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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist's Mother Dies At 86

Keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER has released the following statement: "It's with great sadness that I share the news that my mom, Rita Rudess, has passed away at the age of 86. She dedicated so much of her life to taking care of my musical spirit. Driving me back...

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BIOHAZARD's BILLY GRAZIADEI: 'EVAN Quit. We Didn't Want To Quit'

Michael Demos of Plug'd In Magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Billy Graziadei of New York hardcore/metal veterans BIOHAZARD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Plug'd In Magazine: [The new BIOHAZARD album, "Reborn In Defiance"] is coming out Friday [Januar...

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HEVEIN Releases New Digital EP

Finnish metallers HEVEIN — who feature in their ranks former APOCALYPTICA and current TARJA TURUNEN cellist Max Lilja — have released a new digital EP containing three new songs ("Spineless", "V", "Gentle Anarchy") and a newly mixed version of "Nor" (originally released as a single in 2011). The tra...

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Ex-KORN Guitarist Doesn't Rule Out Reunion With His Former Bandmates

John Parks of Legendary Rock Interviews recently conducted an interview with former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Legendary Rock Interviews: It was sort of shocking to the fanbase and I'm sure your bandmates in KORN when you announced you were qu...

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ELVENKING To Enter Studio Next Month

Italian folk/power metallers ELVENKING will enter Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland on February 24 with producer Nino Laurenne (AMORPHIS, LORDI, SONATA ARCTICA, APOCALYPTICA) to begin recording their new album for a mid-2012 release via AFM Records. Nino previously worked with the band on "The...

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Former MOTOGRATER Members Launch RIVEN

Former MOTOGRATER members Michael "Angel" Woodruff, Nathan Harris, Mark Nosler, Tyler Hole and Jeremy "Twitch" Scheller have unveiled their new project, RIVEN. Fans were ecstatic to be introduced to RIVEN, an ambient hard rock/metal ensemble featuring Angel and Harris on vocals, Nosler on guitar, Ho...

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THRESHOLD Singer's Illness Forces Shows Cancelations

British progressive metallers THRESHOLD have announced the cancelation of all their shows that were planned for April. THRESHOLD is currently in the studio recording its ninth album, "March Of Progress", but regretfully vocalist Damian Wilson has been taken ill so all of the band's plans are now del...

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HELSTAR: 30th-Anniversary Concert To Be Filmed And Recorded For Upcoming Live Album, DVD

Texas metal veterans HELSTAR will celebrate their 30th anniversary by performing a very special show on Saturday, March 24 at Warehouse Live in Houston, Texas. According to the band, "The entire show will be audio- and video-recorded and later released as the first official live HELSTAR album and DV...

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JOHN CORABI Slams BLABBERMOUTH.NET Haters: 'Grow Up!'

John Corabi, the powerhouse vocalist who fronted MÖTLEY CRÜE, UNION and THE SCREAM, has slammed people who have posted unsupportive comments about his son's band on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. MUREAU, the Southern California "heavy/melodic/groove/djent" group featuring John's son Ian Corabi on drums, will ope...

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JOHN CORABI's Son Ready To Hit The Road With MUREAU

MUREAU, the Southern California "heavy/melodic/groove/djent" band featuring drummer Ian Corabi — the son of John Corabi, a powerhouse vocalist who fronted MÖTLEY CRÜE, UNION and THE SCREAM — will support SILENT CIVILIAN on a U.S. tour beginning on January 6 in Salt Lake City, Utah. In a post on his...

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HELSTAR: 'Summer Of Hate' European Tour Video Recap

A 14-minute video recap of HELSTAR's August/September 2011 "Summer Of Hate" European tour can be seen below. HELSTAR bassist Jerry Abarca earlier in the year underwent more testing to diagnose and treat his stomach-related illness. Abarca announced he would a hiatus from performing live until his he...

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SLAYER Drummer Talks Fill-In Guitarists, PHILM Project In Video Interview

Art Scenics conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo when the band played at the French edition of the Sonisphere festival on July 9, 2011 at Snowhall Parc in Amnéville, France. You can now watch the chat below. Gary Holt of EXODUS has spent the last few months filling in for SLAYER...

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SLAYER Guitarist JEFF HANNEMAN: 'I Was An Hour Away From Death'

SLAYER founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman — who in January contracted necrotizing fasciitis, likely caused by a spider bite, and has been undergoing surgeries, skin grafts and intense rehab since — spoke to U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine about his recovery which has seen him sit out an entire year's wor...

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DEVOLVED: First Demo Track Featuring New Vocalist, Guitarist Posted Online

A demo version of "Collateral Damage", a brand new song from Australian/Los Angeles tech-metal masters DEVOLVED, can be streamed using the ReverbNation TuneWidget below. The track will be featured on the band's next album, to be released in 2012. All music was written and performed by John Sankey an...

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Court Dismisses TARJA TURUNEN's Husband's Defamation Case Over NIGHTWISH Book

According to YLE, the Helsinki District Court has dismissed charges of libel related to the contents of an authorized book about the Finnish symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH. Marcelo Cabuli, the husband of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen, and his business partners demanded nearly 100,000 euros (...