Sebastiano Mereu of From Hero To Zero recently conducted an interview with drummer Ton Hunting of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS. You can watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the differences in how albums are made and released today compared to how it ...
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The third VAN HALEN frontman, Gary Cherone, who took over when Sammy Hagar left the group (or was fired, depending on whom you ask) in 1996, spoke to The Washington Times about his brief tenure in the band. Asked how it happened that he ended up lead singer of VAN HALEN, Cherone said: ...
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DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell joined RICKY WARWICK & THE FIGHTING HEARTS on stage on November 26 at the WinterStorm festival in Troon, Scotland, United Kingdom to perform THIN LIZZY's classic song "Jailbreak". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Vivian has credited his stint as the touring ...
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PRO-PAIN has released a video for the title track of its latest album, "Voice Of Rebellion". PRO-PAIN frontman Gary Meskil says: "To further commemorate the 25-year anniversary of PRO-PAIN, we bring to you (our fans) this video clip for 'Voice Of Rebellion'. The clip was shot and directed by Kirk Farrington on our home turf ...
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In a brand new interview with Myglobalmind, EXTREME frontman Gary Cherone spoke about how performing the band's "Pornograffitti" in its entirety in 2015 to celebrate the LP's 25th anniversary influenced the songwriting process for EXTREME's next effort. He said: "I think it had an effect with Nuno [Bettencourt, guitar] on some of the ...
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An unprecedented lineup has been announced for the 11th annual Rock On The Range, May 19, 20 and 21 at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Rock legends METALLICA, SOUNDGARDEN and KORN will each headline one night of America's largest and most-acclaimed rock festival. Overall, Rock On The Range 2017 — fueled by Monster Energy — ...
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Metal Jacket Magazine conducted an interview with drummer Tom Hunting of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS on November 17 in Zagreb, Croatia. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he has any tips for young bands looking to break into the music business, Hunting said: "I would just say be true to ...
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On October 31, Gary Moore of the 95.5 KLOS radio station conducted an interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On METALLICA's upcoming tour in support of the "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct" album: James: "The 'WorldWired' tour is ...
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Tom Petty will be honored as the 2017 MusiCares Person Of The Year in celebration of his extraordinary creative accomplishments and significant charitable work. Proceeds from the annual Person Of The Year tribute — now in its 27th year — provide essential support for MusiCares, which ensures music people have a place to turn in ...
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In a brand new interview with Mojo magazine, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich addressed what many people perceived as the band's self-conscious attempt to reposition itself as an alt-rock act around the time of 1996's "Load" album, complete with promotional photos that included the bandmembers posing in suits and smoking cigars. "For many years, we had ...
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Canadian Music Week has announced RUSH — Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart — as the 2017 recipient of the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award. The multi-platinum trio will be honored for its achievements and longstanding career in the music industry, social activism and support of humanitarian causes at the annual Canadian Music & ...
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For the first time ever, GWAR invaded the Howard Stern compound on Monday, October 31 to perform on "The Howard Stern Wrap-Up Show". The band played two songs, the "Battle Maximus" track "Madness At The Core Of Time" and a special surprise that Stern fans will immediately recognize: a cover of "Silver Nickels And Golden ...
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For the first time ever, GWAR will invade the Howard Stern compound to perform on "The Howard Stern Wrap-Up Show" this coming Monday, October 31. The band is set to play two songs, including a GWAR favorite and a special surprise that Stern fans will immediately recognize. "The Howard Stern Wrap-Up Show" is hosted by ...
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According to Glasgow Live, "Third Reich imagery" — including a swastika — was scrawled in pig's blood on a wall during this past weekend's Caledonian Darkness black/death metal festival in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, resulting in a four-figure cleaning bill. The pig blood was reportedly meant to be used by some of the ...
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EXTREME's "Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown" DVD will be released on October 28. A performance clip of the song "Get The Funk Out", taken from "Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown", can be seen below. Last year marked the 25th anniversary of EXTREME's classic multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated "Pornograffitti", the definitive album of the band's career. To mark ...
