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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS On His Time With JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Definitely Had The Talent To Be In There And Do It'

Tim "Ripper" Owens says that he "definitely had the talent" to sing for JUDAS PRIEST. Owens joined PRIEST in 1996 after being discovered when the band's drummer was given a videotape of him performing with the PRIEST cover band BRITISH STEEL. JUDAS PRIEST at the time was seeking a replacement for Ro...

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ROB HALFORD Says PANTERA Reunion Will Be 'Amazing': 'I'm Gonna Be Banging My Head Like A Maniac'

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has weighed in on the news that PANTERA's surviving members Philip Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown (bass) will unite with guitarist Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) and drummer Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) for a world tour under the PANTERA banner. Anselm...

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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO Says His Voice Is 'Getting Better' Following Throat Injury

Last month, FOZZY postponed the remaining dates of its previously announced summer/fall 2022 "Save The World" tour due to a throat injury suffered by the band's lead singer, wrestling superstar Chris Jericho. According to FOZZY, Jericho sustained a bruised larynx in August at the AEW "Quake By The L...

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ROB HALFORD Says JUDAS PRIEST Has Been In Contact With K.K. DOWNING About ROCK HALL Performance

In a new interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke about the band's upcoming induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. PRIEST will receive the Musical Excellence Award at next month's event, which will honor Eminem, Dolly Parton, DURAN DURAN, Lionel Richie, Pat...

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Watch ACCEPT Perform At Whisky A Go Go During Fall 2022 North American Tour

Fan-filmed video of ACCEPT's October 8 performance at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube channel Clyde Shenefield). ACCEPT's North American tour, featuring support from NARCOTIC WASTELAND, kicked off on September 29 in Nashville, Tennessee and wil...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER On QUEEN ELIZABETH II's Death: 'It's The End Of An Era'

JUDAS PRIEST's Richie Faulkner has commented on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in British history, who died a month ago at 96 years old. The 42-year-old British-born guitarist, who joined PRIEST in 2011, discussed Queen Elizabeth II's death in a new interview with th...

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SLIPKNOT Scores Third U.K. No. 1 Album With 'The End, So Far'

SLIPKNOT's latest album, "The End, So Far", has topped the official U.K. chart. It marks the band's third No. 1 in the country, following 2001's "Iowa" and 2019's "We Are Not Your Kind". SLIPKNOT's seventh LP beat out a reissue of George Michael's 1996 album "Older", which came in at No. 2, followed...

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ROB HALFORD, SLASH, JOHN TEMPESTA, TRACII GUNS And Others Donate Items For KITTEN RESCUE's 'Fur Ball' Charity Auction

Metal never rests, and neither does Los Angeles's Kitten Rescue. To help raise funds for the group's lifesaving rescue efforts, rockers have come together donating items for the group's charity auction. Items available include JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford's autographed HISS t-shirt and Full Moon...

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IAN HILL Says JUDAS PRIEST's Next Album Will Be 'More Intricate' And 'More Complicated' Than 'Firepower'

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill spoke to Andrew Daly of Vinyl Writer Music about the status of the songwriting and recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2018's "Firepower" LP. He said: "There is an album in the pipeline, and it's not far from being finished. Whether it'll be out sometime next...

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Watch ARCH ENEMY Perform in Birmingham During Fall 2022 'European Siege' Tour

Fan-filmed video of ARCH ENEMY's October 1 concert at O2 Academy in Birmingham, England can be seen below (courtesy of Bernd J. Schuster's YouTube channel). ARCH ENEMY's 11th studio album, "Deceivers", arrived in August via Century Media Records. The band played the first show of its "The North Amer...

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JUDAS PRIEST To Perform 'Medley' Of Classic Songs At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction

In a new interview with the "Rocker Morning Show"'s Mark Frankhouse of the 107.7 RKR radio station, JUDAS PRIEST drummer Scott Travis was asked how he feels about the band's upcoming induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Naturally, it's a...

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JEFF 'MANTAS' DUNN Says VENOM Was Absolutely The First-Ever 'Black Metal' Band

At this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom, former VENOM and current VENOM INC. guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn spoke to Bloodstock TV's Oran O'Beirne about the 40th anniversary of VENOM's classic "Black Metal" album. Regarding VENOM's early musical and...

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IAN HILL Says JUDAS PRIEST's Heavy Touring Schedule In Early Years Cost Him Two Marriages

In a new interview with the WSOU 89.5 FM radio station, JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill spoke about how he and his bandmates used to release studio albums every year or every other year in the first couple of decades of the group's existence. "It was a prolific [period], and we were young," he said (a...

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CRAIG GOLDY Recalls RONNIE JAMES DIO Buying Him Food As An Act Of Kindness

At the September 20 premiere of the first-ever career-spanning documentary on the life and times of legendary metal icon Ronnie James Dio at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, former DIO guitarist Craig Goldy recounted a story of Ronnie's kindness toward him. Speaking to "The Blairing Out...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Opens Up About Second Heart Surgery: I'm 'Feeling Strong' And 'Healthy'

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner has opened up about his recent revelation that he underwent a second heart surgery in early August. The latest operation took place nearly a year after the 42-year-old British-born musician suffered an acute cardiac aortic dissection during a performance at the...