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ROBERT TRUJILLO Makes His METALLICA Vocal Debut On '72 Seasons' Album: 'I'm Very Proud Of That'

In a new interview with the METALLICA fan magazine So What!, Robert Trujillo revealed that he contributes some vocals to a song called "You Must Burn!" on the band's upcoming studio album, "72 Seasons". "When I joined METALLICA, I'd never sung in my whole life, so the fact that I can now support a b...

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Watch: Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Performs Acoustic Set In Tequesta, Florida

Former METALLICA bassist and some of his friends played a benefit concert on February 11 at Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta, Florida. Newsted, who played acoustic guitar and sang, was joined by Jessie Farnsworth on acoustic guitar, bass and vocals, Carl Schmid on violin, Kalika Osgood on vocals and...

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Supergroup BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION Announces First Live Performance In Six Years

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, the band featuring guitarist Joe Bonamassa, vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, THE DEAD DAISIES),drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, ALICE COOPER, BILLY IDOL),will perform on next year's Keeping The Blues Alive At Se...

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KANE ROBERTS Doesn't Know If He Was A Good Fit For ALICE COOPER's Current Touring Band: I Stuck Out 'Like A Sore Thumb'

Kane Roberts has spoken to Miles "The Shoe" Schuman about the recent announcement that guitarist Nita Strauss was rejoining Alice Cooper's band and would be a part of the touring lineup for the legendary rocker's 2023 dates. Strauss stepped away Cooper last summer in order to join Demi Lovato's tour...

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LAST IN LINE Shares Audio Samples Of Entire 'Jericho' Album Ahead Of Release

LAST IN LINE — the band featuring frontman Andrew Freeman, bassist Phil Soussan (ex-OZZY OSBOURNE),and original DIO members Vivian Campbell (DEF LEPPARD) and Vinny Appice (ex-BLACK SABBATH) — will release its third studio album, "Jericho", on March 31 via earMUSIC. Audio samples of all the tracks t...

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HEIDI SHEPHERD Says Upcoming BUTCHER BABIES Album 'Has A Dark Side'

In a new interview with Heavy New York, BUTCHER BABIES vocalist Heidi Shepherd was asked if songwriting gets easier or harder as she and her bandmates get more albums under their belts. She responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I definitely would not say it gets easier. I think that there...

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TIM KING: 'There's Absolutely No Weirdness' Between SOIL And DROWNING POOL Over Sharing Lead Singer

SOIL bassist Tim King spoke to the "Everblack" podcast about the recent announcement that SOIL singer Ryan McCombs had rejoined DROWNING POOL. McCombs originally hooked up with DROWNING POOL in 2005 and appeared on two of the band's studio albums, "Full Circle" (2007) and "Drowning Pool" (2010),as...

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Here Is A New Video Tour Of CLIFF BURTON Crash Site In Sweden

The Otis Gibbs YouTube channel has uploaded a new video tour of the site of METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton fatal 1986 bus accident near Ljungby, Sweden. Check it out below. Burton died on September 27, 1986, when METALLICA's tour bus crashed. Cliff and his bandmates were in Sweden at the time,...

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Death Below

Lancaster, Pennsylvania's AUGUST BURNS RED have been a household name in the metalcore scene for more than two decades. Beginning with 2005's "Thrill Seeker", produced by KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's Adam Dutkiewicz, and continuing through subsequent releases, the band has built a solid name both as expert s...

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Watch GEOFF TATE Perform QUEENSRŸCHE Classics In Kraków, Poland

The Emil G. YouTube channel has uploaded video of former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate's March 18 concert at Hype Park in Kraków, Poland. Check out the clips below. In a recent interview with Finland's Chaoszine, Tate was asked if he has a whole new perspective on life after his summer 2022 ope...

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MOTÖRHEAD's PHIL CAMPBELL: MIKKEY DEE And I 'Didn't Have A Chance To Say Goodbye' To LEMMY Before He Died

In a new interview with Robert Cavuoto of Myglobalmind, former MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell was asked if he and his then-bandmates knew "things were not going well" when they were forced to cancel a number of shows due to MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister's declining health in the months...

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Watch: MARTY FRIEDMAN Plays Headlining Show At Legendary Whisky A Go Go

Fan-filmed video of Marty Friedman's March 18 concert at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube channels Clyde Shenefield and Kosai). The former MEGADETH guitarist has spent most of the last three weeks touring the U.S. as the support act for QUEENSRŸ...

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MARQ TORIEN Was 'Taken Aback' By What His Original BULLETBOYS Bandmates Had To Say Following Latest Split

In a new interview with Waste Some Time With Jason Green, vocalist Marq Torien spoke about why the BULLETBOYS original lineup fell apart in December 2021 following a two-year reunion. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm just gonna be really honest. I have a lot of love and will always...

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LAST IN LINE Shares 'House Party At The End Of The World' Single

LAST IN LINE — the band featuring frontman Andrew Freeman, bassist Phil Soussan (ex-OZZY OSBOURNE),and original DIO members Vivian Campbell (DEF LEPPARD) and Vinny Appice (ex-BLACK SABBATH) — will release its third studio album, "Jericho", on March 31 via earMUSIC. The LP's latest single, "House Pa...

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BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH And OVERKILL Reach 20-Album Milestone With 'Scorched': 'There Still Some F***ing Gas In The Tank'

By David E. Gehlke OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth likes to refer to the band's post-Atlantic Records period (1996 through the early 2000s) as their "bowling alley years." Whereas many of the band's thrash peers either broke up, changed direction or went into creative hibernation, OVERKILL...