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DAVID ELLEFSON: 'MEGADETH Has Always Have Had A Strong Business Acumen On Top Of The Creative Side'
Robert Cavuoto of Myglobalmind recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Myglobalmind: How important is to stretch out beyond MEGADETH with coffee, producing bands, and having your record label [Ellefson Music Productions]...January 9, 2017
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BLOTZER On DEMARTINI, PEARCY, CROUCIER: 'They're Not Gonna Be RATT'
Just a couple of weeks before he was expelled from the RATT partnership by three members of the band's classic lineup — singer Stephen Pearcy, bassist Juan Croucier and guitarist Warren DeMartini — drummer Bobby Blotzer said that his former bandmates would not be able to reunite as RATT without him....January 7, 2017
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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'All I Can Do Is Be Myself And Just Try And Enjoy Life As Long As I Can'
Philip Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT) was interviewed on the December 16-18 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. A few excerpts follow. Full Metal Jackie: We're here this evening to talk about the new SUP...January 6, 2017
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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Reveals Lump In His Throat Wasn't Cancerous
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has successfully undergone an operation to remove a noncancerous lump from his throat. Back in December, Tony revealed in an interview that doctors discovered new activity in his throat and they were unsure whether the lump was cancerous until he went under the kni...January 6, 2017
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AMORAL Guitarist Explains Decision To Call It Quits
Finnish metallers AMORAL will play their farewell show tonight (Thursday, January 5) at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland. Guitarist Ben Varon stated about the band's choice to call it quits: "Honestly speaking, I had no idea that AMORAL will disband after [2016's] 'In Sequence' while writing, recording...January 5, 2017
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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Slammed As 'Disrespectful' After Posting TRUMP-And-PUTIN Friendship Meme
QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Todd La Torre has drawn the ire of Donald Trump supporters by posting a disturbing-yet-hilarious photo that poked fun at the president-elect's seemingly bizarre relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. A photoshopped picture shows the billionaire businessman and Putin dr...January 5, 2017
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PHILIP ANSELMO Blasts 'Phonies' In Music Business Who 'Pretend To Be Perfect'
Former PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo has blasted "phonies" in the music business "who pretend to be perfect" while suggesting he was racist because a video surfaced of him last year giving the right-arm salute and yelling a white-supremacist slogan at a California concert. Anselmo performed the PA...January 4, 2017
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METALLICA At BBC Studio In London: Performance, Interview Footage
On November 17, 2016, METALLICA recorded its first-ever BBC radio session at the world-famous BBC Maida Vale studios in London, England. The 36-minute video recap below includes five tracks and interviews, as James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich speak with BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show" host Daniel P. Carter....January 4, 2017
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NECROPHOBIC Rejoined By Guitarists SEBASTIAN RAMSTEDT And JOHAN BERGEBÄCK
Swedish blackened death metallers NECROPHOBIC have been rejoined by guitarists Sebastian Ramstedt and Johan Bergebäck following the band's split with their axeman of the past five years, Fredrik Folkare. Commented NECROPHOBIC drummer Joakim Sterner: "The last couple of years, Fredrik has been handli...January 3, 2017
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PAIN: Watch Video For 'Coming Home' Title Track
The video for the song "Coming Home" from PAIN, the Swedish metal band led by multi-instrumentalist and producer Peter Tägtgren, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's new album, which was released on September 9 through Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2011's "You Only Live Twi...January 2, 2017
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Drummer JOCKE WALLGREN: 'I Wanna Be In AMON AMARTH For A Long Time'
Austria's Metal Underground conducted an interview with new AMON AMARTH drummer Jocke Wallgren (formerly of OCTOBER TIDE and VALKYRJA) on November 19 in Munich, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what it has been like touring...January 1, 2017
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MAX CAVALERA On SEPULTURA: 'Tell Me One Great Song They Have Written Since I Left'
Former SEPULTURA member Max Cavalera (guitar, vocals) spoke to Metal Rules about the "Return To Roots" tour during which he and his brother Igor are celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the band's classic album "Roots" by performing the LP in its entirety. Asked if the tour was something that he...December 31, 2016
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GENE SIMMONS Says KISS Was Never Asked To Perform At DONALD TRUMP's Inauguration
Gene Simmons has shot down reports that KISS was invited to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration. Word of KISS's possible involvement with the president-elect's big event next month began circulating last week when Simmons's wife Shannon Tweed said Trump's camp approached her husband about partici...December 30, 2016
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Concert By BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT Shut Down Over Name Dispute
A concert by by Bobby Blotzer's version of RATT was canceled last night just hours before showtime after a Michigan venue received a cease-and-desist letter from the drummer's former bandmates. Blotzer is embroiled in a legal a dispute over the group's name with singer Stephen Pearcy, guitarist Warr...December 30, 2016
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METALLICA: 'Hardwired' In Germany; Video Recap Of Multichannel Stream
On November 16, the four members of METALLICA split up to travel to each corner of Germany, visiting radio stations in Munich (Rock Antenne),Cologne (WDR2),Hannover (Radio 21) and Berlin (Star FM). Each member was then streamed from his respective station and united in the #AskMetallica multichann...December 28, 2016
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