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Back from the Abyss

Long one of the inarguable best of the doom-stoner sect is ORANGE GOBLIN. You either know them or you don't, and you if you do know them, dissatisfaction is not a part of the intake. Their latest project, "Back from the Abyss", is everything ORANGE GOBLIN fans are craving: a bit of BLACK SABBATH, a...

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FOO FIGHTERS Release EMPEROR-Inspired Christmas Sweaters

FOO FIGHTERS are offering their own contribution to this year's "ugly Christmas sweater," a ubiquitous feature of the holiday season which began to sprout up in the last several decades. "Ugly Christmas sweater" or "tacky Christmas sweater" parties have been a holiday staple for several years, but t...

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VENOMOUS MAXIMUS Signs With SHADOW KINGDOM RECORDS

Shadow Kingdom Records has announced the signing of Houston, Texas' "dark heavy metal" band VENOMOUS MAXIMUS. The group is putting the finishing touches on its new album, "Firewalker", for a 2015 release. Reads a Shadow Kingdom press release: "The name of the band reminds us of the classic 'Gladiato...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Drummer STEVEN ADLER Says He Has Been Sober For Nine Months

On October 26, Argentinean rock journalist Lucas H. Gordon conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler and Steven's wife Carolina on the red carpet at an evening of art with Billy Morrison and Joey Feldman benefiting the Rock Against MS foundation at Village Studios in Los...

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KORN's BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH: Having Holy Spirit Fill You Is 'Like The Best High Ever'

KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch was interviewed on "The Jesse Lee Peterson Radio Show" back in September. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Welch, who left KORN in 2005 after he converted to Christianity and got off drugs, was asked how he knows that he has "the Holy Ghost....

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METALLICA Bassist ROBERT TRUJILLO's 'Jaco: The Documentary' To Be Screened At Grammy Museum

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo will screen a nearly complete version of "Jaco: The Documentary" as part of the Reel To Reel program, set to take place at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on Monday, December 8 at 7:30 p.m. Trujillo has spent the last four years working on the documentary about the...

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FATES WARNING's RAY ALDER Finds High-Pitched Screaming 'Really Silly'

Stormbringer webzine conducted an interview with vocalist Ray Alder of American progressive metallers FATES WARNING on November 6 in Innsbruck, Austria. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how his vocal approach has changed over the years, Alder said: "Yeah, [when I first joined FATES W...

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Ex-IN FLAMES Singer HENKE FORSS Says He's Been Trying 'For Over 10 Years' To Get Proper Songwriting Credit

Henke Forss, who sang on IN FLAMES' 1995 EP "Subterranean", says that he has been "trying to claim [his] rights for the songs [he] co-wrote [for the band] for over 10 years" without much success. During a recent interview with Germany's EMP Rock Invasion, IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte addressed...

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JAKE E. LEE's RED DRAGON CARTEL Featuring New Bassist GREG CHAISSON: First Promotional Photos

Bassist Ron Mancuso recently decided to leave RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, in order to return to his production career. He was replaced by none other than Lee's former BADLANDS bandmate Greg Chaisson. The first two promotional photos of...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Thanks NEIL TURBIN For Comparing Book To 'The Lord Of The Rings'

ANTHRAX's Scott Ian has thanked the band's former lead singer Neil Turbin for comparing Ian's autobiography, "I'm The Man: The Story Of That Guy From Anthrax", to "The Lord Of The Rings", saying that the epic high fantasy novel written by English author J.R.R. Tolkien is one of the guitarist's " fav...

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DROWNING POOL Hopes To Begin Recording New Album In March Or April

On November 11, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with guitarist C.J. Pierce of Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL at the Knitting Factory in Boise, Idaho. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether DROWNING POOL is w...

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TOMAS LINDBERG On 'At War With Reality': We Wanted To Make 'The Ultimate AT THE GATES Record'

Vocalist Tomas Lindberg of seminal Swedish metallers AT THE GATES was interviewed on the October 24-26 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs,...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: Closer Look At Two-LP Picture-Disc Version Of 'Memoirs Of A Madman' (Video)

Vinyl-Blog.com has uploaded a seven-minute overview of the limited-edition, 180-gram, two-LP picture-disc version of Ozzy Osbourne's collection, titled "Memoirs Of A Madman". Check it out below. "Memoirs Of A Madman" sold 4,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at pos...

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DEF LEPPARD's VIVIAN CAMPBELL Back Home After Undergoing Stem-Cell Treatment

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell has returned home after undergoing stem-cell treatment in his continuing battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma. In a brief message on his Facebook page, Vivian wrote: "So glad that's over. Time to recover/recuperate and grow some hair." He added: "Thanks for all the lo...

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IRON MAIDEN: Production Videos For Classic '80s Vinyl Reissues

Parlophone Records (BMG/INgrooves Music Group for North America) is following the 2012/13 IRON MAIDEN vinyl picture disc reissues of the first eight IRON MAIDEN albums, which spanned the 1980s, with brand new pressings of the albums in heavyweight 180-gram black vinyl. Two production videos focusing...