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Former AMON AMARTH Drummer Slams JOHAN HEGG For 'Hypocritical' Comments About Music-Streaming Payouts

Ex-AMON AMARTH drummer Fredrik Andersson says that it's "hypocritical" of singer Johan Hegg to complain about payouts from music-streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. In a recent interview with Australia's Wall Of Sound, the AMON AMARTH frontman said that the music-streaming companies "ar...

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RATT Announces Spring/Summer 2019 North American Tour Dates

RATT has announced a batch of North American tour dates that will take place over the course of the next five months. The band's first live appearance of 2019 is scheduled for May 4 at the Domination festival in Mexico. The group also has a number of shows lined up on the East Coast and in the Sout...

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Video Premiere: SABATON's 'Fields Of Verdun'

Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON have released the official music video for the song "Fields Of Verdun". The track is the first single from the band's ninth full-length album, "The Great War", which is due on July 19 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band's 20th-anniversary record will be a concept e...

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JOEY DEMAIO: 'We Never Announced The End Of MANOWAR'

The following interview with MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio was posted on the band's official web site: Q: MANOWAR just finished Leg One of "The Final Battle" world tour 2019. How was it? Joey: "It was spectacular!" Q: Can you elaborate? Joey: "Absolutely! Every single aspect of this tour was mind-blow...

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NERVOSA Frontwoman Blasts Brazil's 'Racist, Misogynist, Homophobic' President: 'He's A Bad Human Being'

Fernanda Lira, singer and bassist of the Brazilian thrash/death-metal trio NERVOSA, has slammed her country's newly elected, ultranationalist president Jair Bolsonaro as "the worst thing" that's happened to Brazil in recent years. Bolsonaro, who has been nicknamed the "Trump of the tropics" for his...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Is Enjoying 'The Golden Years' Of His Life: 'It's Been Pretty F**king Rad'

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee is featured in the latest episode of Ben Coleman's storytelling film series "Why I Create". You can now watch it below. Speaking about his decades-long struggle to balance family duties with life as a touring musician, Lee said: "When you're touring and working all arou...

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KISS's PAUL STANLEY On Music-Streaming Services: 'For The Most Part, It's Unfair To The Musicians'

In a brand new interview with Yahoo! Finance, KISS frontman Paul Stanley was asked for his views on music-streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. He said (see video below): "I think it's still the Wild West, and I think that overall, for the most part, it's unfair to the musicians. Because...

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ULI JON ROTH Says Most Of Today's Music Is 'Pretty Blatantly Uninspired'

Legendary German guitarist Uli Jon Roth was asked in a recent interview with Rock 100.5 WNNX-FM for his opinion on the state of guitar playing today. He responded (hear audio below): "The general technical standard has definitely gone up. You can now hear a guitar player playing fast arpeggio runs i...

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SABATON Shares APOCALYPTICA's Cover Of 'Fields Of Verdun'

Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON have shared "Fields of Verdun", the first song from their upcoming album "The Great War", as performed by their friends in Finnish cello rock band APOCALYPTICA. Check it out below. SABATON bassist Pär Sundström comments: "I watched APOCALYPTICA's show in Madrid las...

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GUNS N' ROSES Among Headliners At This Year's AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Music Festival

The 2019 Austin City Limits Music Festival returns with a powerhouse lineup featuring GUNS N' ROSES, MUMFORD & SONS, Childish Gambino, THE CURE, Cardi B (Weekend One),Billie Eilish, TAME IMPALA and Robyn (Weekend Two). This fully loaded bill marks GUNS N' ROSES' first show in Austin since 1993 and...

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SEPULTURA: Lebanese Concert Cancelation Was Caused By 'False Interpretation Of Our Purposes And Values'

SEPULTURA has expressed its "deep dissatisfaction" with the Lebanese authorities for banning the band from performing in the country. Earlier in the month, concert promoters Skull Session announced that authorities refused to process the bandmembers' visas, forcing them to cancel a planned SEPULTURA...

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SABATON Announces Fall 2019 North American Tour With HAMMERFALL; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON will make their triumphant return to North American this fall for "The Great Tour". The headline excursion will feature support from special guest HAMMERFALL, and will begin in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on October 4 and will end in Silver Spring, Maryland on November...

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LIV SIN To Release 'Burning Sermons' Album In September; 'Slave To The Machine' Single Now Available

The official lyric video for "Slave To The Machine", a brand new single from LIV SIN, the Swedish band led by former SISTER SIN vocalist Liv "Sin" Jagrell, can be seen below. Liv comments on the track: "In today's world, it feels like you are more and more controlled by other people and material thi...

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PHIL MCCORMACK's Family Issues Statement Regarding MOLLY HATCHET Singer's Death

The family of Phil McCormack, the frontman for rock band MOLLY HATCHET, has called him "a multi-layered person" who "left us too soon." Phil died Friday night (April 26),according to close friends and bandmates. No cause of death has been revealed. He was 58 years old. On Sunday, Phil's siblings Da...

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AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON Discusses Culinary Delights In New Interview

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson, who has lived in Sarasota, Florida for nearly three decades, was recently interviewed by Edible Sarasota, a local print magazine celebrating local farms, local restaurants and local businesses. Asked what food he loves just a little too much, Johnson responded: "Bread. Br...