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JAMES DURBIN Just Wants To 'Bang His Head' In Post-QUIET RIOT Career

By David E. Gehlke James Durbin likely wasn't done any favors upon joining QUIET RIOT in 2017 when drummer Frankie Banali's wife uttered the "He is also 28 and HOT. Am I right, ladies?" line that got plenty of mileage in the BLABBERMOUTH.NET comments section. Known as the "metal guy" from his run d...

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Animalistic

Looking back, it's remarkable how many classic hard rock artists' legendary albums were released in rapid succession. The first six KISS studio records were issued over a span of just 40 months; "Paranoid" came out only seven months after BLACK SABBATH's debut, with "Master of Reality" following a s...

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TESLA Releases Music Video For New Single 'Time To Rock!'

TESLA has released the official music video for the band's new single, "Time To Rock!". Check it out below. Last month, TESLA vocalist Jeff Keith told "The Chuck Shute Podcast" about "Time To Rock!": "We've been playing it live since June 11th when we played our home show here in Sacramento. So we p...

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ARCH ENEMY's ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ: Maintaining Vegan And Straight-Edge Lifestyle On Tour Is 'Super Easy'

During a question-and-answer session at this weekend's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany, Alissa White-Gluz, the lead vocalist of ARCH ENEMY who is also vegan and straight edge, was asked if it's difficult for her to maintain her lifestyle while she is on tour. She responded (as transcribe...

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TESLA Releases New Single 'Time To Rock!'

TESLA has released a new single, "Time To Rock!". The official music video for the song, which can be streamed below, will make its online debut on Tuesday, August 9. Last month, TESLA vocalist Jeff Keith told "The Chuck Shute Podcast" about "Time To Rock!": "We've been playing it live since June 11...

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RAVEN To Celebrate 40th Anniversary Of 'Wiped Out' On North American Tour

British/American metal legends RAVEN will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their iconic record "Wiped Out" by playing the album in full on a North American tour this fall. Support on the trek will come from RIOT ACT, which will perform a RIOT repertoire from legendary band's classic era (1977-1982)...

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SKID ROW Members Aren't Broke And They Don't Play Concerts For Peanuts, Says RACHEL BOLAN

In a new interview with Fistful Of Metal magazine, SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan was asked if it is still viable to make a living as a musician these days. Rachel responded: "People have this misconception that everyone in the band is broke, and we're not. We had some massive songs, which I guess th...

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MOTÖRHEAD: Special 40th-Anniversary Editions Of 'Iron Fist' To Be Released In September

MOTÖRHEAD's fifth album, 1982's "Iron Fist", will be re-released for its 40th anniversary in new deluxe editions on September 23. There will be hardback book-packs in two CD and triple LP formats, featuring a hammer fist blow, remaster of the original album, previously unreleased demo bonus tracks a...

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RAVEN To Release 'Leave 'Em Bleeding' Album In September

British/American metal legends RAVEN will release their new album, "Leave 'Em Bleeding", on September 30 via SPV/Steamhammer. Experts agree: Without RAVEN, neither thrash nor speed metal would exist in their current form. The British trio around the Gallagher brothers John (bass, vocals) and Mark (g...

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TESLA's JEFF KEITH Reveals Lyrical Inspiration For Upcoming Single 'Time To Rock!'

TESLA vocalist Jeff Keith spoke to "The Chuck Shute Podcast" about the band's upcoming single, "Time To Rock!", which is scheduled to be released in August. He said: "We've been playing it live since June 11th when we played our home show here in Sacramento. So we played it live and we just kept it...

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DEF LEPPARD Bassist RICK SAVAGE: 'I've Got The Best Job In The World'

DEF LEPPARD has released the sixth in a series of behind-the-scenes episodes from "The Stadium Tour", which kicked off on June 16 in Atlanta, Georgia. Episode 6 takes you to the stages at Detroit and Hershey, and shares more guitar stories, a new song on the setlist, singer Joe Elliott's performance...

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Watch: DISTURBED Performs New Single 'Hey You' Live For First Time

DISTURBED performed "Hey You", the first single off the band's upcoming studio album, live for the first time Thursday night (July 14) at the Rock Fest in Cadott, Wisconsin. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below (courtesy of Vomdirth, Mike Amolsch and Jerry Marquette Jr). The officia...

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GARY HOLT: SLAYER 'Had A Lot More Music In Them' Before Calling It Quits

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt says that SLAYER "had a lot more music in them" before calling it quits nearly three years ago. Last October, Kerry King made headlines in the metal world when he said that SLAYER retired "too early." While recording a short video message to congratulate MACHINE HEAD on th...

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DISTURBED Releases Music Video For First New Song In Four Years, 'Hey You'

DISTURBED has released "Hey You", the first single off the band's upcoming studio album. The official music video for the song, directed by Josiahx, can be seen below. DISTURBED frontman David Draiman stated about the track: "It's a wake-up call. We've become our own worst enemies. Civil discourse h...

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DISTURBED Teases Music Video For New Single 'Hey You'

DISTURBED will release "Hey You", the first single off the band's upcoming studio album, on Thursday, July 14. A teaser for the song's accompanying music video is available below. All four members of DISTURBED were in Los Angeles on June 14 to film a music video for the song. Guitarist Dan Donegan a...