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- French Film ‘Ce Soir-La’ Using Le Bataclan Attack for Plot Postponed After Outcry
France 2 halted production after a widely circulated petition from the loved one of a victim killed in the attack said the airing would be ‘too painful.’ Continue reading…
- Blackout Express release track “Don’t Want To Be (Like You)” for streaming
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- Former Tesla guitarist Tommy Skeoch working on studio album
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- Video: BUMBLEFOOT Performs Acoustic Versions Of IRON MAIDEN, THE BEATLES, GUNS N’ ROSES Classics In San Antonio
Fan-filmed video footage of former GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal’s December 23 performance at The Rock Box in San Antonio, Texas can be seen below. Thal recently said that he agonized over his decision to leave GUNS N’ ROSES three years ago, explaining that he “wanted it to be something that [he] knew […]
- DEF LEPPARD’s JOE ELLIOTT On AC/DC’s Handling Of BRIAN JOHNSON’s Hearing Loss: ‘I Wouldn’t Have Done It Like That’
DEF LEPPARD’s Joe Elliott says that Axl Rose “did a pretty good job” fronting AC/DC but he believes that the legendary Australian hard rock outfit could have handled Brian Johnson’s apparent exit from the group differently. AC/DC postponed the last ten dates of its North American tour last year after doctors told Johnson he faced […]
- NIKKI SIXX Steps Down As Host Of Syndicated Radio Program ‘Sixx Sense With Nikki Sixx’: 21-Minute Video Recap
“Sixx Sense With Nikki Sixx”, the radio show hosted by MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx, has uploaded a 21-minute video recap featuring footage shot during the program’s nearly eight-year existence (February 2010 – December 2017). Said the “Sixx Sense With Nikki Sixx” producers: “When ‘Sixx Sense’ began, it was our mission to […]
- Watch QUEENSRŸCHE Perform In Snoqualmie, Washington
Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE’s December 29 performance at Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, Washington can be seen below. KAMELOT’s Casey Grillo made his live debut with with QUEENSRŸCHE on April 1 at Sycuan Casino in El Cajon, California. He is filling in for regular QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield, who is taking time off from the […]
- Thundermother to release third studio album on February 23rd
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- A PERFECT CIRCLE’s BILLY HOWERDEL: ‘We’re Very Lucky That Fans Have Let Us Stay At This Level After Being Absent For A While’
A PERFECT CIRCLE guitarist Billy Howerdel was recently interviewed on “Whiplash”, the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how often he wrote music even while A PERFECT CIRCLE was inactive: Billy: “Constantly. But, I never flesh them […]
- DIAMOND HEAD Expects To Complete Work On New Album In January
Guitarist Brian Tatler of NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD was interviewed by Wrinkly Rockers Club prior to the band’s December 6 concert at O2 Academy Islington in London, England. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking about the songwriting process for DIAMOND HEAD’s upcoming […]
- Crashdïet release lyric video for single “We Are The Legion” with new singer Gabriel Keyes
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- ZAKK WYLDE: ‘My Friends Went To College. I Went To OZZY OSBOURNE University’
Guitarist Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) recently guested on SiriusXM’s “The Jenny McCarthy Show”. The full interview can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the last time he was clean-shaven: Zakk: “Probably after I did that ‘Rock Star’ movie. I had to shave every day when we […]
- FOREIGNER Founder Says ‘Very Emotional’ 40th-Anniversary Tour Provided ‘A Little Bit Of Closure’
FOREIGNER founder Mick Jones was recently interviewed by the New York classic rock radio station Q104.3. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On how FOREIGNER was able to keep the peace during its 40th-anniversary tour, which featured both past and present members, and avoid messy lawsuits […]
- CRASHDÏET: Lyric Video For New Single ‘We Are The Legion’
The official lyric video for “We Are The Legion”, the latest single from Swedish sleaze rockers CRASHDÏET, can be seen below. The song marks the band’s return with new frontman Gabriel Keyes. The group made its comeback official in the December edition of Sweden Rock Magazine, revealing the band’s collaboration Keyes, a Stockholm-based singer who […]
- Anthrax’ Scott Ian On Kirk Hammett: “I Had Never Seen Him Angry Like This”
Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian spoke in an interview with Sam Roberts and Dan Soder of SiriusXM‘s “Jim And Sam Show” and revealed how he was break into Kirk Hammett‘s home after an Anthrax show in San Francisco. He said: “There was one story in the book, it’s called ‘The Wrath Of Kirk’ where myself and some of the other guys in Anthrax and some […]
- Sticky Riot release video for “Fallen Dreams”
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- IRON MAIDEN’s BRUCE DICKINSON: ‘We’re Only A Heartbeat Away From Auschwitz’
IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson spoke to Newsweek about visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial And Museum and memorial in Oświęcim, Poland during the band’s 1984 “Powerslave” tour. The museum and memorial, which occupy the site where the Nazis murdered approximately 1.1 million prisoners, preserve Auschwitz’s history through powerful exhibitions — display cases fill the blocks that […]
- IGOR CAVALERA Doesn’t Think Production On ‘Bestial Devastation’ And ‘Morbid Visions’ Did SEPULTURA’s Early Sound Justice
United Rock Nations conducted an interview with former SEPULTURA and current CAVALERA CONSPIRACY members Max Cavalera (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) prior to their December 6 show at Lùsine in Istres, France as part of the “Max & Iggor Cavalera Return To Roots” tour where they were celebrating the 20th anniversary of SEPULTURA’s “Roots” […]
- Bad Marriage release video for “Old School Stereo”
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- ERIK DANIELSSON Believes Not Using Social Media Has ‘Benefited WATAIN Greatly’
WATAIN’s Erik Danielsson was recently interviewed by Metal Wani. The complete conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On whether he’s monitored blog and social media feedback about the group’s new material: Erik: “I’m usually a little bit of a hermit when it comes to these things, because I […]
- ERIK DANIELSSON Believes Not Using Social Media Has ‘Benefited WATAIN Greatly’
WATAIN’s Erik Danielsson was recently interviewed by Metal Wani. The complete conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On whether he’s monitored blog and social media feedback about the group’s new material: Erik: “I’m usually a little bit of a hermit when it comes to these things, because I […]
- ANTHRAX’s SCOTT IAN Recalls Breaking Into KIRK HAMMETT’s House: ‘He Was More Like The Angry-Then-Disappointed Dad’
Sam Roberts and Dan Soder of SiriusXM’s “Jim And Sam Show” recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian about his second book, “Access All Areas: Stories From A Hard Rock Life”. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he documented significant life and career […]
- ANTHRAX’s SCOTT IAN Recalls Breaking Into KIRK HAMMETT’s House: ‘He Was More Like The Angry-Then-Disappointed Dad’
Sam Roberts and Dan Soder of SiriusXM’s “Jim And Sam Show” recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian about his second book, “Access All Areas: Stories From A Hard Rock Life”. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he documented significant life and career […]
- A La Carte release debut album 40 years after first forming
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- TOM KEIFER Says ‘Country Influence’ In His Music Comes From Listening To THE ROLLING STONES, Not From Living In Nashville
CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer has confirmed to AntiHero Magazine that he has commenced writing material for the follow-up to his debut solo album, 2013’s “The Way Life Goes”. “There has definitely been some song ideas, gathering or collecting,” he said. “Once ‘The Way Life Goes’ was released and the many years that we had spent […]
- Dave Mustaine Revealed When Megadeth Will Enter Studio
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine announced the date that Megadeth would start recording for the new album. Dave Mustaine said that Megadeth will return to the studio in the middle of next year. He revealed the statement on Twitter as follows: “We haven’t started recording anything yet, I am collecting ideas just like I did on Dystopia. […]
- ORPHANED LAND’s KOBI FARHI: ‘We Always Blame Religion Or Politicians, But It’s The People Who Do Not Change’
Alexiel Divine of The Offering webzine recently conducted an interview with frontman Kobi Farhi of Israeli progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the concept behind ORPHANED LAND’s forthcoming “Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs” studio album: Kobi: “This is a […]
- Concert Review: The Dillinger Escape Plan Play Bittersweet Farewell Show in New York City
Great set. Coulda used some strobe lights, though. The post Concert Review: The Dillinger Escape Plan Play Bittersweet Farewell Show in New York City appeared first on MetalSucks.
- JON SCHAFFER Says ICED EARTH Will Re-Record Early Albums, Calls Original Record Contract ‘A Bad Business Deal’
ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer was recently interviewed by Greece’s Rock Overdose. The complete three-part conversation can be heard at this location. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET and Rock Overdose): On whether he stands by his prediction that the group’s latest release, “Incorruptible”, will eventually be considered a “classic ICED EARTH album”: […]
- Jerry Cantrell On William DuVall: “He Fit In Really Well But There’s No Replacing Layne”
Alice In Chains mastermind Jerry Cantrell revealed his thoughts about William DuVall, who joined the band instead of Layne Staley. He spoke with Let There Be Talk and said (transcriped by Alternative Nation): “There’s no replacing Layne [Staley]. William doesn’t sound anything like Layne. But, he operated with me in a similar fashion that Layne and […]
- Shokker release song “Blessed Be” from debut full-length album ‘III’ for streaming
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