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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist Explains Why So Many Studios Were Used During Making Of New Album

On May 15, ALICE IN CHAINS members Jerry Cantrell and William DuVall took part in an interview and three-song acoustic performance at The Sound Lounge in Chicago, Illinois. You can watch video footage of the event below. Asked why ALICE IN CHAINS used so many different studios to record its upcoming...

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MARK SLAUGHTER Responds To VINNIE VINCENT's 'No-Talent Individual' Slam

Mark Slaughter says that he wants to take the high road and not engage in a war of words with Vinnie Vincent after his former bandmate called him a "no-talent individual" who reduced his music "to the level of worse than a local bar band." Slaughter joined VINNIE VINCENT INVASION as the replacement...

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GEOFF TATE: I Don't Know If I'll Be Able To Sing The 'Operation: Mindcrime' Material When I'm 70

During a recent appearance on the "Trunk Nation" show on SiriusXM channel Volume (106),original QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about his current tour on which he is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the band's landmark concept album "Operation: Mindcrime" by performing the LP in its entirety...

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VINNIE VINCENT On Hypothetical KISS 'Farewell' Tour Featuring Other Former Members: 'If They Ask Me, I'll Be There'

Prior to his April 27 appearance at New Jersey's Chiller Expo, former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent spoke with Backstage Axxess. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On how the response has been to his return from exile: Vinnie: "This...

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YUIMETAL 'Remains A Member Of BABYMETAL'

A spokesperson for BABYMETAL's American management company has confirmed Yui Mizuno (a.k.a. Yuimetal) remains a member of the Japanese pop/metal group. After Yuimetal was a no-show at the first two concerts of BABYMETAL's current U.S. tour, fans took to social media to question her absence. The rum...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY Says EDDIE VAN HALEN Was 'In Bad Shape' During VAN HALEN's 2004 Tour

In a brand new interview The Press-Enterprise, Michael Anthony recalled taking part in several shows on the 2002 co-headlining tour featuring VAN HALEN singers Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth. The "Song For Song: The Heavyweight Champs Of Rock'N'Roll Tour" found Hagar and Roth alternating opening and...

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Erase Me

Sometimes a Christian band finds itself lost, or in the case of UNDEROATH 2018, it just lost Christ. If you're old enough, remember when STRYPER ditched the yellow and black spandex and strapped full-on leather and chin gristle for 1990's ill-fated album "Against the Law"? Some figured it a gambit,...

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SHARON DEN ADEL Says Lack Of Inspiration For WITHIN TEMPTATION Led To Creation Of MY INDIGO Solo Project

France's United Rock Nations recently conducted an interview with WITHIN TEMPTATION frontwoman Sharon Den Adel about her new solo project, MY INDIGO. You can listen to the entire interview via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the origins of MY...

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SKID ROW Guitarist Hasn't Read SEBASTIAN BACH's Autobiography

SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo says that he has not yet picked up a copy of Sebastian Bach's autobiography, "18 And Life On Skid Row", insisting that "there are a lot of other books out there that I should be reading first." Bach fronted SKID ROW until 1996, when he was fired. Instead of throw...

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VIO-LENCE Singer SEAN KILLIAN Receiving Treatment For Post-Surgical Complications Following Liver Transplant

VIO-LENCE singer Sean Killian, who underwent liver transplant surgery last month, has returned to the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to receive treatment for post-surgical complications, including infection and bile leaks. According to his wife Dana, the thrash metal vocalist was adm...

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Pretend We're Dead

In-between Wendy O. Williams and PUSSY RIOT there was L7. Frequently hailed as a foundation block to the Riot Grrrl movement, L7 was more like the audile representation of Tank Girl and her smarmy squadron of nut-busting, nuke-fried punks. It's not just because the group's song "Shove" made it into...

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D.O.A.: A Right of Passage

Once upon a time, punk happened. Not at your local Hot Topic. Not in the pages of a "Rolling Stone" 100 Best list; they could've hardly cared when punk actually started. It happened in a splintered and angry United Kingdom, then it came rudely sauntering in like an unwanted party crasher to the Unit...

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Early NIRVANA Drummer CHAD CHANNING Says He Has No Regrets Over Leaving

According to The Pulse Of Radio, early NIRVANA drummer Chad Channing, a member of the band between 1988 and 1990 who performed on the band's 1989 full-length studio debut "Bleach", was asked by Kaaos TV if he has any regrets about leaving the group just before they exploded with 1991's "Nevermind"....

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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER: 'It's My F**king Song; I'll Re-Record It If I Want To'

ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer was recently interviewed by Greece's Rockpages. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On whether the band's latest album, "Incorruptible", will be judged a "classic": Jon: "It's very early to tell. A cla...

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VIO-LENCE Singer SEAN KILLIAN Undergoes Successful Liver Transplant Surgery

VIO-LENCE singer Sean Killian underwent a successful liver transplant surgery earlier this week. The thrash metal vocalist went under the knife Monday at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF),after his brother-in-law Kevin Rivero served as a liver donor. Both are recovering at UCSF in...