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KIRK HAMMETT Says METALLICA Has Been Busy Working On New Music In Between Live Shows

Tim Virgin of Chicago's WLUP-FM 97.9 (Loop 97.9) radio station conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett prior to the band's August 1 performance at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Illinois. You can now watch the chat in three parts below. Asked how METALLICA gets into the m...

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SLIPKNOT Performs In Mansfield Without Bassist ALESSANDRO 'VMAN' VENTURELLA (Video)

SLIPKNOT performed Tuesday night (August 4) in Mansfield, Massachusetts without the band's bass player, Alessandro "Vman" Venturella, who was rushed to a hospital two days earlier just six songs into the group's concert in Hartford. Fan-filmed video footage of last night's concert can be seen below....

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SLIPKNOT Bassist Discharged From Hospital After Suffering From 'Severe Dehydration'

SLIPKNOT was forced to walk off stage several songs into its show in Hartford, Connecticut on Sunday night (August 2) when bassist Alessandro "Vman" Venturella had to be rushed to the hospital due to a medical emergency. After about a twenty-minute break, SLIPKNOT returned to the stage without Ventu...

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SLIPKNOT Bassist Rushed To Hospital During Hartford Concert; Band Completes Set As Eight-Piece

SLIPKNOT was forced to walk off stage several songs into its performance earlier tonight (Sunday, August 2) in Hartford, Connecticut after their bassist, Alessandro "Vman" Venturella, had an unknown medical emergency and was rushed to the hospital. Concert attendee Nick Mucha tells BLABBERMOUTH.NET...

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RIOT V Joined By LOUDNESS Members At Barcelona Concert (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of RIOT V, the new band featuring the remaining members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT, performing their song "Warrior" with Akira Takasaki and Masayoshi Yamashita of LOUDNESS on June 25 at this year's edition of the Rock Fest Barcelona festival in Barcelona, Spain can be...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Laments State Of Record Industry, Says 'There's No Consequence To Stealing Music Online'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that bands won't be able to make records anymore and tour as much as they used to due to the continuing alteration of the way fans consume music. Despite the fact that Spotify, iTunes and other digital outlets have made music easier to purchase, more mobile and cheap...

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Former NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN To Release Classical Solo Debut 'Ave Maria - En Plein Air'

This September sees the release of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's classical solo debut, "Ave Maria - En Plein Air". "Ave Maria" is a traditional prayer dedicated to the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, asking for her intercession. It has been set to music in over 4000 songs, some of which kept...

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COREY TAYLOR Opens Up For The First Time About SLIPKNOT's New Members

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has opened up for the first time about the the band's new members, drummer Jay Weinberg and bassist Alessandro "Vman" Venturella, saying that the group's live performances have gotten "consistently better" since SLIPKNOT's new lineup made its live debut last October. U...

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SCORPIONS' 'Taken By Force' And 'Tokyo Tapes' Albums To Be Reissued With Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks

"Tokyo Tapes" (1978),the first live album by the German hard rock band SCORPIONS, and "Taken By Force" (1977),the group's fifth studio LP and the final effort to feature guitarist Uli Jon Roth, will be re-released in November. Both reissues will feature many previously unreleased tracks, including...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Announces First North American Tour In More Than A Decade

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has announced his first tour of North America since 2003 — a 21-date headlining run that will kick off September 9. The trek marks the latest leg of Friedman's ongoing world tour in support of "Inferno", his solo album that so far has seen him complete a reco...

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VIRGIN STEELE: New Song 'Queen Of The Dead' Available For Streaming

Long-running American metallers VIRGIN STEELE will release their new album, "Nocturnes of Hellfire & Damnation", on June 17 in Scandinavia, June 19 in Germany, June 22 in the rest of Europe and June 23 in the USA via SPV/Steamhammer. It will be made available in physical format with three differ...

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VIRGIN STEELE: Lyric Video For New Song 'Lucifer's Hammer'

Long-running American metallers VIRGIN STEELE will release their new album, "Nocturnes of Hellfire & Damnation", on June 17 in Scandinavia, June 19 in Germany, June 22 in the rest of Europe and June 23 in the USA via SPV/Steamhammer. It will be made available in physical format with three differ...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Defends GENE SIMMONS's 'Rock Is Dead' Comment

Rodney Holder of Australia's Music Business Facts recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his decision to discontinue selling physical C...

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BLIND GUARDIAN And GRAVE DIGGER To Join Forces For North American Tour

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will embark on a North American headlining tour in October. Support on the trek will come from fellow German metallers GRAVE DIGGER. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 27 - Baltimore Soundstage - Baltimore, MD Oct. 29 - The Danforth Music Hall - Toronto, ON Oc...

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Rock Author MICK WALL Issues Challenge To AXL ROSE

Renowned biographer Mick Wall, journalist for many music publications since the 1980s and the author of acclaimed biographies of LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH, METALLICA, AC/DC and THE DOORS, among other bands, has issued an open invitation to GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose to a sit-down to address the...