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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...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'If I'm Hard To Get Along With, It's Usually Because I Think Something Sucks'

In a brand new interview with Australia's The Rockpit, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was asked why he has only been performing a couple of songs from his 2011 album, "Kicking & Screaming", during his recent live shows in the U.S. He responded: "That album is really old to me and some ...

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METALLICA: Official Footage From LOLLAPALOOZA Festival

Fly-on-the-wall footage of METALLICA's August 1 performance at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Illinois can be seen below. The 19-minute clip, which was shot by a MetOnTour reporter, includes guitarist Kirk Hammett, bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Lars Ulrich in the meet-and-greet, pre-sho...

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CANDLEBOX Signs With PAVEMENT ENTERTAINMENT

CANDLEBOX has inked a deal with Pavement Entertainment. The band is currently writing and recording the follow-up to 2012's "Love Stories And Other Musings" album with producer Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland for an early 2016 release. "CANDLEBOX is excited about being part of the Pavement Enterta...

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SLAYER Profiled As Part Of The Smithsonian Institute's 'Places Of Musical Innovation' Exhibit

The Smithsonian Institute's National Museum Of History has just posted a profile of SLAYER and the "Origins Of Thrash" as part of its "Places Of Musical Innovation" exhibit. Check it out below. Asked if the thrash acts shared any fans with glam bands in the '80s, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King told LA...

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KING DIAMOND Guitarist On 'Abigail': 'It's Still A Very Cool And Special Album To Me'

KING DIAMOND will perform its classic second album, 1987's concept effort "Abigail", in its entirety on the band's upcoming U.S. tour in the fall. Support on the trek, which will begin on October 29 and run through December 5, will come from legendary San Francisco Bay Area thrash metallers EXODUS....