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METALLICA At LOLLAPALOOZA: Performance Footage From Fans' POV On Stage

A select group of fans were brought on stage during METALLICA's August 1 performance at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Illinois to add to the ambiance. Video footage of several songs from the show filmed from the fans' point on view on stage can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follow...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Defends MEGADETH's Lineup Changes, Praises Upcoming Album

MEGADETH recently finished recording its fifteenth album in a Nashville studio for a tentative late 2015 or early 2016 release. The production duties on the follow-up to 2013's "Super Collider" were handled by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and Toby Wright (ALICE IN CHAINS, KORN). The CD is currentl...

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ARMORED SAINT/Ex-ANTHRAX Singer JOHN BUSH Discusses His 'Lucrative' Business Away From Music (Video)

Jägermeister conducted an interview with former ANTHRAX and current ARMORED SAINT singer John Bush at this year's Bloodstock Open Air, which is being held August 6-9 at Catton Park, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about what he does away from ARMORED SAINT, Bus...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN: The Response To 'Inferno' Has Blown My Mind

Alissa Ordabai of HardrockHaven.net recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. HardrockHaven.net: What inspired you to tour again in the U.S. after such a long break? Friedman: Pretty much the same thing that inspir...

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SPITFIRE RECORDS Founder PAUL BIBEAU Returns With New Venture, FADE TO SILENCE RECORDS

Spitfire Records company founder/president and industry veteran Paul Bibeau has returned to the business of music after a long hiatus from the industry to launch Fade To Silence Records via AMPED Distribution worldwide. The new label will focus on establishing a cutting and creative edge driven labe...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA Says MAYHEM FESTIVAL Attendance Was 'About What We Would Draw If We Were Doing Our Own Tour'

SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya has dismissed the suggestion that the band was playing to a smaller audience than usual as the headliner of this year's edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. "We have a fanbase of about five or six thousand at every place we play, so the crowd that w...

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VINNIE PAUL Says LINKIN PARK Is Only New Band That Has Come Out In Last Fifteen Years That Can Headline Festivals

Rodney Holder of Australia's Music Business Facts recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether HELLYEAH is a compan...

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How Greek Guitarist KOSTAS KARAMITROUDIS Became Known As GUS G.

Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, was interviewed at Hungary's Fezen festival on July 29. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how he came up with his stage name Gus G. after ...

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FOREIGNER Announces 'Hits Unplugged and Live' Charity Album For 2016

FOREIGNER — Mick Jones (lead guitar),Kelly Hansen (lead vocals),Jeff Pilson (bass, vocals),Michael Bluestein (keyboards),Tom Gimbel (rhythm guitar, sax, vocals),Bruce Watson (guitar) and Chris Frazier (drums) — is universally hailed as one of the world's most popular rock acts with a formidable...

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BOBBY BLOTZER Slams JUAN CROUCIER For Using RATT Logo To Launch New Project

RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer has slammed the band's bassist, Juan Croucier, for using the RATT logo to promote his new project RATT'S JUAN CROUCIER. RATT'S JUAN CROUCIER, which features Croucier alongside Pete Holmes (BLACK 'N BLUE),Mike Moore and Toni Aleman, announced on Tuesday (August 4) that it...

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CHRIS CORNELL: Cover Artwork For New Solo Album 'Higher Truth'

Former AUDIOSLAVE and current SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell will release his new solo album, "Higher Truth", on September 18. The CD was produced by Brendan O’Brien (BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, PEARL JAM, NEIL YOUNG). The "Higher Truth" cover art has just been unveiled and can be seen below. Chris Cornell...

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Video: How GARY HOLT Ended Up Playing In SLAYER

A nine-minute video clip in which the members of SLAYER discuss the decision to recruit guitarist Gary Holt (EXODUS) to play on the band's eleventh album, "Repentless", following the passing of Jeff Hanneman in 2013 can be seen below. In a recent interview with OC Weekly, SLAYER's Kerry King was ask...

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WARRANT Is 'Slowly But Surely Moving Towards' Making A New Studio Album

WARRANT guitarist Erik Turner was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the progress of...

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Ex-WHITESNAKE/DIO Guitarist DOUG ALDRICH Exits 'Raiding The Rock Vault'

Former WHITESNAKE and DIO guitarist Doug Aldrich has exited the critically acclaimed Las Vegas production "Raiding The Rock Vault". Said Aldrich in a statement: "Today starts a new chapter for me. I'll be on permanent vacation from 'Raiding The Rock Vault'. "Thank you so much to all the fans that ha...

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AMORPHIS: Fifth 'Under The Red Cloud' Studio Webisode

The fifth in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Under The Red Cloud", the new album from Finnish masters of melancholic metal AMORPHIS, can be seen below. The CD will be released on September 4 via Nuclear Blast. States AMORPHIS guitarist Esa Holopainen: "T...