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Video: Guitarist JAMES IHA Rejoins SMASHING PUMPKINS On Stage In Los Angeles

Ex-SMASHING PUMPKINS guitarist James Iha rejoined his former bandmates on stage last night (Saturday, March 26) at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Iha, who celebrated his 48th birthday Saturday, surprised the audience by walking out on stage with guitar in hand and sitting in with the grou...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Says Bands Can No Longer Afford To Take A Year Off From Touring

Eclectic Arts conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre before the band's March 19 concert at the Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom in Snoqualmie, Washington. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On finding the time to write and...

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METALLICA's Minneapolis Stadium Concert Sells Out In Less Than 10 Minutes

METALLICA's recently announced headlining concert at Minneapolis's brand new U.S. Bank Stadium on August 20 has completely sold out. Pre-sale fan club tickets were made available earlier this week, followed by this morning's public on-sale, which sold out in less than ten minutes. METALLICA's show i...

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Cult New York Thrash Metal Act DEMOLITION HAMMER Reforms, Schedules First Show

Cult New York thrash metal act DEMOLITION HAMMER has reformed and is scheduled to perform on Friday, June 17 at St. Vitus Bar in Brooklyn, New York. The band's 2016 lineup consists of original members Steve Reynolds (vocals, bass) and James Reilly (guitar) alongside longtime guitarist Derek Sykes an...

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KORN's Next Album Will 'End Up A Heavier Record,' Says BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH

KORN is continuing work on its twelfth studio album, due out later this year. The band's guitarist Brian "Head" Welch spoke to Billboard.com about the direction of the new disc. "Me and James ['Munky' Shaffer, other KORN guitarist] wanted to go heavier on the record, because we're the guitar players...

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA: Video Footage From 'The Black' Recording Sessions

ASKING ALEXANDRIA's new album, "The Black", will be released on March 25 via Sumerian Records. A two-and-a-half-minute video clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from "The Black" recording sessions can be seen below. Life is all about how quickly you get back up. In January 2015, everything chan...

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA: New Song 'Send Me Home' Available For Streaming

"Send Me Home", a brand new song from ASKING ALEXANDRIA, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "The Black", which will be released on March 25 via Sumerian Records. Life is all about how quickly you get back up. In January 2015, everything changed for ASKING ALEXANDRIA...

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METALLICA: Remastered Version Of 'The Four Horsemen' From 'Kill 'Em All' Reissue Available For Streaming

METALLICA will reissue its first two albums, 1983's "Kill 'Em All" and 1984's "Ride The Lightning", on April 15. Both albums have been remastered for the most advanced sound quality and will be available in three formats — CD, vinyl, and deluxe box set. Both deluxe box sets include original source m...

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EXODUS Frontman Thinks METALLICA Will 'Surprise A Lot Of People' With Their New Album

In a brand new interview with Ireland's Overdrive, EXODUS frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza was asked if he thinks METALLICA is "feeling the pressure" to make a new album that is on par with the high quality of the recent releases by some of the other acts from the 1980s thrash metal scene. He ...

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Ex-RAINBOW Singer GRAHAM BONNET: The Music Business Has 'Gone Down The S**tter'

Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" recently conducted an interview with legendary hard rock vocalist Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI). You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the st...

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METALLICA: Cover Artwork Of 'Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, Metallica!' Unveiled

To celebrate this year's Record Store Day — which is set for April 16 — METALLICA will release "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, Metallica! - Live At Le Bataclan. Paris, France - June 11th, 2003", a CD featuring a live recording from the club, with the band, Record Store Day and independent record stor...

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NIKKI SIXX Talks About Addition Of Drummer DUSTIN STEINKE To SIXX: A.M.'s Touring Lineup

Quebec, Canada's Daily Rock recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. SIXX: A.M. was originally formed as Sixx's side project. The band is rounded out by lead singer James Michael, who has wor...

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Video: Guitarist Who Played On Early METALLICA Recording Performs 'Seek & Destroy'

Lloyd Grant, the guitarist who played on the original recording of the METALLICA song "Hit The Lights" in early 1982, was interviewed by Madcap Music Review's John Golden on Saturday, March 19 at the Duke Collins Memorial And Concert at The Underground DTSA in Santa Ana, California. You can now watc...

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The Astonishing

Coming into a DREAM THEATER album, one sometimes suspects the band is out to build their own "Tales From Topographic Oceans" minus YES's copious splooges of ultra-weirdness—the latter being a double album both revered and reviled. DREAM THEATER's latest work, "The Astonishing", is hardly "Topographi...

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Heavy Crown

In 2011, the classic lineup that supported Ronnie James Dio on his epochal recordings "Holy Diver", "Last in Line" and "Sacred Heart" had a jam reunion for fun. No doubt with the intent to heal from their leader's passing the year prior. Magic obviously sparked inside that studio, for Vivian Campbel...