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PAUL STANLEY: 'I Don't Believe That Most Artists Are Getting What They Deserve'

In a brand new interview with Digital Trends, KISS frontman Paul Stanley was asked for his views on streaming-music services like Spotify and Apple Music. He said: "It's a choice. It's a convenience, for sure. And then it just comes down to, is the artist being paid? What happened when the Internet...

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METALLICA's Performance At GLOBAL CITIZEN Festival To Be Livestreamed On YouTube

YouTube is once again a worldwide digital streaming partner for the Global Citizen festival and will feature a special livestream of the full concert at YouTube.com/GlobalCitizen, presented by Google's Made With Code movement. METALLICA, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Demi Lovato and MAJOR LAZER will head...

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VAMPS Collaborates With MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, EMIGRATE Members On New Double Single

VAMPS, the visually arresting Japanese rock band featuring Hyde (L'ARC-EN-CIEL) and K.A.Z. (OBLIVION DUST),is back! There is a swell of activity surrounding the band, including new songs with major guests, a fall 2016 headline tour across North America and working on their next full-length album. V...

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA Guitarist And Former Singer End Beef

According to The Pulse Of Radio, ASKING ALEXANDRIA guitarist Ben Bruce and former singer Danny Worsnop have apparently ended their beef that began when Worsnop abruptly quit the band in early 2015. Worsnop tweeted on Sunday (September 18) that he and Bruce "partied old school style" while drinking "...

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MICHAEL WILTON: 'The Real Creativity Was Stifled' In Previous Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE

FOK! conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton on September 3 at the CityRock festival in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On choosing the setlist: Michael: "It's a balance to appease...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA And KERRY KING Talk About 'Repentless' Video Trilogy

When the members of SLAYER were approached by Nuclear Blast America's general manager Gerardo Martinez to make a music video for "Repentless", the title track of the band's 2015 label debut, they thought it was going to be a cool, one-off music video. Little did they know. Martinez put the band toge...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD To Appear At Re-Opening Of British Pub

According to This Is Lancashire, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford will make a special guest appearance on Saturday at the opening of the U.K.'s first community-run rock pub. He will join the locals who set up a community company to reopen the Sir Charles Napier in Blackburn town center as a social en...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist CHRIS PITMAN Sues AXL ROSE

According to TMZ, former GUNS N' ROSES member Chris Pitman has filed a lawsuit against the band's lead singer, Axl Rose, over an unpaid debt for services the multi-instrumentalist provided to the group. Pitman claims that Rose wrote him a promissory note for $125,000 that he was owed for over a year...

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MEGADETH To Tour With ICE-T's BODY COUNT

Dave Mustaine has told Metal Hammer magazine that MEGADETH will tour the world with BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, next year. Mustaine and Ice-T had previously teased an upcoming collaboration on social media. The MEGADETH mainman now says: "We're tal...

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CHTHONIC Frontman Meets DALAI LAMA For First Time As Taiwanese Legislator

Freddy Lim, human rights activist and youth culture advocate, was elected to the Taiwanese Parliament in January of 2016. He is the lead vocalist of CHTHONIC, a metal band with six popular studio albums that has won the Taiwan's Golden Melody awards, Golden Music Awards and best international artist...

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CHRIS SLADE Talks About His Role In AC/DC (Video)

A new two-minute video clip in which AC/DC drummer Chris Slade talks about playing with the band can be seen below. Says Slade: "AC/DC is like a… It's an institution, for a start. The fans feel a part of the family, and that's a good feeling. It's a really good feeling. "My role in AC/DC ...

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SKYCLAD Signs With LISTENABLE RECORDS

British heavy metal band SKYCLAD has signed a record deal with French label Listenable Records. SKYCLAD guitar player/songwriter Steve Ramsey commented: "We're really looking forward to working with the whole Listenable team. They did a fantastic job for SATAN in the past four years, becoming good f...

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GENE SIMMONS Says Celebrities Shouldn't Speak Out On Politics: 'They Should All Shut Their Pieholes'

In a brand new interview with Yahoo! Music, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, who competed in Donald Trump's "The Celebrity Apprentice" in 2007, once again praised his former boss for transforming American politics but stopped short of formally endorsing him in the White House race. "What you see...

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Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Explains Why He Had To Step Away From Music Scene

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted was interviewed on the August 29 edition of the SiriusXM satellite radio show "Eddie Trunk Live". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his decision to shut down the NEWSTED band in early 2014 and go silent for mo...

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GEOFF TATE, TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, BLAZE BAYLEY: More 'Trinity' Tour Details Revealed

Come November, heavy metal fans in at least eight East Coast cities will be in for a night full of hell-raising fun as three of the genre's finest vocalists — Geoff Tate, Tim "Ripper" Owens and Blaze Bayley — will be performing the hits from their respective bands on stage together for what is hoped...