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KIRK HAMMETT Says METALLICA Has Been Busy Working On New Music In Between Live Shows

Tim Virgin of Chicago's WLUP-FM 97.9 (Loop 97.9) radio station conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett prior to the band's August 1 performance at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Illinois. You can now watch the chat in three parts below. Asked how METALLICA gets into the m...

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SAINT ASONIA Feat. STAIND, Ex-THREE DAYS GRACE Members: Fourth 'Making-Of' Webisode Available

The fourth in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the self-titled debut album from SAINT ASONIA, the new act featuring ex-THREE DAYS GRACE frontman Adam Gontier and STAIND guitarist Mike Mushok, can be seen below. The CD was released on July 31 via RCA. Produ...

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STONE SOUR Begins Mixing 'Straight Outta Burbank' Covers EP

STONE SOUR's next covers EP, "Straight Outta Burbank", is currently being mixed for a tentative late summer release. The effort will include cover versions of songs by BAD BRAINS, THE ROLLING STONES, SLAYER, MÖTLEY CRÜE and IRON MAIDEN. Making a guest appearance on STONE SOUR's rendition of THE ROLL...

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DROWNING POOL: Sock Puppet Parody Of 'Bodies'

Sock Puppet Parody, which pays tribute to iconic bands and glorifies their undergarments, has posted a video for the sock-puppet act DROWNY POOL's song "Laundry" which hilariously parodies DROWNING POOL's "Bodies". Check it out below. Sock Puppet Parody previously released videos for "Master Of Sock...

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METALLICA: Official Footage From LOLLAPALOOZA Festival

Fly-on-the-wall footage of METALLICA's August 1 performance at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Illinois can be seen below. The 19-minute clip, which was shot by a MetOnTour reporter, includes guitarist Kirk Hammett, bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Lars Ulrich in the meet-and-greet, pre-sho...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's MATT TUCK: 'We Knew We Wanted To Make A Super-Aggressive Record'

In a brand new interview with The Aquarian Weekly, guitarist/vocalist Matt Tuck of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE was asked if it was the band's aim to create a darker, more intense record with the upcoming "Venom" or if this was something that just developed on its own. "It was a bit ...

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SLAYER Profiled As Part Of The Smithsonian Institute's 'Places Of Musical Innovation' Exhibit

The Smithsonian Institute's National Museum Of History has just posted a profile of SLAYER and the "Origins Of Thrash" as part of its "Places Of Musical Innovation" exhibit. Check it out below. Asked if the thrash acts shared any fans with glam bands in the '80s, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King told LA...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE: All Of Heavy Metal's Aggression Comes From Punk Rock

LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe was interviewed for a bonus feature of the third episode of the "No Limits Music Show". During the chat, Blythe revealed that he rarely listens to heavy metal music, explaining: "If you look at the history of heavy metal, and where metal is now, all of the aggression,...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO Explains His Infamous 'Crab Walk'

Chasta of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone spoke with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo at this past weekend's Lollapalooza festival in Chicago. You can now watch the chat below. Asked where his his infamous "crab walk" came from, Trujillo said: "That came from [playing wit...

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GARY HOLT Says SLAYER's 'Repentless' Is 'Brutally Crushing' With 'Some Pleasant Surprises'

Kristyn Clark of Pop Culture Madness conducted an interview with SLAYER and EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt at a recent stop on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can now watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On pulling double duty with SLAYER and EXOD...

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METALLICA Makes Triumphant Return To LOLLAPALOOZA (Video)

METALLICA headlined this year's edition of Lollapalooza, which kicked off its 11th year as a destination festival on Friday (July 31) at its longtime home, Chicago's Grant Park. The band closed the show on Saturday (August 1). "The METALLICA family is here," frontman James Hetfield told the crowd, a...

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TRIVIUM: 'Silence In The Snow' Album Details Revealed

Florida metallers TRIVIUM will release their new album, "Silence In The Snow", on October 2 via Roadrunner. The follow-up to 2013's "Vengeance Falls" was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette (SLASH, ALTER BRIDGE, THE AMITY AFFLICTION) and was mixed by Josh Wilbur (GOJIRA, LAMB OF GOD). The album is...

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Video Premiere: SAINT ASONIA's 'Better Place'

"Better Place", the first video from SAINT ASONIA, the new act featuring ex-THREE DAYS GRACE frontman Adam Gontier and STAIND guitarist Mike Mushok, can be seen below. The clip was filmed in Los Angeles with director Paul Brown, who has previously worked with MARILYN MANSON, THREE DAYS GRACE, EVANES...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO And JUSTIN BIEBER Are New BFFs

Video footage of ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello and pop superstar Justin Bieber "talking shit" at Brooklyn Projects in Los Angeles on July 28 can be seen below. Bieber was recently slammed by heavy metal fans for wearing a METALLICA t-shirt. The 21-year-old singer posted a photo of himself donning a wi...

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DEVIL CITY ANGELS Featuring POISON, Ex-L.A. GUNS Members: 'All I Need' Song Streaming

"All I Need", a new song from DEVIL CITY ANGELS, the band originally formed by Rikki Rockett (POISON),Tracii Guns (L.A GUNS),Eric Brittingham (CINDERELLA),and vocalist Brandon Gibbs, can be streamed below. The song is taken from DEVIL CITY ANGELS' self-titled debut album, which was produced by th...