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L.A. GUNS' TRACII GUNS Says GRETA VAN FLEET Is 'A Great Success Story For Rock And Roll'

L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns has defended GRETA VAN FLEET over accusations that the Michigan rockers have ripped off LED ZEPPELIN. Despite the fact that GRETA VAN FLEET has managed to sell out shows all over the world, the four-piece has been criticized for channeling a sound uncannily similar t...

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AMON AMARTH Guitarist: 'We Always Try To Make The Next Album A Little Better Than The Previous One'

Prior to AMON AMARTH's June 11 performance in Bratislava, Slovakia, guitarist Johan Söderberg spoke with Rocker.sk. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's latest album, "Berserker": Johan: "The inspiration was, 'We're going...

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WARRANT Drummer Says He Underwent Radical Prostatectomy Following Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

WARRANT drummer Steven Sweet recently spoke with Travis of the Fargo, North Dakota radio station 95.9 KRFF-FM. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's current "Dirty 30" tour, which celebrates the 30th anniversary of the...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer On 'Atonement' Album: 'It's Musically The Most Diverse Record We've Done As A Band'

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE vocalist Jesse Leach recently spoke with United Rock Nations. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's forthcoming album, "Atonement": Jesse: "I think it's musically the most diverse record we've done as...

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IRON MAIDEN's ADRIAN SMITH Says 'It's Great Fun' Performing With SPITFIRE Plane Replica

IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith spoke to the Miami Herald about the concept for the "Legacy Of The Beast" tour, which was inspired by MAIDEN's mobile game and comic book of the same name. The stage set design features a number of different but interlocking "worlds" with a setlist covering a large...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Talks About Making Of 'Rattlehead' Song For 'Death By Design' Graphic Novel (Video)

MEGADETH's 35th-anniversary greatest-hits compilation, "Warheads On Foreheads", is accompanied by a 350-page graphic anthology, featuring comic book stories inspired by the songs on the album. The collaboration, titled "Death By Design", features stories written and illustrated by top talent from th...

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LORDI: 'Devil Is A Loser' Performance Clip From 'Recordead Live - Sextourcism In Z7' DVD

Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI will release their new DVD, "Recordead Live - Sextourcism In Z7", on DVD, vinyl and digipack on July 26 via AFM Records. Besides the live cut of the show in Pratteln, Switzerland, recorded during LORDI's latest "Sextourcism" tour, the DVD provides a lot of bonus ma...

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Listen To New OPETH Song 'Heart In Hand'

"Heart In Hand", a new song from Swedish masters of progressive heavy rock OPETH, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's 13th album, "In Cauda Venenum", which will be released on September 27 via Moderbolaget / Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Recorded last year at Stockholm's Park St...

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UGLY KID JOE's WHITFIELD CRANE To Embark On First-Ever Solo Tour

This September, UGLY KID JOE singer Whitfield Crane will embark on his first-ever solo tour. This unique show, dubbed "Playing All The Songs", will allow Whit to play tracks from his extensive back catalog for the very first time, including songs from ANOTHER ANIMAL, MEDICATION, LIFE OF AGONY, YELLO...

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GODSMACK Drummer Apologizes For Calling THE APOCALYPSE BLUES REVUE Singer 'Old'

GODSMACK's Shannon Larkin has apologized for blaming the breakup of his THE APOCALYPSE BLUES REVUE side project on singer Ray "Rafer John" Cerbone's age. Last month, Larkin gave an interview to The Sound Lab at U.K.'s Download festival in which he revealed that he decided to pull the plug on THE APO...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR On His New Mask: 'Everybody Was Complaining About It At First'

Corey Taylor says that his new SLIPKNOT mask was meant to be "disturbing." SLIPKNOT's new costumes were unveiled in May to coincide with the band's appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Corey worked on his new mask with special effects legend Tom Savini, whose extensive career in the film industry and...

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GODSMACK Bassist On Band's Early Success: 'It Took A Little Bit Of Time To Learn How To Be A Rock Star'

GODSMACK guitarist Tony Rombola and bassist Robbie Merrill talked to Eonmusic about their rise to fame, their memories of PANTERA's Abbott brothers, and of the impact that touring on Ozzfest in the early 2000s had on their career. Speaking at last month's Download festival, Rombola said: "Within si...

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QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT Kick Off 'Rhapsody' Tour In Vancouver (Video)

QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT kicked off their North American tour Wednesday night (July 10) at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Never known to rest on their laurels, QUEEN on this "Rhapsody" tour unveiled a stage show as experimental and rule-defying as the hit-packed QUEEN back cat...

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NICKELBACK Bassist Sincerely Doubts That His Bandmates Would Want To Make A Heavy Metal Album

NICKELBACK bassist Mike Kroeger has clarified his comments about his desire to make a super-heavy album with his band one day. This past January, Kroeger told Australia's Wall Of Sound that metal is "what I listen to without fail," adding that "if we could actually sink in and do a metal album, all...

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COREY TAYLOR On SLIPKNOT's New Show: 'The Staging Is Probably The Most Extravagant That We've Had In Our Whole Career'

Prior to SLIPKNOT's July 8 performance at the Festival d'été de Québec in Quebec City, Canada, singer Corey Taylor spoke to TVA about how long it takes him to prepare to the band's new stage show. "It takes very little time now, because, obviously, I put the makeup on, I put the mask on, I put ever...