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Video: CHICKENFOOT Performs DEEP PURPLE's 'Highway Star'

Supergroup CHICKENFOOT released "Best + Live", the band's first-ever best-of collection, on March 10. CHICKENFOOT features legendary guitarist Joe Satriani, former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar, ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith. In addition to "Divine...

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GLENN DANZIG Suggests Some Of California's Wildfires May Have Been Acts Of Terrorism

Glenn Danzig has suggested that at least some of the major California wildfires in the last several years may have been acts of terrorism. A recent study found that 84 percent of U.S. wildfires and 97 percent of wildfires in coastal California and the Central Valley were started by people. In Califo...

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METALLICA Drummer Encouraged LADY GAGA To 'Get Close' During GRAMMY AWARDS Performance

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told Entertainment Weekly that the band's collaboration with pop giant Lady Gaga at last month's Grammy Awards was "absolutely awesome." METALLICA's appearance with Gaga at the 59th annual event in Los Angeles on February 12 turned into something of a disaster when the...

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Season of the Witch

Guitars, tits and monsters. Now that we have your attention... Two of the three (Stacey Nelkin's breasts popping ever-so-briefly in a clumsy sex scene nobody buys into) appear in the crap classic "Halloween III: Season of the Witch". John 5 hangs with Rob Zombie (in the past, Marilyn Manson),so gui...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman: 'I'm F**king Punk Rock'

For 15 years, Massachusetts-based metallers ALL THAT REMAINS have written and released… whatever the hell they felt like with total disregard for what was considered trendy. Fronted by self-confessed contrarian Phil Labonte, the band has experimented with a range of styles, including pop, rock and c...

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ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN's VUUR Shares Behind-The-Scenes Video Of Debut Album Recording

In December 2016, renowned Dutch vocalist Anneke Van Giersbergen announced the formation of a brand new band under the name of VUUR, created as a vehicle for the heavy progressive metal side of her career. VUUR now offers a glimpse into the recording process of its debut album at Sandlane Recording...

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Extinct Monster Worm Named After CANNIBAL CORPSE Bassist

In a new study published in Scientific Reports ("Earth's Oldest 'Bobbit Worm' – Gigantism In A Devonian Eunicidan Polychaete") by Mats E. Eriksson of Lund University, Sweden, Luke A. Parry of Bristol University, U.K., and David M. Rudkin of Royal Ontario Museum, Canada, an extraordinary new species...

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LARS ULRICH: METALLICA's Collaboration With LADY GAGA Was 'Too Good' And 'Too Real' To Be Just A One-Off

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich says that he knew right from the start that the band's collaboration with pop giant Lady Gaga at the Grammy Awards would be a huge success. He told The A.V. Club: "Listen, I knew this was going to work. I mean, Gaga is a metal chick at heart. There ...

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SANCTUARY Guitarist Was 'Shocked And Amazed' At Quality Of Long-Lost Demos For 'Inception' Album

Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with guitarist Lenny Rutledge of legendary U.S. metal act SANCTUARY. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what prompted Rutledge to unearth the old demos that n...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Says JAMES HETFIELD Was 'Livid' Over GRAMMY Technical Snafu

Lars Ulrich says that James Hetfield was "livid" over the technical problems that left the METALLICA frontman without a mic for the bulk of the band's collaboration with pop giant Lady Gaga at this past weekend's Grammy Awards. The performance on Sunday night's (February 12) awards show was marred b...

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Watch Official Video For CHICKENFOOT's First New Song In Five Years, 'Divine Termination'

Supergroup CHICKENFOOT will release "Divine Termination", its first new tune in five years on "Best + Live", the band's first-ever best-of collection, on March 10. CHICKENFOOT features legendary guitarist Joe Satriani, former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar, ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony and RED...

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SAMMY HAGAR And ADAM LEVINE Launch The World's First Mezquila

Marking a first in the spirits industry, Sammy Hagar and Adam Levine announce the launch of Santo Mezquila, a premium blend of two distillates — 100% Blue Agave, commonly known as Tequila, and Espadin Agave, used to produce Mezcal. Born from a creative revelation that Sammy and Adam shared one night...

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Listen To CHICKENFOOT's First New Song In Five Years, 'Divine Termination'

Supergroup CHICKENFOOT will release "Divine Termination", its first new tune in five years on "Best + Live", the band's first-ever best-of collection, on March 10. CHICKENFOOT features legendary guitarist Joe Satriani, former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar, ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony and RED...

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VINCE NEIL On Still Performing MÖTLEY CRÜE Music: 'I Love Singing, And I Love The Fans' Reactions When They Hear The Songs'

Vince Neil says that he still enjoys performing MÖTLEY CRÜE's music live, regardless of the size of the venues he plays with his solo band. MÖTLEY CRÜE called it quits in December 2015 following an eighteen-month tour that saw the group performing to packed houses all over the world. A tour film abo...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Talks Social Media, New Music From DOWN And Culture Of 'V.I.P Packages'

Metal Wani's Chuck Marshall conducted an interview with Philip Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT) before SUPERJOINT's January 22 concert at The Crofoot in Pontiac, Michigan. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On biased media coverage of...