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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'I'm Not A DONALD TRUMP Supporter For A Lot Of Reasons'

Rob Halford says that he is "not a Donald Trump supporter," explaining that it's "scary how one person or a few people can have that much control and dictate such an outcome." The JUDAS PRIEST singer, who revealed he was gay 20 years ago, spoke to Newsweek about how the U.S. president's policies hav...

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CHARLIE BENANTE Has 'Seven Or Eight Ideas' Demoed For ANTHRAX's Next Album

Charlie Benante says that he has around "seven or eight ideas" demoed for ANTHRAX's next album. The band's upcoming 12th studio disc will be the follow-up to 2016's "For All Kings", which was widely hailed as one of the strongest efforts of ANTHRAX's career. Asked in a new Metal Wani if he has comme...

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RISE AGAINST Announces North American 'Mourning In Amerika Tour' With AFI, ANTI-FLAG

RISE AGAINST will kick off its extensive North American "Mourning In Amerika Tour" with a headline performance at '77 Montréal punk festival on July 27. The run, produced by Live Nation, will include a show at Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in New York City (August 1),a concert with FA...

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DEF LEPPARD Announces First Of Four Planned Career-Spanning Box Sets

On June 1, Bludgeon Riffola/Mercury/UMe fires the first salvo in DEF LEPPARD's projected four-volume career-spanning box set series, when the appropriately dubbed "Volume One" appears in multidisc LP and CD collections. The collection arrives in time for this summer's highly anticipated DEF LEPPARD...

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It's Official: METALLICA's 'Hardwired… To Self-Destruct' Returns To No. 2 On BILLBOARD Chart

According to Billboard, METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", has landed at position No. 2 on this weekend's Billboard 200 chart, following sizable sales generated from a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with the band's upcoming U.S. and Canada tour. (The redemptions cou...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 'We Just Want To See Some More Metal In There'

JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford (vocals),Richie Faulkner (guitar) and Glenn Tipton (guitar) were recently interviewed by BUILD Series. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the strong first-week sales of the group's new album, "F...

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WATAIN Frontman On Black Metal's Battle With ANTIFA: 'The Devil Always Wins. It's An Old Lesson Learned'

The Jimmy Cabbs 5150 Interview Series conducted an interview with frontman Erik Danielsson of Swedish black metallers WATAIN prior to the band's March 17 concert at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, California. You can watch the entire chat in two parts below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by B...

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MIKE DEAN Says CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Was 'Still On Our Games' When Writing 'No Cross No Crown'

The Jimmy Cabbs 5150 Interview Series conducted an interview with CORROSION OF CONFORMITY bassist Mike Dean prior to the band's February 27 concert at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, California, in support of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcri...

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TESTAMENT Has No Plans To Retire Anytime Soon, Says CHUCK BILLY

Kaaos TV conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT prior to the band's March 21 concert at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. Asked for his thoughts on SLAYER's decision to retire after completing one "final" world t...

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GLENN TIPTON Says Rejoining JUDAS PRIEST On Stage Was 'Very Emotional'

During a recent interview with BUILD Series, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton — who revealed in February that he has Parkinson's disease — discussed joining the band on stage during a March 20 concert in Newark, New Jersey, his first public performance since announcing his retirement from touring...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Vocalist Keeps His Politics Out Of Band's Music

AVENGED SEVENFOLD frontman M. Shadows recently guested on "The Stansbury Show" on the Canton, Ohio-based radio station Rock 106.9. The full conversation can be streamed below (interview begins around the 93-minute mark). A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On how it feels to...

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METALLICA's 'Hardwired… To Self-Destruct' To Return To No. 2 Thanks To Concert Ticket/Album Bundle

According to Hits Daily Double, METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", will likely land at position No. 2 on this weekend's Billboard 200 chart, following sizable sales generated from a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with the band's upcoming U.S. and Canada tour. (The r...

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JUDAS PRIEST's GLENN TIPTON: 'I Was Shocked When I Was Diagnosed' With Parkinson's Disease

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton says that he was "shocked" when he was first diagnosed with the later stages of Parkinson's disease. Tipton found out he had Parkinson's four years ago — after being stricken by the degenerative condition at least half a decade earlier — but only recently announce...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Video Footage, Photos Of 'Firepower' New York City Signing Session

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST signed copies of their new album, "Firepower", this past Monday, March 19 at the Sony Square NYC in New York City. Joining singer Rob Halford, guitarist Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis at the event was PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton,...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN On SLAYER's 'Farewell' Tour Plans: 'I Was Surprised And I Wasn't Surprised'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that he "was surprised" and "wasn't surprised" to find out that SLAYER was planning to embark on a "farewell" tour. Back in January, SLAYER, one of metal's most popular and influential bands of the past four decades, announced its "final world tour" via a 30-second v...