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VAN HALEN Bassist WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Completes Work On Solo Album

VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen has completed work on his debut solo album. The disc was mixed by producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette, who has previously worked with ALTER BRIDGE, Slash and SEVENDUST, among many others. Baskette wrote in a social-media post: "There are no words to describe the s...

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FLOOR JANSEN Doesn't Feel The Urge To Get More Involved In NIGHTWISH Songwriting Process

Hayley Leggs conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen at this year's Hellfest, which was held last month in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if she has heard any of the new NIGHTWISH music, keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen has been working on...

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GIRLSCHOOL Members Reflect On Music Business Changes Over Last 40 Years (Video)

YesterdazeNews conducted an interview with GIRLSCHOOL members Jackie Chambers (guitar, vocals) and Enid Williams (bass, vocals) at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, which was held last month in Sölvesborg, Sweden. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how the music business has changed in...

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BLEEDING THROUGH Releases Video For 'No Friends'

The official video for the song "No Friends" from reunited California metallers BLEEDING THROUGH can be seen below. The clip was filmed at the band's sold-out comeback show on June 8 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California. "No Friends" is taken from BLEEDING THROUGH's new album, "Love Will Kill...

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OBITUARY Guitarist On Upcoming Tour With SLAYER: 'It's A Bucket-List Type Of Thing That Took 30 Years'

Hellbound's Gene A. Gaona conducted an interview with guitarist Trevor Peres of Floridian death metal legends OBITUARY prior to their May 25 concert at DNA Lounge in San Francisco, California. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On "hitting...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Says He Enjoys The 'Freedom And Flexibility' Of Releasing Singles Instead Of Albums

After his performance at this year's Stone Free festival in London, England, guitarist Richie Kotzen (THE WINERY DOGS, ex-POISON, ex-MR. BIG) spoke with Dawn Osborne of TotalRock Radio. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On how he dec...

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Former BLACK CROWES Guitarist RICH ROBINSON On Whether He Will Reunite With Brother CHRIS: 'I Would Say No'

THE MAGPIE SALUTE guitarist Rich Robinson (ex-THE BLACK CROWES) recently spoke with Cindy Miller of the New Bern, North Carolina radio station 106.5 WSFL. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On THE MAGPIE SALUTE's forthcoming debut...

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Watch Ex-SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO Perform 'Postmortem' With BODY COUNT

Former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo joined BODY COUNT on stage Friday (June 29) at the Tuska festival in Helsinki, Finland to perform the final section of the SLAYER medley "Raining Blood"/"Postmortem". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Lombardo performed at Tuska earlier...

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QUIET RIOT Performs At Colorado's FREEDOM FEST (Video)

Decibel Geek TV has uploaded video footage of QUIET RIOT's June 23 performance at the Freedom Fest in Littleton, Colorado. Check it out below. QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali recently said that James Durbin "has proved to be the best singer" the band has had since it was resurrected eight years ag...

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MEGADETH Bassist Says Artist Payouts From SPOTIFY Are 'Extremely Unfair'

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and drummer Dirk Verbeuren were interviewed at this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, which was held June 21-24 in Dessel, Belgium. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if MEGADETH is the kind of band that pays attention to the number of streams its music gets on Spoti...

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JUNGLE ROT Slams TRUMP Administration In 'A Burning Cinder' Song (Audio)

Midwest death metal titans JUNGLE ROT are revolting and speaking out against the current U.S. administration with "A Burning Cinder", the second track from their self-titled album, due out July 20 via Victory Records. Fearlessly honest vocalist Dave Matrise warns of mass planetary strife in this so...

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IAN GILLAN Reunites With His Very First Band THE JAVELINS: Debut Album Due In August

Every DEEP PURPLE true lover knows how much their magic and powerful style is the result of many different influences brought in by the single members, all merging into the powerful sound loved by millions of rock fans. Ian Gillan's love for American soul and R&B as well as skiffle and early rock an...

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HELLYEAH Guitarist CHRISTIAN BRADY Pays Tribute To VINNIE PAUL: 'You Will Be On My Mind And In My Heart For The Rest Of My Life'

HELLYEAH guitarist Christian Brady has released the following statement regarding the passing of his bandmate, drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott: "I'm sitting here in tears writing this. I haven't been able to find the words to do this... Maybe I just haven't had the will to do it yet because I knew once I...

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JAMES 'MUNKY' SHAFFER Explains Why KORN Can't Recreate Entire 'Follow The Leader' Album Live

KORN will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its breakthrough third album, 1998's "Follow The Leader", by playing three U.S. shows in late summer. But while it was initially assumed that the band would perform the LP from front to back at those shows, guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer has confirmed tha...

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BIOHAZARD's DANNY SCHULER Pays Tribute To VINNIE PAUL: He Was A 'Down-To-Earth' And 'Generous' Guy

BIOHAZARD's Danny Schuler has paid tribute to Vinnie Paul Abbott, calling the former PANTERA drummer a "generous" and "down-to-earth" guy who always wanted "to have a great time." Schuler wrote in a Facebook post: "Back around '89 or '90 was when [Vinnie and I] first met, at L'Amour [in Brooklyn], I...