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Former JOURNEY Singer STEVE PERRY Releases Cover Of 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas'

Former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry has released his cover version of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", a song written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, and first introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical "Meet Me In St. Louis". Perry said in a statement: "This has been a big year of fi...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist ACE FREHLEY: 'If I Was To Be Asked To Come Back To The Band, I'd Want Everybody To Put On Makeup Together'

During an appearance on the "Walking The Floor With Chris Shiflett" podcast, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley once again confirmed that he hasn't been asked to take part in the band's "End Of The Road" farewell tour. "When Paul [Stanley] and Gene [Simmons] call me up and say, 'Do you wanna do a r...

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ANTHRAX Bassist Says There Are No Plans For Retirement: 'We Are Hungrier Now Than Ever'

In a brand new interview with Sweden's RockSverige, ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello was asked if he can see his band going on for another decade or longer, especially in the wake of SLAYER announcing its retirement earlier in the year. He responded: "Well, first off, I hope so, and I don't think about i...

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PHILIP ANSELMO On Performing PANTERA Songs With THE ILLEGALS: 'The Payoff's Been Great'

Philip Anselmo spoke to Australia's Heavy magazine about his decision to play a number of PANTERA songs during the recent North American tour with his solo band, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS. "This past year has been pretty rough as far as the PANTERA camp goes," he said. "So, with Vinnie's [Pau...

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Watch SLASH Perform LED ZEPPELIN, THE BEATLES Covers At 'Celebrating Willie Basse' Event In Hollywood

Slash performed at "Celebrating Willie Basse: A Night Of Music & Stories" on December 14 at Boardner's in Hollywood, California. The GUNS N' ROSES guitarist played three songs at the invite-only event, including covers of THE BEATLES' "Come Together" and LED ZEPPELIN's "Whole Lotta Love". Basse die...

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Japanese metallers ANTHEM Release 'Black Empire' Single From 'Nucleus' Album

Veteran Japanese metallers ANTHEM have signed with Nuclear Blast Records for the European territory. The first release under the deal will be a greatest-hits album, featuring re-recordings of the band's most popular songs with English lyrics. Mixing and mastering the disc was renowned Swedish produc...

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GEDDY LEE Is Grateful For JOHN PAUL JONES's Participation In New Bass Guitar Book

Set for publication on Tuesday (December 18) is "Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book Of Bass". The standard edition of the 408-page hardcover tome sells for $75 and showcases the bulk of Geddy's personal collection of bass guitars. According to the press release: "Geddy's love of the bass has been nurtur...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Says She And OZZY 'Now Have The Same Passwords,' Two Years After He Was Caught Cheating

Sharon Osbourne says that she and Ozzy are sharing passwords to their online accounts with each other, more than two years after he apologized to the women he had extramarital affairs with. "Since my husband and I had troubles, we now have the same passwords, so he can look at my phone," she said du...

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SOILWORK Frontman On 'Verkligheten' Album: 'We Always Aim To Surprise Ourselves And Our Fans'

Metal Wani's Jake Patton recently conducted an interview with frontman Björn "Speed" Strid of Swedish metallers SOILWORK about the band's forthcoming studio album, "Verkligheten". You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On still releasing st...

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THOMAS GABRIEL FISCHER On HELLHAMMER: 'The Music We Played Kept Everybody Away That We Hated'

The Jimmy Cabbs 5150 Interview Series conducted an interview with former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Thomas Gabriel Fischer prior to TRIPTYKON's appearance at the 2018 Decibel Metal And Beer Festival, which was held December 1-2 in at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, California. You can w...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Frontman On 'Gravity' Album: 'We Were Just Trying To Challenge Ourselves'

Heavy magazine conducted an interview with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE frontman Matt Tuck and bassist Jamie Mathias at this year's Good Things Festival, which was held Sunday, December 9 at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcr...

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SODOM Frontman: 'I Hate The Situation In This World. I'm Scared For The Kids And The Next Generation'

Diamond Oz of Metal Underground conducted an interview with frontman Tom "Angelripper" Such of German thrash metal veterans SODOM after the band's December 6 concert at Electric Ballroom in London, England, United Kingdom during the MTV "Headbanger's Ball" tour alongside EXODUS, DEATH ANGEL and SUIC...

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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO On 'Judas' Success: 'We're Bigger In Every Country Than We Were The Album Before'

Metal Master Kingdom conducted an interview with FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho prior to the band's November 28 concert at The Rockpile in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how producer Johnny Andrews became invo...

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BRUCE DICKINSON: 'Joining IRON MAIDEN Was The World's Biggest Roller Coaster'

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was recently interviewed by the Belgian media outlet RTBF. You can now watch the chat at this location. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On joining IRON MAIDEN after playing with SAMSON: Bruce: "Well, let me see… If you can imagine, I...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Is 'Completely Fine' With 'Little Inaccuracies' On His New Live Album

Guitarist Marty Friedman (MEGADETH, CACOPHONY) recently appeared on "The Official Danko Jones Podcast". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether his new double live album, "One Bad M.F. Live!!", was inspired by KISS: Marty: "...