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New QUIET RIOT Singer JAMES DURBIN Blasts 'Supreme Scum' Who Post Negative Comments On BLABBERMOUTH.NET

QUIET RIOT's seventh lead singer, "American Idol" finalist James Durbin has slammed the "supreme scum" who post comments on BLABBERMOUTH.NET, calling them "bottom-feeding crotch goblins." Durbin, who became known as the "metal guy" on 2011's season of "American Idol" after performing "Living After M...

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AVATARIUM: 'Hurricanes And Halos' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled

Swedish doom metallers AVATARIUM will release their third studio album, "Hurricanes And Halos", on May 26 via Nuclear Blast. The artwork for the disc was once again created by Erik Rovanpera, who previously designed the cover art of the band's debut album, and shows a mystical creature inspired by t...

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BATTLE BEAST Singer Says Former Guitarist 'Wanted To Make Decisions On Everything'

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with vocalist Noora Louhimo of Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: I guess the main change you have this time is that your main songwriter and guitar player Anton Kab...

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LAST IN LINE To Begin Recording Sophomore Album In September

LAST IN LINE will enter the studio in September to begin recording its sophomore album for an early 2018 release via Frontiers Music Srl. Helming the disc once again will be Jeff Pilson, the veteran bassist and producer who has played with DIO, FOREIGNER, DOKKEN and T&N, among others. LAST IN LI...

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Healed By Metal

GRAVE DIGGER initially turned the sod in 1980 in metal-obsessed Germany, unearthing three bare bones Teutonic slabs of heavy metal. If we choose to forget the band's 1987 left turn with the BON JOVI-esque radio rock effort "Stronger Than Ever"—released under the abbreviated moniker DIGGER, a creativ...

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It's Official: JAMES DURBIN Is QUIET RIOT's New Singer

QUIET RIOT drummer Franke Banali has confirmed to Billboard that the band has split with singer Seann Nicols (a.k.a. Sheldon Tarsha; formerly of ADLER'S APPETITE) and has replaced him with "American Idol" finalist James Durbin. Nicols, who joined QUIET RIOT after last year's departure of Jizzy Pearl...

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CANDLEMASS Mainman LEIF EDLING's THE DOOMSDAY KINGDOM: Lyric Video For 'Hand Of Hell' Song

THE DOOMSDAY KINGDOM, the new solo project from CANDLEMASS bassist and songwriter Leif Edling, will release its self-titled debut album on April 7 via Nuclear Blast. The disc will contain eight epic doom tracks with a pinch of NWOBHM and haunting catchy melodies. Joining Edling on the effort are WOL...

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KISS's TOMMY THAYER Isn't Bothered By Fans Who Can't Accept Him Performing In 'Spaceman' Makeup

In a recent interview with The Aquarian Weekly, KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer was asked how he deals with the fact that a small segment of the band's fanbase can't accept him performing in the "Spaceman" makeup and attire, even though he has been working with KISS for decades and been the group's lead...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman: 'I'm F**king Punk Rock'

For 15 years, Massachusetts-based metallers ALL THAT REMAINS have written and released… whatever the hell they felt like with total disregard for what was considered trendy. Fronted by self-confessed contrarian Phil Labonte, the band has experimented with a range of styles, including pop, rock and c...

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Listen To AVENGED SEVENFOLD's Performance On BBC Radio 1's 'Rock Show With Daniel P. Carter'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's recent studio session at the BBC can be streamed using the widget below. The band visited BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show With Daniel P. Carter" over the weekend and performed the songs "Hail To The King", "God Damn", "Nightmare" and "The Stage" at the Maida Vale studio in London, Engla...

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SUICIDE SILENCE Frontman Says Critics Of New Direction 'Are Not Actually Paying Attention'

Brendan Crabb of Australia's Loud recently conducted an interview with vocalist Hernan "Eddie" Hermida of California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loud: Do you feel [the] new [SUICIDE SILENCE] songs [from the self-titled album] can gel with the e...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Responds To MAX CAVALERA Trash Talk: 'Who Cares' What He Thinks?

Andreas Kisser says that he doesn't care what Max Cavalera says about SEPULTURA, explaining that his former bandmate is entitled to his opinion. Max recently slammed the current lineup of SEPULTURA, implying in an interview that the band hasn't written any high-quality material since his exit from t...

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KREATOR Frontman: 'To Me, All Religion Can Be Good And Bad'

Metal Blast recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza of German thrash metal veterans KREATOR. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metal Blast: [On KREATOR's new] album ["Gods Of Violence"], issues like religious intolerance and tyranny play an important role, as the...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Says METALLICA Was 'Disrespected' At This Year's GRAMMY AWARDS

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor believes that METALLICA was "disrespected" at this year's Grammy Awards. METALLICA's collaboration with pop superstar Lady Gaga at the 59th annual event in Los Angeles on February 12 turned into something of a disaster when the Grammy sound crew did not turn frontman J...

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Ex-STATIC-X Guitarist TRIPP EISEN Breaks Silence A Decade After Serving Time For Sex With Minor

Ex-STATIC-X and DOPE guitarist Tripp Eisen has broken his silence for the first time since serving time in prison for sexually assaulting an underage girl. Eisen — whose real name is Tod Rex Salvador — was arrested in Orange County, California in late February 2005. The then-39-year-old musician all...