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Original SAINT VITUS Bassist MARK ADAMS Is Suffering From Parkinson's Disease

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched for original SAINT VITUS bassist Mark Adams, who is suffering from Parkinson's disease. All funds raised through the campaign will be directed to Adams's medical needs and ability to live. Adams, who is not able to afford proper heath care and is in need of assi...

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BEAST IN BLACK: 'From Hell With Love' Cover Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for BEAST IN BLACK's sophomore album, "From Hell With Love", can be seen below. The follow-up to 2017's "Berserker" is scheduled for a February 8, 2019 release via Nuclear Blast. BEAST IN BLACK is the Helsinki, Finland-based metal band led by former BATTLE BEAST guitarist and main...

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KING 810 Announces New Album 'Suicide King'; 'Heartbeats' Video Available

KING 810 has emerged from a brief period of hibernation fully revitalized and ready to release its gripping third album. "Suicide King" will be independently released on January 25, 2019. The effort is available for pre-order here via exclusive merch bundles that include limited-edition black smoke...

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MR. BIG To Record One Final Album Or EP Before Calling It Quits

MR. BIG singer Eric Martin has confirmed to the "Friday NI Rocks" show that the band is planning to make a new studio record next year. The effort will mark MR. BIG's first release since the passing of drummer Pat Torpey, who died in February at the age of 64 from complications of Parkinson's diseas...

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GILBY CLARKE Says He Turned Down Offer To Play With GUNS N' ROSES On 'Not In This Lifetime' Tour

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke says that he was asked to take part in the band's "Not In This Lifetime" tour but that he had to turn it down. Clarke replaced founding guitarist Izzy Stradlin in the GUNS lineup in 1991, during the "Use Your Illusion" tour, and stayed with the band for th...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer And Guitarist Talk About Writing And Recording 'The Stage' In First 'Breakdown' Episode

In the first episode of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's "Breakdown" series, singer M. Shadows and guitarist Synyster Gates talk about the writing and recording process for the song "The Stage" from the album of the same name. Check it out below. Gates told the "Two Doods Reviews" podcast that he feels "The Stag...

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PAUL STANLEY On KISS's 'End Of The Road' Tour: 'Once We Play Your City, It Is Done'

Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons have confirmed to Billboard that KISS's "End Of The Road" world tour will be the final chance for fans to see the members of the band don their unique makeup and perform their classic songs. "One thing for sure is that this is the last tour. What goes beyond that is rea...

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WHILE SHE SLEEPS To Release 'So What?' Album In March; 'Anti-Social' Video Available

WHILE SHE SLEEPS will release its fourth studio album, "So What?", on March 1, 2019 via the band's own Sleeps Brothers label. The official music video for the disc's first single, "Anti-Social", can be seen below. "Anti-Social" is an explosive, relentless four-minute anthem. It takes everything you...

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FIFTH ANGEL: 'The Third Secret' Video

"The Third Secret", the new video from FIFTH ANGEL, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's first new album in almost 30 years, which was released on October 26 through Nuclear Blast Records. "The Third Secret" features the incredible talents of guitarist and lead vocalist Kend...

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COREY BEAULIEU Says TRIVIUM Wanted To 'Bring The Intensity' Back On 'The Sin And The Sentence'

RadioactiveMike Z, host of the Riverside, California-based radio station 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire", recently conducted an interview with guitarist Corey Beaulieu of Florida metallers TRIVIUM. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (t...

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PAUL MAZURKIEWICZ Thinks CANNIBAL CORPSE 'Hit The Nail On The Head' With Songwriting On 'Red Before Black'

Finnish webzine Rauta recently conducted an interview with drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz of veteran Floridian death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what has kept CANNIBAL CORPSE going for over 30 years: Paul: "I...

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SIMON WRIGHT Says RONNIE JAMES DIO's Reworked Hologram 'Looks Almost Real'

Simon Wright has confirmed that the Ronnie James Dio hologram will return to the road in 2019. The legendary heavy metal singer died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologram was created by a company called Eyeillusion and made its debut at the Wacken Open Air festival in August 201...

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STEVEN TYLER And NUNO BETTENCOURT's Cover Of THE ROLLING STONES' 'Brown Sugar': Behind-The-Scenes Look

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler's cover version of THE ROLLING STONES' 1971 hit "Brown Sugar" is featured on "Muscle Shoals… Small Town, Big Sound", a compilation album in tribute to Alabama's Muscle Shoals sound, which was released September 28 on BMG. EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt also played...

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Former DANZIG, WARZONE And MURPHY'S LAW Guitarist TODD YOUTH Dies At 47

Todd "Youth" Schofield (born 1971),the American guitarist best known for his work with WARZONE, MURPHY'S LAW and DANZIG, has died at the age of 47. Schofield's passing was confirmed by his FIREBURN bandmate Israel Joseph I, whom many may remember as the vocalist on the 1993 BAD BRAINS album "Rise"...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Long-Awaited Autobiography Will 'Definitely' Come Out In 2020

Wendy Dio, widow and longtime manager of Ronnie James Dio, is working with legendary rock journalist Mick Wall on the long-awaited autobiography of the heavy metal master, which was three-quarters written before the singer's death and which was originally scheduled to be published several years ago...