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MAYHEM To Go 'Very Old School' On Next Album

Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with guitarist Morten "Teloch" Iversen of Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM when the band played in Austin, Texas in early November. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about MAYHEM's plans for the follow-up to its 2014 album, "Esoteric Warfare", Teloch s...

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Ticketmaster E-Mail Ad Erroneously Promises LEMMY At This Year's DOWNLOAD Festival

According to Daily Star, some MOTÖRHEAD fans are outraged over the fact that Ticketmaster sent out an e-mail on New Year's Day offering them a chance to see the band perform live in June at a festival in the United Kingdom. MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister died on December 28, two days after...

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Video: EUROPE Performs In Toulouse, France

Video footage of EUROPE's December 4 concert at Zénith in Toulouse, France can be seen below. According to Billboard.com, EUROPE's classic song "The Final Countdown", which is featured in a Geico ad, had 28,000 in digital sales and 5.8 million U.S. streams in October, up from 20,000 and 3.7 million,...

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EUROPE's 'The Final Countdown' Tops Commercials Chart

According to Billboard.com, EUROPE's classic song "The Final Countdown", which is featured in a Geico ad, had 28,000 in digital sales and 5.8 million U.S. streams in October, up from 20,000 and 3.7 million, respectively, in September. The song spent four weeks atop Billboard's Hard Rock Digital Song...

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CAULDRON: 'No Return / In Ruin' Video Released

"No Return / In Ruin", the new video from Toronto, Ontario, Canada metallers CAULDRON, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's fourth studio album, "In Ruin", which will be released on January 8 via The End Records. High Roller Records will make the album available in Europe on January...

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Ex-OBITUARY Bassist FRANK WATKINS Spoke About His Cancer Battle In Recent Interview

Several months before his passing, former OBITUARY bassist Frank Watkins spoke to U.K.'s Zero Tolerance magazine about his battle with central nervous system lymphoma, with which he was diagnosed back in 2012. During that time, his treatment meant that he was non-stop sick for around two years strai...

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Former OBITUARY Bassist FRANK WATKINS Dies At 47

Former OBITUARY bassist Frank Watkins has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 47 years old. Since late 2007, Watkins had been the bass player of the Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH and performed with the band at last year's edition of Hellfest in Clisson, France (see video below). Watk...

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Revamped RATT To Embark On 'Re-Invasion Tour'

After a five-year battle over trademark issues, doing everything he could to appease and re-assemble the band, RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer, the CEO of WBS, Inc. — RATT's touring entity and the sole and exclusive owner of the RATT trademarks — has taken control of the RATT brand and is taking his new...

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CAULDRON: 'In Ruin' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Toronto, Ontario, Canada metallers CAULDRON will release their fourth studio album, "In Ruin", on January 8 via The End Records. High Roller Records will make the album available in Europe on January 29. The cover artwork for "In Ruin" can be seen below. Comments CAULDRON's Jason Decay: "We wanted a...

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BUTCHER BABIES: Why Nipple Tape Is Not Coming Back

In brand new interview with Revolver magazine, BUTCHER BABIES frontwomen Carla Harvey and Heidi Shepherd talked about the period in the band's history when they used to perform topless with tape over their nipples, Wendy O. Williams (PLASMATICS)-style. Asked if fans or promoters ever encourage them...

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EUROPE Performs 'The Final Countdown' In New GEICO Commercial

Swedish hard rock veterans EUROPE are seen performing their timeless hit "The Final Countdown" in a funny Geico advertisement where an everyday office worker's burrito is almost done in the microwave. Check out the commercial and behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the ad below. It was late...

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Video: RATT Drummer BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT EXPERIENCE Performs In Colorado

Fan-filmed video footage of BOBBY BLOTZER'S RATT EXPERIENCE, the new band led by RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer, performing on August 1 at Buffalo Rose in Golden, Colorado can be seen below. BOBBY BLOTZER'S RATT EXPERIENCE is rounded out by Josh Alan (SIN CITY SINNERS),Scotty Griffin (ex-L.A. GUNS),Do...

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DISTURBED Ad For 'Immortalized' Album Pulled After On-Air Shooting Of TV Reporter, Cameraman

According to USA Today, a video ad for DISTURBED's new album, "Immortalized", was pulled by the band's record label following Wednesday's fatal on-air shooting of a TV reporter and her cameraman. The clip included footage from DISTURBED's video for the CD's first single, "The Vengeful One", in which...

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FEAR FACTORY's DINO CAZARES Explains GENE HOGLAN Split, Clarifies KORN And COAL CHAMBER 'Ripoff' Claims

Metal Wani's William Richards recently conducted an interview with FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On former FEAR FACTORY drummer Gene Hoglan's recent criticism of the way he was dismissed from...

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RUSH's ALEX LIFESON: 'Whatever This Tour Is, It's Not The End Of The Band'

Guitarist Alex Lifeson of Canadian rock legends RUSH was interviewed for the latest episode of VH1 Classic "That Metal Show" co-host Eddie Trunk's podcast, "Eddie Trunk Podcast". You can now listen to it at this location. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how his batt...