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NINE INCH NAILS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, GODSMACK, DEFTONES Set For LOUDER THAN LIFE Festival

A massive music lineup led by NINE INCH NAILS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, GODSMACK and DEFTONES has been announced for the fifth annual Louder Than Life as the festival expands to three days — Friday, September 28, Saturday, September 29, and Sunday, September 30 — at Champions Park in Louisville, Kentucky....

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KING'S X Frontman: 'A Lot Of My Peers, They Just Put Crap Out Now'

KING'S X bassist/vocalist Doug "dUg" Pinnick was recently interviewed by Izzy Presley of "Another FN Podcast". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his current musical tastes: Doug: "I go back to LED ZEPPELIN and [Jimi] Hendrix a...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's TROY VAN LEEUWEN Buys $1.85 Million House In California

According to the Los Angeles Times, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen bought a new home in Camarillo, California for $1.85 million. The musician paid $55,000 over the asking price for the two-story, 4,636-square-foot house, which was built in 2001. The five-bedroom-and-four-and-a-ha...

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HALESTORM Members Discuss Making Of 'Vicious' Album: 'This Is The Closest To What You See When You See Us Live'

The four members of HALESTORM discussed their upcoming album, "Vicious", in an interview earlier today (Thursday, May 31) as part of the BUILD Series in New York City. The question-and-answer session, which was hosted by Huffington Post managing editor of culture Lauren Moraski, can be seen below. A...

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Statue Of LED ZEPPELIN Drummer JOHN BONHAM Unveiled In His Hometown

A statue of LED ZEPPELIN's John Bonham has been unveiled in his home town of Redditch, England on what would have been his 70th birthday. The majority of the funds for the memorial, which was created by sculptor Mark Richards and is situated at Mercian Square in Redditch town center, came from a pri...

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Creator Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'People Who Are Judging It Based On The Overall Idea Of It Are Looking At It Very Selfishly'

The CEO of the company behind the hologram of Ronnie James Dio says that the technology is "allowing the younger audience to be able to experience" the legendary singer's music. Dio died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologram was created by a company called Eyellusion and made it...

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Original VENOM Guitarist JEFF 'MANTAS' DUNN Is Recovering After Successful Heart Surgery

Former VENOM and current VENOM INC. guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn underwent a successful emergency open-heart surgery earlier in the month. In a statement posted on the VENOM INC. Facebook page, the musician, who lives in Portugal, revealed that he felt an "unbearable" pain on April 30 while making a...

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Muerte

WILL HAVEN exists somewhere in the gray area between metalcore, noisecore, noise rock and sludge, synthesizing the best qualities into something the band can call its own. Social media and message board pundits can wrangle over the particulars, but what's important to note is that the freedom with w...

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Coded Smears And More Uncommon Slurs

NAPALM DEATH has nothing to prove. The British band is the pioneering crew that has carried the torch from the inception of grindcore through to today. It's been kicking out the jams for over 30 years, and the group's music offers enough that can appeal to a crust punk or death metal fanatic as well...

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UFO's PHIL MOGG To Step Down After 50th-Anniversary Tour: 'This Is The Right Time For Me To Quit'

Phil Mogg has confirmed that next year's 50th-anniversary tour with UFO will be his last as the frontman of the long-running hard rock band. Consequently, it seems almost certain that at that point they will cease to exist. UFO were formed in London in 1968 and Mogg is their only ever-present member...

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TOBIAS FORGE Laments Lack Of Success For Pre-GHOST Outfit REPUGNANT: 'If I Look Back On How I Did Things, It Was Unprofessional'

Tobias Forge says he wanted his pre-GHOST death metal outfit REPUGNANT "to become a big band" similar to AMON AMARTH but laments their stalled progress because they were "unfashionable" and "unprofessional." Forge formed REPUGNANT in 1998 and performed under the name "Mary Goore", eventually releasi...

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CRO-MAGS Founder HARLEY FLANAGAN Sues Band Over Name

According to the New York Post, Harley Flanagan, who founded the legendary hardcore band the CRO-MAGS at the age of 14 and toured with them for some 20 years, is suing members of the group for allegedly using the CRO-MAGS name without his permission. Claiming that CRO-MAGS was his idea when he forme...

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MADBALL: Third Trailer For 'For The Cause' Album

The third trailer for "For The Cause", the upcoming album from New York hardcore veterans MADBALL, can be seen below. Due on June 15 via Nuclear Blast, the follow-up to 2014's "Hardcore Lives" was co-produced by Tim Armstrong (RANCID),who is also featured on one song on the album. It was mixed and...

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ADRIAN VANDENBERG: How I Introduced ANGUS YOUNG To His Wife

Adrian Vandenberg has recalled how he introduced Angus Young to the woman that later became the AC/DC guitarist's wife of 38 years, Ellen. Speaking on the "White Line Fever" podcast, the former WHITESNAKE guitarist said: "What you probably don't know this is I brought Angus and his wife together and...

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ANTHRAX: 'Still Relevant' After More Than 35 Years

Drummer Charlie Benante of ANTHRAX, which celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2016, spoke to Fargo Monthly about the band's longevity. He said: "When you're trying to keep it together, I would say it is important that you love what you're doing. Throughout the years, we can see other forms of music t...