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Video Premiere: SAXON's 'Thunderbolt'

British heavy metal legends SAXON will release their 22nd studio album, "Thunderbolt", on February 2 via Militia Guard (Silver Lining Music). The follow-up to 2015's "Battering Ram" was once again helmed by producer Andy Sneap, who has previously worked with JUDAS PRIEST, MEGADETH, ACCEPT and TESTAM...

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LARS ULRICH: 'We're Having The Best Year For METALLICA In Probably A Quarter Of A Century'

On November 9, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was interviewed by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff as part of this year's Dreamforce, Salesforce's annual user conference, in San Francisco, California. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how ME...

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MACHINE HEAD Releases 'Now We Die' Performance Video From 'Catharsis' Bonus DVD

San Francisco Bay area metallers MACHINE HEAD will release their ninth studio album, "Catharsis", on January 26, 2018 via Nuclear Blast. The effort will be made available in several formats, including a CD/DVD digipak edition which contains footage of the band's 2015 concert at San Francisco's Regen...

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KIRK HAMMETT's KHDK ELECTRONICS Introduces 'Ghoul Jr' Overdrive

In celebration of co-founder/guitar legend Kirk Hammett's recent birthday (November 18),KHDK Electronics has unveiled the latest addition in their lineup of award-winning pedals. Inspired by their celebrated Ghoul Screamer, Ghoul Jr is the tone lab's first mini pedal: small, but lethal. "Evil thing...

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MORDRED To Perform At Benefit Concert For VIO-LENCE's SEAN KILLIAN

Reunited late '80s/early '90s San Francisco Bay Area funk-metallers MORDRED have been announced as the first support act at a benefit concert for VIO-LENCE singer Sean Killian (pictured) on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the Oakland Metro Operahouse in Oakland, California. "Killian On Command: An Eve...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: Cliff BURTON 'Will Forever Be Part Of This Band'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich took part in an hour-long one-on-one conversation with radio host Andy Hall as they revisited the "Master Of Puppets" era, continuing the band's celebration of the reissue/remaster of that album. Originally broadcast on radio stations around the country, the special, wh...

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HOLY TERROR: 'Total Terror' Limited Box Set To Receive North American Release

Dissonance Productions has announced the North American release of "Total Terror" — a special, limited box set from cult thrash outfit HOLY TERROR. Recently released in Europe, "Total Terror" will be available to North American fans on February 9. The multi-disc set contains all of the band's offi...

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TONY IOMMI's Cancer Is Still In Remission

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi says that his cancer is still in remission six years after he was diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma. Iommi revealed his cancer diagnosis in early 2012, shortly after SABBATH announced a reunion tour and album. He underwent treatment throughout the recordi...

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Former TRIVIUM Members Launch BLACKNOVA

Former TRIVIUM members Travis Smith and Brent Young have rejoined forces in a new Florida-based hard rock band called BLACKNOVA. The new group is writing and recording its debut EP for a tentative spring 2018 release. The debut single, "Eclipse From Within", will be accompanied with a music video. T...

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TOOL, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ALICE IN CHAINS To Headline Next Year's ROCK ON THE RANGE

The 12th annual Rock On The Range returns to MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio Friday, May 18, Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20 with its most power-packed lineup to date. America's largest and most acclaimed rock festival features nearly 60 bands on three stages, led by TOOL, AVENGED SEVENFOLD and...

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New Wave

Spider One has always had a vision of living a rock 'n' roll life outside the shadow of his uber-famous older brother, Rob Zombie. Not that either has claimed sibling rivalry, but Spider One himself will tell you there was a fear factor after his band, POWERMAN 5000, hit platinum with 1999's "Tonigh...

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Skeletons In The Closet

Every hard rock fan knows the name Bob Kulick, often by way of his younger brother, Bruce. Both were, at various stages, part of KISS, the latter coming through recommendation by his elder sibling. Bob contributed guitars to three of the studio tracks on side four of KISS's "Alive II", plus "Unmaske...

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STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA: METALLICA Came Up From Los Angeles To San Francisco To Emulate What EXODUS Was Doing

EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza was interviewed on a recent installment of HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta's official podcast, "The Jasta Show". You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking about EXODUS's influence on the early thrash metal scene in the San Francisco B...

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MANOWAR's JOEY DEMAIO To Embark On 'The Blood Of The Kings' Spoken-Word Tour In 2019

MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio will embark on "The Blood Of The Kings" spoken-word tour in November 2019. DeMaio announced the event for every true MANOWAR fan only hours prior a sold-out concert in Munich, Germany. For the first time ever, MANOWAR will open their secret archives so that fans can fina...

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New TRIVIUM Album Became 'Much Darker' And 'Heavier' After Addition Of Drummer ALEX BENT

The four members of TRIVIUM were recently interviewed as part of AOL's Build Series. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the addition of TRIVIUM's new drummer, Alex Bent, prior to the recording of the band's latest album, "The Sin and The Sentence", guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy said: "...