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DEF LEPPARD Singer's DOWN 'N' OUTZ Is Working On First Album Of Original Material

DOWN 'N' OUTZ, the project founded and fronted by DEF LEPPARD's Joe Elliott, is working on its third studio album, tentatively due in 2019. Unlike the first two records, which consisted solely of covers of songs by artists related to MOTT THE HOOPLE, such as MOTT, BRITISH LIONS and Ian Hunter, the u...

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Video Premiere: PAPA ROACH's 'Traumatic'

PAPA ROACH's music video for the song "Traumatic" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's ninth studio album, "Crooked Teeth", which was released on May 19 via Eleven Seven Music. Written and recorded in a cramped North Hollywood studio, "Crooked Teeth" was produced by Nicholas "RAS" F...

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Y&T To Release First Acoustic EP In January

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area rockers Y&T will release their first-ever acoustic EP, "Acoustic Classix Vol. 1", in January. Recorded earlier this month, the effort contains six classic Y&T songs, including a few songs fans wouldn't expect to hear acoustically, each with a different spin. Says the...

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DAVE LOMBARDO Says Early SLAYER Albums Were 'Written For Drums That Needed To Be Heavy'

Drumtalk, the video podcast by German drummer and videographer Philipp Koch, conducted an interview with former SLAYER and current SUICIDAL TENDENCIES drummer Dave Lombardo prior to the latter band's January 28 concert at Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen, Germany. The chat, which has just been posted on...

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MARK SLAUGHTER: 'I'd Rather Be A Has-Been Than A Never-Been'

Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER, VINNIE VINCENT INVASION) was recently interviewed by Tigman of the Albany, New York radio station Q103. The full chat can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On his new solo album, "Halfway There": Mark: "I engineered it and recor...

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MYSTIC PROPHECY Releases Cover Version Of ELTON JOHN's 'I'm Still Standing'

German metallers MYSTIC PROPHECY will release a covers album, "Monuments Uncovered", on January 12, 2018 via Massacre Records. Singer Roberto Dimitri Liapakis comments: "This album is like a love letter to the music that accompanied so many of us, myself included, in the '70s, '80s and '90s — and be...

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NAPALM DEATH Frontman Says Upcoming Compilation Will Contain Enough 'Fresh Stuff' To Make Fans Happy

British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH will release a special 2CD, 2LP and digital-download compilation titled "Coded Smears And More Uncommon Slurs" in March 2018 via Century Media Records. This special collection will include a total of 31 songs with a playing time of over 90 minutes, compiling r...

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Official LED ZEPPELIN Illustrated Book Coming In 2018

In 2018, LED ZEPPELIN will celebrate 50 years since the band's formation by collaborating with London's Reel Art Press on an official illustrated book. More details will be made available soon. Jimmy Page said in a recent interview that previously unheard and unreleased LED ZEPPELIN material will se...

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LAJON WITHERSPOON Says Working With Producer MICHAEL 'ELVIS' BASKETTE On New SEVENDUST Album Made Him A Better Singer

SEVENDUST is putting the finishing touches on its new album at Studio Barbarosa in Gotha, Florida for an early 2018 release. The follow-up to 2015's "Kill The Flaw" is being produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette, who has previously worked with ALTER BRIDGE and SLASH, among others. SEVENDUST's new dis...

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SERJ TANKIAN Says SYSTEM OF A DOWN Members Don't See 'Eye To Eye' On How To Proceed With New Album

SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian has confirmed to Rolling Stone that the band has attempted to make a possible follow-up to "Mezmerize" and "Hypnotize" albums, which came out in 2005. "We've discussed it and we've played each other songs, but we still haven't come eye to eye on how things should...

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NEVERMORE's 'The Complete Collection' Due In March

Due on March 9, 2018 via Century Media is "The Complete Collection" by acclaimed U.S. progressive/thrash metallers NEVERMORE. A strictly limited 12-disc box set covering all recordings by these Seattle innovators, it includes all albums (some with bonus tracks),all EP and live releases, plus an ext...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Discusses 'No Cross No Crown' Title In New Album Trailer

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY will release its new album, "No Cross No Crown", on January 12 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. It will be made available on CD, digital, vinyl, and cassette formats. In advance of the disc's release, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY has unveiled part five of of J. Bennett's roundtab...

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Former PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN To Record Album Of Covers

Former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown is planning to release an album of covers as the follow-up to his debut album, "Smoke On This…". Asked what his next musical move will be, Brown told "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie (hear audio below): "I wanna continue in the direction I'...

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BREAKING BENJAMIN To Release 'Red Cold River' Single In January

BREAKING BENJAMIN will release its new single, "Red Cold River", on January 5, 2018. The song is taken from the band's sixth album, "Ember", which will be released later next spring. BREAKING BENJAMIN frontman Ben Burnley revealed the name of the follow-up to 2015's "Dark Before Dawn" during an inte...

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JUNGLE ROT To Record New Album In January

Midwest death metal titans JUNGLE ROT will enter the studio on January 5, 2018 to record their tenth full-length album. Tracking will take place at Belle City Sound in Racine, Wisconsin with engineer Chris Djuricic at the helm. Mixing and mastering will be handled by Dan Swanö (DARK FUNERAL, MARDUK)...