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MANILLA ROAD's MARK 'THE SHARK' SHELTON Dead At 60

Mark "The Shark" Shelton, a founding member of the legendary epic metal band MANILLA ROAD, has died at the age of 60. He passed away Friday morning after performing at the Headbangers Open Air festival in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The band confirmed in a live Facebook video that Shelton died of...

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Listen To ALICE COOPER Performing 'Ballad Of Dwight Fry' From 'A Paranormal Evening At The Olympia Paris'

The song "Ballad Of Dwight Fry", taken from Alice Cooper's upcoming release "A Paranormal Evening At The Olympia Paris", can be streamed below. Following the release of the 2017 studio album "Paranormal", which was the best chart-performing album by Alice Cooper in decades, the American rock legend...

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LUCIFER's JOHANNA SADONIS On Retro Rock Image: 'Nobody Wants To See BLACK SABBATH In Jogging Pants And Sneakers'

Kyle McGinn of Dead Rhetoric recently conducted an interview with frontwoman Johanna Sadonis and multi-instrumentalist Nicke Andersson (also of ENTOMBED and THE HELLACOPTERS fame) of heavy rockers LUCIFER. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Dead Rhetoric: Given the reworking of members afte...

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RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL Says 'Guitar Music' Is Far From Dead

In a brand new interview with Ireland's Overdrive, former GUNS N' ROSES and current SONS OF APOLLO guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal was asked for his opinion on the current state of rock/guitar music as a whole. He responded: "As technology changes, it brings out new styles, and when it's a new style...

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HALLATAR Feat. AMORPHIS, SWALLOW THE SUN, Ex-HIM Members: Video Of JOHN SMITH ROCK FESTIVAL Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of HALLATAR's July 22 performance at John Smith Rock Festival in Laukaa, Finland can be seen below. HALLATAR's debut album, "No Stars Upon the Bridge", is based on the lyrics and poems of Aleah Starbridge and was released last October via Svart Records. Although a brand new...

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JOHN CORABI Defends KISS Over PAUL STANLEY's Vocal Issues

John Corabi has defended KISS against criticism over the band's recent live performances, saying that Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley deserve a lot of credit for putting on great, energetic shows even though they are almost 70 years old. When KISS kicked off its European tour earlier in the month in B...

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DEE SNIDER: Unboxing Video For Deluxe Boxset Version Of 'For The Love Of Metal'

The official unboxing video for limited-edition deluxe boxset version of "For The Love Of Metal", the new solo album from TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider, can be seen below. Due on July 27 via Napalm Records, the disc, which was produced by HATEBREED vocalist Jamey Jasta, features contributions f...

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SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS: 'Living The Dream' Artwork Unveiled; 'Driving Rain' Single Available

SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS will release their new album titled "Living The Dream" on September 21 via Slash's own label Snakepit Records, in partnership with Roadrunner Records. The group unleashed "Driving Rain" — the first single off "Living The Dream" — today, to radio. Li...

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SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS: Teaser For 'Driving Rain' Video

A teaser for the official video for "Driving Rain", the new single from SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Living The Dream", which will be released September 21 via Slash's own label Snakepit Records in partnership wi...

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MESHUGGAH's MÅRTEN HAGSTRÖM On 'Djent': 'We're Very Sorry For Creating That Genre; We Didn't Intend To — Our Bad'

Rauta conducted an interview with MESHUGGAH guitarist Mårten Hagström at last month's Tuska open-air festival in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the fact that MESHUGGAH is widely credited with having pioneered a genre called djent, a style of modern metal characte...

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VINNIE PAUL: New Video Footage Of Final Resting Place

Brand new fan-filmed video footage of Vinnie Paul Abbott's final resting place has been uploaded to YouTube and can now be seen below. The PANTERA and HELLYEAH drummer was buried on June 30 next to his brother, PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, and their mother, Carolyn, at Moore Memorial...

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SHINEDOWN Frontman On 'Attention Attention' Album: 'I Think There Is A Massive Amount Of Genuine Substance In This Work Of Art'

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith. You can watch the entire chat in two parts below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his early musical upbringing: Brent: "The thing was for me, when I was 10 years old, I kind of fi...

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From the ashes of VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE! Michael "Vampire" Orlando initiated DEAD GIRLS ACADEMY. The latter is a goth-punk-emo-rock act, started with Ronnie Radke of FALLING IN REVERSE. Tyler Smyth and everywhere man producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette were summoned to help arrange and write DEAD GIRLS...

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See First Photos Of CHRIS CORNELL Statue

Chris Cornell will be commemorated in his hometown of Seattle with a statue that will be raised in a public ceremony on Wednesday, August 29. His widow, Vicky Cornell, commissioned sculptor Nick Marras to create a lifesize bronze statue showcasing the rock legend in one of his iconic poses with his...

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SLASH And MYLES KENNEDY Discuss Their New Album 'Living The Dream'; First Single 'Driving Rain' Available On SPOTIFY

It's been four years since we last heard new music from Slash. But the guitarist has hardly spent that time relaxing — far from it, in fact. First, there was an 18-month, 20-country world tour in support of the second SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS album, 2014's "World On Fire",...