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SLIPKNOT Holds News Conference To Address Passing Of Bassist PAUL GRAY

The eight surviving members of SLIPKNOT just held a news conference at Wells Fargo Arena in the band's native stomping grounds of Des Moines, Iowa to address the death of their bassist, Paul Gray. Also present at the event was Gray's brother Tony and widow Brenna, who spoke briefly at the end of the...

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Project Featuring ÅKERFELDT, WILSON, PORTNOY Begins Work On Music

PORCUPINE TREE's Steven Wilson revealed to Chordstruck Magazine that he has begun work on material for his much-anticipated collaboration with Mikael Åkerfeldt from OPETH and Mike Portnoy from DREAM THEATER. "I started writing with Mikael last month, finally," he said. "It's still in the very early...

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ORPHANED LAND Unplugged At CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS Warehouse

Israeli progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND are currently touring all over Europe in support of their fourth album, "The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR". Last week they stopped by the European Century Media headquarters in Germany and played a very unconventional and natural unplugged sessio...

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EXTREME: Audio Interview With GARY CHERONE Posted Online

Classic Rock Revisited's Billy "Pops" Wilson recently conducted an interview with EXTREME vocalist Gary Cherone for the "Decades Of Distortion" show on the Arkansas City, Kansas radio station KACY 102.5 FM. The chat is now available for streaming in two parts below. Part 1: ...

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Original AC/DC Singer Talks About Men Who Succeeded Him

Johnny Wilson of Jarrow & Hebburn Gazette conducted an interview with original AC/DC frontman Dave Evans ahead of the singer's U.K. headlining tour. When asked about his thoughts on the men who succeeded him — Bon Scott, then, after Bon was killed by alcoholic poisoning in 1980, Brian Johnson —...

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ROB HALFORD Interviewed At 'Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation' Awards

"Access Hollywood" conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford on April 17, 2010 at the Los Angeles presentation of the 21st annual Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor medi...

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OSI Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

OSI (OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE),the hard rock duo formed by Jim Matheos (FATES WARNING) and Kevin Moore (CHROMA KEY, DREAM THEATER),has inked a deal with Metal Blade Records. The band is currently working on its fourth album for a late 2010 release. Launched in 2003, OSI has established a stro...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist Ties The Knot

Michael "Mike" Inez, the Grammy Award-winning rock musician best known for his role as the bass guitarist of ALICE IN CHAINS, took the plunge and started a whole new chapter of life — marriage. At an undisclosed location this legendary bassist had his nuptials with his bride, Sydney Kelly, on May 8,...

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GREAT WHITE Guitarist Interviewed On 'Decades Of Distortion'

Jake Willoughby and Billy "Pops" Wilson recently conducted an interview with GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall for the "Decades Of Distortion" show on the Arkansas City, Kansas radio station KACY 102.5 FM. The chat is now available for streaming in three parts at this location. GREAT WHITE released...

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ORPHANED LAND: Video Interview Posted Online

Metal Injection conducted an interview with Israeli progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND before the band's March 8, 2010 performance at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City. Watch the chat below. ORPHANED LAND's fourth album, "The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR", sold around 600...

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ANATHEMA: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

U.K.'s ANATHEMA will release its eighth studio album, "We're Here Because We're Here", on May 31 via Kscope Records. Short audio samples of all 10 tracks that appear on the CD can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. "'We're Here Because We're Here' is ANATHEMA's most expansive album to date and b...

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SOLISIA Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Replacement

Italian female-fronted progressive symphonic metal band SOLISIA has parted ways with female singer Marilena Stigliano "due to differences in musical and personal opinion." A replacement vocalist has aready been enlisted in the shape of Medea. The group states, "Medea was chosen among several auditio...

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ACE FREHLEY To Induct LES PAUL Into NEW JERSEY HALL OF FAME

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will induct legendary musician and inventor, the late Les Paul, into the New Jersey Hall of Fame at NJPAC in Newark, NJ on Sunday, May 2. The organization's third annual induction ceremony will be a star-studded red carpet event honoring the class of 2010 which in...

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ORPHANED LAND: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From North American Tour Posted Online

Behind-the-scenes footage from ORPHANED LAND's recent North American mini-tour can be viewed below. "The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR", the fourth album from Israeli progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND, sold around 600 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: New 21-Minute Video Interview Posted Online

Ben Weinman and Liam Wilson of THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN were interviewed for this week's edition of "Ryan's Rock Show". During the 21-minute chat, which can be viewed below, Weinman and Wilson discuss THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN's latest album, "Option Paralysis", and the evolution of the band's soun...