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SERJ TANKIAN Releases 'Aurora's Dream'

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and activist Serj Tankian has released "Aurora's Dream", a song he was commissioned to write for the recent "Aurora Prize" ceremony in Yerevan, Armenia. "Aurora's Dream" was featured as the main theme song for the inaugural "Aurora Prize" ceremony, which was organize...

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DESTRUCTION's SCHMIER Says Heavy Metal Bands Using Backing Tracks In Concert Are 'Lying' To Fans

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with DESTRUCTION vocalist/bassist Schmier. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On making of DESTRUCTION's new album, "Under Attack": Schmier: "It's the biggest time off that we had between albums — four years — so we had eno...

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JORDAN RUDESS: DREAM THEATER's Next Album Will Be 'Very Different' From 'The Astonishing'

The Venezuelan chapter of Dream Theater World conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess on April 27 in Cincinnati, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how DREAM THEATER plans to top this year's concept album "The Astonishing" with the band's follow-up effort, Jord...

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CEELO GREEN Performs KISS's 'Rock And Roll All Nite' On SPIKE TV's 'Lip Sync Battle'

CeeLo Green channeled Gene Simmons by donning the KISS bassist/vocalist's signature makeup and a wig full of curly black hair and performing the KISS classic "Rock And Roll All Nite" for an episode of Spike TV's hit show "Lip Sync Battle". Green's competing against comedic actor Russell Peters in th...

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Watch SLASH, NIKKI SIXX Talk About GUNS N' ROSES' 1987 Tour With MÖTLEY CRÜE In 'It's So Easy' Clip

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan will release a documentary about his life, "It's So Easy And Other Lies: Live At The Moore", this summer. The film, which was directed by filmmaker Christopher Duddy, who previously worked on visual effects for "Terminator 2", "Total Recall" and "Titanic", captures...

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ZOLTAN BATHORY: How FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's Lyrics Are Helping A Lot Of People

Mick of the 99.5 The X radio station conducted an interview with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory at this year's edition of the Carolina Rebellion festival, which was held May 6-8 at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. You can now listen to t...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO Talks To 'Whiplash' About Mixing Politics With Music, Offers Update On Hanukkah Sweater

ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello was interviewed on the May 16 edition of "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie. A few excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). Full Metal Jackie: [2011's] "Worship Music" turned out to be a pivotal album for [ANTHRAX], b...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist Doesn't Get Bummed Out About YouTube's Impact On Record Sales

Tigman of the Q103 radio station conducted an interview with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook and drummer Jeremy Spencer at the inaugural Rock'N Derby festival, which is being held May 20-22 at the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds in Schaghticoke, New York. You can now watch the chat below. Aske...

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DIAMOND HEAD Announces North American Headlining Tour

Influential and iconic heavy metal band DIAMOND HEAD will return to North America this fall for the longest tour in its 40-year career. The headline run will kick off on November 2 in San Francisco and wrap up on November 27 in Milwaukee. The dates are as follows: Nov. 02 - Slim's - San Francisco, ....

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VOLBEAT: Official Lyric Video For New Song 'Seal The Deal'

The official lyric video for the song "Seal The Deal" from Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's sixth full-length album, "Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie", which will be released on June 3 via Republic Records. Produced by longtime collabora...

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SKILLET To Release 'Unleashed' Album In August

Grammy-nominated rockers SKILLET will release their new album, "Unleashed", on August 5 via Atlantic. The 12-track follow-up to 2013's "Rise", a year in the making, is currently available for pre-order via all digital retailers, including iTunes and Amazon. Pre-orders include an instant download of...

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HATEBREED: Official 'A.D.' Visualizer Video

The official visualizer video for HATEBREED's new song "A.D." can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's latest album, "The Concrete Confessional", which was released on May 13 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The follow-up to 2013's "The Divinity Of Purpose" was produced by longtime coll...

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GENE SIMMONS: Celebrities Should Keep Their Presidential Choices Private

In a brand new interview with U.K.'s The Guardian, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was asked if it's correct to say that he will vote for Donald Trump in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. He responded: "That's totally inaccurate. I've known the man over the years, but that doesn't mean I'm...

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The Concrete Confessional

Metalcore can mean very different things depending on who you're asking. Is it the noise rock inspired hardcore psychosis of DEADGUY? Or is it the more recent AT THE GATES and Swedish melodic death metal-influenced stylings of AS I LAY DYING? Internet warriors can grit their teeth and battle eternal...

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End Of Days

Six hallowed words come affixed to British hardcore: "Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing." Two others would be "Never Again." If you don't know DISCHARGE, shame on you. The very definition of hardcore music ought to come with DISCHARGE stuffed inside the same sentence. As one of the fastest, loude...