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MIKE PORTNOY On METALLICA: Never Has Such A Huge Band Also Had So Many 'Incredible Misses'

Former DREAM THEATER and current SONS OF APOLLO drummer Mike Portnoy was recently interviewed on "Speak N' Destroy", a podcast about all things METALLICA, hosted by longtime journalist and METALLICA fan Ryan J. Downey. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking about...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Drummer Launches LES BINKS' PRIESTHOOD

Former JUDAS PRIEST drummer Les Binks has launched a new band called LES BINKS' PRIESTHOOD. The group, which was put together specifically to play the material from Les's era with JUDAS PRIEST, also features guitarists Simon J. Pinto and Gus Mark, bassist Paul Smith and vocalist Adam Shepherd. Binks...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Members K.K. DOWNING, TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, LES BINKS To Guest On DEVILSTAR's Cover Of 'Beyond The Realms Of Death'

Producer/guitarist Paul Crook (pictured; ANTHRAX, SEBASTIAN BACH, MEAT LOAF) and executive producer John Madera have announced the formation of DEVILSTAR, an all-star hard rock and heavy metal group billed as the world's first interactive band. The first release under the DEVILSTAR moniker will be a...

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Phoenix Punk Upstarts THE BLANKZ To Release 'White Baby' Single In July

Slope Records will release the debut seven-inch single by newly formed Phoenix punk band THE BLANKZ on Friday, July 13. The group will make available a series of nine seven-inches, culminating in a full-length compilation of all the releases at the end of this year. The first single features the tit...

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JOHN 5 Joined By SEBASTIAN BACH, STEPHEN PEARCY At Ventura Concert (Video)

Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 was joined by Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) and Stephen Pearcy (RATT) during his concert Wednesday night (April 11) at Discovery Ventura in Ventura, California. Bach stepped out on stage for covers of KISS's "Parasite" and MÖTLEY CRÜE's "Shou...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Uses Wood From Early '80s Home To Build New Guitar

METALLICA has shared a story about 3132 Carlson Boulevard in El Cerrito, California, which was the band's home during its breakthrough years from 1983 to 1986. During this period, the group — which relocated to the Bay Area from Los Angeles to play with bassist Cliff Burton — rehearsed and wrote mos...

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JOHN 5 Joined By ACE FREHLEY, NIKKI SIXX, SCOTT IAN At Whisky A Go Go Concert (Video)

Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 was joined by Ace Frehley (KISS),Nikki Sixx (MÖTLEY CRÜE),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX) and Scott's wife Pearl Aday (daughter of actor/musician Meat Loaf) during his concert Friday night (April 6) at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, Californ...

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JUNGLE ROT Releases Video For 'The Unstoppable' From 'What Horrors Await' Reissue

Midwest death metal titans JUNGLE ROT have released a brand new video for "The Unstoppable", from their long out-of-print album "What Horrors Await". The 14-track underground classic will debut on vinyl format for the first time worldwide on Record Store Day, April 21. "Filming the point-of-view asp...

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TRIBULATION: 'Lady Death' Performance Video

Swedish quartet TRIBULATION has released a performance video for "Lady Death", filmed and recorded earlier this year at Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen, Germany during the band's tour with ARCH ENEMY, WINTERSUN and JINJER. The footage was filmed and edited by Dirk Behlau of Beastwood Films and was recor...

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NAPALM DEATH: Listen To 'Call That An Option?' From 'Coded Smears And More Uncommon Slurs' Compilation

British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH will release a special 2CD, 2LP and digital-download compilation titled "Coded Smears And More Uncommon Slurs" on March 30 via Century Media Records. This special collection will include a total of 31 songs with a playing time of over 90 minutes, compiling rar...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On Winning First GRAMMY: 'Good Thing Is It Didn't Say 'METALLICA' On The Freakin'' Award

Dave Mustaine has once again insisted that he "didn't care" that the house band played the song "Master Of Puppets" from his former band METALLICA when MEGADETH was honored with its first-ever Grammy a year ago. MEGADETH was nominated for a 2017 Grammy Award for "Best Metal Performance" for the titl...

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QUIET RIOT Drummer Encourages Fans To See Classic Rock Acts While They Still Can: 'There May Not Be A Next Time'

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali recently appeared on the "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On whether classic rock is in danger of fading away in the coming years: Frankie: "I think that co...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage Of CLIFF BURTON 'Orion' Tribute From Turin, Italy

METALLICA commemorated what would have Cliff Burton's 56th birthday by performing the song "Orion" during the band's February 10 concert in at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy. Professionally filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. The track, which appears on METALLICA's classic...

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METALLICA Honors Late Bassist CLIFF BURTON By Performing 'Orion' In Italy

METALLICA commemorated what would have Cliff Burton's 56th birthday by performing the song "Orion" during the band's February 10 concert in at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy. The track, which appears on METALLICA's classic 1986 album "Master Of Puppers", was co-written by the band's late bassist,...

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CLIFF BURTON's Father Thinks His Son 'Would Have Loved' Castro Valley Commemoration

On February 5 — the day before Castro Valley, California officially declared today (Saturday, February 10) to be "Cliff Burton Day," in honor of what would have been the 56th birthday of the late METALLICA bassist — "Lamont & Tonelli" of San Francisco radio station 107.7 The Bone interviewed Ray Bur...