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New STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Singer Won't Use Megaphone In Live Show

New STONE TEMPLE PILOTS vocalist Jeff Gutt said in an interview with Detroit News that one of late STP singer Scott Weiland's signature stage props — a megaphone — will not find its way into Gutt's act. According to The Pulse Of Radio, Gutt explained that the megaphone was "sacred" with Weiland, add...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist On 'And Justice For None' Album: 'This Record Has Three Or Four Of The Biggest Songs We Ever Wrote'

Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station recently conducted an interview with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory. You can listen to the chat via the widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the delay in getting FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's new album, "And...

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JEFF LOOMIS Has 'A Lot Of Musical Ideas' He Hopes To Contribute To ARCH ENEMY

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Jeff Loomis says that he has a lot of musical ideas that he is hoping to contribute to the band in the future. Loomis, who was the main songwriter in his previous group, NEVERMORE, joined ARCH ENEMY in late 2014, but was not involved in the writing for the latter act's latest al...

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Former L.A. GUNS Guitarist MICHAEL GRANT: 'I Was Fired Out Of Nowhere'

Former L.A. GUNS guitarist Michael Grant says that he was "fired out of nowhere and given absolutely no reason" for his exit from the band. L.A. GUNS released a statement on March 7 saying that Grant was leaving the group "to pursue other interests, including his solo project, MICHAEL GRANT & THE AS...

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JUDAS PRIEST Scores First U.K. Top 10 Album In 38 Years With 'Firepower'

JUDAS PRIEST's "Firepower" has landed at position No. 5 on the U.K. albums chart. It marks the band's highest ranking, and first time in the Top 10, since "British Steel" reached No. 4 in 1980. Elsewhere, "Firepower" has become PRIEST's first-ever No. 1 in Sweden, while in the U.S., the album is exp...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO On Being Asked To Join SONS OF APOLLO: 'I Said Yes Before I Even Heard One Note'

SONS OF APOLLO vocalist Jeff Scott Soto was recently interviewed by Sonic Perspectives. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On whether he was surprised to be asked by Mike Portnoy to join SONS OF APOLLO soon after his band SOTO tou...

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NILE's KARL SANDERS Promises 'No Radical Departure' On Group's Forthcoming Album

Prior to NILE's performance in Berlin, Germany on March 3, guitarist Karl Sanders was interviewed by Janne Vuorela. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the current state of the band: Karl: "Things are really good for us. We've bee...

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KISS Frontman PAUL STANLEY Explains 'The End Of The Road' Trademark Application

KISS fans recently speculated that the band would soon embark on a farewell tour following the news that the legendary rock act was attempting to trademark the phrase "The End Of The Road." An application from KISS was filed on February 8 to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which — sho...

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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER: 'I'm Not A Fan Of Censorship At All'

Katie of the WSOU radio station recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH leader and guitarist Jon Schaffer. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On various lineup changes in ICED EARTH over the years: Jon: "There's been a lot of...

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TRIBULATION: 'Lady Death' Performance Video

Swedish quartet TRIBULATION has released a performance video for "Lady Death", filmed and recorded earlier this year at Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen, Germany during the band's tour with ARCH ENEMY, WINTERSUN and JINJER. The footage was filmed and edited by Dirk Behlau of Beastwood Films and was recor...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES: 'When They Call My Name' Video Released

Los Angeles rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES have released the official music video for the song "When They Call My Name". The track is taken from the band's fifth album, "Vale", which was released on January 12 via Lava/Universal Republic. The follow-up to BLACK VEIL BRIDES' 2014 self-titled effort was pr...

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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN On SLAYER Calling It Quits: 'It Still Hasn't Sunk In'

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn says that he still "can't believe" that SLAYER has chosen to embark on its "farewell" tour. Back in January, SLAYER, one of metal's most popular and influential bands of the past four decades, announced its "final world tour" via a 30-second video. The group also con...

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PRONG, W.A.S.P., Ex-TESTAMENT Members Honor SLAYER At 'Ultimate Jam Night' (Video)

"Ultimate Jam Night", the long-running weekly show in residency at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, honored SLAYER on Tuesday, March 13. Taking part in the even were the entire band PRONG (Tommy Victor, Jason Christopher and Art Cruz),former TESTAMENT bassist Greg Christian (TRAUMA),ex-TESTAM...

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DAVID COVERDALE Says 'Flesh & Blood' Will Be 'The Best WHITESNAKE Album'

WHITESNAKE is in the process of mixing its long-awaited new album of all-original material, "Flesh & Blood", for a tentative summer release via Frontiers Music Srl. Frontman David Coverdale told SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" on Tuesday (March 13) that the follow-up to 2011's "Forevermore" will "be the b...

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'Thrash Out Cancer' Benefit For WARBEAST And RIGOR MORTIS Singer Set For Next Month

The "Thrash Out Cancer" benefit concert for WARBEAST and RIGOR MORTIS vocalist Bruce Corbitt will take place on Sunday, April 1 at at Acadia Bar & Grill (Acadia Live) in Houston, Texas. All proceeds from the event will go towards Corbitt's medical expenses. Those unable to attend who would still lik...