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MR. BIG: Video Recap Of Return To The Philippines

A video recap of MR. BIG's October 12 return to Manila, the Philippines can be seen below. MR. BIG is on tour promoting its ninth studio album, "Defying Gravity", which was released on July 7 via Frontiers Music Srl. The effort is available at traditional retail and all digital service providers, as...

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MORBID ANGEL's STEVE TUCKER Remembers PANTERA's DIMEBAG: 'He Was A Great Dude'

MORBID ANGEL frontman Steve Tucker was interviewed on the December 8 edition of "The Chainsaw Symphony" show, which airs on the 91.3 FM WTSR radio station. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked if he got to know "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott when MORBID ANGEL toured the...

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MR. BIG Vocalist ERIC MARTIN On Drummer PAT TORPEY: 'If He Bows Out, I'm Going To Bow Out With Him'

MR. BIG vocalist Eric Martin was interviewed by Michelle Livings of Total Rock prior to the group's November 19 performance in London, England. The full chat can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On why the group's new album, "Defying Gravity", was recorded...

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Original DIXIE DREGS Lineup Featuring DEEP PURPLE Guitarist, WINGER Drummer To Embark On U.S. Tour

Six-time Grammy Award-nominated musical virtuosos DIXIE DREGS are gearing up for a national U.S. tour starting February 28. The performances will mark the first time in 40 years the original band — Steve Morse (guitar),Andy West (bass),Allen Sloan (violin),Steve Davidowski (keyboards) and Rod Mor...

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LARS ULRICH: 'We're Having The Best Year For METALLICA In Probably A Quarter Of A Century'

On November 9, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was interviewed by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff as part of this year's Dreamforce, Salesforce's annual user conference, in San Francisco, California. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how ME...

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Red Before Black

I've enjoyed a lot of entertaining interviews in my time, but for coddling the horror nerd in me, no one beats Alex Webster from CANNIBAL CORPSE. As much I wheedled away half my allotted time yakking about comic books with Sebastian Bach, I did likewise with Alex Webster on the horror tip. Before we...

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MR. BIG's BILLY SHEEHAN Says PAT TORPEY Has 'Demonstrated Incredible Courage' During Battle With Parkinson's Disease

Italy's Rock Rebel magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Paul Gilbert and bassist Billy Sheehan of MR. BIG. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the difference between touring with MR. BIG versus their solo projects and s...

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FOO FIGHTERS Announce 'CalJam18'

FOO FIGHTERS have confirmed that they will headline and curate the eagerly anticipated second incarnation of the rock 'n' roll marathon that LA Weekly hailed as "a celebration of music and life," the Los Angeles Times cited as a reminder to fans "why they come to music festivals: to feel connection...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says New MEGADETH Drummer DIRK VERBEUREN Is 'A Lot Like GAR SAMUELSON'

MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine was interviewed by the RQP 104.3 FM radio station when the band played in Buenos Aires, Argentina earlier this month. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how MEGADETH goes about the process of choosing a new drummer, Mustaine said: "It's very difficult. The drumming...

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FOO FIGHTERS: Nearly Three Quarters Of A Million Tickets Sold For 'Concrete And Gold' North American Tour

As its 2017 U.S. leg resumes with tonight's sold out show in Madison, Wisconsin, FOO FIGHTERS' "Concrete And Gold" tour is fast approaching 750,000 tickets sold in North America alone. Since kicking off October 7 with the band's triumphant headline set before some 30,000-plus true rock believers at...

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DIMEBAG's Longtime Girlfriend Says PANTERA 'Definitely' Would Have Reunited Had He Not Been Murdered

"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's longtime girlfriend Rita Haney was recently interviewed by the "Talk Toomey" podcast about a number of topics, including "Dimevision Vol. 2: Roll With It Or Get Rolled Over", the upcoming DVD/CD set featuring video footage of the late PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist captu...

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PAUL MAZURKIEWICZ Says 'Red Before Black' Is 'Culmination Of The Best Of CANNIBAL CORPSE'

Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz of brutal death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the writing process for the band's forthcoming "Red...

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DAVE GROHL: How PANTERA Inspired FOO FIGHTERS' 'Open-Door Policy'

Dave Grohl spoke to U.K.'s Planet Rock about how PANTERA was partly the inspiration for FOO FIGHTERS' "open-door policy" while making the latter band's new album, "Concrete And Gold", at Hollywood, California's EastWest Studios — where they drafted in pop singers Justin Timberlake and Shawn Stockman...

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SEX PISTOLS: 'Never Mind The Bollocks' 40th-Anniversary Deluxe Edition Due In October

It is now almost forty years to the day since the SEX PISTOLS "Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols" was released and to mark this significant anniversary USM/UMC will revisit the out-of-print super deluxe edition of the album, which was originally issued in 2012. Released in limited numb...

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Surprise FOO FIGHTERS 'Carpool Karaoke' Episode To Air This Week

FOO FIGHTERS have filmed a surprise episode of "Carpool Karaoke". The Apple Music series is the spinoff based on the "Late Late Show" segment, featuring "Late Late Show" host James Corden. Announcing the appearance with an animated GIF showing Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee, Chri...