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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Is 'Still Searching For The Ultimate Riff'

"MK Ondergrond" (meaning "Underground" in Afrikaans) conducted an interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield last month when the band returned to South Africa for three shows — one in Johannesburg and two in Cape Town. You can watch the chat below (Note: The intro is in Afrikaans, but the inte...

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RUSH Guitarist Interviewed By CHICKENFOOT/RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Drummer

MusicRadar.com, the world's leading web site for musicians, presents "In Conversation", a new podcast interview series in which RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS and CHICKENFOOT drummer Chad Smith sits down for wide-ranging, one-on-one chats with some of the most inspirational musicians of all time. Multiple aw...

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GUNS N' ROSES' 'Sweet Child O' Mine' Featured In JOHNSON & JOHNSON's Branding Campaign

A softer, almost childlike version of the classic GUNS N' ROSES song "Sweet Child O' Mine" is featured in the 60-second black-and-white video which is the cornerstone of the first corporate branding campaign in more than 10 years for health-care giant Johnson & Johnson. According to The New York...

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NIGHTWISH Singer's REVAMP To Release New Album In September

Former AFTER FOREVER frontwoman and current NIGHTWISH touring singer Floor Jansen has inked a new deal with Nuclear Blast Records for the release of the second album from her REVAMP project. The CD was recorded at SandLane Studio in Rijen, The Netherlands with Joost van den Broek (ex-AFTER FOREVER)...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of New York City Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of Yngwie Malmsteen's April 30 performance at Irving Plaza in New York City can be viewed below. As previously reported, Yngwie Malmsteen has just released his autobiography entitled "Relentless: The Memoir" via Wiley. How does a kid from Sweden make his way to America at th...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Interviewed On WAAF Radio Station (Video)

Worcester/Boston, Massachusetts radio station WAAF conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen prior to his April 29 concert at Wilbur Theatre in Boston . You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, Yngwie Malmsteen has just released his autobiography entit...

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DIO: 'Sacred Heart' Performance Clip From 'Finding The Sacred Heart – Live In Philly 1986' DVD

DIO's "Finding The Sacred Heart – Live In Philly 1986" DVD will be released on May 28 via Eagle Vision. "Finding The Sacred Heart – Live In Philly 1986" was filmed at The Spectrum in Philadelphia on June 17, 1986 during the second leg of the "Sacred Heart" tour, which featured new guitarist Craig Go...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'Relentless: The Memoir' Promotional Video

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen has just released his autobiography entitled "Relentless: The Memoir" via Wiley. A one-minute promotional video for the book can be seen below. How does a kid from Sweden make his way to America at the tender age of eighteen and, within a month, have peop...

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VOLBEAT Frontman Interviewed On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show (Audio)

Guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen of Danish/American metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT was interviewed on the April 12-14 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program an...

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HIM Interviewed On KERRANG! RADIO (Audio)

U.K.'s Kerrang! Radio last month conducted an interview with Finnish heavy rockers HIM in London. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. HIM's new album, "Tears On Tape", will be released on April 30 via Razor & Tie in North America and on April 29 through DoubleCross (Cooking Vinyl'...

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HIM Interviewed By Germany's NACHTAKTIV TV (Video)

Germany's Nachtaktiv TV recently conducted an interview with Finnish heavy rockers HIM in Berlin. You can now watch the chat below. HIM's new album, "Tears On Tape", will be released on April 30 via Razor & Tie in North America and on April 29 through DoubleCross (Cooking Vinyl's specialist rock...

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HIM: 'Tears On Tape' Video Released

The official video for the title track of "Tears On Tape", the new album from from Finnish "love metallers" HIM, can be seen at AOL's Noisecreep. The CD will be released on April 30 via Razor & Tie in North America and on April 29 through DoubleCross (Cooking Vinyl's specialist rock imprint) in...

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Dutch prog rockers FOCUS may not be the first ensemble that leaps to mind when discussing the genre, just like NEKTAR, GENTLE GIANT and TANGERINE DREAM ominously seem to get cut from the thread once folks get stuck on immediate notables such as YES, EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER, THE MOODY BLUES, KING CR...

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DEFTONES Bassist CHI CHENG Dead At 42

DEFTONES bassist Chi Cheng died earlier today (Saturday, April 13) at the age of 42. The musician had been in a semi-comatose state for more than four years after being seriously injured in a car accident in November 2008. In addition to not recovering full consciousness, Cheng had been in and out o...

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SHADE EMPIRE: More 'Omega Arcane' Studio Footage Posted Online

Behind-the-scenes footage from the vocal-recording sessions for "Omega Arcane", the fourth album from Finnish metallers SHADE EMPIRE, can be seen below. Due on May 3 via Candlelight Records, the CD consists of 11 songs and totals over 74 minutes in length. It is described in a press release as "mass...