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Why MARTY FRIEDMAN Doesn't Like Shaking Hands

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman says that he doesn't like shaking hands with people because it hampers his ability to play his instrument. The Japan-based axeman, who was a member of MEGADETH's classic "Rust In Peace" lineup, tells Metal Wani (hear audio below): "Yeah, I don't like shaking...

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AVATAR To Release 'Feathers & Flesh' Album In May

Swedish metallers AVATAR will release a brand new concept album titled "Feathers & Flesh" on Friday, May 13 via Another Century in Europe and Entertainment One (eOne) in North America and Canada. The new release will be the band's highly anticipated follow-up to 2014's "Hail The Apocalypse". The...

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LEPROUS To Record First Live Album, DVD In Oslo

Norwegian progressive metallers LEPROUS will record their first-ever live album and DVD release on June 4 at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway. "The Congregation" entered the official national sales charts in several European countries upon release, as follows: Germany # 78, The Netherlands # 66, Belgium...

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SCOTT IAN Says Current Republican Presidential Candidates Make GEORGE W. BUSH Look Like ALBERT EINSTEIN

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has weighed in on the 2016 presidential election, saying in a brand new interview that "it's pretty crazy" that one of the current Republican candidates "has the opportunity" to be voted into the Oval Office. "I don't have a candidate," Ian told Radio.com (see video below...

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VOLBEAT Completes Mixing New Album

Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT have finished mixing their sixth full-length album with Joe Barresi, the American record engineer and producer who has previously worked with bands such as KYUSS, MELVINS, TOOL, CHEVELLE and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE. The follow-up to 2013's "Outlaw Gentlemen &...

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Ex-Winemaking Partner Takes Swipe At TOOL Frontman

According to The Pulse Of Radio, the former winemaking partner of TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan has taken a swipe at the singer in a report from AZCentral, saying that a new wine-rating initiative started by a group led by Keenan is unnecessarily divisive. Eric Glomski, who owns Page Spring Cel...

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Fan Falls From Balcony During TOOL Concert In New Orleans

According to The Advocate, a man fell or jumped from an upper level of the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana during TOOL's sold-out January 31 concert at the venue. The extent of his injuries is unknown. "We can confirm that a patron fell," said Sabrina Trahan, the arena's event marketi...

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Video: AVATAR Performs New Song In Dallas

Swedish metallers AVATAR played a brand new song called "For The Swarm" on January 30 in Dallas, Texas. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. AVATAR last year entered the studio with producer Sylvia Massy to begin recording the follow-up to 2014's "Hail The Apocalypse" for a...

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TOOL: Quality Footage Of San Diego Concert

Quality fan-filmed video footage of TOOL's January 9 concert at Viejas Arena in San Diego, California can be seen below. TOOL guitarist Adam Jones told The Pulse Of Radio a while back how visuals have always played a major role in the band's music. "I've just always thought in vision, I mean, just,...

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TOOL: Video Footage Of Entire San Antonio Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of TOOL's entire January 13 concert at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas can be seen below. TOOL guitarist Adam Jones told The Pulse Of Radio a while back how visuals have always played a major role in the band's music. "I've just always thought in vision, I mean, just,...

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ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE Slams Internet Haters

On Friday, January 8, John Doan of MusicFrenzy.net conducted an interview with ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante. You can now listen to the chat at this location . Speaking about the way social media has affected the way bands gauge the fan response to their music, Benante said: "What I find nowadays,...

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Brazilian Female Thrashers NERVOSA To Record New Album In U.S.

NERVOSA — the all-female thrash metal act from São Paulo, Brazil — will travel to the U.S. this month to record its second album. The process will take place at the renowned The Foundation studio in Ashland, Oregon, owned by Sylvia Massy (who has worked with such bands as EXODUS, RED HOT CHILI PEPPE...

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TOOL Kicks Off North American Tour With New Lasers, Same Setlist

According to The Pulse Of Radio, TOOL kicked off its 2016 North American tour on Wednesday night (January 6) at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, performing the same set list that they delivered at their single 2015 show last Halloween in Arizona and opening with a cover of LED ZEPP...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO Offers Advice To New Artists: 'Have Fun, Be Creative And Embrace The Past'

In a brand new interview with the Huffington Post, METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo was asked what advice he has for new artists. He responded: "For me, the most important thing that I tell young people is to have fun. "Back in the day in the music business, bands would get these multi-million doll...

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TOOL Frontman's PUSCIFER Announces 'Money $hot - Round 2' Tour

PUSCIFER, the Arizona-based electro-rock band fronted by TOOL's Maynard James Keenan, returns to the ring on March 17 as the band launches the "Money $hot - Round 2" tour, kicking off at the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, California. Additional dates will be announced in early January. May...