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PHILIP ANSELMO Won't Publicly Commemorate 10th Anniversary Of DIMEBAG's Death

Ex-PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo says that he has no plans to publicly commemorate the 10th anniversary of the murder of the group's guitarist, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, saying that his former bandmate was someone "who lived [heavy metal] and breathed it and forged it every single day." Anselmo, who...

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SLAYER Rescues Kitten Before Indianapolis Show

According to Nuvo.net, metal icons SLAYER and their entourage rescued a kitten in Indianapolis and placed it in a new home. SLAYER's publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald released the following statement to Nuvo.net: "[The night of December 3, SLAYER guitarist] Kerry [King] and some of the crew went t...

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JIM ROOT Says SLIPKNOT Has Never Made Money From Record Sales

In a brand new interview with The Morning Call, SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root spoke about the success of the band's latest album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", which sold approximately 132,000 copies in its first week of release to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album sales chart. It was SLIPKNOT's sec...

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DAVE LOMBARDO Says He Placed Phone Call That Led To SLAYER's Collaboration With RICK RUBIN

Scott Cowie and Tanya O'Callaghan of the TalkMusic Vodcast conducted an interview with former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo earlier in the year in Los Angeles, California. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what it was like working with legendary producer Rick Rubin on some of...

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RATED X's JOE LYNN TURNER: People Have Decided That Our Music Should Be Free

Episode 253 of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features an interview with legendary vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked about the difficulty of getting his new project RATED X (formerly LEGACY...

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SLASH To Be Honored With Les Paul Award At 30th Annual NAMM TEC Awards

Iconic guitarist Slash will receive the prestigious Les Paul Award during the 30th annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards, to be held Saturday, January 24, 2015 in Anaheim, California. Comedian Sinbad will provide the laughs as the evening's host. The NAMM TEC Awards honors individ...

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KISS Official Photo App: The Ultimate KISS Experience

Fans of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame legends KISS now have an exciting new way to party every day with their favorite band. A new app called KISS Official Photo app turns your smartphone into a photo tool that puts you alongside and even inside the band, with official KISS makeup, costumes, instrument...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO Says JACO PASTORIUS Was His 'Main Inspiration' For INFECTIOUS GROOVES

Jon Liebman, founder/creator of ForBassPlayersOnly.com, recently spoke to METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo about Trujillo's documentary film on the life and music of bass legend Jaco Pastorius. You can now watch the chat below. "Jaco - A Documentary Film" made its debut as a "work in progress" on O...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA Is Excited About Band's Next Album

SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya was recently interviewed on Scion AV's "The All Purpose Show". You can now watch the chat below. Asked what gives him the incentive to keep making new studio albums more than 30 years into SLAYER's career, Araya said: "Back when we first started out, we set out to b...

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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Says He Wants To Make His Next Solo Album 'Heavier'

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss is continuing work on a new rock solo album, which he promises will be "heavier" than the stuff he has done in the past. Criss's last solo CD, titled "One for All", came out in 2007. Peter produced the album himself for the first time, and was joined by guest ...

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THE ANSWER To Release 'Raise A Little Hell' In March

Northern Irish rockers THE ANSWER have re-signed with Napalm. The band's new album, titled "Raise A Little Hell", will be released on March 10 in North America. THE ANSWER will perform a couple of UK festival shows this winter at which they will feature new material from the forthcoming album. In Ma...

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QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT Perform On UK's 'The X Factor' (Video)

QUEEN and "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert performed QUEEN's classic song "Somebody To Love" on last night's (Sunday, November 30) episode of UK's "The X Factor" show. You can watch video footage of their appearance below (courtesy of QUEEN's official YouTube channel). QUEEN + Adam Lambert will...

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DEATH TO ALL: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Toronto Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of DEATH TO ALL's November 27 performance in Toronto, Ontario, Canada can be seen below. Drummer Sean Reinert was forced to leave DEATH TO ALL's "Swamp Leper Stomp '14" North American tour due to health reasons. He is being replaced for the remainder of the trek by fellow DE...

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AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON Says 'You Shook Me All Night Long' Is One Of Rock's Greatest Riffs

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson spoke to UK's Absolute Radio the inspiration behind the band's classic song "You Shook Me All Night Long". "The boys had a title," Johnson said (see video below). '[AC/DC guitarists] Malcolm and Angus [Young] said, 'Listen, we've got this song. It's called 'Shook Me All Ni...

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SLAYER: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Albany Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of SLAYER's November 25 performance in Albany, New York can be seen below. SLAYER recently returned to the studio to resume recording its new album for a tentative early 2015 release. Helming the sessions is Terry Date, who previously worked with the band on the song "Implod...