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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Taps 'Exciting' New Singer For Upcoming Rock Shows

Legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore spoke to Billboard.com about his plans to perform RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE material at what will probably be four shows next year in Europe. "I'm now 70, so I just felt like playing some rock 'n' roll for a few days," he said. "We're going to do four or ...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD: 'We Like To Keep The '80s Essence There, But We Like To Sound Modern As Well'

Metal Wani's editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On SAXON surviving all the lineup c...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Has 'Five Or Six Solid Ideas' For Next Album

Jorge Fretes of Spain's GoetiaMedia.com conducted an interview with THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN before the band's performance at this year's edition of the Hevy Fest, which was held August 14-15 at Port Lympne in Kent, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the progress of th...

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STRYPER, TESLA, CINDERELLA Members To Star In 'God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You' Movie

The stars are aligning for the new Rossetti Productions movie "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You". The rock stars, that is. Writer/director Chip Rossetti announced the project in June and cameras will roll this fall in Nashville, Tennessee. There has been a constant stream of news coming out of the Ross...

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DEATH DEALER Feat. Former MANOWAR, HALFORD, INTO ETERNITY Members: 'Break The Silence' Video

DEATH DEALER, the band featuring MANOWAR and the DICTATORS guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman alongside vocalist Sean Peck (CAGE),guitarist Stu Marshall (producer and guitarist for such voices as Udo Dirkschneider and Steve Grimmett),bassist Mike Davis (HALFORD, LIZZY BORDEN),and drummer Steve Bo...

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Asking Price For Childhood Home Of KURT COBAIN Plummets

According to The Pulse Of Radio, the childhood home of late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain has had its asking price cut drastically for the second time in two years. The four-bedroom, 1,500-square-foot bungalow in Aberdeen, Washington has just had its price slashed from $400,000 to $329,000. The house...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO: 'There's No Shortage Of Ideas When We're Writing Songs'

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo was interviewed by PX TV prior to the band's June 6 performance at the X Games in Austin, Texas. You can watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how METALLICA manages to maintain such a high energy live with its live p...

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GORGUTS's Next Album Will Consist Of A Single Song

Canadian technical death metallers GORGUTS are putting the finishing touches on the songwriting process for the follow-up to 2013's "Colored Sands", tentatively due in early 2016. Speaking to Metal Injection at this month's Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, GORGUTS guitarist/vocalist Luc...

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SEVEN WITCHES To Release 'The Way Of The Wicked' Album In September

Led by guitarist Jack Frost (SAVATAGE, BELLADONNA, THE BRONX CASKET CO., METALIUM, SPEEED),SEVEN WITCHES has been one of America's best classic '80s-inspired metal bands — specializing in American traditional power metal, reminiscent of bands such as HELSTAR, MANOWAR and METAL CHURCH. And on Septem...

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The Essential Rob Halford

For JUDAS PRIEST fans, it's referred to (and in some cases, mocked) as "the Ripper years." However, it was more than just that seven year stretch from 1996 to 2003 when Tim "Ripper" Owens realized the dream a lifetime (and its correlating nightmares) by stepping into the boots of heavy metal royalty...

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CATHEDRAL, ELECTRIC WIZARD Members Join Forces In WITH THE DEAD

WITH THE DEAD, the new U.K.-based band featuring members of CATHEDRAL and ELECTRIC WIZARD, will release its six-track, self-titled debut on October 16 via Rise Above Records. WITH THE DEAD was formed by the founding rhythm section of occultist doom overloads ELECTRIC WIZARD: guitarist/bassist Tim Ba...

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Estranged AC/DC Drummer PHIL RUDD: Give Me Five Minutes In A Room With ANGUS YOUNG And I'll Get My Job Back

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd, who pleaded guilty to charges of threatening to kill and possession of drugs, has told Rolling Stone magazine in a new interview that he wants to make amends and get back with the band. He said: "All I'm looking for is an opportunity to step back up. Once I ...

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SHINEDOWN And BREAKING BENJAMIN To Join Forces For U.S. Co-Headlining Tour

SHINEDOWN and BREAKING BENJAMIN will join forces for a co-headlining U.S. tour this fall. The cross-country trek kicks off on October 16 at Wichita, Kansas's Intrust Arena and continues until the tour finale on November 24 at Portland, Maine's Cross Insurance Arena. Tickets go on sale to the general...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Says Younger Metal Fans Don't Care About Roots Of The Genre

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor recently spoke to Radio.com about why young metal fans tend not to care about the roots of the genre. Check out the clip below. Said Corey: "I think there's a resistance today… and I don't know if it was like that before. 'Cause when I was ...

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IRON MAIDEN Drummer, Ex-OVERKILL Guitarist Perform 'Two Minutes To Midnight' With Tribute Act (Video)

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain and former OVERKILL guitarist Bobby Gustafson joined the heavy metal tribute act MADE OF METAL on stage this past Friday, July 31 at the Culture Room in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to perform the MAIDEN classic "Two Minutes To Midnight" at a concert hosted by VH1 Classi...