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DISTURBED Frontman: RANDY BLYTHE Is 'No Murderer'

When asked by a person on Twitter how he felt about LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe "slaughtering" a fan during a Prague concert two years ago, leading to Randy's arrest past Wednesday when he tried to re-enter the country, DISTURBED frontman David Draiman replied, "[Randy] didnt 'slaughter' anyon...

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EXODUS Bassist On RANDY BLYTHE Concert Incident: 'If You Come On Stage, You're Trespassing'

Nick Azinas of Peek From The Pit conducted an interview with bassist Jack Gibson of San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS earlier today (Friday, June 29) prior to the band's performance at the Tuska open-air festival in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts foll...

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist: 'We Hope We'll Be Able To Get RANDY Out This Afternoon'

Guitarist Willie Adler of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD has commented on the report that the band's lead singer, Randy Blythe, was arrested yesterday in Prague in the Czech Republic and charged in connection with the death of a fan two years ago. Blythe, 41, is reportedly accused of causi...

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ZAKK WYLDE Would Be 'Honored' To Celebrate DIMEBAG's Greatness In PANTERA Reunion

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) recently answered a number of fan-submitted questions via his official YouTube channel. When asked about former PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott's recent comment that if PANTERA ever reformed, Zakk would be the man to replace the band's late guitaris...

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BLACKSMITH Recording New Album

New York cult metal band BLACKSMITH, featuring guitarist David Smith, vocalist Malcolm "Mania" Lovegrove, drummer Chris Caglione, and new bassist John Dodge, recently entered the studio to begin work on what will be the band's third full-length album. Tentatively untitled, the CD will contain the fi...

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SAXON, ANTHRAX, FEAR FACTORY, MACHINE HEAD Honored At 'Metal Hammer Golden Gods'

SAXON, ANTHRAX, FEAR FACTORY, MACHINE HEAD and MASTODON are among the artists who were honored at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards, which was held last night (Monday, June 11) at Indigo2 in London, England. The event also featured performances by ANTHRAX, BIOHAZARD, GHOST and WATAIN, among others...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Talks About 20th Anniversary Of PANTERA's 'Vulgar Display Of Power' (Video)

Artisan News recently spoke to former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo about the 20th anniversary of PANTERA's classic album, "Vulgar Display Of Power". When asked about how he views the LP 20 years later, Anselmo said, "'Vulgar Display Of Power' is probably… It's up there as one of...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Interviewed On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show (Audio)

Former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo was interviewed on the June 1-3 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMetalJ...

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SEVENDUST, ALTER BRIDGE Side Project PROJECTED Completes Work On Debut Album

PROJECTED, the new project featuring SEVENDUST members John Connolly (guitar) and Vince Hornsby (bass) alongside ALTER BRIDGE/CREED drummer Scott Phillips and guitarist/vocalist Eric "Erock" Friedman (a.k.a. Erock; TREMONTI),has completed work on its debut album, "Human", to be released later in th...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Bassist Talks About 20th Anniversary Of PANTERA's 'Vulgar Display Of Power'

Video footage of AVENGED SEVENFOLD bassist Johnny Christ talking about the 20th anniversary of PANTERA's "Vulgar Display Of Power" album can be seen below. A studio recording of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's cover version of PANTERA's "Walk" was released on a special CD accompanying Kerrang!'s 25th anniversar...

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ZAKK WYLDE Talks 'Bringing Metal To The Children' Book (Video)

Zakk Wylde, guitar legend and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY frontman, recently spoke to Rolling Stone magazine about his handbook to all things heavy metal — "Bringing Metal To The Children" — which was released on April 10 via William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Check out the footage belo...

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BLAZE BAYLEY: 'I'm Just A Small, Underground Artist Doing Things My Own Way'

Radio Metal recently conducted an interview with British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Radio Metal: [Your] new [solo] album, "The King Of Metal", is the first since you [parted ways] with Jay Walsh and David and Nico Berm...

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ZAKK WYLDE Says Next BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Studio Album Won't Arrive Until 2014

On Friday, May 25, Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: Are you gonna do something with Kerry King [SLAYER]? Zakk: Well, I mean, I always talk with Kerry...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Talks About Having To Redeem Himself In Public Eye

Neil Shumate of Out Of The Blue recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Out Of The Blue: Looking back through your life, what seems to have been your biggest setback? Anselmo: Well, you know, the o...

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PANTERA's 'Vulgar Display Of Power' Re-Enters BILLBOARD Top 50

The 20th-anniversary reissue of PANTERA's "Vulgar Display Of Power" sold 9,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 48 on The Billboard 200 chart. This is more than double the first-week tally registered by the 20th-anniversary reissue of PANTERA's classic...