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PAUL STANLEY: KISS 'Went Astray' By Creating New Characters For Non-Original Members

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has defended the band's decision to have current KISS members Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer dress up as Peter Criss' and Ace Frehley's respective "Spaceman" and "Catman" personas, explaining that the original four KISS characters "will continue" even after Stanley is no lon...

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METALLICA Planned To Fire LARS ULRICH In 1986, Confirms ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has confirmed long-running rumors that METALLICA planned to fire Lars Ulrich back in the mid-'80s, but believes that James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Cliff Burton would have changed their minds before dismissing their Danish-born drummer. The story of METALLICA's alleged...

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PALMS Featuring DEFTONES Frontman, Ex-ISIS Members: Footage Of Entire Corpus Christi Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of PALMS' entire September 30 concert at Brewster Street Ice House in Corpus Christi, Texas can be found at this location. A couple of the clips are available below. PALMS is the Los Angeles-based band featuring three former members of ISIS with DEFTONES' frontman Chino More...

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TANK To Enter Studio In November

British power metal mercenaries TANK are currently writing and rehearsing material for the follow-up to their successful 2012 album, "War Nation". The band is scheduled to enter the studio in November to begin recording the new CD for a tentative early February release. The new album's arrival will...

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FEAR FACTORY's BURTON C. BELL: 'All Our Lyrics Are Poems'

In a brand new interview with The Indian Express, vocalist Burton C. Bell of Los Angeles cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY was asked about how the group developed its sound and whether FEAR FACTORY considers itself purely an industrial band. "Our sound was an early exploration through experimentation," h...

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MEGADETH's Previously Unreleased Video For 'Back In the Day' Sees Light Of Day

10 years ago, MEGADETH's tenth studio album, "The System Has Failed", was released. In honor of that day (September 14),the band uploaded a previously unreleased video for the track "Back In the Day". This cli[ was produced in 2005 and not made available until now. In other news, Universal Enterpri...

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FEAR FACTORY Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST ENTERTAINMENT; New Album In The Works

Los Angeles cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment for the release of their next studio album, tentatively due in early 2015. The band will enter the studio in October with longtime producer/collaborator Rhys Fulber to begin recording the CD, which will be mi...

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Legendary Photographer GENE KIRKLAND Unearths Rare Images of Rock History's Greatest Moments

Legendary rock and roll photographer Gene Kirkland, who is recognized worldwide for photographing the biggest names in rock and metal throughout the '80s and '90s, has opened up his archives for the first time in history. Twelve months ago, Kirkland teamed up with Black Lightning Gallery to unearth...

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BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presents: CHRIS JERICHO's Undisputed Metal #1

In concert with f.y.e., BLABBERMOUTH.NET is proud to announce a series of guest posts written by FOZZY's Chris Jericho. Join us in offering a warm welcome with this first installment that features Chris riffing on a string of recent releases, including FOZZY's own recent effort, "Do You Wanna Start...

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DAVE MUSTAINE To JAMES HETFIELD: 'We Changed The World, Brother!'

James Hetfield turned 51 years old on Sunday (August 3). The METALLICA singer/guitarist's former bandmate Dave Mustaine took to Twitter to wish James a happy birthhday, calling Hetfield "my first real guitar partner" and adding, "We changed the world, brother!" Born in 1963 in Downey, California, Ja...

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METALLICA Wants You To Share Your Memories And Snapshots From 'Master Of Puppets' Tour

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Earlier this year we were contacted by author and major METALLICA fan Matt Taylor, who wrote the critically acclaimed, award-winning and much-respected account of Steven Spielberg's escapades as he was making his ground-brea...

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METALLICA's First-Ever European Headlining Show In 1984 Focus Of Dutch TV Documentary

METALLICA's first-ever headlining show in Europe, which took place thirty years ago did in the small Dutch village of Zwaagwesteinde (De Westereen),is the subject of a new Dutch TV documentary, "How Metallica Raised Hell In De Westereen" (original title: "Hoe't Metallica De Westereen Op 'E Kop Set...

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METALLICA's 'Ride The Lightning' Turns 30: CLIFF BURTON Photographer Recalls Jacket Shot

July 27 marks the 30th anniversary of METALLICA's "Ride The Lightning". Along with original shots from the SLAYER "Hell Awaits" album and the EXODUS landmark "Bonded By Blood", not to mention POSSESSED's "Seven Churches", the Bazillion Points photo book "Murder In The Front Row: Shots From The Bay A...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH, KIRK HAMMETT Talk About 30th Anniversary Of 'Ride The Lightning'

METALLICA's Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett spoke to RollingStone.com about the band's classic sophomore album, "Ride The Lightning", which celebrated its 30th anniversary this week. Asked if METALLICA was trying to do something different, musically, after 1983's "Kill 'Em All", Ulrich replied: "It was...

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FEAR FACTORY's DINO CAZARES Joins SOULFLY On Stage In Hollywood (Video)

FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares joined SOULFLY on stage this past Friday, July 25 at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California to perform the SOULFLY song "Eye For An Eye". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below (beginning around the 4:54 mark). Cazares and FEAR FACT...