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RIVERDOGS Feat. VIVIAN CAMPBELL: 'California' Album Due In July

"California", the comeback album from RIVERDOGS, the band featuring DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell, will be released on July 7 via Frontiers Music Srl. Featuring original members Campbell, Rob Lamothe (vocals, guitars) and Nick Brophy (bass, vocals),along with drummer Marc D...

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JASON NEWSTED Says New METALLICA Album Has 'Substance'

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has weighed in on the band's latest album, saying that it has "substance." Newsted became METALLICA's third bassist in 1986, following Ron McGovney and Cliff Burton. Robert Trujillo took over in 2003 after Newsted's exit. During a recent interview with Ultimate...

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JOEY VERA Has No Regrets About Turning Down METALLICA Audition

In a brand new interview with Austria's Stormbringer, ARMORED SAINT and FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera was asked if it's true that he was approached by METALLICA to join the latter band after Cliff Burton was killed in a bus crash in 1986. Vera responded (see video below): "Well, the truth of that...

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Ex-STATIC-X Guitarist TRIPP EISEN Breaks Silence A Decade After Serving Time For Sex With Minor

Ex-STATIC-X and DOPE guitarist Tripp Eisen has broken his silence for the first time since serving time in prison for sexually assaulting an underage girl. Eisen — whose real name is Tod Rex Salvador — was arrested in Orange County, California in late February 2005. The then-39-year-old musician all...

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METALLICA 'Blown Away' By Superfan's Collection

A three-minute video clip showcasing a Canadian METALLICA superfan's collection of band-related memorabilia can be seen below. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Doug Brown has amassed a huge amount of METALLICA collectibles since he was a young boy, and the band was so "blown away" by the items he has a...

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ANTHRAX: Tonight's Concert In Glasgow Filmed For Forthcoming DVD

ANTHRAX's concert Wednesday night (February 15) at the Barrowlands in Glasgow, United Kingdom is being filmed for a forthcoming DVD. The band is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its classic album "Among The Living" by performing the LP in its entirety on a European tour. Despite the fact that "Am...

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Why It Was Important For METALLICA To Form Its Own Record Label

In a brand new interview with The Red Bulletin, Red Bull's magazine, METALLICA members James Hetfield (guitar, vocals) and Lars Ulrich (drums) were asked about how important achieving independence by owning all of their master recordings — including both music and long-form videos — has been in havi...

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ANTHRAX Kicks Off 'Among The Living' 30th-Anniversary Tour In Birmingham (Video)

ANTHRAX is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its classic album "Among The Living" by performing the LP in its entirety on a European tour. Fan-filmed video footage of the entire first show of the trek, which kicked off on February 9 at the O2 Institute in Birmingham, England, can be seen below. De...

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Video Premiere: KREATOR's 'Fallen Brother'

German thrash titans KREATOR have released the official music video for the song "Fallen Brother" from their latest album, "Gods Of Violence". The track features Swiss singer/songwriter Dagobert and pays respect to fallen music icons such as Lemmy, Jeff Hanneman, Cliff Burton, Peter Steele, Prince,...

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FEAR FACTORY's DINO CAZARES: 'We're Just Trying To Write Amazing Songs'

Alto Music conducted an interview with FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares at this year's NAMM show, which was held last weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the evolution of FEAR FACTORY's sound, Dino said: "Over the years...

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Deluxe Edition Of 'Singles' Soundtrack To Include Previously Unreleased Recordings By CHRIS CORNELL, MIKE MCCREADY

Epic Soundtrax and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Cameron Crowe's groundbreaking romantic comedy "Singles" with the release of a newly expanded and remastered edition of the "Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - De...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: First And Only Unauthorized Biography Due In April

Lesser Gods has set an April 11 release date for "So Let It Be Written", the first and only unauthorized biography of METALLICA frontman James Hetfield. Born in 1963 in Downey, California, James was the son of a truck driver named Virgil and a singer named Cynthia. Hetfield's parents were Christian...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: 'I Believe In A Higher Power'

France's Clique recently conducted an interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he believes in God: James: "I believe in a higher power, yes. I don't know… he, she, it… whatever… I see...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK Featured In Latest Episode Of ERNIE BALL's 'String Theory'

Ernie Ball's latest "String Theory" episode features former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE guitarist Chris Broderick. In the seven-minute clip below, Broderick talks about how he discovered the guys who influenced his style of play ("I got into the shredders — Yngwie [Malmsteen], [Paul] Gilber...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Selling San Francisco Home For $16 Million

According to Curbed San Francisco, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett is selling a house in Sea Cliff, a neighborhood in northwestern San Francisco, California, for $16 million. Hammett's name apparently does not appear on the deed for the Spanish Colonial-style home, which last sold in 2010 for $8 mi...