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SLASH Admits Some Of GUNS N' ROSES' Classic Songs Were 'Sort Of Sexist'

In a brand new interview with Yahoo! Music, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash was asked if he thinks the band's catalog has aged well in the wake of the #MeToo Movement. "I've never thought of that," Slash responded. "It's never crossed my mind. I mean, I think when the #MeToo thing really blew up, the...

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SLASH Voices Concern About Men Being 'Falsely Accused' In Wake Of #MeToo Movement

Slash has voiced his concern about men being falsely accused of sexual misconduct in the wake of the #MeToo Movement, saying that just being accused is all it takes to destroy someone's reputation. Asked in a new interview with Classic Rock magazine if #MeToo, which has inspired countless women to s...

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GENE SIMMONS On #MeToo Movement: 'Anybody Can Say Anything And There's No Presumption Of Innocence'

Gene Simmons has voiced his concern about the "heinous collateral damage" caused by the ongoing #MeToo movement, saying that "anybody can say anything and there's no presumption of innocence." The #MeToo and Time's Up movements were launched following the sexual misconduct scandal surrounding Hollyw...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'When People Throw Around The Word 'Racist,' I Don't Take That Lightly'

Philip Anselmo spoke to Metal Insider about his relationship with the press, two years after he was publicly chastised by the media for giving the right-arm salute and yelling a white-supremacist slogan at a California concert. "The media in general is ridiculous politically, depending on which chan...

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MARILYN MANSON Says #MeToo Movement Could 'Ruin A Lot Of People's Lives That Don't Need To Be Ruined'

Marilyn Manson has voiced his concern about how the ongoing #MeToo movement could "turn the whole world's attention from the artistic element of Hollywood," saying that he believes some of the allegations will "ruin a lot of people's lives" unnecessarily. During a recent interview with U.K.'s Channe...

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GENE SIMMONS Weighs In On HARVEY WEINSTEIN Scandal: 'Right Now What's Happening Is A Revolution'

Gene Simmons has commended women for finally opening up about their experiences with sexual harassment/assault in the wake of allegations of misconduct by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. Since the Weinstein story broke, about one in five Americans said they had seen their friends or family post...

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Watch FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Perform In Moscow

Fan-filmed video footage of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's November 9 concert at Stadium Live in Moscow, Russia can be seen below. As previously reported, lyrics from the FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH song "Wash It All Away" were used to criticize the United States in an op-ed essay written by a top aide to Ru...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Lyrics Used In Russian Editorial Criticizing The U.S.

Lyrics from a FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH song have been used in an essay from a Russian presidential aide arguing that the West is suffering from "a crisis of hypocrisy." Putin adviser Vladislav Surkov penned a cryptic column for the state-run news channel RT on Tuesday in which he quoted words from th...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Says HARVEY WEINSTEIN Allegations Started A Conversation That Was 'Long Overdue'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has addressed the wave of allegations against Harvey Weinstein, saying that it's great that the disgraced Hollywood producer's case is being used as a valuable start point for vitally important discussions about the casting couch culture, wilful silence in the face of s...

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THE HAUNTED Guitarist On Threat Of Nuclear War: 'I Probably Would Feel Better If I Knew There Was Sane People On Both Sides'

Nev Pearce of Australia's "Rabid Noise" podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist Patrik Jensen of Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On vocalist Marco Aro's performance on the band's new stud...

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SHARON OSBOURNE On OZZY's Cheating: 'Things Happen'

Sharon Osbourne has once again opened up about Ozzy's past infidelities, saying that "things happen" when you are involved in a decades-long relationship and accepting some of the blame by explaining that she "wasn't always around." In August of last year, Ozzy apologized to the women he had sexual...

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SHARON OSBOURNE On Reconciling With OZZY: 'I'm Much Happier With Him Than Without Him'

Sharon Osbourne has opened up about Ozzy's past infidelities, saying that her husband has been in "long-term treatment" for sex addiction and insisting that she is "much happier with him than without him." In August of last year, Ozzy apologized to the women he had sexual relationships with and admi...

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KELLY OSBOURNE's 'There Is No F*cking Secret' Book Due In April

G.P. Putnam's Sons has set an April 25 release date for "There Is No F*cking Secret: Letters From a Badass Bitch", the new memoir from Ozzy Osbourne's daughter Kelly. In the book, the 32-year-old TV personality shares stories through a series of letters detailing everything from her mom Sharon's can...

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Moonbathers

Dutch symphonic metal veteran band DELAIN continues to deliver a confident expression of orchestral melodic metal that's exactly what the group's peers wish they could create. A high degree of talent is prerequisite for anyone even considering to tackle this style. Most bands end up failing, however...

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DELAIN: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Moonbathers' Album

Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "Moonbathers", the fifth studio album from Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN, can be streamed in the YouTUbe clip below. The CD will be released on August 26 via Napalm Records. Comments DELAIN: "We have never had so many milestone events in o...