Chiaki of the "Metal Moment" podcast has uploaded video footage of BABYMETAL's July 14 performance at The Regency Ballroom San Francisco, California. Check out the clip below. The breakout all-girl-fronted Japanese heavy metal/teen-pop hybrid group featuring 18-year-old Su-Metal and 16-year-olds Yuimetal and Moametal, backed by a four-piece band, slated to perform their first-ever Tokyo Dome ...
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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Singer Calls TRUMP And CLINTON 'Tyrants'
According to The Pulse Of Radio, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS singer Anthony Kiedis said in a new interview with Classic Rock magazine that he's not a fan of either of this year's major presidential nominees. Kiedis remarked, "[Donald Trump] is not a likable person. He's a cartoon of a person. He says very ...
OPETH Announces Limited-Edition Pink Vinyl Version Of 'Sorceress' To Benefit GILDA'S CLUB NYC
Swedish experimental heavy-rock pioneers OPETH will release their highly anticipated new album, "Sorceress", on limited-edition pink vinyl with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Gilda's Club NYC. The band's twelfth studio effrt will be released on September 30 via OPETH's imprint label Moderbolaget Records with Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Additional editions of the vinyl will be ...
Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Bans Backpacks In Wake of Terror Attacks
The organizers of the Wacken Open Air festival plan to implement increased security at this year's event following recent terrorist attacks at various locations across Europe. According to Billboard.com, 85,000 attendees are expected at the 2016 edition of Wacken Open Air, which takes place in Wacken, a farming village with 1,800 residents that ...
OZZY OSBOURNE And Son JACK Discuss 'World Detour' Show On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (Video)
Ozzy Osbourne and his son Jack were guests on last night's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to discuss their new reality show called "Ozzy and Jack's World Detour". The series airs on Sundays on the History channel and features the duo traveling the world together, exploring the history behind some of the planet's most storied ...
JON OLIVA Recovering From Stroke
Jon Oliva, the American composer, multi-instrumentalist and singer who is best known as the founder of and keyboardist and lead vocalist for SAVATAGE, has revealed that he suffered a stroke back in April. He writes on his Facebook page: "It was not as serious as it could have been, but it did leave me with ...
DAVID ELLEFSON Says MEGADETH Has A 'Higher Calling' Around It
"The Thunderhead Show" recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On MEGADETH's longevity: Ellefson: "I think if you don't quit, and hopefully you don't die, you keep going, you know what I mean? ...
SLAYER's KERRY KING: DONALD TRUMP Is 'The Biggest Liar I've Ever Seen In Politics'
SLAYER's Kerry King has weighed in on the 2016 presidential election, saying that controversial Republican candidate Donald Trump is "the biggest liar I've ever seen in politics." The outspoken guitarist told Rolling Stone: "I'm certainly not a political analyst, but I think that Hillary Clinton is the safe, correct choice. Trump is just ...
SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Says Ejected 'Fan' Was 'A Troll In A Real Life'
SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has commented on the incident last week when he had a concertgoer ejected from the band's concert in Toronto. Fan-filmed video footage showed Taylor pointing at someone in the crowd during the show and saying into the mic, "You don't show me shit, you little pussy." Within 15 seconds, security escorted ...