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FEAR FACTORY's CAZARES, BELL Share 'Rock Star Story' (Video)

Dino Cazares and Burton C. Bell of FEAR FACTORY recently shared a tale from the road as part of Affliction's "Rock Star Stories" series. Check out the clip below. FEAR FACTORY in December completed touring North America as the support act for MEGADETH. Also appearing on the bill was NONPOINT. The tr...

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ANTHRAX Performs Entire 'Among The Living' Album At U.K.'s SONISPHERE: Full-Show Video Available

ANTHRAX has played more Sonisphere festivals around Europe than any other band and was featured at Knebworth for every U.K. edition of the festival. But this summer, they went one better by performing not once, but twice at Knebworth. Not content with already playing on the Apollo stage on Saturday,...

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SCOTT IAN: 'We Are Actually Hoping LADY GAGA Will Cover An ANTHRAX Song'

NME conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian at the U.K. edition of the Sonisphere festival, which was held July 4-6 at Knebworth Park in Hertfordshire. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On performing the 1987 album "Among...

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DEEP PURPLE: Fan-filmed footage of HELLFEST Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of DEEP PURPLE's June 21 performance at Hellfest in Clisson, France can be seen below. As previously reported, DEEP PURPLE is writing material for the band's 20th studio album, tentatively due in 2014. The band's lead singer, Ian Gillan, told Zeitung earlier this month: "The...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: CLIFF BURTON 'Was A Total Anomaly'

The August 2014 issue of Guitar World magazine contains an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett about the 30th anniversary of the band's sophomore album, "Ride The Lightning". Asked how his view of the "Ride The Lightning" era has changed in the last three decades, Hammett said: "It's int...

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CLIFF BURTON's Pre-METALLICA Band TRAUMA Inks Deal With PURE STEEL RECORDS

Late bassist Cliff Burton's resurrected pre-METALLICA band TRAUMAhas inked a worldwide deal with Pure Steel Records. The group's recently completed new 10-song album will be released later in the year. Current TRAUMA lineup: * Donny Hillier (ex-BLACK SUNDAY DREAM) - Vocals * Kurt Fry (ex-HEIST, ex-M...

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DEEP PURPLE Working On New Music

Legendary rockers DEEP PURPLE are writing material for their 20th studio album, tentatively due in 2014. The band's lead singer, Ian Gillan, tells Zeitung: "The whole band is [in Portugal]. We have a studio in the Algarve where we're working on new songs. "In the evening we take a sip of good red .....

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STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA To Begin Recording Vocals For New EXODUS Album This Week

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS yesterday announced the departure of their singer of the past nine years, Rob Dukes, and the return of his predecessor, Steve "Zetro" Souza. Dukes joined EXODUS in January 2005 and appeared on four of the band's studio albums — "Shovel Headed Kill...

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It's Official: Singer STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Is Back In EXODUS

Guitarist Gary Holt of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS has released the following statement: "As a band, we all had to make a very difficult choice to part ways with [our singer of the past nine years] Rob Dukes. We have nothing but love and admiration for him and the deepest gra...

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EXODUS Parts Ways With Singer ROB DUKES, Welcomes Back STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA

***UPDATE***: Guitarist Gary Holt of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS has released the following statement: "As a band, we all had to make a very difficult choice to part ways with [singer] Rob Dukes. We have nothing but love and admiration for him and the deepest gratitude for th...

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FEAR FACTORY's BURTON C. BELL Talks To Germany's EMP ROCK INVASION About 'Demanufacture' (Video)

Germany's EMP Rock Invasion last summer spoke to FEAR FACTORY singer Burton C. Bell about the 18th anniversary of the band's classic 1995 album, "Demanufacture". You can watch the chat below. FEAR FACTORY in December completed touring North America as the support act for MEGADETH. Also appearing on...

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ANTHRAX To Play 'Among The Living' in Its Entirety For First Time In U.K.

ANTHRAX has played more Sonisphere festivals around Europe than any other band and was featured at Knebworth for every U.K. edition of the festival. But this summer, they are going one better by performing not once, but twice at Knebworth. Not content with already playing on the Apollo stage on Satu...

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'Rockers Against Trafficking' Benefit Concert Featuring STP, MEGADETH, Ex-SLAYER Members Raises Over $10,000

Veteran photographer Kevin Estrada's Rockers Against Trafficking benefit to help raise awareness of human trafficking on April 11 at Paladino's in Tarzana, California was an amazing success. All of the proceeds from the show will be used to rebuild the lives of these young victims with housing, medi...

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AC/DC 'Insiders' Refute Retirement Rumors

According to Billboard.com, AC/DC "insiders" have shot down as false the rumor that the band is on the verge of announcing its retirement due to one member's — presumably guitarist Malcolm Young's — serious illness. The source of the original retirement rumor was an e-mail sent to Perth radio statio...

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Conflicting Reports Surface Regarding AC/DC's Future

**Update** -- April 15 at 4:35 a.m. EST: Mark Evans, who says that he is the son of original AC/DC singer Dave Evans, tweeted a few hours ago that reports of AC/DC's imminent retirement announcement are not merely rumors. He added: "Malcolm Young is very sick.... [Malcolm's son] Ross Young spoke to...