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SLAYER's KERRY KING On This Year's MAYHEM FESTIVAL: 'Whoever Booked This Made A Gigantic Error'

At this past Sunday night's (July 19) Rockstar Energy Mayhem Drink Festival in Hartford, Connecticut, Metal Insider asked SLAYER guitarist Kerry King about Mayhem co-founder Kevin Lyman's recent comment that metal "chased girls away" because the genre "got gray, bald and fat." King responded: "It's...

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Pro-Shot Footage Of MEGADETH's New Lineup Performing For First Time

MEGADETH's new lineup made its live debut Saturday night (July 18) at the Festival D'été De Québec (also known as by its acronym FEQ, or Quebec City Summer Festival in English),in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Professionally filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Quality photos a...

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DEF LEPPARD's VIVIAN CAMPBELL Doesn't Want To Be Associated With 'Clown' DONALD TRUMP

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell says that he hopes that the reports of his band being introduced by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at next month's Iowa State Fair are untrue, because wouldn't want his name associated with "this clown." CNN reported last Friday (July 17) that Tr...

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GENE SIMMONS Thinks KISS Will Record Another Album

In a brand new interview with The Press Enterprise, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was asked if there was any chance the band would work on new material soon. He responded: "[KISS guitarist/vocalist] Paul [Stanley] may think there's not going to be another record; I suspect there will be. We nev...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Slams 'Douche' MAYHEM FESTIVAL Co-Founder Over 'Gray, Bald And Fat' Comment

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has slammed Kevin Lyman over comments the co-founder of the annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival made regarding the state of the heavy metal scene and the future of the traveling event. In an article published on July 8 by Detroit Free Press, Lyman was quoted a .....

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New MEGADETH Lineup Feat. CHRIS ADLER, KIKO LOUREIRO Performs Live For First Time (Video)

MEGADETH's new lineup made its live debut Saturday night (July 18) at the Festival D'été De Québec (also known as by its acronym FEQ, or Quebec City Summer Festival in English),in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Hangar 18 02. Wake Up Dead 03. In My Darkest Hour 0...

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Video: RIKI RACHTMAN Talks About Upcoming 'Cathouse Live At Irvine Meadows' Festival

Riki Rachtman's world-famous Cathouse will return to Southern California for one night of debauchery with Cathouse Live At Irvine Meadows, Saturday, August 15 at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater (recently known as Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre) in Irvine, California. A new video interview with Rachtman a...

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GODSMACK's SULLY ERNA On Band's Early Success: 'I Just Think We Got Really F**king Lucky'

On June 6, Holland's FaceCulture conducted an interview with GODSMACK vocalist/guitarist Sully Erna and drummer Shannon Larkin. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why it has taken GODSMACK so long to return to Europe: Sull...

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JIMMY PAGE Talks Closure Of LED ZEPPELIN Reissues, Future Plans (Video)

LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page recently talked to NME about wrapping up the band's new reissues series. He also took NME through some of the intentions and the painstaking process of the reissues he spent two years compiling. Check out the clip below. Coming on July 31 are deluxe editions of LED...

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FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist GUS G.: New Song 'The Quest' Available For Streaming

"The Quest", a brand new song from 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, can be streamed below (courtesy of GuitarWorld.com). The track is taken from Gus G.'s second solo album, "Brand New...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: New Song 'Army Of Noise' Available For Streaming

The official lyric video for "Army Of Noise", a brand new song from U.K. metal titans BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's fifth studio album, "Venom", which will be released on August 14 via RCA. The CD marks the band's first release since the departure of...

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SOULFLY: Second Trailer For 'Archangel' Album

The second trailer for SOULFLY's tenth studio album, "Archangel", is available below. Due on August 14 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the CD was produced by Matt Hyde, who has previously worked with SLAYER and CHILDREN OF BODOM. The cover artwork was created by artist Eliran Kantor (TESTAMENT, ICE...

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Video: New BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Lineup Performs In Rio De Janeiro

Fan-filmed video footage of BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's July 12 performance at Circo Voador in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil can be seen below. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will release its fifth studio album, "Venom", on August 14 via RCA. The CD marks the band's first release since the departure of longtime bas...

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THE SWORD: New Song 'Empty Temples' Available For Streaming

Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD will release their new album, "High Country", on August 21 via Razor & Tie. Recorded in Austin, the CD was produced by Adrian Quesada and mixed by J. Robbins. "High Country" features 15 new compositions and will be released simultaneously in CD and double...

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HUNTRESS Singer JILL JANUS Discusses Lifelong Battle With Mental Illness, Recent Cancer Diagnosis

Singer Jill Janus of the Los Angeles-based, occult-themed traditional heavy metal band HUNTRESS has revealed to Revolver magazine that she was recently diagnosed with uterine cancer. She said: "During the process of writing and recording our third album, I began to feel like something bad was growin...