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MEGADETH's ELLEFSON Says His Love Of Early KISS Helped Him Understand Why Fans Get Upset About Lineup Changes

During a recent interview with the Niagara Gazette, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson did not want to weigh in directly on the recent Rock And Rock Hall Of Fame "controversy" involving the original lineup KISS — which he cites as one of his favorite bands of all time — but he did offer an ...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Says Insurance Concerns Prevented Fans From Joining Him On 'The Crüecifly'

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee says that he "wanted to add an extra seat" to his drum setup for "The Final Tour" but that insurance concerns prevented the idea from becoming reality. Dubbed "The Crüecifly", Lee's current drum stunt sees him bolted to a platform that moves on a roller coaster-type tra...

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ALICE COOPER Featured On 'In The Studio With Redbeard: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands'

North American syndicated rock radio show and web site "In The Studio With Redbeard: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands" presents a tutorial on why little boys shouldn't play with meat cleavers, nooses, high voltage, snakes, and mommy's make-up and fishnet stockings… unless you plan on...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's SYNYSTER GATES Interviewed By REVOLVER At ROCK ON THE RANGE (Video)

Revolver magazine's official YouTube channel has uploaded video footage of Jose Mangin, SiriusXM director of programming and on-air host (Liquid Metal, Ozzy's Boneyard, Octane),interviewing AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Synyster Gates at this year's Rock On The Range festival, which was held in May i...

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TOOL's ADAM JONES, DANNY CAREY Explain New Album Delay

TOOL guitarist Adam Jones and drummer Danny Carey have revealed to RollingStone.com that the band has more than enough musical ideas for a new studio album, including one track that is nearly complete. The song in question is at least 10 minutes long and it "goes through lots of changes and it's got...

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Video: SLAYER Performs New Song 'Implode' In Dublin

Fan-filmed video footage of SLAYER's July 1 performance at Academy in Dublin, Ireland can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Hell Awaits 02. The Antichrist 03. Necrophiliac 04. Mandatory Suicide 05. Captor Of Sin 06. War Ensemble 07. Disciple 08. Postmortem 09. Hate Worldwide 10....

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AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON Talks To METAL EXPRESS RADIO About Being Honored By Northumbria University (Audio)

Legendary AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson spoke to Mick Burgess of Metal Express Radio prior to being awarded the honorary degree of Doctor Of Music by Northumbria University in Newcastle, England on July 9. You can listen to the chat using the audio player below. The honorary degree recognizes the...

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AXL ROSE Finally Delivers Certified Autograph For TOPPS

The Topps baseball-card publisher has revealed via Twitter that GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose finally signed his trading card as part of the 2013 Topps Archives Heavy Metal series — an autographed parallel printed on metal — a year after it was issued via a redemption. "#BOOM! Look who signed. @ax...

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Former ANTHRAX Singer NEIL TURBIN To Perform Entire 'Fistful Of Metal' Album On European Tour

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of ANTHRAX's debut album, "Fistful Of Metal", the band's former lead singer, Neil Turbin, and a backing group of musicians calling themselves DEATHRIDERS (not to be confused with Neil's long-running Los Angeles-based band of the same name) will perfor...

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VOIVOD Recruits Bassist DOMINIC 'ROCKY' LAROCHE Following Split With BLACKY; Video Of First Performance

Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD have tapped Dominic "Rocky" Laroche to play bass for the band following the departure of Jean-Yves Thériault (a.k.a. Blacky). Laroche, who has previously performed with blues musician Steve Hill, made his live debut with VOIVOD last night (Saturday, July 12) at Festi...

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EXODUS Featuring STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA: Video Footage Of ANTWERP METAL FEST Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of EXODUS' July 12 performance at Antwerp Metal Fest in Antwerp, Belgium can be seen below. Antwerp Metal Fest marked EXODUS' second show with singer Steve "Zetro" Souza since he rejoined the band a month ago; EXODUS played one day earlier at the Bang Your Head!!! festival i...

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MELVINS Frontman Slams 'KISS Trolls' Who Gave Him 'S**t' For Calling CRISS And FREHLEY 'Alcoholic Junkies'

MELVINS frontman Buzz "King Buzzo" Osborne has slammed "all the KISS trolls" on BLABBERMOUTH.NET for "giving [him] shit" over his recent comments about former KISS members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley, saying that he was justified in calling Criss and Frehley "alcoholic junkies." Asked in a recent in...

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New ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS Says She Received 'Unofficial' Offer To Pose For PLAYBOY

Jay Nanda of San Antonio Metal Music Examiner conducted an interview with THE IRON MAIDENS guitarist Nita Strauss, who recently joined Alice Cooper's touring band. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. San Antonio Metal Music Examiner: How much of an influence was [Alice Cooper] on you gr...

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SOUNDGARDEN's CHRIS CORNELL Interviewed By MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX (Audio)

SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell was interviewed on a recent edition of the "Sixx Sense" radio show hosted by MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx. You can now listen to the chat below. As previously reported, the 20th-anniversary reissue of SOUNDGARDEN's breakthrough 1994 album, "Superunkn...

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VOIVOD Parts Ways With Bassist JEAN-YVES 'BLACKY' THÉRIAULT

**UPDATE**: VOIVOD has released the following statement regarding bassist Blacky's latest departure from the group: "It saddens us to announce that VOIVOD will no longer be performing live with Blacky. Jean-Yves has decided to leave the band for his own personal reasons. We wish him all the best. VO...