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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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DEE SNIDER Slams 'Raiding The Rock Vault': It Is 'A Tribute Band Of A Bunch Of Add-On People'

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider has slammed the critically acclaimed Las Vegas production "Raiding The Rock Vault", calling it a "tribute band of a bunch of add-on people." "Raiding The Rock Vault" has been described as a "90-minute history of classic rock performed by members of some of the greate...

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METALLICA Producer BOB ROCK Wasn't Aware He Was Creating Music History During Making Of 'Black' Album

Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with Canadian producer Bob Rock, who has been responsible for some of the biggest rock and metal albums of the last 30 years, including all of METALLICA's studio output during the 1990s and early 2000s. You can now listen to the chat using t...

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BEN BRUCE: DANNY WORSNOP 'Just Stopped Caring About ASKING ALEXANDRIA'

ASKING ALEXANDRIA singer Danny Worsnop "stopped caring" about the band before he officially quit the British metalcore group via a phone call to ASKING ALEXANDRIA guitarist Ben Bruce in January, the axeman claims in a new interview. Worsnop revealed he was exiting ASKING ALEXANDRIA on January 22, ex...

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THE DAMNED: 'Don't You Wish That We Were Dead' Documentary To Receive European Premiere In London

"The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead", filmmaker Wes Orshoski's long-awaited documentary of British punk pioneers THE DAMNED, will receive its European premiere June 3 in London at the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square. THE DAMNED founders Rat Scabies and Brian James will join Orsho...

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OVERKILL's BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH Featured In 'Tour Pranks' Episode (Video)

Each episode of Digital Tour Bus's "Tour Pranks" features an artist telling one, or more, of their favorite prank stories from being on tour. The latest episode, which can be seen below, focuses on vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of legendary thrashers OVERKILL. Said Blitz: "I think one of the main...

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AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON To Guest On Comedian JIM BREUER's Rock Album

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson has recorded a guest appearance on the upcoming rock album from Jim Breuer, comedian, SiriusXM host and diehard heavy metal fan. The CD, which is being produced by former ANTHRAX and current VOLBEAT guitarist Rob Caggiano, is tentatively due before the end of the year. Dur...

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RAVEN's JOHN GALLAGHER: 'JUDAS PRIEST Did At Least Two Horrible Albums'

In a new interview with music writer Joel Gausten, RAVEN bassist/vocalist John Gallagher discusses a variety of topics, including the band's new album, "ExtermiNation", their longevity over four decades and the struggles they and many of their peers encountered when they were forced to follow a more...