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'Aural Amphetamine: Metallica And The Dawn Of Thrash' DVD To Receive U.S. Release

Sexy Intellectual Records has set an April 15 release date for "Aural Amphetamine: Metallica And The Dawn Of Thrash" (cover),a study and review of thrash music, featuring interviews with members of METALLICA, MEGADETH, MACHINE HEAD, DIAMOND HEAD, ELIXIR, NEUROSIS, LAAZ ROCKIT, SACRILEGE BC, and man...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE To Guest On This Weekend's 'Rebel Access' TV

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will be the featured band on this Sunday's (February 17) "Rebel Access" TV, which airs at 10:00 p.m. on Channel 19 all over the Chicagoland area. The program will include an interview with bassist Mike D'Antonio and guitarist Joel Stretzel along with perform...

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TONY IOMMI 'Putting Riff Ideas Together' For HEAVEN AND HELL Album

Author/journalist Joel McIver interviewed Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL) last week for Total Guitar magazine. An excerpt from the chat follows: Total Guitar: Is it true that HEAVEN AND HELL are writing songs for a new studio album? Iommi: Yes, we will be. I'm just putting some riff idea...

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AIRBOURNE: New Album Available For Streaming

Australian rock band AIRBOURNE is streaming its new album, "Runnin' Wild", on the group's MySpace page. According to a press release, the CD — which was released in Australia last June — "channels the endearing qualities of classic rock while breathing new life through modern production and arrangem...

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Legendary Band BETTY BLOWTORCH Honored With Tribute/Benefit Album

The legendary Los Angeles-based, all-female rock/punk band BETTY BLOWTORCH is the subject of an upcoming tribute album that will benefit Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). Created in memory of late BETTY BLOWTORCH frontwoman Bianca "Butthole" Halstead, the collection will feature bands from aroun...

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AIRBOURNE Frontman Talks To WWE

Joel O'Keefe from Australian rock band AIRBOURNE spoke with WWE about things such as good pubs in Australia closing down where rock bands play, to who his favorite WWE superstar is. Read the interview at this location. In other news, AIRBOURNE's track "Stand Up For Rock 'N Roll" has been chosen as t...

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Runnin' Wild

Color me blown away. "Runnin' Wild" from Australia's AIRBOURNE is the best pure hard rock album I've heard in years. Brothers Joel (vocals/lead guitar) and Ryan O'Keeffe (drums),along with David Roads (guitar) and Justin Street (bass),have written an unequivocally classic rock album with fist-pump...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Guitarist Talks Touring And Songwriting

Arielle Castillo of Broward-Palm Beach New Times recently conducted an interview with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Joel Stroetzel. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: New Times: What do you think has contributed to your mainstream success? Joel: I think doing the Ozzfest a couple years helped...

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SLAYER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, SHADOWS FALL: EMG PICKUPS Signings At NAMM Announced

SLAYER, SHADOWS FALL, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE members are among the musicians that will be taking part in signing sessions for EMG Pickups at this year's winter NAMM show, which takes place January 17-20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The complete EMG sign...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Discusses His Work with MAX HAVOC, ENGLAND'S GLORY

An excerpt from an extensive 24-page interview with BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward, taken from music writer Joel Gausten's new book, "The Sabbath Interviews", is now available at this location. In the excerpt, Ward talks about his initial post-SABBATH work with the bands MAX HAVOC and ENGLAND'S GLO...

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STRYPER Frontman Featured In 'Noëlle' Movie; Trailer Available

The new Gener8xion Entertainment motion picture "Noëlle" — which features STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet as part of the supporting cast — is now in theaters. In the movie, Sweet plays one of the three "Tree Kings" and sings in Latin in the climatic ending of the film. Michael's wife Kyle was also th...

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AIRBOURNE Frontman Says JET And WOLFMOTHER Are 'Carbon Copies' And 'Not For Real'

Joel O'Keefe, lead singer and guitarist for Australian "pub rockers" AIRBOURNE, recently explained to ChartAttack.com exactly what separates his band from the rest of the Aussie pack. "JET and WOLFMOTHER are not for real. We are," he said. "That's the difference. They're not for real. They're doing...

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Legendary Bassist BOB DAISLEY Discusses His Work With BLACK SABBATH

An excerpt from an extensive interview with legendary bassist Bob Daisley (RAINBOW, OZZY OSBOURNE),taken from the new second edition of Joel Gausten's book "The Sabbath Interviews", is now available at this location. In the excerpt, Daisley discusses his time as the recording bassist/chief lyricist...

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Limited-Edition BLACK SABBATH Book Now Available

Music writer and drummer Joel Gausten (PIGFACE, THE UNDEAD, ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN) has published a special second edition of his book "The Sabbath Interviews". Originally conceived and published as a special Halloween-only release for readers of Gausten's MySpace page, "The Sabbath Interviews" is a...

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STRYPER Frontman's 'Noelle' Video Posted Online

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet's new music video for the song "Noelle", from the motion picture of the same name (coming to theaters in the U.S. December 7, 2007),is available below. Sweet's new solo album, "Touched", is scheduled for release on December 3, 2007 exclusively through Michael's offici...