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GEOFF TATE Does Not Regret His Decisions Or Musical Adventures
Tom Murphy of the Denver Westword recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Denver Westword: You've done at least one acoustic tour in the past. What do you enjoy most about that format of a performance? Tate: It's different and playi...June 26, 2013
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VICIOUS RUMORS: New Audio Interview With GEOFF THORPE
Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with guitarist Geoff Thorpe of San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. VICIOUS RUMORS' new album, "Electric Punishment", was released on April 29 in Europe and...June 20, 2013
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Deceiver of the Gods
What's not to like about AMON AMARTH? They've been faithful metal warriors for going on two decades now, and they look like The Lord of the Rings' Riders of friggin' Rohan, for Christ's sake! But even the bravest, most committed soldiers in metal's fearsome army can have a tough day on the battlefie...June 16, 2013
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist VIVIAN CAMPBELL Recovering From Cancer
DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell is currently in recovery from cancer. Vivian says: "I feel fortunate that my cancer sent me an alarm call in the form of 'the cough that wouldn't quit.' Otherwise, how would I have known? "After several months of trying every inhaler known to ma...June 10, 2013
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OZZY On SABBATH Reunion: We Decided That If We Were Going To Do This, It Was Our Last Chance
Kevin Courtney of The Irish Times recently conducted an interview with BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On BLACK SABBATH's enduring influence: Ozzy: "I remember it was a year or two after my departure from SABBATH, people would come to me and ask me ques...June 8, 2013
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KREATOR, SODOM, DESTRUCTION, TANKARD: 'The Big Teutonic 4' Perform At Germany's BEASTIVAL
At the inaugural installment of the Beastival festival — which took place from May 30 to June 1 in Geiselwind, Germany — "The Big Teutonic 4", the legendary quartet of German thrash metal bands that shaped the European heavy metal scene like no other since the '80s and established "thrash made in Ge...June 6, 2013
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD, KORN, SHINEDOWN, MEGADETH Confirmed For 'Aftershock Festival'
The second annual Monster Energy's Aftershock Festival has expanded to a full weekend in 2013. The biggest weekend in rock to EVER hit the capital of California will take place September 14 and 15 at Discovery Park near downtown Sacramento, California. Northern California's biggest summer rock 'n' r...May 28, 2013
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SLAYER To Fans: Ignore WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH At JEFF HANNEMAN's Memorial Celebration
SLAYER has commented on Westboro Baptist Church's plan to picket the public memorial celebration for the band's late guitarist Jeff Hanneman, which will be held May 23 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The event — which will run from from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m — will be free and open to the publ...May 22, 2013
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Black Out the Sun
SEVENDUST is one of those rare bands that generally gets a pass from the metal community no matter how much they've veered towards AOR. Part of it is because the band's riffs are historically tighter than a double stitch and thicker than a lug nut. Part of it's because Lajon Witherspoon is the defin...May 15, 2013
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LAMB OF GOD Frontman Urges Fans And Concert Promoters To Act Responsibly
LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe — who was found not guilty of manslaughter on March 5 by a panel of Czech judges in the concert death of one of the Richmond, Virginia-based metal band's fans — has posted the following blog entry entitled "Be Carefully": "When I was a little boy, just learning to ....May 15, 2013
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SLASH Says VELVET REVOLVER Is 'Very Quietly' Looking For New Singer
During a recent interview with the Banana 101.5 radio station in Flint, Michigan (hear audio below),Slash spoke about the current status of VELVET REVOLVER, the band that released two full-length albums through RCA/Sony BMG — 2004's "Contraband" and 2007's "Libertad" — before dismissing singer Scot...May 9, 2013
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DESTRUCTION Frontman: 'We Are Not Just Copying Our Own Work From The Past'
Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of GuitarWorld.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist/bassist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer of veteran German thrashers DESTRUCTION. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. GuitarWorld.com: Your new album, "Spiritual Genocide", came out in North America in Fe...April 30, 2013
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DANZIG: Tempe Show Postponed Due To Illness
DANZIG was forced to postpone tonight's (Friday, April 26) concert at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Arizona due to "illness." Support acts CORROSION OF CONFORMITY and THE AGONIST will still perform alongside two local bands. If you have already bought a ticket to see DANZIG, you can get in for free....April 26, 2013
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SHARON OSBOURNE Says OZZY 'Has Been In A Very Dark Place' (Video)
Ozzy Osbourne's wife/manager Sharon has shot down reports that the couple were divorcing after 31 years of marriage, insisting that they will overcome their problems and stay together. On today's (Tuesday, April 23rd) edition of CBS daytime talk show "The Talk", which she co-hosts, Sharon addressed...April 23, 2013
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PHILIP ANSELMO Talks To FORBES About 'Record Store Day' And Comeback Of Vinyl
Earlier this week, Forbes magazine posted an in-depth piece on the comeback of vinyl and Record Store Day, written by Tim Clark. In a time where people are quick to label the current state of the music industry as "failing" or "experiencing a downfall," Clark points out that the independent record s...April 19, 2013
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