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A PERFECT CIRCLE Guitarist 'Would Love To' Release New Studio Album

A PERFECT CIRCLE guitarist Billy Howerdel was interviewed by Las Vegas Weekly ahead of the band's sole 2012 show — on December 29 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada. Asked if the band has "a well of songs" that they are waiting to release, Billy said: "Kind of. I mean, I haven't ...

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BRET MICHAELS Featured In FreeCreditScore.com Commercial (Video)

FreeCreditScore.com has announced the launch its patented Score Planner, a new online tool designed to help consumers better understand what impacts a credit score. Starting on December 26, four new creative ads will support the launch, and one stars POISON singer, businessman and philanthropist Bre...

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BRET MICHAELS To Star In New FreeCreditScore.com Commercial

FreeCreditScore.com has announced the launch its patented Score Planner, a new online tool designed to help consumers better understand what impacts a credit score. Starting on December 26, four new creative ads will support the launch, and one stars POISON singer, businessman and philanthropist Bre...

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Music For New TOOL Album 'More Than Halfway' Done

According to The Pulse Of Radio, TOOL's webmaster posted a lengthy message online this week in which he claims that the band may be "more than halfway" finished writing the music for their fifth studio effort. The webmaster wrote, "While riding with Danny [Carey, drums] to Chili John's yesterday, I...

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Switzerland's THIS MISERY GARDEN Signs With SEASON OF MIST

Season Of Mist has announced the signing of Swiss metallers THIS MISERY GARDEN. Formed in Geneva in 2005, THIS MISERY GARDEN is a dark rock/metal act influenced by such bands as KATATONIA, TOOL and A PERFECT CIRCLE, delivering genuinely intense music. Melancholy and hope, anger defying serenity, lov...

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LINKIN PARK Gives Away Free Song To StageLight Music Users

On the heels of LINKIN PARK and Open Labs' launch of Windows PC music software StageLight, the band's founder, Mike Shinoda, composed and distributed a brand new song file direct to StageLight users via BitTorrent "as a thank you to all our early adopters." StageLight is designed to give virtually a...

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TOOL Singer Addresses 'Difficult Interview' Reputation

According to The Pulse Of Radio, TOOL singer Maynard James Keenan has addressed his reputation for being a very difficult interview in the latest installment of his bi-weekly online column for the Phoenix New Times. Keenan, who doesn't give a lot of interviews to begin with, has also been known to s...

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KORN, SLAYER, STAIND, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Members Talk PANTERA

On December 8, it will be eight years since PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was tragically taken from us. However, ARTISTDirect.com editor-in-chief Rick Florino decided to ask a myriad of artists about PANTERA's impact on them. So many of them cite "Vulgar Display Of Power", celebrating i...

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Video: DEVIN TOWNSEND Talks About Metal Guitar Gods EZmix Pack

A video clip of Canadian multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer Devin Townsend talking about his involvment in the Metal Guitar Gods EZmix Pack for Toonrack's widely popular multi-effect mixing tool EZmix 2 as well as how he uses other Toontrack products, like EZdrummer and Superior...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER's 'Personal VIP Package' To Include Never-Before-Heard CD From 1979

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker will release a personal VIP package shortly. This package will include an unreleased and never-before-heard CD which features a recording Schenker made in 1979. Michael plays guitar and bass on all tracks, he even sings on some of the songs. This makes it a very...

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DEZ FAFARA Talks Next DEVILDRIVER Album, COAL CHAMBER Future In Audio Interview

Vocalist Dez Fafara of DEVILDRIVER and the reunited COAL CHAMBER was interviewed on the November 16-18 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, g...

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TOOL, DEFTONES, SLASH, STONE SOUR Confirmed For OZZFEST JAPAN

Sharon Osbourne, in partnership with Japanese promoter Hayashi International Promotion (H.I.P.),recently confirmed the first-ever Ozzfest Japan. The two-day festival will debut Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12, 2013 at the Makuhari Messe Arena, just outside of Tokyo, and will feature headlining...

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MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Talks About Covering QUEEN, ACCEPT On New PUSCIFER EP

PUSCIFER, the Northern Arizona-based band helmed by Maynard James Keenan (TOOL, A PERFECT CIRCLE),will release an eight-song EP titled "Donkey Punch The Night" on February 19 via Puscifer Entertainment. The collection features two new songs written by Keenan and PUSCIFER cohorts Mat Mitchell, Carin...

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MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Covers QUEEN, ACCEPT Classics On New PUSCIFER EP

PUSCIFER, the Northern Arizona-based band helmed by Maynard James Keenan (TOOL, A PERFECT CIRCLE),will release an eight-song EP titled "Donkey Punch The Night" on February 19 via Puscifer Entertainment. "While continuing our tradition of releasing a few new songs at a time," explained Keenan. "I al...

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SOEN: New Video Interview With KIM PLATBARZDIS

Offstage TV conducted an interview with guitarist Kim Platbarzdis of SOEN at Metal Invasion 2012 on October 12 at Messehalle in Straubing, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. SOEN is the project featuring Swedish drummer Martin Lopez (ex-OPETH, AMON AMARTH),bassist Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, TE...