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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Is 'Fighting' To Get Another Metal Category Added To GRAMMY AWARDS

MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine says that he is "fighting" to get another heavy metal category added to the Grammy Awards. In an effort to continuously evolve its Grammy Awards process, The Recording Academy announced in April 2011 that it had restructured the Grammy categories across all genres and...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Is 'Completely Fine' With 'Little Inaccuracies' On His New Live Album

Guitarist Marty Friedman (MEGADETH, CACOPHONY) recently appeared on "The Official Danko Jones Podcast". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether his new double live album, "One Bad M.F. Live!!", was inspired by KISS: Marty: "...

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TOMMY THAYER Promises 'The Bombastic Show KISS Has Always Been Famed For' On 'End Of The Road' Tour

Tommy Thayer has told Australia's Hysteria Magazine that KISS's upcoming "End Of The Road" farewell tour will be "the biggest" one the band has ever done "in terms of production." It will be "a whole new thing for KISS," the guitarist said. "It's just gonna be the bombastic show KISS has always been...

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NEIL FALLON Says Bands Citing CLUTCH As An Influence Is 'The Ultimate Flattery'

Prior to CLUTCH's performance in Vienna, Austria on December 8, vocalist Neil Fallon spoke with Mulatschag TV. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his lyrics: Neil: "You have to take liberties with the truth. I've always kind of a...

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SHINEDOWN Singer: 'We're Never Gonna Phone An Album In'

Brent Smith has told "The Morning Blaze" in a new interview that SHINEDOWN never approaches the making of its albums with the intention of topping its previous releases. "We try not to compare anything and put it in the idea of, 'I need to beat the last record that we did,'" the singer said. "The wa...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN On MEGADETH's 'Risk': 'Everybody Involved With It Was Doing The Best That They Possibly Could'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has no regrets about the band's "Risk" album, saying that the controversial record was created "with the best of intentions." Issued in 1999, "Risk" received a mixed response from critics and alienated hardcore MEGADETH fans due to its departure from the band...

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ATREYU-Branded Beer Has Arrived

Orange County, California rockers ATREYU have teamed up local brewery Noble Ale Works to create "Atreyu Superhero DIPA With Orange Zest". Led by Citra and El Dorado, this hazy DIPA gives soft notes of lychee, tropical fruit, and butterfly kisses, while bright California navel oranges keep the party...

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PAPA ROACH: Lyric Video For New Song 'Elevate'

The official lyric video for "Elevate", a brand new song from the California alternative-rock quartet PAPA ROACH, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's 10th studio album, "Who Do You Trust?", which will be released on January 18, 2019 through Eleven Seven Music. The 12-song disc feat...

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A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH Feat. Ex-TYPE O NEGATIVE, LIFE OF AGONY Members: Listen To 'Vultures' Song

"Vultures", a new song from A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, titled "When The World Becomes Undone", which will be released on January 18, 2019 via Long Branch Records/SPV. Led by founding TYPE O NEGATIVE and LIFE OF AGONY member Sal...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Releases Music Video For Cover Version Of KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND's 'Blue On Black'

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has released an official music video for its cover of "Blue On Black", a blues rock song originally recorded by the KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND in 1998. The clip was was directed by Dale "Rage" Resteghini from a treatment written by FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bath...

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PHIL COLLEN Says BRIAN MAY Is 'Really Obvious' Person To Induct DEF LEPPARD Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

In separate interviews with SiriusXM conducted earlier today, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen and singer Joe Elliott weighed in on who should induct their band into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame next spring. "There is a really obvious one, and we would love it, but Brian May from QUEEN would be g...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH And BREAKING BENJAMIN Donate $60,000 From U.S. Fall Arena Tour To Charity Organizations

This past Tuesday (December 11),FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and BREAKING BENJAMIN wrapped the fall arena portion of the biggest North American co-headlining rock tour of 2018. The bands announced today they have chosen to donate a portion of their ticket sales this fall to two charity organizations clo...

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist MARK MORTON To Release 'Anesthetic' Solo Album

LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton will release a solo album titled "Anesthetic" in 2019. The disc will feature guest appearances by a number of musicians, including late LINKIN PARK frontman Chester Bennington, LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe and ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz. The first s...

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BRING ME THE HORIZON Releases 'Wonderful Life' Performance Video

U.K. rockers BRING ME THE HORIZON have released a live performance video for their new single, "Wonderful Life". The song is taken from the band's upcoming album "Amo", which is due on January 25 via Columbia Records. The studio version of the track, featuring CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth, re...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Apparently Reconciles With Son BRANDON

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee appears to have made up with his son Brandon, less than a year after an alleged brawl between them at the rocker's home in Calabasas, California. Last night, Tommy took to his Instagram to share a photo of him and his son embracing, captioned simply: "I love you son."...