ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante was interviewed on a recent edition of the syndicated radio show "Noize In The Attic - Where Your Past Comes Back To Haunt You". You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. Speaking about ANTHRAX's tendency to write lyrics that tackle social, political, and cultural issues, Benante said: ...
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Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST) will guest on this Wednesday's (April 12) episode of Comedy Central's new comedy and music series "The Comedy Jam". The eight-episode season features celebrities dishing on a cherished memory linked to an iconic song and then performing that song with the Comedy Jam Band in front of a live audience. This ...
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Quality fan-filmed video footage of ANTHRAX's April 5 performance at Electric Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can be seen in the YouTube playlist below. ANTHRAX and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE kicked off "The Killthrax Tour" on March 29 at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair, New Jersey. With ANTHRAX and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE rotating the closing slot over the course ...
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Video footage of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB performing on April 7 at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, Californai can be seen below (courtesy of Capital Chaos TV). SKINLAB will hit the road this summer, following up a string of spring West Coast dates celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, "Bound, Gagged ...
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According to Billboard, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash will play the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association's 2017 Beastly Ball on May 20 to benefit the new Species Conservation Action Network. Joining Slash will be special guests Jack Black, Grace Potter and Bernard Fowler, who will be backed by Jimmy Vivino and THE BASIC ...
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Frontiers Music Srl will release SNAKECHARMER's sophomore album, "Second Skin", on May 12. The song "Follow Me Under", taken from "Second Skin", can be streamed below. The British hard rock supergroup SNAKECHARMER was originally founded in 2011 by former WHITESNAKE members Micky Moody and Neil Murray along with the perfect mix of high-caliber musicians, including ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal says that he was so "angry and bitter and frustrated" before he left the band three years ago that it "was not healthy" for him to continue playing with the Axl Rose-fronted outfit. Thal never officially announced his departure from the GN'R, but a source confirmed to ...
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ANTHRAX and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE kicked off "The Killthrax Tour" this past Wednesday night (March 29) at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair, New Jersey. Fan-filmed video footage of ANTHRAX's performance can be seen below. With ANTHRAX and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE rotating the closing slot over the course of the dates, the tour will criss-cross the continent, wrapping ...
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German guitar wizard Axel Rudi Pell will release his next offering, "The Ballads V", on April 21 via Steamhammer/SPV. In true Pell tradition, part five of his successful ballad compilation series features a smooth balance between the past six years and some brand-new songs. For the first time ever in his almost thirty-year career as ...
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Charlie Benante has hinted to The Aquarian Weekly in a new interview that ANTHRAX would spend time later this year working on a follow-up to last year's "For All Kings" album. According to the drummer, there are still a few tracks remaining from the "For All Kings" sessions that could serve as the ...
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'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford says that she has "a lot of songs written" for her new studio album, to be released early next year. Helming the project once again is guitarist/producer Gary Hoey, who previously worked with Lita on 2012's "Living Like A Runaway" disc. Speaking to Uber Rock's The Dark Queen at ...
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Frontiers Music Srl will release SNAKECHARMER's sophomore album, "Second Skin", on May 12. The official EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for the disc is available below. The British hard rock supergroup SNAKECHARMER was originally founded in 2011 by former WHITESNAKE members Micky Moody and Neil Murray along with the perfect mix of high-caliber musicians, including Laurie ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal says that he has no interest in seeing the band perform on the "Not In This Lifetime" tour, saying that it would be like "going to your ex-girlfriend's wedding." Thal never officially announced his departure from the GN'R, but a source confirmed to Detroit music writer Gary ...
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Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB will hit the road this summer, following up a string of spring West Coast dates celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, "Bound, Gagged And Blindfolded". The East Coast run of shows will kick off on May 31 in Boston, Massachusetts and will feature support from PRODUCT ...
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Dualtone Records (an Entertainment One Company) has set a June 16 release date for "Chuck", the final album and first new recordings in nearly four decades by founding rock and roll legend Chuck Berry (pictured), who passed away last week at the age of 90. Comprised of ten new recordings, eight of which were written ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal says that he doesn't regret his time with the band despite the fact that he didn't get to write any new music with the Axl Rose-fronted outfit. Thal never officially announced his departure from the GN'R, but a source confirmed to Detroit music writer Gary Graff back ...
