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GENE SIMMONS Says DONALD TRUMP Has 'Forever Changed' Politics, Claims 'Earth Has Never Been In Better Shape'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons — who is a former contestant on Donald Trump's "The Celebrity Apprentice" series — says that he wasn't entirely surprised to see the billionaire real estate mogul become the 45th president of the United States. "Quite honestly, I didn't think of the presidency, but...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's M. SHADOWS Is Playable Character In New 'Call Of Duty' Game

AVENGED SEVENFOLD frontman M. Shadows is getting his very own playable character in the "Call Of Duty: Black Ops" franchise. The singer is featured in a new trailer for "Call of Duty: Black Ops 4"'s next content drop called "Operation Apocalypse Z", which was released on Monday via Activision and Tr...

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RUSH's GEDDY LEE Announces More U.S. Book-Signing Dates

RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee will sign copies of "Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book Of Bass" on a U.S. tour later this month. Dates: July 14 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East July 15 - St. Louis, MO - Left Bank Books July 17 - Chicago, IL - Barnes & Noble July 18 - Boston, MA - Brookline Booksmith...

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JOE SATRIANI's First Band THE SQUARES: Audio Snippets Of Entire 'Best Of The Early '80s Demos' Album

A collection of previously unreleased demos by Joe Satriani's first band, THE SQUARES, will be made available on July 12 via his own Strange Beautiful Music imprint. Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "Best Of The Early '80s Demos" can be heard below. THE SQUARES featured Andy...

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HELLYEAH: Making Of 'Welcome Home' Album Part 1 (Video)

The first in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of HELLYEAH's sixth studio album, "Welcome Home", can be seen below. The disc will be released on Friday, September 27 via Eleven Seven Music. HELLYEAH played an emotional sold-out concert on May 11 celebrating t...

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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN To Perform At Third Annual CHRIS CORNELL Tribute Show In San Francisco

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn will perform with RUSTY CHAINS at the third annual Chris Cornell tribute show on Friday, July 19 at Verdi Club in San Francisco, California. The event falls on Robb's 52nd birthday, so he is inviting MACHINE HEAD fans to "come down and have a raucous good time." In a...

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SEBASTIAN BACH On His Former Bandmates In SKID ROW: 'They F**king Hate Me'

Ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has told Billboard in a new interview that he hasn't been able to get in a room with his former bandmates to discuss a possible reunion because "they fucking hate me." But he is still hopeful that they might play together again someday. "For the fans, and for me as...

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What Scares METALLICA Guitarist KIRK HAMMETT?

Kirk Hammett, best known as the lead guitarist of METALLICA, is also an avid collector of classic horror and sci-fi movie posters. In a recent interview with the Toronto Sun, he was asked to name something that scares him. He responded: "When I see a situation that I live in from day to day and it's...

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Watch SEBASTIAN BACH Perform At Italy's ROCK THE CASTLE Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of Sebastian Bach's July 6 performance at the Rock The Castle festival at Castello Scaligero in Villafranca Di Verona (VR),Italy can be seen below. Bach recently issued an "open invitation" to the other members of SKID ROW's classic lineup to "get onstage and jam" during th...

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MISERY INDEX Releases 'Hammering The Nails' Music Video

MISERY INDEX's music video for the song "Hammering The Nails" can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest album, "Rituals Of Power", which was released on March 8 via Season Of Mist The artwork for the disc was created by Raphael Gabrio and can be viewed below. MISERY INDEX comments...

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Watch STATIC-X Perform In Hampton, New Hampshire

Fan-filmed video footage of STATIC-X's July 5 performance at Wally's Pub in Hampton, New Hampshire can be seen below. STATIC-X kicked off its reunion tour on June 18 in Tempe, Arizona. The North American trek, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of STATIC-X's platinum-certified "Wisconsin Death Tr...

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FERNANDO RIBEIRO On MOONSPELL: 'I Don't Know If The Future Is Dark Or Not, But It's Also Not Bright'

Loud TV conducted an interview with frontman Fernando Ribeiro of Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL at this year's Hellfest in Clisson, France. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the songs from 2017's "1755" are more "symphonic" and...

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BUTCHER BABIES Bassist Quits Band To Focus On Raising His Daughter

Longtime BUTCHER BABIES bassist Jason Klein has announced his departure from the band. He will play two final shows with BUTCHER BABIES — on August 1 at Gathering Of The Juggalos in Springville, Indiana and on August 3 at Pain In The Grass in Auburn, Washington — before exiting the group to focus on...

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W.A.S.P. Rejoined By Drummer AQUILES PRIESTER For Summer 2019 European Dates

Fan-filmed video footage of W.A.S.P.'s entire July 5 performance at Helgeåfestivalen at Folkets Park in Knislinge, Sweden can be seen below. Brazilian drummer Aquiles Priester is back behind the kit for W.A.S.P.'s summer 2019 European dates after being forced to miss last year's shows due to a sched...

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Couple Filmed Engaging In Sexual Act During BEHEMOTH Concert

BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski has shared a video of a couple engaging in a sexual act while in the moshpit during the band's performance Saturday night (July 6) at the Roskilde Festival in Roskilde, Denmark. In an accompanying message, Nergal wrote: "Well, I'm no veteran but I've seen thing...