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URIAH HEEP Vocalist Praises 'Really Focused' Producer JAY RUSTON, Thinks Group's New Album 'Sounds Very Current'

URIAH HEEP singer Bernie Shaw recently spoke with Australia's Heavy magazine. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On new album "Living The Dream": Bernie: "It's getting a lot better reviews so quickly than anything we've done in a...

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GODSMACK Drummer On Band's 'Conscious Effort' To 'Mature': 'We Didn't Look At It Like A Sellout'

Prior to GODSMACK's performance at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California on October 13, drummer Shannon Larkin spoke with Two Doods Reviews. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the band ever gets sick of playin...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist GILBY CLARKE On Hearing 'Appetite For Destruction' For First Time: 'I Was Blown Away'

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke recently spoke with IndiePower. The two-part conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On Paul Stanley nearly producing his early band CANDY: Gilby: "That was the idea. We were managed by KISS's manager a...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Is 'Fully Recovered' From Life-Threatening Thumb Infection

Ozzy Osbourne says that he is "fully recovered" from the staph infection that required him to have surgery on his hand and cancel four shows earlier this month. The legendary BLACK SABBATH singer issued a video message earlier today thanking his fans for their "concern." He added: "My thumb is fully...

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BIOHAZARD's BILLY GRAZIADEI Releases 'Freedom's Never Free' Video From BILLYBIO Project

BILLYBIO, the solo project of BIOHAZARD and POWERFLO guitarist Billy Graziadei, will release its debut album, "Feed The Fire", on November 30 via AFM Records. The official music video for the first single from "Feed The Fire", "Freedom's Never Free", can be seen below. "Feed The Fire" can be pre-or...

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AFI Surprise-Releases 'Get Dark'; 'The Missing Man' EP Due In December

AFI has released a new song called "Get Dark". It is the first track from a special EP titled "The Missing Man (Ex Noctem Nacimur)", which was produced and mixed by AFI guitarist Jade Puget and is slated for a December 7 release. "Get Dark" is available as an instant download to those who pre-order...

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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER To Release PURGATORY EP

ICED EARTH mastermind Jon Schaffer has teamed up with his old pals in PURGATORY, the band that he originally founded in 1985, then later became ICED EARTH, to record five tracks that were written between 1985 and 1987, now to be released as the "Purgatory" EP on December 21 through Century Media. Al...

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SICK OF IT ALL: 'Wake The Sleeping Dragon!' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for "Wake The Sleeping Dragon!", the title track of the twelfth studio album from New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL, can be seen below. Due on November 2, the follow-up to 2014's "The Last Act Of Defiance" was produced by Jerry Farley (EVERY TIME I DIE, DEMON HUNTER)...

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CHROME DIVISION Feat. DIMMU BORGIR's SHAGRATH: First Trailer For 'One Last Ride' Album

The first trailer for "One Last Ride", the fifth and final album from CHROME DIVISION — the Norwegian band featuring DIMMU BORGIR frontman Shagrath (a.k.a. Stian Thoresen) on guitar — is available below. In the clip, lead guitarist Mr. Damage speaks about the songwriting and recording of the single...

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JAKE E. LEE Says YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Is An 'Arrogant Asshole' Who Is Only 'Really Good At One Little Thing'

Jake E. Lee has slammed Yngwie Malmsteen, calling the legendary Swedish axeman "an arrogant fucking asshole" who is "only really good at one minute aspect of the art of playing guitar." The former OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist made his comments during an appearance on the "Talk Toomey" podcast, where he w...

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LAMB OF GOD's CHRIS ADLER Reveals Advice He Got From LARS ULRICH About Working With DAVE MUSTAINE

LAMB OF GOD's Chris Adler has revealed that he reached out to Lars Ulrich for advice when he first got the gig as MEGADETH's drummer for an album and tour. Adler played on MEGADETH's latest disc, "Dystopia", and went on the road with the Dave Mustaine-fronted outfit, before scheduling conflicts with...

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ANTHRAX's Next Album Will Be 'More Extreme' And 'More Angry,' Says CHARLIE BENANTE

Charlie Benante says that ANTHRAX's follow-up to "For All Kings" album will be "more extreme" and "more angry" than some of the band's previous output. Released in February 2016, "For All Kings" was called by some critics ANTHRAX's strongest album to date. Its arrival followed a five-year period dur...

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QUEEN Drummer Says SACHA BARON COHEN 'Didn't Take FREDDIE MERCURY Seriously Enough'

Brian May has praised Rami Malek for his work in QUEEN biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody". The "Mr. Robot" actor stars in the film as QUEEN lead singer Freddie Mercury, the iconic British vocal artist known for his extravagant performance style and his incredible vocal range. Malek reportedly brilliantly ch...

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Former EUROPE Guitarist Doesn't Like Band's Post-Reunion Albums: 'I Don't Hear Any Melodies Anymore'

Former EUROPE guitarist Kee Marcello says that he doesn't care for any of the band's post-reunion albums, insisting that the songs don't have "any melodies anymore." Marcello was EUROPE's lead guitarist during the Swedish band's most successful period after replacing founding member John Norum in 19...

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TOM MORELLO Joins MasterClass To Teach Guitar

MasterClass, the online education company that enables anyone to learn from the best in the world, announced today that Grammy Award-winning musician and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE co-founder Tom Morello will offer his first online class on electric guitar exclusively through its platform. In his Mast...