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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Got 'Unbelievably Lucky' With Drummer BROOKS WACKERMAN

Brooks Wackerman says that his current stint as the drummer in AVENGED SEVENFOLD is "very fulfilling," explaining that he "couldn't ask for a better gig to express" himself. In 2015, Wackerman officially replaced Arin Ilejay, who was the group's first full-time drummer after the death of founding me...

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SAXON To Release 'Thunderbolt' Album In February; Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

British heavy metal legends SAXON will release their 22nd studio album, "Thunderbolt", on February 2 via Militia Guard (Silver Lining Music). The follow-up to 2015's "Battering Ram" was once again helmed by producer Andy Sneap, who has previously worked with JUDAS PRIEST, MEGADETH, ACCEPT and TESTAM...

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TESTAMENT, EXODUS, DEATH ANGEL Members And Others To Perform At Benefit Concert For VIO-LENCE's SEAN KILLIAN

Members of TESTAMENT, EXODUS, DEATH ANGEL, FORBIDDEN, MORDRED, VIO-LENCE and many more Bay Area thrash outfits will perform at a benefit concert for VIO-LENCE singer Sean Killian on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the Oakland Metro Operahouse in Oakland, California. "Killian On Command: An Evening Of...

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DEE SNIDER Says TWISTED SISTER Won't 'Insult' Fans By Coming Back From Retirement

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider recently spoke with the Poughkeepsie, New York classic rock radio station 101.5 WPDH. The full chat can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his 2016 solo album, "We Are The Ones": Dee: "The thing about being in TWISTED...

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Former JOURNEY Drummer DEEN CASTRONOVO Joins THE DEAD DAISIES

Former JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo has joined the rock 'n' roll collective known as THE DEAD DAISIES for the recording of the band's new album, due in early 2018. THE DEAD DAISIES said in a statement: "Deen is here in Nashville with us where we are beginning the recording of the new album today....

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KORN's FIELDY Releases Video For 'Zibba Zibop' From 'Bassically' Solo Album

KORN bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu has released a music video for his song "Zibba Zibop". The clip, which was directed by Sébastien Paquet, can be viewed at PledgeMusic.com. "Zibba Zibop" is taken from Fieldy's long-awaited jazz fusion album titled "Bassically", which will be released on November...

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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN Talks 'Catharsis' Album, Says Band Will Continue To Play 'Evening With' Shows

Robb Flynn says MACHINE HEAD will continue to play its "Evening With" shows because fans never warmed to the opening acts he and his bandmates selected. For the touring cycle behind 2014's "Bloodstone & Diamonds" album, the San Francisco Bay Area metal titans completed around two hundred and fifty...

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NEUROSIS's SCOTT KELLY On PHILIP ANSELMO: 'I Think He F**ked Up, Man'

NEUROSIS guitarist/vocalist Scott Kelly says that Philip Anselmo "fucked up" when he gave the right-arm salute and yelled a white-supremacist slogan at a California concert almost two years ago. At a January 2016 "Dimebash" event at the Lucky Strike Live in Hollywood in honor of late PANTERA guitari...

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KORN's JONATHAN DAVIS On CHESTER BENNINGTON: 'I Loved That Kid'

KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has paid tribute to Chester Bennington, saying that he "loved" the late LINKIN PARK singer. Bennington died on July 20 after committing suicide at the age of 41. He had been open with the press and public about his struggles with drugs and alcohol, which landed him in re...

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SWEET & LYNCH Featuring MICHAEL SWEET, GEORGE LYNCH: 'Walk' Video

"Walk", the new video from SWEET & LYNCH — the band featuring guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of STRYPER, legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB),bassist James LoMenzo (MEGADETH, WHITE LION, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) and drummer Brian Tichy (THE DEAD DAISIES, WHITESNAKE) — can be seen belo...

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Watch Another Clip From DIMEBAG DARRELL's 'Dimevision Vol. 2: Roll With It Or Get Rolled Over' DVD/CD

A new preview clip of "Dimevision Vol. 2: Roll With It Or Get Rolled Over" — which is described as "another true celebration" of late PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and how he lived his life — can be seen below (courtesy of Guitar World). With 2006's "Dimevision Vol. 1: Th...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer On 'The Stage' Surprise Release: 'We Were Just Looking For Ways To Stimulate Ourselves'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows has once again defended the surprise release of the group's latest album, "The Stage", saying that he and his bandmates "were just looking for ways to stimulate" themselves. The release of the disc, which was announced the night it went on sale twelve months ago,...

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BUTCHER BABIES' HEIDI SHEPHERD Fires Back At OTEP SHAMAYA, Says Beef Was 'All Freaking Made Up'

Heidi Shepherd has fired back at Otep Shamaya over disparaging comments the OTEP frontwoman made about BUTCHER BABIES. In February 2017, Otep appeared on HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta's "The Jasta Show" podcast, where she revealed a long-running beef with the BUTCHER BABIES, saying the latter group...

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DIMEBAG's Girlfriend Slams REX BROWN's Memoir: 'It's Not Good To Write A Book When You Don't Remember Things'

"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's longtime girlfriend Rita Haney has criticized Rex Brown's book as full of inaccuracies and has described the PANTERA bassist's portrayal of Vinnie Paul Abbott as "pretty hateful." Asked in a new interview with Metal Forces for her opinion of Rex's 2013 memoir, "Official Tr...

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TESTAMENT Announces Second Leg Of European Tour; ANNIHILATOR And VADER To Support

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metallers TESTAMENT will return to European shores in March/April 2018. Support on the trek will come from Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR and Polish death metallers VADER. TESTAMENT is still touring in support of its critically acclaimed album "Brotherhood Of The Snake"...