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ALICE COOPER On JOE PERRY's Onstage Collapse: 'I Didn't Realize That AEROSMITH Only Did Two Shows A Week'
Alice Cooper has once again commented on his HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES bandmate Joe Perry's recent backstage collapse, saying that the guitarist "was basically exhausted" after being subjected to the band's busy and physically demanding touring schedule. "I didn't realize that AEROSMITH only did two shows...October 18, 2016
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Never-Before-Heard JUDAS PRIEST Demo Extract To Be Included On AL ATKINS's 'Reloaded' Album
Original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Al Atkins will release his new solo album, "Reloaded", on Gonzo Multimedia. The album is a collection tracks from the last four decades that Al has either written or performed from his days in JUDAS PRIEST to his last band HOLY RAGE. It features special guest appearanc...October 18, 2016
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist PHIL COLLEN Says 'It's Unbelievable' He Can Still Do It 'At This Level'
Stephanie Webb of WTSP in Tampa Bay/Sarasota conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen prior to the band's August 15 show at the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida with TESLA and REO SPEEDWAGON. You can watch the full chat below. A...October 15, 2016
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THE NEAL MORSE BAND: 'City Of Destruction' Video Released
"City Of Destruction", the new video from THE NEAL MORSE BAND, can be seen below. The song is taken from the group's new album, "The Similitude Of A Dream", which will be released on November 11 on Radiant Records via Metal Blade Records/Sony. The journey of Neal Morse has seen three decades of musi...October 14, 2016
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Resurrection
It's only incremental now, but four years since the initial rift, the verbal artillery continues to fly over the neutral ground enforced between Geoff Tate and his former bandmates. As grossly demeaning as this brawl has been for all participants involved, Tate has productively moved on from QUEENSR...October 14, 2016
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Former ASKING ALEXANDRIA Singer Changes Title Of Solo Album
Former ASKING ALEXANDRIA and current WE ARE HARLOT frontman Danny Worsnop has changed the title of his debut solo album to "The Long Road Home" from the previously announced "The Prozac Sessions". The effort will be made available through Earache Records. "The Long Road Home" track listing: 01. Proz...October 13, 2016
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Reunited Original Lineup Of EXCITER Hopes To Release New Studio Album In 2017
Kevin McGowan of the "Shortlife" podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist John Ricci of veteran Canadian metallers EXCITER. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how the reunion of the origina...October 13, 2016
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ROB ZOMBIE Says His Feud With Original 'Halloween' Director JOHN CARPENTER Was Quashed In 'One Second'
Rob Zombie and legendary director John Carpenter recently "buried the hatchet" after video surfaced of Carpenter blasting Zombie for allegedly "lying" to him about Zombie's 2007 remake of Carpenter's 1978 horror classic "Halloween". Speaking to IndieWire about the supposed feud, Rob said: "I mean, i...October 10, 2016
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Announces Summer 2017 European Tour Dates
SYSTEM OF A DOWN will return to Europe in June/July 2017 to play summer festivals and select headline dates. So far, the following shows have been confirmed: Jun. 07 - Nancy, FR - Open Air Zenith Jun. 10 - Paris, FR - Download Jun. 12 - Prague, CZ - O2 Arena Jun. 17 - Lodz, ...October 10, 2016
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Low Country
Last year, I hung a perfect ten rating upon THE SWORD's dazzling and frankly ballsy "High Country" album. I stand by it a year later as THE SWORD takes the unplugged route with a mostly acoustic companion piece, "Low Country". To set the record straight about "Low Country", the ten songs revamped in...October 10, 2016
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Only Ghosts
One of 2014's biggest breakouts was Portland's RED FANG. The drone modernizers cracked as high as 66 on the Billboard charts with "Whales and Leeches", an album praised by fans and critics alike. It didn't hurt RED FANG's chances of connecting with the heavy music public that its videos are a freaki...October 9, 2016
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Tygers Of Pan Tang
In some respects, NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG's history parallels its peer SAXON, albeit Biff Byford, Paul Quinn, Nibbs Carter and Nigel Glockler have pulled off a heftier and more prolific comeback. Nevertheless, the TYGERS and SAXON both released a slew of raw yet tremendous albums in their...October 9, 2016
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Make Some Noise
Rock supergroup THE DEAD DAISIES, in the span four years, sure has had a ton going on! What MINK's David Lowy and Jon Stevens of INXS/NOISEWORKS had in mind when putting this group together surely couldn't have included a revolving-door policy. It rings more like an open-door policy as the collectiv...October 9, 2016
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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: I'm Going To Keep Making Albums Until I Can't Do Them Anymore
Seven solo studio albums into his remarkably prolific career, veteran STRYPER singer and one time BOSTON co-singer/guitar slinger Michael Sweet has pushed back against criticism of the rapid-fire pace at which he is releasing new music. He tells BigMusicGeek.com in a new interview: "It's funny, ya k...October 9, 2016
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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Talks Playing Guitar And Singing: It's 'Incredible' What HETFIELD And MUSTAINE Do
On September 10, Alex Stojanovic of Metal Master Kingdom conducted an interview with ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters at The Opera House in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On ANNIHILATOR's lack of a live presen...October 8, 2016
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