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NAPALM DEATH Looking To 'Achieve Varying Types Of Sonic Assault' On Upcoming Album

British grindcore legends are continuing work on the follow-up to 2012's "Utilitarian" album for a tentative early 2015 release via Century Media. Commented vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway: "When we say that we've been working on the album recording for nearly a year, people might be thinking that t...

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JUDAS PRIEST Kicks Off 'Redeemer Of Souls' Tour In Rochester; Video Footage Available

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST kicked off their "Redeemer Of Souls" tour last night (Wednesday, October 1) at the Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Dragonaut 02. Metal Gods 03. Devil's Child 04. Victim Of Changes 05. Halls Of Valhalla 06. Lov...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Doesn't Rule Out More Solo Albums In The Future

Although JUDAS PRIEST is his primary focus for the foreseeable future, vocalist Rob Halford hasn't ruled out making more solo albums when time permits. Rob's last CD with the HALFORD band, "Halford IV - Made Of Metal", came out in September 2010 and was the follow-up to 2009's "Halford III - Winter...

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SLIPKNOT's JIM ROOT: We Put The New Drummer 'Through The Wringer'

SLIPKNOT's fifth album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", will be released on October 21 via Roadrunner. It's the band's first CD without founding drummer Joey Jordison, who was fired in 2013, and late bassist Paul Gray. The identities of the band's new bassist and drummer have not yet been revealed, but both...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Is 'Immensely' Inspired By U2's 'Attempt To Reinvent The Wheel'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich is the latest musician to comment on U2's decision to team with Apple to put the Irish rock band's new album, "Songs Of Innocence", on every single iTunes account in the world for free regardless of whether it was wanted or not. Speaking to Billboard magazine, Ulrich sa...

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ENSLAVED Begins Recording 13th Album

Norway's progressive extreme metallers ENSLAVED have entered the studio to begin recording their thirteenth album for an early 2015 release via Nuclear Blast. Main recordings for the as-yet-untitled CD are taking place at Duper and Solslottet Studios in Bergen, Norway, with additional tracking at Co...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: Asking Ourselves 'What Does The Fan Want?' Is 'A Lost Cause'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich says that his band's isn't bothered by the negative feedback it has received for some of the unusual choices it has made in its career, explaning that constantly trying new things is what has kept METALLICA fresh and exciting more than thirty years after the group's inc...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist TONY IOMMI Begins Job As Teacher

According to The Pulse Of Radio, BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has posted photos online from his first day on the job as a teacher at Coventry University in the U.K. Iommi began his stint as a professor of music last Wednesday (September 24) and posted pictures of a class session as well as an...

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Former WICKED LESTER Guitarist Faces Child-Pornography Charge

**UPDATE**: The official Beaufort County Sheriff's Office press release reads as follows: "A Bluffton man was arrested on child pornography charges Friday afternoon following a search warrant served by Beaufort County Sheriff's Office investigators at a Plantation Pointe apartment. "On June 30, 2014...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS: 'I Don't Progress As A Songwriter That Much'

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with guitarist Jeff Waters of Canadian metallers ANNIHILATOR. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Songfacts: How does the last ANNIHILATOR album, "Feast", compare to previous ANNIHILATOR albums in terms of songwriting? Jeff Waters: Hmm. Tha...

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GHOST Performs At Swedish Amusement Park (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of GHOST's September 26 concert at the Gröna Lund amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden can be seen below. Photos are available at this location. Asked if GHOST could one day exist without the outfits and the theatrical stage show, a Nameless Ghoul told Ghost Colombia: "I don'...

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ROBERT PLANT Talks To Last.fm About 'Lullaby… And The Ceaseless Roar' (Video)

Robert Plant recently spoke to Last.fm about "Lullaby… And The Ceaseless Roar", his new solo set with backing band SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS. You can watch the chat below. According to The Pulse Of Radio, Plant's new CD earned the former LED ZEPPELIN frontman a Top 10 hit on The Billboard 200 album...

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ACE FREHLEY: PAUL STANLEY Is 'One Of The Sloppiest Guitar Players Out There'

In the October issue of Metropolis Nights magazine, legendary KISS guitarist Ace Frehley sits down with celebrity journalist Chaunce Hayden and opens up about his relationship with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow below. Chaunce Hayden: Recently, in Guita...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Says Making 'Gray Chapter' Album Was 'More Emotional Than It Was Stressful'

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor says that the band didn't feel any pressure making the its first album in six years, ".5: The Gray Chapter", calling the experience "more emotional than it was stressful." The new CD is the first by SLIPKNOT since the 2010 death of bassist Paul Gray and the late 2013 f...

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BUTCHER BABIES: Audio Samples Of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, S.O.D., ZZ TOP Covers

Taking a page from heroes METALLICA and GUNS N' ROSES, Los Angeles metallers BUTCHER BABIES have recorded an EP of cover tunes that will surely please fans of the band, as well as fans of the artists that performed them originally. Titled "Uncovered", this EP will be released on September 30 in Nort...