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EYEHATEGOD Frontman Undergoes Successful Liver-Transplant Surgery

EYEHATEGOD frontman Mike Williams has undergone successful liver-transplant surgery, less than a month after a crowdfunding effort raised nearly $70,000 for the operation. Mike's wife, Michelle Maher-Williams, shared the good news via Facebook, saying that a donor match for her husband was found on...

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MAX CAVALERA: Reunion Of SEPULTURA's Classic Lineup 'Would Be Great'

Max Cavalera says that a reunion of the classic SEPULTURA lineup "would be great," but the guitarist/vocalist doesn't believe that it will ever happen. In 1996, Max exited SEPULTURA after the rest of the band fired his wife Gloria as their manager. Earlier this year, Max and his brother Igor — who w...

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METALLICA 'Hardwired' Cover Creator Says CROWBAR Similarities Are Coincidental

Dimitri Scheblanov of Herring & Herring, one of the creative directors and photographers of METALLICA's "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct" album, has denied drawing influence from the cover of CROWBAR's 1998 classic "Odd Fellows Rest" for the design of METALLICA's disc. While both covers feature fo...

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VINNIE PAUL: PANTERA's 'Southern Trendkill' Was 'The Most Chaotic, Most Unorganized' Record We Ever Made

During a recent appearance on "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie, former PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott spoke about "The Great Southern Trendkill: 20th Anniversary Edition", which was released on October 21. This two-disc PANTERA set includes the original album remastere...

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Ex-PANTERA Bassist Says He Was 'Caught In The Middle' Of War Of Words Between PHILIP ANSELMO And ABBOTT Brothers

In a brand new interview with Loudwire, former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown spoke about the circumstances that led to the band's split nearly a decade and a half ago. While PANTERA vocalist Philip Anselmo and the Abbott brothers — guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul — were flinging insult...

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ERIC BRITTINGHAM 'Would Love To Go Out And Do Another CINDERELLA Tour'

Eric Brittingham says that he "would love to go out and do another CINDERELLA tour" provided that Jeff LaBar can get well enough to return to the road. LaBar recently accepted blame for the group's prolonged period of inactivity, explaining that his "drinking problem" caused a rift between him and h...

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ICED EARTH Mainman Doesn't Believe HILLARY CLINTON Won Popular Vote, Says He Is 'Cautiously Optimistic' About DONALD TRUMP

ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer has weighed in on underdog Donald Trump's stunning upset of Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election, saying that while he doesn't fully trust the real estate mogul, he is "cautiously optimistic about where things are going." Trump shocked the political est...

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SANCTUARY To Release 'Refuge Denied' Prequel 'Inception' In February

Century Media Records has set February 24, 2017 as the release date of "Inception", the official prequel to 1988's classic debut "Refuge Denied" from the legendary U.S. metal act SANCTUARY. "Inception" contains presumed lost 1986 studio recordings, which guitarist Lenny Rutledge discovered recently...

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GRAVE DIGGER: Lyric Video For New Song 'Call For War'

The official lyric video for the song "Call For War" from German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Healed By Metal", which will be released on January 13, 2017 via Napalm Records. Asked if GRAVE DIGGER has ever been "healed by metal," voca...

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PLACE VENDOME Feat. HELLOWEEN's MICHAEL KISKE: 'Welcome To The Edge' Lyric Video

Frontiers Music Srl will release the brand new PLACE VENDOME album, "Close To The Sun", on February 24, 2017. The official lyric video for the song "Welcome To The Edge" can be seen below. One of the most popular projects put together over the years by Frontiers president Serafino Perugino, PLACE VE...

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Video: BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT Performs In Amarillo, Texas

Fan-filmed video footage of Bobby Blotzer's RATT performing on December 9 at Azteca Music Hall in Amarillo, Texas can be seen below. Blotzer earlier in the month refuted Warren DeMartini's claim that the drummer has been expelled from the RATT partnership and therefore no longer has an interest in t...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Questions Whether NIKKI SIXX Really Kept A Diary At Height Of His Heroin Addiction

On December 6, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, New York to read from and discuss his long-awaited autobiography, "18 And Life On Skid Row". Sebastian was joined in conversation by music writer and The Creative Independent editor in chief Brandon Stosuy. You can...

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BLOODCLOT Feat. CRO-MAGS, Ex-DANZIG Members: Lyric Video For 'Up In Arms' Title Track

"Up In Arms", the new lyric video from the hardcore punk unit BLOODCLOT, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's new album, which will be released in the spring via Metal Blade Records. BLOODCLOT is a project featuring true hardcore pioneers: John Joseph of the CRO-MAGS, plus fo...

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MEGADETH Rumored To Play 'Secret' Show At Brooklyn's Saint Vitus Bar On Monday

MEGADETH is rumored to be playing a special intimate show at the Saint Vitus bar in Brooklyn, New York on Monday, December 12 — one day ahead of the band's appearance at the Revolver Music Awards at Webster Hall in New York City. MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine is hosting this year's Revolver Music A...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Slams DONALD TRUMP: 'That Guy Doesn't Even Believe That Everyone Is Equal'

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has slammed Donald Trump, saying that the president-elect does not possess "a general sense of what is right and what's wrong." Asked by Yahoo! Sports about Trump's repeated claims that climate change was a hoax devised by China, Hammett said: "Okay. Let's sit with t...