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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI Names Three Albums That Had A Big Impact On Him (Video)
In a recent interview with Jason Cenador of Spain's Mariskalrock.com, DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci was asked to name three albums that had a big impact on him. He responded (see video below): "I kind of go back to a lot of the records that influenced me when I was younger, when I was really...February 10, 2020
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BILLY SHEEHAN Says He Was Never Officially Offered Bassist Position In VAN HALEN
Billy Sheehan says that he was never officially asked to join VAN HALEN. The bassist, whose early band TALAS opened for VAN HALEN in 1980, made the clarification three days after an interview he gave to The Metal Voice quoted him as saying he was "offered" the position in VAN HALEN on three separate...February 8, 2020
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Watch Video For STATIC-X Song 'Hollow' From 'Project Regeneration' Album
STATIC-X has released a new single "Hollow", while announcing that its long-awaited, seventh studio album "Project Regeneration" will consist of more than 20 tracks, which will appear over two volumes, to be released separately. The official music video for "Hollow" can be seen below. "Project Regen...February 7, 2020
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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Says Melodic Rock Supergroup W.E.T. Is Working On A New Album
In a recent interview with Billboard, SONS OF APOLLO vocalist Jeff Scott Soto revealed that the melodic hard rock supergroup W.E.T., which also features members of the Swedish rock groups ECLIPSE and WORK OF ART, is currently working on its fourth album, the follow-up to 2018's acclaimed "Earthrage"...February 6, 2020
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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Defends MITT ROMNEY Over Vote To Convict DONALD TRUMP On Abuse Of Power
TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has defended Mitt Romney after the Utah senator announced Wednesday he would vote to convict President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial. Romney will be the first senator in U.S. history to vote to remove a president of the same party from office. The president...February 5, 2020
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TWISTED SISTER's 'I Wanna Rock' Featured In FACEBOOK's SUPER BOWL Ad
TWISTED SISTER's "I Wanna Rock" was featured in Facebook's Super Bowl ad on Sunday (February 2). The ad, which promotes the Facebook Groups feature, also includes appearances by Sylvester Stallone and Chris Rock. Facebook's first-ever Super Bowl spot supports the idea that there's a Facebook group f...February 3, 2020
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NEIL FALLON Reveals Two Songs CLUTCH Refused To Cover
Prior to CLUTCH's December 13 performance in Madrid, Spain vocalist Neil Fallon spoke with GoetiaMedia.com. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the band has obsessive fans: Neil: "There's a point where you can be very flatte...February 2, 2020
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STEVE HARRIS On BRITISH LION: 'We Go Out And Give 110 Percent Just Like We Do In IRON MAIDEN'
IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris recently discussed his side project BRITISH LION — whose second album, "The Burning", is now available — with Paulie Walnuts of HardDrive Radio. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the seven-year gap...January 25, 2020
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TED NUGENT Defends Bow Hunting: 'Death By Arrow Is The Most Peaceful, Quick And Humane Death Available In Nature'
Legendary rocker Ted Nugent, who is also an avid hunter, took to his Facebook page last night (Thursday, January 23) to post a photo of him posing next to a whitetail deer that he had apparently just killed with a bow and arrow. He wrote in an accompanying caption: "HolyShit backstrappers! I got cra...January 24, 2020
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SLAYER Warns Fans Against Fake Tickets For 2020 Comeback Performance
SLAYER has warned fans about fake tickets for a 2020 performance by the band at a Swedish festival. Earlier today, SLAYER took to social media to write: "WARNING TO SLAYER FANS! There are tickets being offered on Viagogo for a SLAYER performance at Sweden Rocks [sic] June 2020. Buyer beware this is...January 23, 2020
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DISTURBED And STAIND To Headline UPHEAVAL FESTIVAL In West Michigan
Upheaval Festival, a two-day rock music festival, is launching in Grand Rapids, Michigan July 17-18, 2020. The inaugural festival will feature some of the biggest names in rock music and brings a new event to Belknap Park, notably the home of the annual Breakaway Music Festival. The 2020 festival wi...January 23, 2020
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KIRK HAMMETT Looks Back On METALLICA's Battle With NAPSTER: 'We Did Not Make A Difference'
Kirk Hammett says that METALLICA "did not make a difference" by launching legal action against Napster in 2000. Although the case was settled out of court, more than 300,000 users were banned from the pioneering music file-sharing service as a result and METALLICA's image took a tremendous beating i...January 21, 2020
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DAVID LEE ROTH On VAN HALEN's Future: 'I Wouldn't Hold My Breath'
Prior to the kickoff of his ongoing Las Vegas residency, VAN HALEN vocalist David Lee Roth spoke with "PodKats!", the weekly hang with the biggest names in entertainment, hosted by man-about-town columnist John "Kats" Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The full conversation can be streame...January 21, 2020
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BLUE ÖYSTER CULT: 'A Visual Biography' Due In May
Wymer Publishing has set a May 29 publication date for "Blue Öyster Cult: A Visual Biography" by Martin Popoff. If any band deserves to have homage paid to them with a lavish, limited-edition photographic book, look no further than BLUE ÖYSTER CULT. With their origins going back to the late sixties,...January 21, 2020
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist SHAVO ODADJIAN Launches NORTH KINGSLEY Side Project
SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavarsh "Shavo" Odadjian has launched a new side project called NORTH KINGSLEY. Joining him in the band are Ray Hawthorne and Saro Paparian. Shavo announced NORTH KINGSLEY's formation in an Instagram post on Saturday (January 18). He wrote: "I am proud to announce my new pr...January 20, 2020
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