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MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Talks The Business Side Of OPETH (Audio)

Rodney Holder of Australia's Music Business Facts recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the importance o...

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KISS: 'Alive II'-Era Rock Iconz Statues Due In Early 2016

KnuckleBonz has announced plans to create limited-edition KISS statues and has entered into an agreement with Epic Rights, the representative for the worldwide merchandising rights for KISS. KnuckleBonz, the creator of the Rock Iconz music collectible series, has been developing iconic, high-quality...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Joins KING DIAMOND On Stage In New Jersey To Perform MERCYFUL FATE Classic

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King joined KING DIAMOND on stage last night (Tuesday, July 21) at the Holmdel, New Jersey stop of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival at PNC Bank Arts Center to perform the MERCYFUL FATE classic "Evil". A couple of photos of Kerry's appearance can be seen below....

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN To Enter Studio In November

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN will enter the studio "around November" to begin recording the follow-up to 2013's "One Of Us Is The Killer" for a tentative early 2016 release. Asked by Australia's The Rockpit if he feels any pressure to outdo the band's last record, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN guitarist Be...

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Ex-SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO Says 'Mutual Respect' is Very Important When Starting New Band

Justin Beckner of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: You've had the opportunity, over the years, to work with so many great producers. What are some impo...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's JEREMY SPENCER: LARS ULRICH Inspired Me To Play Double Bass

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's Jeremy Spencer says that Lars Ulrich was a huge influence on him as a drummer and credits the METALLICA sticksman for inspiring him to play double bass. Spencer, 42, started playing drums at age six on a drum set his grandmother purchased at Sears. After high school, he mov...

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Video: RATT Drummer BOBBY BLOTZER Debuts RATT EXPERIENCE In Las Vegas

BOBBY BLOTZER'S RATT EXPERIENCE, the new band led by RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer, made its live debut last night (Saturday, June 27) at Count's Vamp'd Rock Bar & Grill in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. BOBBY BLOTZER'S RATT EXPERIENCE is rounded out b...

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METALLICA: Official Video Footage Of ROCK IN VIENNA Concert

Fly-on-the-wall footage of METALLICA's June 4 performance at Rock In Vienna in Vienna, Austria can be seen below. The 13-minute clip, which was shot by the MetOnTour reporter, includes guitarist Kirk Hammett and drummer Lars Ulrich in the meet-and-greet, pre-show tuning-room footage, and "No Remorse...

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ALICE COOPER Wins 'Best Radio Show' Award At RELENTLESS KERRANG! AWARDS

United Stations Radio Networks, Inc., an independent leader in the creation and marketing of network radio programming, has announced that its long-running network radio show "Nights With Alice Cooper" was named "Best Radio Show" at the Relentless Kerrang! Awards in London last week. For Alice Coope...

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STEVEN TYLER's Daughter CHELSEA Releases Third KANEHOLLER EP

According to KBA.com, Hub Folding Box Company, Inc., an innovative leader and custom manufacturer of quality folding paperboard cartons headquartered in Mansfield, Massachusetts, was pleased to host acclaimed rock and roll singer Steven Tyler of the popular rock band AEROSMITH, on a recent visit to...

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Former SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO Remembers Late GRIP INC. Singer GUS CHAMBERS

In an exclusive interview with music writer Joel Gausten, former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo reflects on his former band GRIP INC., his relationship with the group's late singer Gus Chambers and the June 9 release of a four-song EP of previously unreleased GRIP INC. material calle...

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Bobble BRET MICHAELS Featured In New NISSAN Commercials

POISON singer Bret Michaels, along with his mini me, Bobble Bret Michaels, is featured in a series of commercials for Nissan's commercial vans. Check them out below. Last July, Michaels sang the classic '80s love song "Endless Love" in a music video shot at Nissan's commercial vans testing grounds i...

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DAVE LOMBARDO's GRIP INC. To Pay Tribute To Late Frontman GUS CHAMBERS With 'Hostage To Heaven' EP

GRIP INC., the long-defunct metal outfit featuring drummer Dave Lombardo (SLAYER, PHILM) and guitarist Waldemar Sorychta (former member of DESPAIR and producer for such bands as LACUNA COIL and MOONSPELL),will issue the "Hostage To Heaven" digital EP on June 9 via KFM. "Hostage To Heaven" contains...

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DAVE LOMBARDO Talks PHILM, FANTÔMAS, GRIP INC. And PAISTE Rude Power Ride 'Reign' Cymbal (Video)

Mammoth Metal TV conducted an interview with former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo on March 15 in Berlin, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Lombardo was effectively fired from SLAYER after sitting out the band's Australian tour in February/March 2013 due to a contract disput...

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New KISS Pinball Machines Available Through STERN PINBALL

Stern Pinball, Inc., the world's oldest and largest producer of arcade-quality pinball machines, and Epic Rights, KISS' global licensing agent, jointly announced today the availability of a new line of Pro, Premium and Limited Edition KISS pinball machines, honoring one of the most influential and i...