jay "DJ" Ashba and his wife, Colombian model Nathalia Henao, were interviewed by Red Carpet Rumba at the Latin Grammy Awards on November 20 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what brand of eyeliner...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS: 'The Killer Instinct' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for "The Killer Instinct", the title track of the second album from BLACK STAR RIDERS, can be seen below. Due on February 24, 2015 via Nuclear Blast, the follow-up to 2013's "All Hell Breaks Loose" was recorded in October at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Nic...

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BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD Pays Tribute To THE ROLLING STONES' CHARLIE WATTS (Video)

This weekend's edition of legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's radio show "Rock 50" was all about Christmas, but also included his year-long tribute to drummers. The latest episode saw Bill spotlighting THE ROLLING STONES drummer Charlie Watts. Check out a highlights video below. You can list...

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SLASH: 'I Definitely Play Better If I Can Read The Audience Better'

FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether it was fun to go back and play some of the smaller Hollywood clubs at the end of September to celebrate the release...

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Black Lotus

Now with twelve years under their belts, SISTER SIN makes no bones which nest they comfortably roost in with their fifth album "Black Lotus", that being a snug spot between classic American and German power metal. The album comes off frequently like HELLION with some contemporary tweaks. Never short...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: Video Footage Of Houston Concert

HoustonMusicNews.net has uploaded video footage of former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach's December 5 performance at The Concert Pub North in Houston, Texas. Check it out in three parts below. Bach's new solo album, "Give 'Em Hell", sold around 4,000 copies in the United States in its first week of...

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JOE PERRY Releases Christmas Video For 'Run Run Rudolph'

Coming off the release of his New York Times best-selling memoir "Rocks: My Life In And Out Of Aerosmith" (released October 7 via Simon & Schuster),Joe Perry has just issued a four-song EP, "Joe Perry's Merry Christmas", via Unison Music Group. Perry's first-ever collection of holiday songs fea...

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Canadian Prime Minister STEPHEN HARPER Performs GUNS N' ROSES Classic 'Sweet Child O' Mine' (Video)

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper handled lead vocals and keyboards on a cover version of GUNS N' ROSES' classic "Sweet Child O' Mine" at the Conservatives' annual Christmas party in Ottawa on Tuesday, December 9. Backed by his new band the VAN CATS (apparently a play on vingt-quatre, to repres...

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LZZY HALE On Upcoming HALESTORM Album: 'I Don't Think I've Ever Heard Us This Way'

HALESTORM singer Lzzy Hale was interviewed by Terrie Carr for the latest edition of "Box Of Rock" on WDHA-FM 105.5 FM, the rock music station licensed to Dover and Morristown, New Jersey. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about HALESTORM's upcoming third album, Lzzy said: "We've had such a gre...