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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's JESSE LEACH Talks 'Badass' Collaboration With HOWARD JONES

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE vocalist Jesse Leach has described the band's collaboration with former singer Howard Jones as "badass" and has vowed to use the song "to help continue to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention." Howard's appearance on a new KILLSWITCH track was first revealed las...

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STYX's TOMMY SHAW Rules Out Reunion With DENNIS DEYOUNG: 'Personality-Wise, I Want To Be Happy'

Tommy Shaw, James "JY" Young and Lawrence Gowan of STYX sit down with Dan Rather for a revealing conversation as they open up about the driving force that compels them to continue touring and performing in an all-new episode of "The Big Interview", airing Tuesday, April 17 at 9 p.m. EST / 6 p.m. PST...

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HALESTORM And IN THIS MOMENT Add Dates To Landmark Hard Rock Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

Atlantic recording group HALESTORM has announced details for a second leg of its North American tour showcasing all female-fronted hard rock outfits. HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale said: "After the announcement of our tour with IN THIS MOMENT, the response was so great that we decided to do another...

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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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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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Former RAINBOW And DEEP PURPLE Singer JOE LYNN TURNER Hospitalized With 'Heart Issue'

Former RAINBOW and DEEP PURLE singer Joe Lynn Turner has been hospitalized in Belarus "with a heart issue," his friend Graham Bonnet has confirmed. Turner's hospitalization was first reported by the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, which quoted the press service of the Ministry of Health of Be...

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ROLAND GRAPOW Is Okay With Not Being Part Of HELLOWEEN Reunion: 'I'm Not Really Living In The Past'

Tony Webster of the "Metal Command" radio show recently conducted an interview with former HELLOWEEN and current MASTERPLAN guitarist Roland Grapow. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the current state of MASTERPLAN: Roland: "I just...

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JEFF WATERS On ANNIHILATOR's Longevity: 'I Really Love Doing What I'm Doing'

Finnish Heavy Metal Fans conducted an interview with mainman Jeff Waters of veteran Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR prior to the band's March 20 concert at The Circus in Helsinki, Finland, alongside TESTAMENT and VADER. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBE...

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DISTURBED Releases New Video Update From The Studio

A new video featuring footage from DISTURBED's latest sessions at The Hideout Recording Studio in Las Vegas, Nevada with producer Kevin Churko can be seen below. Singer David Draiman revealed more than a year ago that DISTURBED would record an acoustic EP before the band begins work on the follow-up...

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LORDI: Lyric Video For New Song 'Your Tongue's Got The Cat'

The official lyric video for the song "Your Tongue's Got The Cat" from Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's ninth studio album, "Sexorcism", which will be released on May 25 via AFM. The disc is described in a press release as "a full-on and uncens...

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Resurrected DESPAIR Feat. Ex-GRIP INC., MORGOTH Members: Audio Snippets Of Reworked 'History Of Hate' Album

Acclaimed producer/guitarist Waldemar Sorychta (GRIP INC., LACUNA COIL, MOONSPELL, SAMAEL) last year resurrected the German technical thrash band DESPAIR. Joining him in the group's current incarnation are former MORGOTH vocalist Marc Grewe, original DESPAIR drummer Markus "Makka" Freiwald and new b...

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LOVE/HATE's JIZZY PEARL: Listen To New Song 'High For An Eye'

"High For An Eye", a new song from LOVE/HATE singer Jizzy Pearl, can be streamed below. The track is taken from his will upcoming solo album, "All You Need Is Soul", which will be released on May 11 via Frontiers Music Srl. "In my opinion, this is the best record I've done since 'Blackout In The Red...

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Listen To PHILIP ANSELMO Covering CELTIC FROST, ANAL C**T With CHILD BITE

Detroit noise rock collective CHILD BITE will release "Burnt Offerings" this spring via Housecore Records. A 2-CD set, "Burnt Offerings" is a compilation of CHILD BITE rarities culled from the last eight years of audio bedlam. The record boasts a menacing twenty-eight tracks including several unrele...

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GUS G. Breaks Down Songs On His New Solo Album, 'Fearless' (Video)

An eight-minute video in which Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, gives a track-by-track breakdown of his upcoming solo album, "Fearless", can be seen below. "Fearless" will be released...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Frontman On 'Gravity' Album: 'We Had To Make A Statement'

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will release their sixth studio album, "Gravity", on June 29. The follow-up to 2015's "Venom" sees the quartet stretching its creative wings like never before, delicately balancing film-score electronica and icy synths in its trademark hellfire of hard rock. Y...