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SCORPIONS' Legendary 'Virgin Killer' Album To Be Released On Limited-Edition 180-Gram Vinyl

SCORPIONS' legendary "Virgin Killer" album will be released on limited-edition 180-gram vinyl by Marshall Blonstein's Audio Fidelity in April. The LP was mastered for this vinyl release by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. "Virgin Killer" is the first of four studio releases that really defined the SCO...

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The Killer Instinct

Bombshell covers are suddenly the rage in comic books and now hard rock albums. 2012 saw four members of THIN LIZZY (Ricky Warwick, Scott Gorham, Damon Johnson and Marco Mendoza) come together with former MEGADETH and ALICE COOPER drummer Jimmy DeGrasso. On that merit alone, BLACK STAR RIDERS sparke...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER's Son SVEN Joins U.D.O. As Band's Drummer

Sven Dirkschneider, the 21-year-old son of legendary ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, has joined Udo's long-running band U.D.O. as the group's drummer. Comments U.D.O. in a statement: "His drumming has simply convinced us most. His style of playing drums is fresh and really grooves heavily. It sim...

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Why Is It Taking METALLICA So Long To Write And Record New Music? ROBERT TRUJILLO Explains

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo was recently interviewed by host Mitch Joel of the "Groove - The No Treble Podcast". You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO: 'I Was Always Very Careful How Not To Cross Certain' Musicians

IndiePower.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. You can now watch the chat in three parts below. Asked how he has been able to deal with the various personalities in the different bands that he has played with over the years — a list that includes OZZY OSBOURNE...

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From the Very Depths

Call 'em black metal if you still feel the need, but at this point VENOM should be considered simply VENOM. There's zilch to this band to align them with EMPEROR, GORGOROTH, BELPHEGOR, MAYHEM or BURZUM other than pentagrams, goats' heads and Lucifer. By now, though, if you haven't yet figured out VE...

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Time and Trauma

After a productive decade with five albums (not to mention "The Oculus" EP in 2008) spread over the even years, Alaskan-Oregonian metalcore quartet 36 CRAZYFISTS took a sabbatical. In the interim since their last album "Collisions and Castaways" from 2010, the band has welcomed back bassist Mick Whi...

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ACE FREHLEY: 'I'm Not This Virtuoso Musician, And I Definitely Make Mistakes In My Solos'

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was recently asked by Artisan News what it is about his guitar style and technique that sets him apart from other players. He responded (see video below): "That's an interesting question. I don't really know. Some people say it's my vibrato. Some people say it's t...

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PAPA ROACH: New Song 'Broken As Me' Available For Streaming

"Broken As Me", a brand new song from Californian rockers PAPA ROACH, can be streamed below. The track, which is available on iTunes, is taken from the band's eighth full-length album, "F.E.A.R.", which will be released on January 27, 2015 via Eleven Seven Music). The Grammy Award-nominated hard roc...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO Says Idea For ''Tallica Parking Lot' Came To Him In A Dream

"'Tallica Parking Lot", an animated film created by METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo and Titmouse Animation Studio, was part of the official selection at this past summer's Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France for the best TV film in competition. An interview with Trujillo about t...

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EKTOMORF: 'Whisper' Video Released

"Whisper", the new video from Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Retribution", which was released on January 31 via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2012's "Black Flag" is described in a press release as a "first-class fist-in-your...

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Ex-SEPULTURA Drummer IGOR CAVALERA's MIXHELL Performs On Brazil's 'Estúdio Showlivre' (Video)

MIXHELL — the DJ/hip hop/electro project featuring former SEPULTURA and current CAVALERA CONSPIRACY drummer Igor "Iggor" Cavalera and his wife Laima Leyton — was featured on the November 27 episode of "Estúdio Showlivre", a Brazilian Internet TV show, with an in-studio performance and Portuguese-lan...

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POISON IDEA To Release 'Confuse & Conquer' Album Via SOUTHERN LORD RECORDINGS

Long-running Portland, Oregon-based American hardcore punk outfit POISON IDEA will release its new album, "Confuse & Conquer", in the spring of 2015 via Southern Lord Recordings. Over recent months, out of the public eye, the current POISON IDEA lineup has been intermittently raiding Audiosiege...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO Says JACO PASTORIUS Was His 'Main Inspiration' For INFECTIOUS GROOVES

Jon Liebman, founder/creator of ForBassPlayersOnly.com, recently spoke to METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo about Trujillo's documentary film on the life and music of bass legend Jaco Pastorius. You can now watch the chat below. "Jaco - A Documentary Film" made its debut as a "work in progress" on O...

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Back from the Abyss

Long one of the inarguable best of the doom-stoner sect is ORANGE GOBLIN. You either know them or you don't, and you if you do know them, dissatisfaction is not a part of the intake. Their latest project, "Back from the Abyss", is everything ORANGE GOBLIN fans are craving: a bit of BLACK SABBATH, a...