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U.K. Professor Backs Campaign To Name New Heavy Metal Element After LEMMY

According to the Liverpool Echo, a U.K. physics professor has thrown his support behind a campaign to rename a "super-heavy" periodic element in memory of Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. Fans wishing to honor Lemmy are petitioning to name one of four newly discovered elements after the recently deceased MOTÖ...

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Documents Shed Light On SCOTT WEILAND's Death

StarTribune.com has obtained documents and photos from the Bloomington Police Department shedding new light on what Scott Weiland's bandmates and crew members told police, and what investigators found in the bus where the iconic singer was pronounced dead. On December 3, SCOTT WEILAND & THE WILD...

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New Song Premiere: DESTRÖYER 666's 'Live And Burn'

Renegade black/thrash maniacs DESTRÖYER 666 return with their long-awaited new manifesto, "Wildfire", due on February 26 via Season Of Mist. With "Wildfire", the band delivers one of 2016's most forceful heavy metal albums. Anthemic tracks such as "Traitor", "Live and Burn", "Hounds At Ya Back" and...

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TED NUGENT Calls PRESIDENT OBAMA 'Psychopathic, America-Hating Liar' After Gun-Control Speech

Outspoken conservative rocker Ted Nugent has slammed President Obama as "a Chicago scam artist in chief" and "a psychopathic, America-hating liar" after the president's speech on gun violence. Earlier today, Obama announced a series of new measures to strengthen gun controls, including requiring all...

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Former FLYLEAF Singer LACEY STURM To Release 'Life Screams' Album In February

Four years following her departure from FLYLEAF, the vocalist and songwriter who delivered rock anthems like "Again", "All Around Me", "I'm So Sick" and "Fully Alive" to the top of the retail and radio charts, Lacey Sturm, has announced that her debut solo album, "Life Screams", will be released on...

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GOJIRA: New Video Footage From The Studio

French progressive metallers GOJIRA have uploaded new video footage from the recording sessions for their forthcoming follow-up to 2012's "L'Enfant Sauvage" album. Check out the clip below. In a 2015 interview with Rocksverige.se, GOJIRA frontman Joseph Duplantier stated about the progress of the so...

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ROBERT TRUJILLO Recalls METALLICA Audition: 'I Was Brain Dead'

Robert Trujillo spoke to the "WTF With Marc Maron" podcast about his 2003 audition to replace METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted, as captured in the 2004 band documentary "Some Kind Of Monster". He said (hear audio below): "It was a very surreal day for me. But when you get a gig like that, it's so… st...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: 'TONY IOMMI Wrote Every Riff There Was To Write'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was recently interviewed on the SiriusXM show "Sway's Universe", hosted by MTV personality Sway Calloway. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the origins of heavy metal: Scott: "People can argue this, and I d...

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DEF LEPPARD: Making Of Self-Titled Album - Part Two (Video)

U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine has uploaded the second video featuring interviews about the making of DEF LEPPARD's new, self-titled studio album, which came out on October 30, 2015. Check it out below. "Def Leppard" was made available through earMUSIC worldwide (excluding North America, Japan) in the...

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KAMELOT's THOMAS YOUNGBLOOD Describes His Bandmates (Video)

Echo of The Metal Authority recently conducted an interview with KAMELOT guitarist Thomas Youngblood. You can now watch the chat below. Asked to describe his bandmates and himself in a few words, Thomas said: "[Drummer] Casey Grillo has been with KAMELOT the longest, next to me. He's my loyal collea...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Hopes To Avoid Tears During Final Show

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has admitted to Billboard that he isn't sure how he will feel once once the band gets up on stage for one last time tonight (Thursday, December 31) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. "We've been kind of dodging that question for two years and now there's ...

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'Raiding The Rock Vault' Pays Tribute To LEMMY With Off-The-Cuff' 'Ace Of Spades' Performance (Video)

Video footage of the acclaimed rock and roll production "Raiding The Rock Vault" performing an "off-the-cuff" cover version of MOTÖRHEAD's classic song "Ace Of Spades" last night (Monday, December 28) at the new Tropicana hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada can be seen below. Lineup for the performance: Lead...

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MATT SORUM On LEMMY: 'Today We Lost The Greatest Badass In The History Of Rock 'N' Roll'

Drummer Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER, THE CULT) has penned the following tribute to MOTÖRHEAD mainman Lemmy Kilmister: "Today we lost the greatest badass in the history of rock 'n' roll, Lemmy Kilmister. He was a man who lived his life with no apologies and lived the dream of a life on...

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ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ Says All Members Of ARCH ENEMY 'Inspire One Another'

Spark TV, which is part of the Czech monthly magazine Spark, conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY singer Alissa White-Gluz and guitarist Michael Amott before the band's December 7 concert in Prague, Czech Republic. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABB...

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Meet The Women Of Botswana's Heavy Metal Subculture

South African photographer Paul Shiakallis has produced a series of photos, "Leathered Skins, Unchained Hearts", of the "queens" of Botswana's heavy metal subculture, called "Marok," which translates to "rocker" in Setswana. The portraits were shot in the Gaborone, the capital city, and feature the...