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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Says Identity Of Next Album's Producer Is 'Certainly Not Gonna Surprise Anybody'

During a brand new interview with BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic". "We're just doing our best," Ulrich replied (hear audio below). "I mean, what am I gonna...

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KORN's BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH Interviewed On 'Metal Hammer' Radio Show (Audio)

Metal Hammer editor Alexander Milas recently conducted an interview with KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch for the "Metal Hammer" radio show on TeamRock Radio. You can listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. KORN's eleventh studio album, "The Paradigm Shift" (Prospect Park),sold 46,00...

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THE WINERY DOGS' BILLY SHEEHAN Speaks To SROmaginc.com (Audio)

On May 2, SROmaginc.com conducted an interview with legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH, MR. BIG, THE WINERY DOGS). You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked in a recent interview with For Bass Players Only if he has "ever done much slapping," Sheehan replied...

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ANETTE OLZON Says She Needed To Tell Her Side Of NIGHTWISH Split

Metal Blast recently conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Blast: Having been a member of a band like NIGHTWISH is a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, you achieved a fame that would have been much harder, or ...

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DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT Talks KISS Tour, Receiving 'Diamond Award'

The Vinyl District recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Vinyl District: In regard to the upcoming tour with KISS, have you crossed paths with Gene [Simmons] and Paul [Stanley] in the past? Joe: Socially, yeah, loads...

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CHUCK BILLY 'Would Love' To Go Back To 'The Gathering' Style Of Writing On Next TESTAMENT Album

Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT on the "black carpet" of this year's Revolver Golden Gods awards on April 23 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. You can now watch the chat below. On the return of bass...

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SCORPIONS Drummer JAMES KOTTAK Returns To U.S. After Dubai Jail Stint

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS have confirmed that their American drummer, James Kottak, arrived in the U.S. last night after spending a month in a Dubai, United Arab Emirates jail for insulting Islam. The band added in a statement posted on Facebook: "[James] will have to find the time to sort...

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Ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer HOWARD JONES' DEVIL YOU KNOW: 'The Beauty Of Destruction' First-Week Sales Revealed

"The Beauty Of Destruction", the debut album from DEVIL YOU KNOW, the creative union of Howard Jones (ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE),Francesco Artusato (ALL SHALL PERISH) and John Sankey (DEVOLVED),sold around 6,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 45 on The...

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Sweden's SHINING Signs With SEASON OF MIST

Season Of Mist has announced the signing of Swedish extreme metal lunatics SHINING. The band's next studio album will ariive in early 2015. SHINING is made of mastermind Niklas Kvarforth (vocals, concept, guitars) and his "toolbox": Rainer Tuomikanto (drums),Christian Larsson (bass),Euge Valovirta...

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CARNAL FORGE: 'Chemical Disincorporation' Lyric Video

Swedish thrashers CARNAL FORGE released a new single, "When All Else Fails", on April 30. It includes the tracks "Chemical Disincorporation" and "Bleed For Me", the latter of which features guest guitar solos from Per Nilsson from SCAR SYMMETRY and Mike Wead of KING DIAMOND and MERCYFUL FATE. The of...

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NIKKI SIXX Says MÖTLEY CRÜE Refused To Play Same Festivals As GODSMACK

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx says that this group was ready to turn down an opportunity to headline more than a dozen U.S. festivals if it meant that he and his bandmates would have to share the stage with Massachusetts hard rockers GODSMACK. Sixx's latest comments were fueled by his ongoing war o...

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Ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer HOWARD JONES' DEVIL YOU KNOW: Video Footage Of Entire Orlando Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of DEVIL YOU KNOW — the creative union of Howard Jones (ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE),Francesco Artusato (ALL SHALL PERISH) and John Sankey (DEVOLVED) — performing on April 30 at the House Of Blues in Lake Buena Vista, Florida can be seen below. DEVIL YOU KNOW is supporting BLACK L...

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AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON Talks About His Lola T70 Spyder In New 'Cars That Rock' Clip

A new series hosted by AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson, "Cars That Rock", will air in the U.K. starting on May 8 on Quest, Freeview Channel 38. The Back2Back Productions series follows Johnson as he pursues his passion of cars, looking into the history, meeting the fanatics and of racing. "Cars That Ro...

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SUICIDE SILENCE: Lyric Video For 'Cease To Exist' Song

California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE will release "You Can't Stop Me", their first album to feature new vocalist Hernan "Eddie" Hermida (ex-ALL SHALL PERISH) and their first since the tragic loss of singer Mitch Lucker, on July 11 in Europe (except in the U.K., where it will arrive on July 1...

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ROB HALFORD Says New JUDAS PRIEST Album 'Redeemer Of Souls' Is 'Relentless'

On Monday, May 5, Eddie Trunk — co-host of the VH1 Classic television program "That Metal Show" — conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST members Glenn Tipton (guitar),Rob Halford (vocals) and Richie Faulkner (guitar) for Eddie's show "Trunk Nation", which airs live Mondays from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m....