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SLAYER Fan Gets Ejected From San Diego Concert After Allegedly Spitting On TOM ARAYA (Video)

A SLAYER fan was ejected from the band's concert in San Diego after allegedly spitting on the group's frontman, Tom Araya. The incident happened during SLAYER's special set Thursday night (July 21) at the House Of Blues as part of Comic-Con's week of festivities. Fan-filmed video footage of shows Ar...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Explains 'Ghostbusters' Cameo

Ozzy Osbourne has a cameo in the remake of the beloved 1984 comedy "Ghostbusters", billed as a "famous rock star." According to the Birmingham Mail, Ozzy appears briefly in a scene that takes place at a concert by the fictional metal band BEASTS OF MAYHEM. After a ghost appears during their show, Oz...

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TEMPLE OF THE DOG To Reunite For U.S. Tour Dates In November

TEMPLE OF THE DOG — the Seattle supergroup featuring SOUNDGARDEN's Chris Cornell, PEARL JAM's Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard and Mike McCready, and drummer Matt Cameron (who plays drums with both SOUNDGARDEN and PEARL JAM) — has reunited and will tour for the first time ever since forming in 1990. The ba...

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INVIDIA Feat. Ex-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Bassist: New Drummer, Guitarist Announced

INVIDIA, the new band featuring former and current members of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, IN THIS MOMENT and SKINLAB, has announced the addition of drummer Darren Badorine and guitarist Marcos Medina (SKINLAB, THE MEDINA GROOVES) to the group's ranks. INVIDIA has also signed a management deal with Musi...

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CROWBAR Feat. Returning Bassist TODD 'SEXY T' STRANGE: Video Of Lawrence, Kansas Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of New Orleans sludge metal veterans CROWBAR performing on July 17 at The Granada Theater in Lawrence, Kansas as the support act for CARCASS can be seen below. CROWBAR was recently rejoined by its founding bassist Todd "Sexy T" Strange. Strange made his return to the group s...

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Watch KISS's GENE SIMMONS Fall On Stage During Bozeman, Montana Concert

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons fell on stage while performing with the band last night (Saturday, July 16) at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana. The incident happened during the closing song of KISS's set, "Rock And Roll All Nite", which featured cannons shooting a blizzard of con...

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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN: Getting Singer MARK TORNILLO 'Opened A Lot Of Doors, Musically, For Us'

Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of German/American metallers ACCEPT 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 using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BL...

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JEFF BECK Says He Knew LED ZEPPELIN Would Win 'Stairway To Heaven' Copyright Infringement Case

Legendary guitarist Jeff Beck says that he paid close attention to the federal copyright infringement lawsuit claiming the opening to LED ZEPPELIN's 1971 classic "Stairway To Heaven" was a rip-off of the 1968 instrumental song "Taurus". "I had to smirk because I knew that Jimmy and Robert [Plant] wo...

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SHAWN 'CLOWN' CRAHAN: What Makes SLIPKNOT A Culture And Not A Band Anymore

SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan was interviewed on the July 11 edition of "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. An excerpt follows. Full Metal Jackie: What kind of mental buildup do you go through to prepare fo...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Says LED ZEPPELIN's 'Stairway To Heaven' Case 'Should Have Never Gone To Court'

Ozzy Osbourne says that he cannot believe the members of LED ZEPPELIN had to defend themselves against a federal copyright infringement lawsuit claiming the opening to the 1971 classic "Stairway To Heaven" was a rip-off of the 1968 instrumental song "Taurus". "It's fucking crazy, actually," the BLAC...

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MIKE PORTNOY 'Wouldn't Count' On Reunion With DREAM THEATER

Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with former DREAM THEATER and current THE WINERY DOGS drummer Mike Portnoy. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metal-Rules.com: Can I have something about your former band, if you don't mind? Portnoy: I may not answer it. Metal-Rules.com: Have you...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'Ghostbusters' Cameo Details Revealed

Ozzy Osbourne makes a cameo in the remake of the 1986 beloved hit "Ghostbusters", due out later this week. According to Birmingham Mail, the new film includes a rock group called BEASTS OF MAYHEM playing on stage when a ghost appears. Billed as "famous rock star," the BLACK SABBATH singer has dark p...

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KISS Frontman PAUL STANLEY: 'You Can't Last Forty-Plus Years Just Because Of Makeup And Smoke Pots'

KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons were interviewed by the KBAD 94.5 FM radio station prior to the band's special February 11 unmasked and unplugged concert at the Badlands in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. You can now watch the chat below. Asked why KISS decided to remove the makeup for some of...

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Listen To New THE PRETTY RECKLESS Single 'Take Me Down'

"Take Me Down", the new single from THE PRETTY RECKLESS, was premiered earlier today via iHeartRadio and can now be streamed below. The track, which was produced by the band's longtime collaborator, Kato Khandwala, is taken from the band's forthcoming third studio album, which is expected to be rele...

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PAPA ROACH Helps Raise Awareness And Fights Human Trafficking With Benefit Show

Veteran photographer Kevin Estrada has shot some of rock's biggest names over the years, including NIRVANA, KISS, REM and GREEN DAY. Once more, he is using his connections in the world of rock for a good cause — to fight human trafficking through the celebrity charity event "Rock For Freedom" on Jul...