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ANTHRAX, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, MASTODON Members To Take Part In 'Metal Allegiance' Anaheim Event

After a critically acclaimed premiere on the inaugural voyage of MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat alongside their recent addition as a co-headliner on Shiprocked 2015, Metal Allegiance will be bringing their musical crusade to stateside on January 21, 2015 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California. A collec...

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ANTHRAX Debuts Snippet Of New Song At KNOTFEST; Video Available

ANTHRAX played a snippet of a brand new song during their appearance last night (Saturday, October 25) at Knotfest in Devore, California. Check out fan-filmed video footage below. ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante told the "Do You Know Jack?" radio show on CKLB FM last month about the progress of the...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN 'Doesn't Give A S**t' About NEIL TURBIN's Opinion Of Guitarist's Autobiography

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that he "doesn't give a shit" about former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin's opinion of Ian's autobiography, "I'm The Man: The Story Of That Guy From Anthrax", explaining that the book is an accurate account of the band's history from Scott's point of view. Turbin recentl...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: 'Rock Will Never Die'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian is the latest musician to respond to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead." Simmons told Esquire magazine last month — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not die of old age. It was murdered. Some brilliance, somewhe...

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JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL: 'We Want To Be Out There And Doing What We Love'

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill says that he is grateful for his band's decades-spanning career and says that there are no plans for PRIEST to retire, despite a 2010 announcement that the band's "Epitaph" tour would be its last. "When I look back over 40 years, I do so with a great sense of gratitude,...

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BERNIE MARSDEN's Video For 'Trouble' Song Featuring DAVID COVERDALE

"Trouble", the new video from former WHITESNAKE guitarist Bernie Marsden, can be seen below. The song, which features a guest appearance by WHITESNAKE, is taken from Marsden's new solo album, "Shine", which was released on August 18 via Provogue as a double-LP, CD and digital download. At a rough gu...

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APOCALYPTICA Signs With ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC

Eleven Seven Music Group has announced the signing of Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA for the following territories: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and South East Asia. The band's new album will be released in April 2015. "Successful...

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GUS G. Says OZZY OSBOURNE Taught Him A Lesson About Stamina And Energy

SROMaginc.com recently conducted an interview with Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND . You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his upcoming acti...

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DEEP PURPLE's IAN GILLAN On ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 'Who The Hell Wants To Be In An Institution?'

Singer Ian Gillan of legendary British hard rockers DEEP PURPLE — who have been eligible for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame for two decades now — says that he doesn't care if his band ever gets the nod, explaining that the people who run the Hall Of Fame organization don't "quite ...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: 'I'm One Of The Most Hated Dudes Right Now'

SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor says that he is "one of the most hated dudes right now" but claims that he "loves" being the topic of conversation among the band's fans because it helps "carry on the legacy." Speaking to XFM's Ian Camfield on this week's "XFM Rock Show", Taylor said of the incessant In...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Vows To Keep Making New Records, 'Whether Or Not People Wanna Hear 'Em'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that artists today don't need to make new albums in order to go on tour, but insists that releasing fresh music is an essential part of why ANTHRAX is still a band. Asked by Canadian rock journalist Mitch Lafon of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (

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GUS G. Featuring JEFF SCOTT SOTO: Video Footage Of West Coast Tour Kick-Off

Joe Dolan of JoeDolanPR.com has uploaded video footage of Gus G. — well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND — performing on October 15 at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, California. Check it out below. Gus ...

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SLASH: Why COREY TAYLOR Was Not The Right Singer For VELVET REVOLVER

Corey Taylor of SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR was the singer that came "closest" to replacing Scott Weiland in VELVET REVOLVER, but he was eventually ruled out of the running by Slash, who felt that Corey's voice "didn't have certain elements" the guitarist thought it needed. VELVET REVOLVER has still not...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer TODD LA TORRE: I Never Really Liked The Term 'Rock Star'

QUEENSRŸCHE/ex-CRIMSON GLORY singer Todd La Torre has posted the following message on his official Facebook page: "Random thought: Personally, I never really liked the term 'rock star.' I don't even like being called one when someone does. "I don't like calling you all 'fans' because in my mind that...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Blames The Internet For JOEY BELLADONNA's 'Friendship' Comments

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that he blames the Internet for the comments that were attributed to the band's lead singer, Joey Belladonna, in which the vocalist said he never "really found [his] place with" ANTHRAX and lamented the fact that he had very little friendship the other guys in the ba...