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VINNY APPICE Says It's 'Unfortunate' BLACK SABBATH Didn't Use BILL WARD On '13' Album
Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he still has contact with any...June 6, 2015
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TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN: I've Never Come Across A NIGHTWISH Copycat Band
WSOU conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen before the band's April 9 concert at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked what it feels like to have influenced countless newer female-fronted symphonic...June 4, 2015
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METALLICA Partners With ESPN To Raise Money For Texas Flood Victims
METALLICA has joined forces with ESPN and Circuit Of The Americas to assist the victims of the recent floods in Texas by donating all money raised from the sale of downloads of the band's show at the X Games to the American Red Cross of Central Texas. All formats of the download, including the high...June 4, 2015
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HEAVEN Singer ALLAN FRYER Dies After Battle With Cancer
Allan Fryer, the frontman for the Australian band HEAVEN, passed away after a long battle with cancer. Formed in 1980 in Sydney, Australia, HEAVEN recorded three albums — "Twilight Of Mischief" (1982),"Where Angels Fear To Tread" (1983) and "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" (1985) — and toured throughout...June 4, 2015
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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Taking Late Fans' Ashes On Tour
According to The Pulse Of Radio, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will take the ashes of two of their fans on the road with them this summer as the band tours North America. 21-year-old Corran "Coz" Powell and 18-year-old James Simmons were both killed in a car crash last December, but their families have cr...June 4, 2015
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DON DOKKEN: Fans Expect You To Sound Exactly Like You Did On The Record From Thirty Years Ago
DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken was interviewed by Canadian rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On Mark Boals...June 3, 2015
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Video: THE RODS And VERONICA FREEMAN Perform BLACK SABBATH's 'Heaven And Hell' At Sweden's MUSKELROCK
Fan-filmed video footage of American '80s heavy metal power trio THE RODS and BENEDICTUM vocalist Veronica "The V" Freeman performing the BLACK SABBATH classic "Heaven And Hell" as a tribute to Ronnie James Dio at the Muskelrock festival at Tyrolen in Blädinge, Sweden on May 28 can be seen below. TH...June 3, 2015
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ASKING ALEXANDRIA Guitarist Says Early Lyrics For New Album Were Directed At Former Singer
ASKING ALEXANDRIA guitarist Ben Bruce wrote a lot of the lyrics on the band's forthcoming about the group's former singer, Danny Worsnop, but ended up re-writing them at the urging of Danny's replacement, Denis Shaforostov. Worsnop revealed he was exiting ASKING ALEXANDRIA on January 22, explaining...June 2, 2015
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TOOL's MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Undergoes Hip Replacement Surgery
Maynard James Keenan of TOOL, A PERFECT CIRCLE and PUSCIFIER has just undergone total Hip replacement surgery. He posted a post-operation photo on Facebook with the following explanation: "Didn't want to freak anyone out. Wanted to wait until out of the woods. Years of foot stomping left me with no...June 2, 2015
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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Returns To Lead Vocals On Band's New Album, 'Suicide Society'
Canadian thrash/heavy metal masters ANNIHILATOR will release their fifteenth studio album, "Suicide Society", on September 18 via UDR Music. As he has in the past, guitar wizard Jeff Waters handled all songwriting duties, played all guitar and bass, engineered, produced, mixed and mastered "Suicide...June 2, 2015
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GLENN HUGHES Taps Ex-WHITESNAKE/DIO Guitarist DOUG ALDRICH For European Tour
Doug Aldrich (REVOLUTION SAINTS, ex-WHITESNAKE, DIO) will play guitar for Glenn Hughes on the former DEEP PURPLE bassist/vocalist's upcoming European tour in September/October. Joining Hughes and Aldrich will be powerhouse Swedish drummer Pontus Engborg. Commenting on the addition of Doug Aldrich to...June 2, 2015
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SOUNDGARDEN's CHRIS CORNELL Sets Release Date For 'Higher Truth' Solo Album, Announces North American Tour
Former AUDIOSLAVE and current SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell has announced a North American solo acoustic tour for fall 2015. The multi-city trek will give fans the chance to see Chris perform in an unplugged, up close and personal setting and will include songs spanning his entire career. Chris w...June 2, 2015
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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: 'Venom' Studio Footage Part One
U.K. metal titans BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will release their fifth studio album, "Venom", on August 14 via RCA. The CD marks the band's first release since the departure of longtime bassist Jason James and addition of Jamie Mathias. Jamie, who has been playing and touring in bands for the last ten y...June 1, 2015
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SIXX: A.M.'s JAMES MICHAEL On 'Modern Vintage': 'We Wanted To Find Out Who We Had Become As A Band'
SIXX: A.M. members D.J. Ashba (guitar) and James Michael (vocals) were interviewed by Terrie Carr for the latest edition of "Box Of Rock" on WDHA-FM 105.5 FM, the rock music station licensed to Dover and Morristown, New Jersey. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the songwriting approac...May 31, 2015
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Video: METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Talks To Skateboarding Legend TONY HAWK
Fresh off this month's performance at the inaugural U.S. version of Rock In Rio in Las Vegas, METALLICA will perform at the 2015 X-Games, set to take place between June 4 and June 7 in Austin, Texas. METALLICA will headline on June 6. Other artists playing at the extreme sports showcase include Nick...May 29, 2015
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