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QUIET RIOT To Re-Record 'Road Rage' Album With New Singer JAMES DURBIN

Following the departure of singer Seann Nicols from QUIET RIOT, both Frontiers Music Srl and band leader Frankie Banali have made the joint decision to delay the release of the new QUIET RIOT record, "Road Rage", until later this summer. The label and the drummer feel that in order to truly represen...

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TESTAMENT To Release 'The Official Illustrated History' Book

San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have teamed up with Rocket 88, an imprint of the established British book production company Essential Works, for the release of a book called "The Official Illustrated History". According to a press release, "The Official Illustrated History" will offer "t...

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JAMES DURBIN Is QUIET RIOT's First Post-KEVIN DUBROW Singer Who 'Can Deliver The Goods On Every Level'

Earlier this week, Jason Price of Icon Vs. Icon conducted an interview with QUIET RIOT guitarist Alex Grossi. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Icon Vs. Icon: Obviously, some of the biggest news out of your camp lately is James Durbin joining the band after the dismissal of Seann Nico...

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ANDREAS KISSER Isn't Bothered By Calls For Reunion Of Classic SEPULTURA Lineup

Eamon O'Neill of Eonmusic recently conducted an interview with guitarist Andreas Kisser of Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Eonmusic: [SEPULTURA's new album] "Machine Messiah" [is] incredibly your eighth album with Derrick Green fronting the band. Andre...

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FRANKIE BANALI's Wife Says QUIET RIOT's Former Singers Were Unprofessional, Unjustifiably Ego-Driven Assholes

The wife of QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has weighed in on the band's new singer, James Durbin, calling him "a real frontman in every sense of the word." Durbin, who became known as the "metal guy" on 2011's season of "American Idol" after performing "Living After Midnight" and "Breaking The La...

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ANTHRAX Announces 'Wardance' New York City 'Beer Crawl'

New York's born-and-bred thrash-masters ANTHRAX will celebrate the release of the band's very own craft beer, Wardance on Tuesday, March 28 with a New York City "beer crawl" that will begin at 6:00 p.m. at Daddy-O on Bedford Street in the West Village. Band members, along with Chuck Williamson, owne...

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New QUIET RIOT Singer JAMES DURBIN Blasts 'Supreme Scum' Who Post Negative Comments On BLABBERMOUTH.NET

QUIET RIOT's seventh lead singer, "American Idol" finalist James Durbin has slammed the "supreme scum" who post comments on BLABBERMOUTH.NET, calling them "bottom-feeding crotch goblins." Durbin, who became known as the "metal guy" on 2011's season of "American Idol" after performing "Living After M...

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New QUIET RIOT Singer JAMES DURBIN: 'It's Time To Bang Your Head And Come On Feel The Noise'

QUIET RIOT's seventh lead singer, "American Idol" finalist James Durbin was asked by Yahoo! Music how he will live up to the band's legacy but also bring something fresh to it. "I'm from a different generation, but have a lot of the same influences as [original QUIET RIOT frontman] Kevin [DuBrow], a...

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It's Official: JAMES DURBIN Is QUIET RIOT's New Singer

QUIET RIOT drummer Franke Banali has confirmed to Billboard that the band has split with singer Seann Nicols (a.k.a. Sheldon Tarsha; formerly of ADLER'S APPETITE) and has replaced him with "American Idol" finalist James Durbin. Nicols, who joined QUIET RIOT after last year's departure of Jizzy Pearl...

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QUIET RIOT Reportedly Splits With Singer SEANN NICOLS, Taps 'American Idol' Finalist JAMES DURBIN

According to Germany's Rocks magazine, QUIET RIOT has split with singer Seann Nicols (a.k.a. Sheldon Tarsha; formerly of ADLER'S APPETITE) after only five shows and has replaced him with "American Idol" finalist James Durbin. QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali told Rocks that Seann did "a great job"...

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Listen To New QUIET RIOT Song 'The Seeker'

Frontiers Music Srl will release QUIET RIOT's new studio album, titled "Road Rage", on April 21. The first single from the disc, "The Seeker", can be streamed below. Said QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali: "The songs on 'Road Rage' are very diversified and 'The Seeker' harkens back to the music of t...

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CHUCK BILLY On TESTAMENT's Musical Direction: 'We Can't Do Anything Different At This Point'

Vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT was interviewed on recent episode of the "Nekcbreaker" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked if there is an unspoken competition between the classic thrash metal bands to outdo each other wi...

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Video: New QUIET RIOT Lineup Performs In Clearwater, Florida

Fan-filmed video footage of QUIET RIOT's February 18 performance at the Quaker Steak & Lube in Clearwater, Florida as part of the Florida Motorcycle Expo & Bike Builder Invitational can be seen below. QUIET RIOT's new studio album, titled "Road Rage", will be released on April 21 via Frontie...

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TOKYO MOTOR FIST Feat. TRIXTER Guitarist, DANGER DANGER Singer: 'Pickin' Up The Pieces' Video

The official video for the song "Pickin' Up The Pieces" from TOKYO MOTOR FIST can be seen below. You don't need to be a die-hard '80s metal fan to know that the fruits of an artistic alliance between DANGER DANGER singer Ted Poley and guitarist/producer Steve Brown of TRIXTER is going to make melodi...

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Former FAITH NO MORE Singer, MELVINS Drummer Join PRIMITIVE RACE

PRIMITIVE RACE returns with a new release this fall, appropriately titled "Volume 2". The outfit, helmed by producer/bass player Chris Kniker (REVCO, LORDS OF ACID),enlisted former FAITH NO MORE singer Chuck Mosley for vocals and MELVINS' drummer Dale Crover for the 10-song collection. "When I list...