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AC/DC Partners With PHILIPS To Create Spectacular Light Show On 'Rock Or Bust' Tour

AC/DC kicks off the North American leg of its 2015 world tour this weekend (August 22) with a spectacular light show using technology from Philips, the global leader in lighting. The veteran rock band's explosive sound is matched by an electrifying light show of vivid effects and colors as its "Rock...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Sets Up Shop In Department Store To Sell Private Jets

According to the Evening Standard, premium department store Harrods has joined forces with IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson to open a pop-up shop selling private jets. Dickinson, 57, is chairman of aircraft dealership Aeris Aviation, which is running the pop-up in the store this month, offering sp...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO: 'There's No Shortage Of Ideas When We're Writing Songs'

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo was interviewed by PX TV prior to the band's June 6 performance at the X Games in Austin, Texas. You can watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how METALLICA manages to maintain such a high energy live with its live p...

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GORGUTS's Next Album Will Consist Of A Single Song

Canadian technical death metallers GORGUTS are putting the finishing touches on the songwriting process for the follow-up to 2013's "Colored Sands", tentatively due in early 2016. Speaking to Metal Injection at this month's Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, GORGUTS guitarist/vocalist Luc...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN: Everybody Wants Me To Play Aggressive, Crazy, Heavy, Wild, Intense Music

Metal Temple magazine recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the musical direction of his latest solo album, "Inferno": "When I decided...

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DANZIG To Join Forces With SUPERJOINT, VEIL OF MAYA, PRONG For 'Blackest Of The Black' Tour

Glenn Danzig will bring back the "Blackest Of The Black" tour this October. Joining his namesake band on the 18-date trek will be SUPERJOINT, VEIL OF MAYA, PRONG and WITCH MOUNTAIN. The dates are as follows: Oct. 02 - Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theatre Oct. 05 - Austin, TX @ Stubbs Waller Creek Amphithea...

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Chilean Singer CATERINA NIX Discusses CHAOS MAGIC Collaboration With TIMO TOLKKI (Video)

Chilean singer Caterina Nix recently spoke to Metal-Impact.com about CHAOS MAGIC, her new alliance with Finnish songwriter/producer Timo Tolkki (formerly of STRATOVARIUS). You can now watch the chat below. Frontiers Music Srl released CHAOS MAGIC's self-titled debut album on July 3 in Europe and Jul...

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TESTAMENT's ERIC PETERSON On Next Album: 'Everybody Will Be Stoked When It Comes Out'

Mike Bax of Lithium Magazine conducted an interview with TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson prior to the band's August 8 performance at the Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the prog...

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BLIND IDIOT GOD To Tour Europe

Brooklyn, New York-based trio BLIND IDIOT GOD has signed on with Dutch booking agency Paperclip. Festival appearances and tour dates all over Europe are being planned for late 2015 through 2016. BLIND IDIOT GOD co-founder Andy Hawkins says: "Paperclip booked BLIND IDIOT GOD's first tours in Europe s...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: Pro-Shot Footage Of WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance From WACKEN TV

Wacken TV has uploaded professionally filmed video footage of CRADLE OF FILTH's August 1 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. Check it out below. CRADLE OF FILTH's eleventh studio album, "Hammer Of The Witches", was released on July 10 via Nuclear Blast. The CD marks the f...

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DAVID DRAIMAN's Brother BEN Returns With ANOTHER PERFECT STORM

Following the success of his solo project released in 2012, which included worldwide radio rotation, TV spots, and extensive touring in the U.S. and Europe, Ben Draiman teamed up with veteran producer Raz Klinghoffer in the summer of 2013 and began recording one of his most ambitious projects to dat...

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HELLYEAH's TOM MAXWELL Says U.S. Traveling Festivals Will 'Probably Die'

On July 17, Kristyn Clarke of PopCultureMadness.com conducted an interview with HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell at the Camden, New Jersey stop of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the future of U.S. festivals like Mayhem, Maxwell said:...

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Video Premiere: POP EVIL's 'Footsteps'

"Footsteps", the new video from Michigan-based rockers POP EVIL, can be seen below. The clip was directed by POP EVIL's longtime collaborator Johan Carlén who has helmed the last handful of visually stunning music videos the band has released, including "Trenches", "Deal With The Devil" and "Torn To...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Drummer Says SLAYER Wasn't Big Enough To Headline MAYHEM FESTIVAL

CANNIBAL CORPSE drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz says that the seemingly disastrous attendance figures for this year's edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival could have been avoided had Mayhem organizers managed to secure a bigger band than SLAYER to headline the traveling festival. The 2015...

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ROGER GLOVER: RITCHIE BLACKMORE Leaving DEEP PURPLE Was 'The Best Thing He Could Have Done For The Band'

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover was interviewed by 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 using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On working...