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Metal Express Radio's Mick Burgess conducted an interview with ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna before the band's February 16 concert in Newcastle, England. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked why he thinks everything fell in place for ANTHRAX around the time that the "Among The Living" (1987) and "State Of Euphoria" (1988) albums ...
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Frontiers Music Srl will release SNAKECHARMER's sophomore album, "Second Skin", on May 12. The official video for the song "That Kind Of Love", taken from "Second Skin", can be seen below. The British hard rock supergroup SNAKECHARMER was originally founded in 2011 by former WHITESNAKE members Micky Moody and Neil Murray along with the perfect ...
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On March 14, Kanye West was photographed wearing a CRADLE OF FILTH long-sleeve shirt as he was exiting Los Angeles restaurant Bandera, less than a day after his cousin, Ricky Anderson (who happens to work for Kanye's record label GOOD Music), tragically lost his 1-year-old son, Avery. Check out a picture below in a tweet ...
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Italy's Rock Rebel Magazine conducted an interview with ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello prior to the band's March 14 show at Live Club in Trezzo sull'Adda, Lombardy, Italy. You can watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why the band's 1987 "Among The Living" album continues to endure 30 years after ...
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Celebrated rock guitarist Michael Schenker has announced that he will be touring "Michael Schenker Fest" throughout the U.K. in November 2017. The four concerts take in London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire (November 2), Sheffield O2 Academy (November 3), Manchester O2 Ritz (November 4) and Hull City Hall (November 5). Tickets for the concerts at O2 ...
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Poland's Rozmówki Muzyczne recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how the music industry has changed since the 1980s: Belladonna: "With the labels now, obviously, there's still music being released by labels, but the Internet, it takes ...
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In a February 14 interview with BBC Radio 6 Music's Mark Radcliffe, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Frank Bello spoke about the band's current European tour during which the group is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its classic album "Among The Living" by performing the LP in its entirety. Scott said: "[The] first half ...
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Berlin, Germany-based heavy metal blues rockers LUCIFER have parted ways with guitarist Gary "Gaz" Jennings and drummer Andrew Prestige. Commented the band in a statement: "It is true, the 'Lucifer I' chapter is closed. LUCIFER has parted ways amicably with guitarist Gaz Jennings and drummer Andy Prestidge. It's been quite a miraculous ride. "The stars ...
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Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST), Chester Bennington (LINKIN PARK), Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW), Phil Collen (DEF LEPPARD) and Scott Stapp (CREED, ART OF ANARCHY) are among the musicians who will perform on Comedy Central's new comedy and music series "The Comedy Jam", premiering March 22 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Watch your favorite actors and comedians make ...
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Video footage of ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello's February 18 Hartke-sponsored clinic at Dijkmans Muziek in Breda, The Netherlands can be seen below (courtesy of Emmelie Herwegh). Asked about his increased number of clinic tour dates in recent years, Bello told Legendary Rock Interviews: "Man, I just love doing those things. Man, I don't know why, ...
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Frontiers Music Srl will release SNAKECHARMER's sophomore album, "Second Skin", on May 12. The British hard rock supergroup SNAKECHARMER was originally founded in 2011 by former WHITESNAKE members Micky Moody and Neil Murray along with the perfect mix of high-caliber musicians, including Laurie Wisefield (WISHBONE ASH), Harry James (THUNDER, MAGNUM), Adam Wakeman (OZZY OSBOURNE), and ...
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"I Saw The End", the new video from the Arkansas progressive doom quartet PALLBEARER, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Zev Deans of Panorama Programming (LAMB OF GOD, CHELSEA WOLFE, GHOST). The band commented: "Both song and video present a telescopic view on an eternity of corruption. The path of greed leads ...
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In a brand new interview with Finland's Kaaos TV, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian spoke about the band's current European tour during which the group is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its classic album "Among The Living" by performing the LP in its entirety. He said (see video below): "Well, it's the album that ...
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Metal On Loud recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). Metal On Loud: You've been around for ANTHRAX's biggest successes, like [the "Among The Living" album]. It has really big hits on it. Yet you've been ...
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