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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH To Support JUDAS PRIEST In Europe

After a nearly sold-out headline tour in Europe this past spring, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will make its return to the continent as special guests on the European leg of JUDAS PRIEST's "Redeemer Of Souls" 2015 tour next June. The run kicks off in Helsinki, Finland on June 4 and takes the band all acr...

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SLASH: 'Nighttrain' And 'Bent To Fly' Performances From 'Live From The Sunset Strip' (Video)

Guitar Center and DirecTV announced a two-part documentary and live concert event examining the life and music of Grammy Award-winning guitarist Slash. With a world tour on the horizon and his new album, "World On Fire", debuting in the Top 10 and garnering worldwide critical acclaim, the iconic gui...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES' Self-Titled Fourth Album Cracks U.S. Top 10

The self-titled fourth studio from Los Angeles theatrical rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES sold around 30,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 10 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, "Wretched And Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones", opened wi...

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SIXX: A.M.'s DJ ASHBA On 'Modern Vintage': We Wanted To 'Make A Record Like The Ones We Used To Grow Up On'

BackstageAxxess.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist DJ Ashba of SIXX: A.M. and GUNS N' ROSES. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On SIXX: A.M.'s new album, "Modern Vintage", drawing influences from a...

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SLAYER Car 'Walkaround' Video

A "walkaround" video offering a closer look at the SLAYER-inspired Scion car "Scion x Slayer Mobile Amp tC" which will make its debut at the SEMA show in Las Vegas, November 4-7, can be seen below. Frequently cited for its deep influence on other metal bands, SLAYER has a look, sound and approach al...

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NAPALM DEATH And VOIVOD To Join Forces For North American 'Through Space And Grind' Tour

NAPALM DEATH and VOIVOD will join forces for a North American tour, aptly dubbed "Through Space And Grind", in January/February. Said NAPALM DEATH frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway: "As a celebration of both the unconventional and more straight-out methods of musical attack, I think this tour lineup r...

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SEETHER And PAPA ROACH To Team Up For Co-Headlining Tour; Exclusive Pre-Sale Available

Rock titans SEETHER and PAPA ROACH announced today they will join forces to co-headline a month-long nationwide tour beginning early 2015. The powerful double bill (itinerary below) kicks off on January 9 at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida and runs through February 7, with the final performance a...

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MEGADETH To Auction Decades Of Tour Memorabilia

Backstage Auctions presents a on-of-a-kind online auction event featuring decades of MEGADETH tour memorabilia. The event, aptly titled "Megadeth - The Countdown To Extinction Auction", is a not-to-miss opportunity for fans and collectors around the world to own an authentic piece of memorabilia fro...

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IN FLAMES Frontman ANDERS FRIDÉN Talks Songwriting Process, Upcoming Concert DVD (Video)

Dearly Demented conducted an interview with vocalist Anders Fridén of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES when the band played at Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt, Germany on October 24. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether IN FLAMES guitar...

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JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL Speaks To Louisville's 95.7 QMF (Audio)

Harley of the 95.7 QMF radio station in Louisville, Kentucky recently conducted an interview with bassist Ian Hill of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking to The AU Review, Hill stated about how fans have come up to him and told him that PRIEST's m...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE: From Upholsterer To Hard Rock Star

Singer Todd La Torre, who was doing upholstery for nearly two decades prior to joining QUEENSRŸCHE as the replacement for Geoff Tate, spoke to Tampa, Florida's Great 38 WTTA about how he has managed to bring his skills as an upholsterer to his current line of work. "My grandfather was an upholsterer...

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COREY TAYLOR Says Online 'Trolling' Is So Prevalent 'Because People Can't Relate To One Another'

Corey Taylor recently teamed up with The You Rock Foundation to talk about depression and suicide in a video (see below). The SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman spoke about his own personal battles with depression, as well as detailing his attempted suicide — but also how he overcame those struggles with...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Says His New Solo Material Is 'More Melodic, More Structured' Than BLACK SABBATH

Ozzy Osbourne tells Billboard.com that he is "in the process of collecting stuff that I'm writing" for his next solo project and has "about three songs" in various stages of completion. The tracks, which were written primarily with guitarist Billy Morrison (BILLY IDOL, THE CULT, CAMP FREDDY),are de...

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New WHITESNAKE Guitarist JOEL HOEKSTRA Says Next Album Will Contain 'Great, Straight-Ahead Rock And Roll'

Former NIGHT RANGER guitarist Joel Hoekstra, who recently joined WHITESNAKE as the replacement for Doug Aldrich, spoke to the Myglobalmind webzine about the status of the recording sessions for WHITESNAKE's new studio album, tentatively due early next year. "There is a litte bit of work to do, recor...

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XTRMST Featuring AFI's DAVEY HAVOK And JADE PUGET: Debut Album Due Next Month

XTRMST, the new straight-edge hardcore band featuring AFI lead vocalist Davey Havok and guitarist Jade Puget, will release its self-titled debut album on November 18. The first single from the CD, "Conformist", was made available on October 7. "Jade and I have been talking about starting a straight-...