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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI To Appear At WHITLEY BAY FILM FESTIVAL

Tony Iommi, BLACK SABBATH's acclaimed lead guitarist, will be the guest at a screening of the band's landmark documentary "The End Of The End" on August 19 at the U.K.'s Whitley Bay Film Festival. The movie's celebrated director Dick Carruthers will also be a guest. The rock music weekend takes plac...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's ERIK KNUTSON Decries Use Of 'Cookie Monster' Vocals In Thrash: 'That's Not A Complete Band To Me. That's Being Lazy'

Jimmy Kay of Canada's The Metal Voice conducted an interview with vocalist Erik "A.K." Knutson and guitarist Michael Gilbert of veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM prior to their May 28 concert at Les Foufounes Électriques in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as the support act for HAMMERFALL. You c...

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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE Vocalist JOHN CORABI: 'A Lot Of People Wrote Me Off When VINCE NEIL Came Back'

Former MÖTLEY CRÜE and current THE DEAD DAISIES vocalist John Corabi was recently interviewed by the Impact metal channel. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the lyrics of THE DEAD DAISIES' song "Resurrected": John: "I think with...

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And Justice for None

"Blabbermouth can fucking suck it, 'cause they never fucking knew me..." Never underestimate the power of publicity, positive and negative. Ivan Moody and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH are riding their latest mount of angst rock into the summer as early on concert breadwinners. Yet surrounding Moody is un...

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FIFTH ANGEL Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS; 'The Third Secret' Album Due In September

FIFTH ANGEL has inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band's third album, "The Third Secret", will be released in September. The Seattle music scene in the mid 1980s was a breeding ground of exceptional talent. Heavy metal was a new wave of music that was beginning to sweep the globe, and FIF...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM To Release 'The End Of Chaos' Album In November

Veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM will release their new album, "The End Of Chaos", on November 9 via AFM Records. Says FLOTSAM AND JETSAM vocalist Eric "A.K." Knutson: "Are you ready for this? I don't think you are. You'll have to pull up your big girl pants and prepare yourself." The co...

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Rights To 130 JUDAS PRIEST Songs Up For Sale After K.K. DOWNING's Golf Dream Comes To An End

According to Billboard, a share of JUDAS PRIEST's back catalogue has been put on sale. Available for purchase is a portion of the rights of 136 songs, including classic tracks like "Breaking The Law" and "Living After Midnight", said to be worth between £250,000 (approximately $337,000) and £300,000...

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MANOWAR To Launch Next Leg Of 'The Final Battle' World Tour In March 2019

MANOWAR will embark on the next leg of its "The Final Battle" world tour in March 2019. Bassist Joey DeMaio gave an interview to MANOWAR's official web site in which he said that he and his bandmates will "hit the road again" in "about 11 months." He added: "That may seem a lot of time, but it real...

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STEVEN ADLER On Mysterious GUNS N' ROSES Billboard, Web Site: 'Nobody's Said Anything To Me'

Steven Adler says that he knows nothing about a possible reunion tour or one-off event featuring the full classic lineup of GUNS N' ROSES. Earlier this week, GUNS N' ROSES fans went into "wild speculation" mode following the arrival of a new web site, GNR.fm, that appears to be teasing an upcoming...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Officially Confirms KEN MARY As New Drummer

Veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have officially welcomed Ken Mary (ALICE COOPER, ACCEPT) as their permanent drummer. Mary, who began touring with the group last year after Jason Bittner was invited to join OVERKILL, will join the band on all of their upcoming tour dates, including a sho...

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THE PRETTY RECKLESS And POP EVIL Producer KATO KHANDWALA Dies After Motorcycle Crash

Kato Khandwala, longtime THE PRETTY RECKLESS producer, engineer and mixer, passed away Wednesday (April 25) from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. POP EVIL, whose latest, self-titled album album was produced by Khandwala, said in a statement: "Today our world stopped. We lost a mentor, a...

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MORBID ANGEL's 'Kingdoms Disdained' Released As Two-Disc Digipack Featuring Demo Recordings

Silver Lining Music has released a special two-disc digipack edition of MORBID ANGEL's latest album, "Kingdoms Disdained", featuring seven instrumental demo tracks previously only available as part of the deluxe box set. Silver Lining Music will also release a limited-edition 12-inch picture-disc ed...

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GONE IS GONE Feat. MASTODON, AT THE DRIVE-IN, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Members: 'Phantom Limb' Video

GONE IS GONE, the project featuring MASTODON's Troy Sanders, AT THE DRIVE-IN's Tony Hajjar, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Troy Van Leeuwen and guitarist-keyboardist Mike Zarin, has released the video for "Phantom Limb". It's a visual feat, like a watercolor painting come to life and set to the beautiful...

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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Says 'Energy And Enthusiasm' Were 'A Little Bit Lacking Towards The End Of The K.K. DOWNING Era'

iHeartRadio Canada's Jason Rockman conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner and bassist Ian Hill prior to the band's March 25 concert in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On Faulkner's a...

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SLASH, NANCY WILSON To Headline L.A. Zoo 'Beastly Ball' Concert For Conservation

Rock supergroup ROADCASE ROYALE's Nancy Wilson, one of the founding members of legendary Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame group HEART, and Liv Warfield, former Prince's NEW POWER GENERATION band member/R&B singer, join rock icon Slash, renowned pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph, the L.A. ALL-STAR BAND...