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DISTURBED Frontman Is Happy To See Political Winds Shifting In Favor Of Marijuana Legalization

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman says that he is glad to see more and more U.S. states moving toward state-legalized recreational or medical marijuana. "A lot of the stigmas are being dispelled," he said during an appearance on an episode of "Dudes Talking S#*t In A Truck" with SiriusXM DJ Jose Mang...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram Show Is 'A Memorial Service In The Form Of A Rock Concert,' Says CRAIG GOLDY

Craig Goldy says that every show on the "Dio Returns" tour is "a memorial service in the form of a rock concert." Goldy joined DIO during the "Sacred Heart" tour in 1986 after original guitarist Vivian Campbell was fired from the band following a contentious business disagreement with the singer and...

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GODSMACK Drummer On Vocalist SULLY ERNA: 'He's Our Leader, And We Follow Him And Trust Him'

Prior to GODSMACK's performance at this year's Download festival at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England, drummer Shannon Larkin spoke with Adam Hayward of Metal Wani. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how the band's late...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Singer Says Band Is Currently 'Gathering Material' For A New Album

Prior to DARK TRANQUILLITY's recent performance at the French festival Hellfest, vocalist Mikael Stanne spoke with Metal Mad TV. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the rigors of touring: Mikael: "I really love it. Obviously, we hav...

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PAUL STANLEY: 'I've Always Thought Of KISS As My Band'

Prior to KISS's performance at the Finnish festival Rockfest on June 9, singer/guitarist Paul Stanley spoke with Kaaos TV. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On performing in cities on KISS's current farewell tour that he may neve...

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STEVEN TYLER Joins PAUL MCCARTNEY For 'Helter Skelter' Performance In Las Vegas (Video)

AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler joined Paul McCartney on stage Friday night (June 28) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada to perform THE BEATLES classic "Helter Skelter". Video footage of his appearance can be seen below (courtesy of Monkeytail Studios). McCartney, who turned 77 a little more than...

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Watch KROKUS Perform At Switzerland's ROCK THE RING Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of KROKUS's June 21 performance at the Rock The Ring festival in Hinwil, Switzerland can be seen below. As previously reported, KROKUS will extend its last-ever tour to include dates in USA, Canada and Mexico. Back in September 2018, the Swiss hard rock legends announced tha...

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Watch JAMES HETFIELD Rock Out To SLAYER's 'Angel Of Death' While Driving

Earlier today, METALLICA shared a video of frontman James Hetfield rocking out and singing along to SLAYER's classic song "Angel Of Death" while driving in his car and flashing the "devil horns" hand gesture. James wrote in an accompanying message: "SLAYING makes me smile!" In a 2013 interview with...

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DELAIN's Next Album Will Be 'Really Big And Bombastic'

DELAIN frontwoman Charlotte Wessels spoke to U.K.'s Ticketmaster about the musical direction of the band's next album, tentatively due in early 2020. She said (see video below): "The music on the new album is going to be really big and bombastic. I think it's going to be more symphonic as a whole an...

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HAMMERFALL Releases 'Live' Video For '(We Make) Sweden Rock'

The official live video for "(We Make) Sweden Rock", the new single from Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album titled "Dominion", which will be released on August 16 via Napalm Records. The clip was filmed at this year's edition of Sweden R...

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PERRY FARRELL Is LIVEXLIVE's New Global Brand Ambassador

LiveXLive Media, Inc., a global digital media company focused on live entertainment, has announced that Perry Farrell will join the company as a global brand ambassador. In addition to evangelizing the LiveXLive platform and service, Farrell will expand upon his pop-up "I am the DJ" audio channel t...

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NETHERBIRD Feat. Ex-AMON AMARTH Drummer FREDRIK ANDERSSON: 'Into The Vast Uncharted' Album Due In The Fall

Swedish melodic black/death metal act NETHERBIRD has signed a worldwide deal with Eisenwald. The band's new album, "Into The Vast Uncharted", will be released this fall. The Stockholm-based band, which features ex-AMON AMARTH drummer Fredrik Andersson, is currently in the mixing phase for its upcom...

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LAMB OF GOD: Pro-Shot Video Of Entire HELLFEST Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of LAMB OF GOD's entire June 23 performance at Hellfest in Clisson, France can be seen below (courtesy of ARTE Concert). LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton recently confirmed that the band has commenced work on the material for the follow-up to 2015's "VII: Sturm U...

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BAD BRAINS Frontman's Oral History To Be Made Available In Paperback Next Month

The paperback edition of the critically acclaimed oral history of BAD BRAINS lead vocalist and frontman extraordinaire, Paul 'H.R." Hudson, "Finding Joseph I: An Oral History Of H.R. From Bad Brains", will hit bookshelves everywhere on July 23. The book is available to pre-order now via Barnes & Nob...

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JUAN CROUCIER Says It's 'Inevitable' That RATT Will Record New Music

RATT singer Stephen Pearcy and bassist Juan Croucier have confirmed that the band is planning to release new music in 2020. "It's natural for us to, obviously, record," Croucier said during an appearance on yesterday's (Tuesday, June 25) edition of "Trunk Nation LA Invasion: Live From The Rainbow Ba...