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New Study Finds Non-Believers Are Bigger Metalheads Than Religious People

A recent study has found major differences in musical taste between religious and non-religious people, and between deeply religious and less committed religious people. In a piece on Australian web site The Conversation, sociology lecturer Haydn Aarons, who conducted the study, wrote: "More theolog...

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SHINEDOWN Scores 13th 'Mainstream Rock Songs' No. 1 With 'Get Up'

According to Billboard, SHINEDOWN has landed its 13th No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart with "Get Up", the second single from the Florida band's sixth studio album, "Attention Attention". Only THREE DAYS GRACE has had more Mainstream Rock No. 1s — 14. "Attention Attention", SH...

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JAY JAY FRENCH Says TWISTED SISTER Had A Strict No-Drugs-And-Alcohol Policy: 'We Fired Anybody Who Did It'

Heavy Metal And Booze conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French at this year's "Days Of The Dead" convention, which was held November 16 in Chicago, Illinois. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how TWISTED SISTE...

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STEVE VAI Says 'Generation Axe' Tour 'Turned Out So Much Better Than We Could Have Ever Expected'

Guitarist Steve Vai recently spoke with Jedd Beaudoin of the Wichita, Kansas radio station 89.1 KMUW. The full conversation can be streamed at this location. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET and KMUW). On the inaugural "Generation Axe" tours — which also feature Yngwie Malms...

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SHINEDOWN Breaks Record For Most 'Rock Airplay' Top 10s With 'Get Up'

According to Billboard, SHINEDOWN holds the record for the most top 10s in the history of Billboard's Rock Airplay chart. The band has just scored its 11th top 10 with "Get Up", the second single from its latest album, "Attention Attention". SHINEDOWN was previously in a tie with FOO FIGHTERS for th...

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VENOM's CRONOS: 'Why I Don't Believe In Releasing A Record Every Year'

Black metal pioneers VENOM will release their 15th full-length studio album, "Storm The Gates", on December 14 through Spinefarm Records. The follow-up to 2015's "From The Very Depths" will be made available on CD and digital formats, with vinyl and cassette versions to arrive in early 2019. Accordi...

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MINOR THREAT Reunion Is 'A Non-Story,' Says Bassist BRIAN BAKER

Legendary hardcore band MINOR THREAT has recreated the cover photograph of its final record, 1985's "Salad Days" EP. A new picture of the quartet — drummer Jeff Nelson, singer Ian MacKaye, guitarist Lyle Preslar and bassist Brian Baker — sitting on the front porch of Dischord house in south Arlingt...

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KIM THAYIL On Continuing SOUNDGARDEN Without CHRIS CORNELL: 'I Don't See The Dignity In Pursuing That Course'

SOUNDGARDEN guitarist Kim Thayil says that it's highly improbable that the band will ever resume without Chris Cornell. "It's not likely that we could ever do SOUNDGARDEN without a missing piece," he told Billboard. "I'd like to do more with Matt [Cameron, drums] in the future. I'd like to do someth...

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NOVEMBERS DOOM Signs With PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS

Chicago death/doom metallers NOVEMBERS DOOM have inked a deal with Prophecy Productions. From early on, the band has left its mark on the global metal scene and become a renowned musical force. Formed in 1989 by vocalist and lyricist Paul Kuhr, it has evolved from mournfully slow compositions into a...

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Ritual

Like how the in-demand Samuel L. Jackson manifests everywhere in film and commercials, Max Cavalera appears to be hell-bent to grind out metal every waking second he has. If he's not on tour with his brother, Igor, resurrecting live full renditions of classic SEPULTURA albums, Max has CAVALERA CONSP...

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Burst Into Flame

Guitarist/vocalist Trevor William Church has already become a fave musician of the stoner-metal scene over the last five years thanks to consistently strong output from his Fresno-based occult-themed band, BEASTMAKER. While not reinventing the wheel, Church has capably aped the tropes of that end of...

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BLOODBATH: Video For 'Chainsaw Lullaby' Song From 'The Arrow Of Satan Is Drawn' Album

The official video for the song "Chainsaw Lullaby" from the demonic death metal supergroup BLOODBATH can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming fifth album, "The Arrow Of Satan Is Drawn", which will be released on October 26 via Peaceville. Recorded by BLOODBATH and Karl Daniel L...

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BAD RELIGION Returns With New Song, 'The Profane Rights Of Man'

Punk rock legends BAD RELIGION have released a new single titled "The Profane Rights Of Man". A worried look at the state of human rights in America, the song continues the band's long-held commitment to incisively topical songwriting. "The Profane Rights Of Man", featuring BAD RELIGION's signature...

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JETHRO TULL Announces First-Ever Official Book

JETHRO TULL, the pioneering British prog rock group, has announced the launch of the band's first-ever official illustrated history. "The Ballad Of Jethro Tull" will be a beautifully packaged, fully illustrated hardback book, printed in two editions: a "Classic" version; and a limited-run "Signature...

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STRYPER Bassist On Performing Without Guitarist OZ FOX: 'It Was Like A Nightmare'

Earlier this month, former FIREHOUSE and current STRYPER bassist Perry Richardson spoke with the "Ouch, You're On My Hair" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On guitarist Oz Fox's imminent return to STRYPER: Perry: "I'm s...