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NIGHTWISH Singer FLOOR JANSEN Believes Digital Revolution Has Changed Music Industry For The Better

NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen spoke to Metal Wani about the future of rock music as on-demand streaming keeps contributing to a decline in sales and songwriters continue to be cut out of streaming's success. "I think music is being consumed, if you look at it from a product point of view, more than...

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NEIL FALLON On CLUTCH's Creative Process: 'You Have To Work At It And Be Afraid To Write Some Garbage'

Roy Turner of Tricky Kid TV conducted an interview with frontman Neil Fallon of Maryland rockers CLUTCH prior to the band's September 23 concert at Gas Monkey Live in Dallas, Texas. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why the band chose "...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Undergoes Hand Surgery; Tonight's Mountain View Concert Postponed

Ozzy Osbourne's Saturday, October 6 show at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California has been postponed due to illness. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and Grammy-winning singer and songwriter is being treated for an infection, which required surgery on his hand this morning. Osbo...

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SLASH On Rock's Place In The Modern Music Industry: 'You Have To Do It Because You Love It'

On "Living The Dream", his new album with vocalist Myles Kennedy and THE CONSPIRATORS, guitarist Slash displays some funk, blues and boogie-rock influences that aren't readily apparent in his work with GUNS N' ROSES. "A long time ago," Slash recently told writer Clay Marshall, "there was that Lenny...

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DISTURBED Vocalist DAVID DRAIMAN: 'We Feel Very Comfortable Going In Any Direction We Choose'

DISTURBED vocalist David Draiman recently spoke with United Rock Nations. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the title of the group's new album, "Evolution", applies to the band or the world itself: David: "Interesting...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarist Says Having To Cancel Summer Tour Was 'Devastating'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Zacky Vengeance recently spoke with KROCK's "Raincast" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band having to cancel their American summer tour to due singer M. Shadows's vocal problems: Zack...

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STRYPER Guitarist OZ FOX Defends GoFundMe Campaign: 'We're Not Millionaires'

STRYPER guitarist Oz Fox recently appeared on "The Big Hair Show With Mel", a program on the Las Vegas radio station 97.1 The Point. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his recent seizure, which led to the discovery of multiple...

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SLASH Says Seeing AXL ROSE Perform With AC/DC Was 'Awesome': 'He Pulled It Off And It Was Great'

During a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times about his new solo album, "Living The Dream", GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash spoke at length with writer Clay Marshall about a number of topics. Some select "outtakes" appear below (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether there's a dream "g...

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GOTTHARD Collaborates With STATUS QUO's FRANCIS ROSSI On New Single, 'Bye Bye Caroline'

Released in 1997, "Defrosted" was the very first live album released by the Swiss hard rock band GOTTHARD. To this day, it is seen as a cult milestone in the group's career that helped establish GOTTHARD as the most successful band from Switzerland. For more than 25 years, GOTTHARD has thrived in t...

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MACHINE HEAD's Final Tour With PHIL DEMMEL, DAVE MCCLAIN Kicks Off In Sacramento (Video)

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD kicked off the final tour with the band's current lineup Thursday night (October 4) at Ace Of Spades in Sacramento, California. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Last week, MACHINE HEAD announced that the band's "Freaks & Zeroes...

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BURNING WITCHES: 'Hexenhammer' Video

The official video for "Hexenhammer", the new single from the Swiss all-girl heavy metal outfit BURNING WITCHES, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's second album, which will be released on November 9 via Nuclear Blast Records. The disc was produced at the Little Creek Studi...

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TOM MORELLO: 'Every Step That I Take' Lyric Video

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and PROPHETS OF RAGE guitarist Tom Morello has released a new single in honor of late singer Chris Cornell, with whom Morello played for five years and issued three studio albums in AUDIOSLAVE. The song, called "Every Step That I Take", features guest appearances from Portug...

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ATREYU: Video Footage From 'In Our Wake' Recording Sessions

A two-and-a-half-minute video featuring footage from the recording sessions for ATREYU's seventh full-length album, "In Our Wake", can be seen below. The disc will be released on October 12 through Spinefarm. Following a hiatus post-"Congregation Of The Damned" in 2009, Alex Varkatzas (vocals),Bra...

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K.K. DOWNING Believes That All Living Former Members Of JUDAS PRIEST Should Be Involved In 50th-Anniversary Celebration

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing believes that all of the band's living former and current members should be involved in the group's upcoming 50th-anniversary celebration. Downing, who announced his retirement from PRIEST in April 2011 after nearly 42 years on the job, was asked by Eddie T...

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STEVE PERRY Talks About Making Of His First Solo Album In More Than Two Decades, 'Traces' (Video)

In the nine-minute video below, former JOURNEY vocalist Steve Perry discusses the making of "Traces", his first solo album in more than two decades. The disc is due on October 5 via Fantasy Records (a division of Concord Records/UMG). "Traces" marks Perry's first solo album since 1994's "For The Lo...