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The Story Behind FRANKY PEREZ's Short Stint As Lead Singer For VELVET REVOLVER

Dave Kushner has revealed that VELVET REVOLVER hired Franky Perez to replace Scott Weiland nearly a decade ago, only to dismiss the singer a short time later. VELVET REVOLVER never officially found a new frontman following its April 2008 split with Weiland and has been more or less on hiatus, althou...

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TRAUMA Feat. Ex-TESTAMENT Bassist GREG CHRISTIAN: 'As The World Dies' Album Due In May

TRAUMA, best known as the band that Cliff Burton played with prior to hooking up with METALLICA, has signed an exclusive global distribution deal with The Orchard/Sony. The group's new album, titled "As The World Dies", will be released on May 11. With an eye on the past but focused on the future,...

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Germany's THE SPIRIT Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Saarbrücken, Germany-based melodic black/death metal newcomers THE SPIRIT have signed a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. In the 1990s, the harshness of (melodic) death metal and the attitude of black metal were combined by a couple of Scandinavian bands, inventing a whole new kind of darkness and ki...

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Watch HEART's ANN WILSON, ALICE IN CHAINS' JERRY CANTRELL Salute CHRIS CORNELL At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

HEART's Ann Wilson and ALICE IN CHAINS' Jerry Cantrell paid tribute to Chric Cornell by performing a cover of SOUNDGARDEN's "Black Hole Sun" at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, April 14. Video footage of their rendition can be seen below. Backstage at the Rock Hall pres...

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MORBID ANGEL Frontman: 'Extreme Music Seems To Grow In Popularity And Intrigue When The World Is In Chaos'

The Conductor of WSOU 89.5 FM recently conducted an interview with frontman Steve Tucker of Floridian death metal veterans MORBID ANGEL. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the reaction to the band's new "Kin...

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KATAKLYSM Announces Four Exclusive 'Meditations' Album-Release U.S. Shows

Montreal-based melodic death metallers KATAKLYSM will celebrate the release of their new studio album, "Meditations", by playing four exclusive U.S. shows before heading to Europe. Concert attendees will receive a copy of "Meditations" and bonus live DVD. Following the album's release on June 1, KAT...

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RIOT V Releases 'Messiah' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for the song "Messiah" from RIOT V, the band featuring members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT, can be seen below. The track is taken from RIOT V's upcoming album, "Armor Of Light", which will be released on April 27 via Nuclear Blast. The disc was produced by Chris "The Wi...

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BEHEMOTH Releases 'O Father O Satan O Sun!' Full-Production Video From 'Messe Noire' DVD/Blu-Ray

Polish black/death overlords BEHEMOTH have just released their new live DVD/Blu-ray, "Messe Noire". The set includes the band's victorious shows in Warsaw, Poland on October 8, 2016 and Brutal Assault 2016, as well as "The Satanist" cinematic archive featuring all official videos associated with the...

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SOILWORK Is To Going Back To 'Classic Heavy Metal Basics' On Upcoming Album

Swedish metallers SOILWORK recently entered Nordic Sound Lab studios in Skara, Sweden with producer Thomas "Plec" Johansson to begin recording their eleventh album. The follow-up to 2015's "The Ride Majestic" is tentatively due in the fall via Nuclear Blast Records. "The Ride Majestic" was SOILWORK'...

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AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Frontman Arrested On Suspicion Of Guitar Thefts

According to CBS Los Angeles, AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE's Cameron Heacock has been arrested after he was found to be in possession of more than a dozen stolen guitars. The 40-year-old vocalist was pulled over by police Wednesday after allegedly driving a stolen van out of a motel in Costa Mesa, Californi...

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Video Premiere: BREAKING BENJAMIN's 'Torn In Two'

"Torn In Two", the new video from BREAKING BENJAMIN, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's sixth studio album, "Ember", which is being released today (Friday, April 13) via Hollywood Records. The "Torn In Two" clip is the second chapter in a trilogy chronicling the living hell a fat...

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GHOST To Release 'Prequelle' Album In June; Video For 'Rats' Single Available

GHOST has set "Prequelle" as the title of its new album, due on June 1 via Loma Vista Recordings. The disc was recorded last year at Artery studios in Stockholm with producer Tom Dalgety (OPETH, ROYAL BLOOD) and was mixed in January at Westlake Studios in West Hollywood, California with Andy Wallace...

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GENE HOGLAN Says CHUCK SCHULDINER Was 'Always Uncomfortable' With Being Called 'Godfather Of Death Metal'

Gene Hoglan says that Chuck Schuldiner was always uncomfortable with being referred to as "the Godfather of death metal," preferring instead to give credit to the bands that inspired him during DEATH's formative years. Although DEATH is considered to be one of the most important and influential deat...

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STEVE VAI Says New AC/DC Studio Album With AXL ROSE 'Would Be Fantastic'

Steve Vai says that "it would be fantastic" if AC/DC made a new studio album with Axl Rose on vocals, explaining that the legendary hard rock outfit "can't make any mistakes." Ever since AC/DC completed the tour cycle for its 2014 album "Rock Or Bust" nearly two years ago — a turbulent trek that wea...

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OVERKILL: Second Trailer For 'Live In Overhausen'

The second trailer for "Live In Overhausen" from legendary New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL can be seen below. The set will be released on May 18 via Nuclear Blast. Celebrating the band's history, "Live In Overhausen" captured not one but two album anniversaries. Fans assembled on April 16, 2016 at Tur...