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HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS To Release 'Bad Frequencies' Album In April; Listen To 'Pink Hearts' Single

HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS will release "Bad Frequencies", the band's first full-length album since 2013, on April 27 via on Pure Noise Records. Singer and guitarist JT Woodruff states: "We wrote 'Bad Frequencies' over the course of a year, which was our longest writing process as a band. We played 170 show...

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COREY TAYLOR Says Singing With His Teenage Son At STONE SOUR Concert Was 'Surreal'

STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor spoke to the Wisconsin radio station 102.9 The Hog about being joined by his then-14-year-old son Griffin Taylor on stage last July to sing the band's hit single "Song #3". "It was surreal, to be honest," Corey said (see video below). "A million things go through you...

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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS: 'As A Writer, I'm Just Trying To Get People To Think'

W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless recently appeared on the "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On "ReIdolized", the recently released re-recording of W.A.S.P.'s 1992 rock opera "The Crimson Ido...

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GEOFF TATE Names 'Most Inspirational Musician' He Has Ever Worked With

Former QUEENSRŸCHE and current OPERATION: MINDCRIME singer Geoff Tate was recently interviewed by AntiHero Magazine. You can now watch the chat below. Asked to name the most inspirational musician he has ever worked with, Tate said: "Oh, wow! Inspirational… I would say probably Michael Kamen. He was...

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K.K. DOWNING Is 'Shocked And Stunned' He Wasn't Asked To Rejoin JUDAS PRIEST

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing says that he was "shocked and stunned" that he wasn't approached to rejoin the band following Glenn Tipton's decision to retire from the road due to his battle with Parkinson's disease. Tipton, who is now 70 and has performed on every PRIEST album since the...

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CHRIS POLAND Opens Up About NICK MENZA's Final Moments: 'It Was The Best I've Ever Heard Him Play Drums'

Former MEGADETH and current OHM: guitarist Chris Poland says that Nick Menza was a great person who "would do anything for anyone." On May 21, 2016, the ex-MEGADETH drummer collapsed after suffering a heart attack during a concert with OHM: and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. The...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Says Group Will Continue To Write And Release New Music: 'That's The Whole Point Of Being In A Band'

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen was recently interviewed by the New Bern, North Carolina radio station 106.5 WSFL. The three-part conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On "Pour Some Sugar On Me": Phil: "I wrote the riff. Mutt [Lange, produc...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says MEGADETH Has 'Always Been On The Front Edge Of Technology'

"The Rockside Chronicles with Shawn Sixx" conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson during January's NAMM convention in Anaheim, California. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether caffe...

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STEVEN ADLER Says Not Being Invited To Rejoin GUNS N' ROSES Tested His Sobriety: 'That Would Have Been The Perfect Excuse To Start Drinking And Drugging'

Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler was recently interviewed by "The Johnny Dare Morning Show" on Kansas City radio station 98.9 The Rock!. The complete conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On performing with GN'R again at a handful of...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Says RAINBOW's Current Incarnation Is 'The Best Lineup' The Band Has Ever Had

Ritchie Blackmore says that the current incarnation of RAINBOW is "the best lineup" the band has ever had. Blackmore stepped away from his Renaissance-inspired brand of music with BLACKMORE'S NIGHT for the first time in 2016 to perform a handful of shows with a brand-new lineup of the band he had fo...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND On DAVE MUSTAINE: 'As Long As He's Not Crazy Drunk, He's A Great Guy'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland recently spoke with the As The Story Grows podcast. The full conversation can be streamed at this location. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On nearly rejoining MEGADETH after the "So Far, So Good... So What?" cycle, and his belief th...

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POP EVIL Vocalist On Current State Of Rock: 'We're At The Bottom Of The Sea In The Music Business'

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with vocalist Leigh Kakaty of Michigan hard rockers POP EVIL. You can watch the entire three-part chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what originally inspired him when he started writing his own songs: Leigh:...

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PESTILENCE's PATRICK MAMELI: 'I'm Not Influenced By Anything. I Don't Listen To Metal'

Agoraphobic News conducted an interview with mainman Patrick Mameli of reactivated Dutch death metal veterans PESTILENCE prior to the band's February 12 concert at SKC Fabrikaon in Novi Sad, Serbia. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On PES...

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LION'S SHARE And ASTRAL DOORS singer NILS PATRIK JOHANSSON To Release Solo Album This Spring

Nils Patrik Johansson (LION'S SHARE, ASTRAL DOORS, ex-CIVIL WAR),will release his first solo album, "Evil Deluxe", this spring on the German label Metalville. "I have thought about a solo album for ten years, but then CIVIL WAR came into the picture and I used all my ideas for the three albums that...

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DEATHWHITE: 'For A Black Tomorrow' Full-Album Stream

"For A Black Tomorrow", the first full-length from enigmatic dark metal outfit DEATHWHITE, can be streamed below. The album was released on Friday, February 23, via Season Of Mist. "For A Black Tomorrow" was produced an engineered by Shane Mayer of Cerebral Audio Productions. The album can be orde...