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PHILIP ANSELMO Wasn't Involved In Decision To Remove Confederate Flag T-Shirt From PANTERA Webstore

Former PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo says that he had nothing to do with the decision to remove the "Hesher Dream T-Shirt" — which combines Confederate flag imagery with a nude blonde woman and a potleaf — from the band's official webstore. The Confederate flag's symbolism is the subject of an emoti...
July 20, 2015
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SLAYER's PAUL BOSTAPH On Confederate Flag Controversy: 'Those Who Forget History Are Bound To Repeat It'

SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph says that the media should concentrate on "a lot worse things" that are "going on in the world" than the ongoing controversy over the Confederate flag. The Confederate flag's symbolism is the subject of an emotional debate in the South in the aftermath of the massacre of...
July 20, 2015
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Former PANTERA Drummer VINNIE PAUL: Confederate Flag Controversy Is 'A Big Knee-Jerk Reaction'

Former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott says that the controversy over the Confederate flag is merely a "knee-jerk reaction to something that happened" and it encroaches on people's freedom-of-expression rights. The Confederate flag's symbolism is the subject of an emotional d...
July 15, 2015
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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE: Confederate Flag 'Definitely Should Be Taken Down From The Government Buildings'

LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe says that the Confederate flag shouldn't be flying over government buildings because it is "offensive to people." The Confederate flag's symbolism is the subject of an emotional debate in the South in the aftermath of the massacre of nine blacks by a white gunman in a...
July 14, 2015
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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: Flying The Confederate Flag In Front Of Government Buildings Is 'Not Right'

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor says that the Confederate flag shouldn't be flying over government buildings because it symbolizes the fact that the South fought for the ability to own people of color as items to be bought and sold. The Confederate flag's symbolism is the subject of an...
July 13, 2015
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Updated: No, TED NUGENT And KID ROCK Have NOT Recorded New Song 'Kiss My Rebel Ass'

Ted Nugent and Kid Rock have joined forces to record a song in support of the Confederate flag. The track, titled "Kiss My Rebel Ass", will reportedly be available as an instant download from both musicians' web sites on July 17. All proceeds from the song will be donated to the American Freedom Par...
July 13, 2015
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PHILIP ANSELMO 'Wouldn't Want Anything To Do With' Confederate Flag In 2015

Former PANTERA and current SUPERJOINT and DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo says that he "wouldn't want anything to do" with the Confederate flag since the South embarked on an emotional debate over the flag's symbolism in the aftermath of the massacre of nine blacks by a white gunman in a Charleston, So...
July 13, 2015
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MARILYN MANSON: Media Storm After Columbine 'Really Shut Down My Career Entirely'

Marilyn Manson says that being accused of inspiring the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre to commit their killing spree "really shut down [his] career entirely," to the point where he could not get any gigs. After Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in 19...
June 24, 2015
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Video: Reunited Original Lineup Of EXCITER Performs At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Video footage of the reunited original lineup of Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER — guitarist John Ricci, drummer/vocalist Dan Beehler and bassist Allan Johnson — performing on June 6 at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg can be seen below. Speaking to the "Talking Metal" podcast last year...
June 7, 2015
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Lawsuit Filed Over EXODUS Fan's Arrest

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky has filed a federal lawsuit (PDF file) on behalf of James Evans, the Muhlenberg County man previously arrested and charged with making threats online for posting song lyrics from the heavy metal band EXODUS. In 2014, Evans posted on his Facebook page ly...
May 4, 2015
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New RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Album 'A Light In The Black' Due In May

Massacre Records will release the two-CD album "A Light In The Black - A Tribute To Ronnie James Dio" on May 22. The label states in a press release: "Ronnie James Dio was a hero and inspiration to many musicians, such as Lars Ulrich (METALLICA),Doro Pesch and Axel Rudi Pell, and rumor has it ...
April 29, 2015
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Video: Reunited Original Lineup Of EXCITER Performs At Germany's KEEP IT TRUE Festival

Video footage of the reunited original lineup of Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER — guitarist John Ricci, drummer/vocalist Dan Beehler and bassist Allan Johnson — performing on April 24 at the Keep It True festival in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany can be seen below. Speaking to the "Talking Metal...
April 26, 2015
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KORPIKLAANI Frontman's JONNE Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

Massacre Records has announced the signing of JONNE. The group was formed by Jonne Järvelä of KORPIKLAANI as a solo project, which soon morphed and developed into a full band. Wanting to do something that was musically different and away from Järvelä's main band, JONNE is pure shamanistic folk music...
April 22, 2015
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DAVID DRAIMAN: Many People Confuse The Right To 'Free Speech' As Being A License To Say Whatever They Want

DISTURBED singer David Draiman has slammed the newly announced host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show", Trevor Noah, over old tweets in which he made jokes about Jews in addition to women and blacks. Noah, whose mother is a black South African and whose father is white and from Switzerland, has co...
April 2, 2015
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Guitarist LLOYD GRANT: How I Ended Up Playing On Original Recording Of METALLICA's 'Hit The Lights'

Lloyd Grant, the guitarist who played on the original recording of the METALLICA song "Hit The Lights" in early 1982, was interviewed on the February 27 edition of the "Rockzone Legends" show. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked how he first got involved with METALLICA, Grant said: "There's...
March 28, 2015