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On Friday, January 20, 2017, METAL ALLEGIANCE, the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of TESTAMENT and MEGADETH, is gathering at the City National Grove Of Anaheim for a monumental tribute to our fallen heroes. Hosted by Jackson and Charvel EVH, the night will be a who's who of ...
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Kerry King says that he is "completely open" to the idea of Gary Holt contributing song ideas to the next SLAYER album. Holt, who is still a member of San Francisco Bay Area thrash icons EXODUS, has been the touring guitarist for SLAYER since January 2011 when the band's co-founding guitarist, Jeff Hanneman, contracted necrotizing ...
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Thomann conducted an interview with drummer Tom Hunting of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS on August 18 at the Summer Breeze festival in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he listens to other genres of music, Hunting said: "Oh, man, when I'm at home, I'll have days ...
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STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis, who is widely considered to be one of the most politically conservative musicians in rock, has once again weighed in on the 2016 race for the White House, saying that controversial Republican candidate Donald Trump needs to "be a little bit more freakin' presidential." Lewis — who calls himself an outspoken ...
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Massachusetts hard rockers EXTREME are putting the finishing touches on the long-awaited new album for an early 2017 release. Speaking to Metalholic, EXTREME singer Gary Cherone stated about the progress of the writing and recording sessions for the follow-up to 2008's "Saudades de Rock": "First thing is, we apologize to our fans. To get us ...
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FM99 rock girl Kimi conducted an interview with SLAYER and EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt before SLAYER's October 3 concert at the NorVa in Norfolk, Virginia. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he juggles being in two bands, SLAYER and EXODUS: Gary: "It's not easy, ...
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EXTREME's "Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown" DVD will be released on October 14. A performance clip of the song "More Than Words", taken from "Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown", can be seen below. Last year marked the 25th anniversary of EXTREME's classic multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated "Pornograffitti", the definitive album of the band's career. To mark the ...
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From "Machine Head" to "Burn" to "Perfect Strangers" and beyond, DEEP PURPLE are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock , with founding member Ian Paice along with guitarist extraordinaire Steve Morse and the "voice of rock" Glenn Hughes among the true legends in rock and roll history. Rock ...
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EXTREME's "Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown" DVD will be released on October 14. A performance clip of the song "Decadence Dance", taken from "Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown", can be seen below. Last year marked the 25th anniversary of EXTREME's classic multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated "Pornograffitti", the definitive album of the band's career. To mark the anniversary, ...
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Jason Becker, the guitarist/composer who has had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's Disease) for over 27 years, has written a full album of amazing music to be performed and recorded by many of his peers. The effort will comprise of a few compositions that have been waiting for this moment to be recorded, ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of metal supergroup METAL ALLEGIANCE's entire performance at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival can be seen below. METAL ALLEGIANCE's lineup for the August 14 appearance at Catton Hall in Walton-on-Trent, England included TESTAMENT's Alex Skolnick on guitar, DEATH ANGEL's Mark Oseguda on vocals and ANTHRAX's Charlie Benante ...
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EXTREME's "Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown" DVD will be released on October 14. A performance clip of the song "Money (In God We Trust)", taken from "Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown", can be seen below. Last year marked the 25th anniversary of EXTREME's classic multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated "Pornograffitti", the definitive album of the band's career. To ...
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TESTAMENT's Chuck Billy has shot down Rob Dukes's allegation that Chuck was "responsible" for getting him fired from EXODUS. Billy, who is part of the EXODUS management team, was accused by Dukes of masterminding his exit from the band and bringing back his predecessor, Steve "Zetro" Souza, who previously fronted EXODUS from 1986 to 1993 ...
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The original lineup of San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB has reformed and is booking select shows where it will perform its 1997 debut album, "Bound, Gagged And Blindfolded", in its entirety. Steev Esquivel (vocals, bass), Paul Hopkins (drums), Gary Wendt (guitar) and Mike Roberts (guitar) have also announced plans to begin working on a ...
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The release date of EXTREME's "Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown" DVD has been pushed back to October 14 from the previously announced September 23. Last year marked the 25th anniversary of EXTREME's classic multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated "Pornograffitti", the definitive album of the band's career. To mark the anniversary, "Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown" will be released ...
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