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SIX FEET UNDER Bassist JEFF HUGHELL To Release 'Sleep Deprivation' Solo Album

SIX FEET UNDER bassist Jeff Hughell will release his fourth full-length solo album, "Sleep Deprivation", on January 25. With stunning arrangements and instrumentation, this new album showcases not only Hughell's impressive musicianship but also the depth of his creativity. Hughell plays all bass gui...

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ARCHITECTS Announce North American Tour With THY ART IS MURDER, WHILE SHE SLEEPS

U.K. metallers ARCHITECTS have announced their first North American tour in support of their latest album, "Holy Hell". The month-long trek, which will feature support from THY ART IS MURDER and WHILE SHE SLEEPS, will kick off on April 26 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California Tour dates: Apri...

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NICKELBACK Bassist Says VINNIE PAUL 'Didn't Really Wanna Be Alive Anymore' After Witnessing His Brother's Murder

NICKELBACK bassist Mike Kroeger spoke to Australia's Silver Tiger Media about last year's passing of PANTERA and HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. The 54-year-old musician, who saw his brother, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, killed onstage by a fan in 2004, died in June 2018 of dilated cardiomyopathy,...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER Says He 'Got Along With DAVE MUSTAINE Really Well'

Canadian guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND) was recently interviewed by The Metal Voice. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he feels about MEGADETH's "United Abomination" album, more than a decade after its 2007 rel...

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GENE HOGLAN: 'I Intend To Be Playing Brutal Thrash Metal Deep Into My 70s'

Legendary extreme metal drummer Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, DEATH, TESTAMENT) was interviewed on a recent episode of the "Metal Magdalene With Jet" show on Metal Messiah Radio. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On TESTAMENT taking part in...

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NEAL SCHON Announces First 'Journey Through Time' Tour Dates

JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon will embark on his "Journey Through Time" tour next month. Schon will take the stage alongside founding JOURNEY and SANTANA singer/keyboardist Gregg Rolie, ex-JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo, bassist Marco Mendoza of THE DEAD DAISIES and THIN LIZZY, a musician named Chri...

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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist On Parkinson's Disease-Stricken GLENN TIPTON: 'If Anybody Could Beat This Thing, It's Going To Be Him'

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill says that the band's Parkinson's disease-stricken guitarist Glenn Tipton is a "street fighter" who is "doing about as well as anybody given his condition." Tipton was diagnosed with Parkinson's five years ago — after being stricken by the condition at least half a deca...

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KORN's RAY LUZIER Still Doesn't Consider Himself A Rock Star

In a recent interview with Everyone Loves Guitar, KORN drummer Ray Luzier spoke about the importance of working hard and never resting on his laurels. "I've never been one of those guys that's, like, 'Oh, Ray made it. He's a rock star now,'" Luzier said (hear audio below). "I still don't consider my...

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Ex-ACCEPT Singer DAVID REECE Calls MARK TORNILLO An 'UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Copy'

Ex-ACCEPT singer David Reece says that he doesn't believe his former bandmates were "thoroughly prepared" to replace Udo Dirkschneider at the height of the group's success three decades ago. The current SAINTED SINNERS vocalist was recruited by ACCEPT for the "Eat The Heat" album in 1989 following t...

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VINNY APPICE Teaches You How To Play DIO's 'Straight Through The Heart' And 'Stand Up And Shout' (Video)

Sawtooth has uploaded video footage of legendary drummer Vinny Appice teaching you how to play the intro fills to the DIO songs "Straight Through The Heart" and "Stand Up And Shout". Check out the clips below. In a 2015 interview with Decibel magazine, Appice explained how he and singer Ronnie James...

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SICK OF IT ALL Frontman: TRUMP's Proposed Wall Is 'Not The Solution' To Illegal Immigration

SICK OF IT ALL frontman Lou Koller says that President Donald Trump's proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is "not the solution" to illegal immigration in his country. In his prime-time address earlier this week, Trump said a wall along the southern border is key to national security, as he ca...

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RAVEN's JOHN GALLAGHER On Group's New 'Warts-And-All' Live Album: 'It's Real, And That's Why It Works'

John Gallagher, the bassist/vocalist of British/American heavy metal veterans RAVEN, recently spoke with Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's new live album, "Screaming Murder Death...

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WARBEAST And RIGOR MORTIS Singer BRUCE CORBITT Has Been Moved To Hospice Care

RIGOR MORTIS and WARBEAST vocalist Bruce Corbitt is receiving hospice care after his esophageal cancer has spread throughout his body. Hospice care is a special way of caring for people who are terminally ill. It does not focus on a cure but rather on lessening the burdens associated with a terminal...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist Says Band's Fans Are Split Between 'Very Conservative Ones' And 'Very Open-Minded Ones'

In a recent interview with "Tinnitus" metal radio, guitarist Sven Atle Kopperud (a.k.a. Silenoz) of Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR was asked if he thinks heavy metal fans tend to be a bit conservative and only listen to metal and do not like other genres of music. He responded (hea...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER Joined By QUEENSRŸCHE, TESTAMENT, Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Members On WALLS OF BLOOD Debut

WALLS OF BLOOD, the new project led by Canadian guitarist Glen Drover, will release its debut album, "Imperium", on February 22 via Metalville. The disc will contain 10 songs of "high-class power metal," with guest appearances by some of the genre's most acclaimed vocalists, including Tim Owens (JUD...