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'Raising Hell: Backstage Tales From The Lives Of Metal Legends' Book Due In January

Diversion Books has set a January 7, 2020 release date for "Raising Hell: Backstage Tales From The Lives Of Metal Legends", the new book from Jon Wiederhorn. This 480-page hardcover is an oral history of the badass heavy metal lifestyle ― the debauchery, demolition, and headbanging dedication ― feat...
December 9, 2019
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PAPA ROACH Frontman On 'Infest' 20th-Anniversary Celebration: That Album 'Needs To Be Celebrated'

PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix spoke to Austria's Mulatschag TV about the band's plans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its breakthrough album, 2000's "Infest", next year. He said (see video below): "We don't have exact details on what we're gonna do. We definitely know that we wanna celebra...
June 25, 2019
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BLACK STONE CHERRY Announces Fall 2019 U.S. Co-Headlining Tour With THE LACS

Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY will embark on a U.S. co-headline tour with THE LACS in the fall. Says BLACK STONE CHERRY: "We are stoked to hit the road with THE LACS this October and November for a Southern-fried co-headline throwdown! We look forward to getting back to some great places we ha...
June 19, 2019
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PAPA ROACH Frontman On 'Infest' 20th-Anniversary Celebration: 'We're Gonna Have A Throwdown'

PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix has confirmed to HardDrive Radio that the band will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its breakthrough album, 2000's "Infest", next year. Shaddix told Lou Brutus at last weekend's Sonic Temple festival (see video below): "On the way to the airport two days ago, wit...
May 23, 2019
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TOM MORELLO Releases Reimagined Version Of 'Every Step That I Take' Feat. PORTUGAL. THE MAN And VIC MENSA

Musician and activist Tom Morello has released a reimagined version of his song "Every Step That I Take" exclusively on Amazon Music. Originally released on his 2018 album "The Atlas Underground", the new Amazon Original version features rock heavyweights PORTUGAL. THE MAN and rapper Vic Mensa and i...
May 10, 2019
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JACOBY SHADDIX Says He Feels 'Overwhelming Anxiety' Prior To The Release Of PAPA ROACH's Albums

In advance of this past Friday's (January 18) release of the group's new album, "Who Do You Trust?", PAPA ROACH vocalist Jacoby Shaddix spoke with Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBE...
January 20, 2019
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ADRENALINE MOB Guitarist MIKE ORLANDO To Release 'Sonic Stomp' DVD

ADRENALINE MOB guitarist Mike Orlando will release an instrumental DVD, "Mike Orlando's Sonic Stomp", on December 3. It features drummer extraordinaire Aquiles Priester (ANGRA, TONY MACALPINE, W.A.S.P.),keyboardist Junior Carelli and bassist Fernando Quesada. "Mike Orlando's Sonic Stomp" was record...
October 13, 2018
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METAL ALLEGIANCE To Be Joined By OVERKILL, ARMORED SAINT Members At Anaheim Concert

METAL ALLEGIANCE will return to Anaheim, California at the House Of Blues on Thursday, January 25 for its annual January metal assault. This year marks the introduction of Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL) and John Bush (ARMORED SAINT, ex-ANTHRAX) to the group in addition to surprise guests that ME...
October 24, 2017
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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'There Is Some F**king Incredible Things Coming From This Band'

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford took part in the Musicians Institute Conversation Series on August 5, 2016 in Hollywood, California. The legendary frontman took the stage with Alternative Press senior editor Ryan J. Downey (MTV News, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter) for a wide-ranging question-and...
January 31, 2017
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BILLY SHEEHAN To Receive BASS PLAYER Lifetime Achievement Award

Bass Player returns for its eighteenth year with the premier live bass event, Bass Player LIVE! 2016, in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 22 and Sunday, October 23. SIR Studios, at 6465 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood will once again be the location for two days of exhibits by top gear manufacturers and c...
August 25, 2016
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JOHN BUSH Says ANTHRAX's 'The Greater Of Two Evils' Album Didn't Need To Be Recorded

Former ANTHRAX and current ARMORED SAINT singer John Bush has slammed bands who re-record their most iconic songs, saying that he "doesn't see the point" of "going back and trying to recreate" what they did 25 years earlier. "It's weird to me when bands go back and re-record songs and albums," Bush...
May 10, 2016
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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY KILMISTER To Receive 'Lifetime Achievement Award' At BASS PLAYER LIVE!

Bass Player magazine returns for its eighth year in Los Angeles with the premier live bass guitar event, Bass Player LIVE! 2015, on Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8. SIR Studios, at 6465 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, will once again be the location for two days of exhibits by top gear manufa...
September 17, 2015
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Kill the King

Doogie White just might be the hardest working man in heavy metal. Where isn't he these days? If he's not fronting for Michael Schenker, Yngwie Malmsteen, LA PAZ or TANK, he's been found lurking in EMPIRE, PRAYING MANTIS, CORNERSTONE, RATA BLANCA and, of course, RAINBOW, amongst other music entities...
June 15, 2014
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Gilded Hearts

I'll be the first to admit I've put it out there more than a few times I feel metalcore is just about dead. Error on my part or just wishful thinking, it appears, since the breakdown bands just keep on coming or they're still hanging about. I don't feel erroneous, however, in presuming the core ...
June 15, 2014
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BLACKGATES Featuring SLAYER, Ex-ANTHRAX Members: 'Burn Eternal' Demo Track Available For Streaming

"Burn Eternal", a demo track from BLACKGATES — the East San Francisco Bay Area/New York metal outfit featuring former ANTHRAX singer Dan Nelson, drummer Paul Bostaph (SLAYER, ex-TESTAMENT, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN) and guitarist Jeremy Epp (THE VENTING MACHINE) — can be streamed in the YouTube clip below....
May 1, 2014