British power metal mercenaries TANK have extended their record deal with Metal Mind Productions, the label that re-released the band's back catalogue and issued their recent albums "War Machine" (2010) and "War Nation" (2012). TANK is preparing to enter the studio to begin recording its as-yet-untitled new album for a March 2015 release. Joining guitarists ...
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AC/DC members Angus Young (guitar) and Cliff Williams (bass) were recently interviewed on "Le Grand Journal", a French nightly news and talk show airing every weekday evening on Canal+. You can now watch video footage of their appearance below. AC/DC's 16th studio album, "Rock Or Bust", arrived in stores on Tuesday (December 2), following perhaps ...
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AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and bassist Cliff Williams were interviewed on the November 18 edition of "The Men's Room", which airs on the Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On continuing as a band after founding ...
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In early 2012, original AC/DC singer Dave Evans teamed up with songwriter/mucisian David Mobley to bring you the EP "What About Tomorrow", an "all-new and different fusion of soft rock, hard rock and acoustical grandeur," according to a press release. "What About Tomorrow" track listing: 01. What About Tomorrow 02. Tell Me A Lie 03. ...
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Germany's Filtr TV conducted an interview with AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and bassist Cliff Williams on November 6 in Düsseldorf, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the songwriting process for AC/DC's new album, "Rock Or Bust": Angus: "The songwriting process pretty much has been ...
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Sweden's Aftonbladet recently conducted an interview with AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and bassist Cliff Williams. You can now watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether founding AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young approved of the band continuing without him after he was diagnosed with dementia: Angus: "It was Malcolm himself [who ...
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In a brand new interview with Greg Prato of Songfacts, veteran bassist Dan Lilker (BRUTAL TRUTH, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, ANTHRAX) was asked if the thought ever crossed his mind back in late 1986 to try out for METALLICA following Cliff Burton's tragic death. "Yeah, it did," he responded. "And it crossed other people's minds, ...
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AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and bassist Cliff Williams took part in a Reddit Ask Me Anything session yesterday (Saturday, November 15). You can now check it out at this location. A couple of excerpts follow below. Q: What is going to happen to [AC/DC drummer] Phil [Rudd, who is facing threatening-to-kill charges in ...
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AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and singer Brian Johnson were interviewed on the November 12 edition of the German TV show "Leute Heute" on the ZDF channel. You can now watch the German-language report below. Angus and bassist Cliff Williams addressed the legal problems of drummer Phil Rudd in a new interview with USA Today, saying ...
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AC/DC's Angus Young, Brian Johnson and Cliff Williams spoke to Rolling Stone magazine about the departure of founding guitarist Malcolm Young, who was forced to leave the band earlier this year because he is afflicted with dementia. "Mal always wanted the music to go on," Johnson said. "And I'm not going to say ...
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AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and bassist Cliff Williams have spoken out about their bandate Phil Rudd's recent arrest, saying that the drummer is "not the Phil we've known from the past." On November 6, Rudd was charged with attempting to "procure murder" by New Zealand police but the charge was dropped a day later by ...
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Michael Molenda of Guitar Player magazine is in New York right now with a scheduled Thursday, November 13 interview with AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and bassist Cliff Williams. If you have any questions you want to ask the duo, please e-mail them to Molenda at [email protected] Please put "AC/DC Questions" in the subject ...
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FEAR FACTORY has entered NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California with longtime producer/collaborator Rhys Fulber and engineer Mike Plotnikoff to begin tracking its new album for an early 2015 release via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The CD will be mixed by acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap, who has previously worked with MEGADETH, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, EXODUS, ...
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METALLICA is seeking help from the band's fans while preparing remastered, deluxe editions of their first two albums, 1983's "Kill 'Em All" and 1984's "Ride The Lightning", which they hope to put out in 2015. Anyone who has photos of the group and memorabilia or audio of concerts METALLICA played between 1983 and 1985 is ...
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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 longer around. During an appearance on "The Joe Rogan ...
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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 dissatisfaction with Ulrich gained credence back in 2009 when former METALLICA ...
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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 Moreno. PALMS released its self-titled ...
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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 coincide with TANK's performance on the 2015 ...
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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," he said. "Learning our tools, and ...
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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 Enterprises (UMe) will issue the ...
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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 mixed by acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap ...
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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 a generous stash of shots that had ...
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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 A War".
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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, James was the son of a truck driver named ...
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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-breaking film 'Jaws' on the island of Martha's Vineyard in 1974. Matt ...
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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 Sette"). Produced by Dutch public broadcaster Omrop ...
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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 Area Thrash Metal Epicenter", by Harald Oimoen ...
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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 the first time that the four of us wrote ...
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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 FACTORY singer Burton C. Bell ...
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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 trek kicked off on ...
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