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Former RAMONES Bassist Says He Was 'Approached About Joining METALLICA' Twice

Former RAMONES bassist C.J Ramone says that he was invited to audition for METALLICA on two separate occasions but turned down the opportunity to join the San Francisco Bay Area-based metal giants. The bassist, whose real name is Christopher Ward, said he was "honored" to be asked to try out for MET...

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MOTRHEAD Drummer Interviewed At ROCK IN RIO Festival (Video)

Didi Wagner and Luisa Micheletti of Multishow conducted an interview with MOTRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee after the band's performance at the Rock In Rio festival in on September 25, 2011 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. You can now watch the chat below. MOTRHEAD's new album, "The Wrld Is Yours", sold 7,000 c...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist: 'New Material From Older Bands Doesn't Do What People Expect It To'

Rob Cavuoto of Guitar International recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER guitarist Eddie Ojeda. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitar International: TWISTED SISTER has been quite busy putting out some great live DVDs "Double Live" and the upcoming "Marquee Club '83?"...

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GRAVEYARD To Support MOTRHEAD In Germany

Gothenburg, Sweden-based psychedelic doom rock band GRAVEYARD will support MOTRHEAD on the German leg of their European tour in November. Commented GRAVEYARD: "This year is getting more and more unbelievable for us. As it if it wasn't enough that we got the chance to open for [IRON] MAIDEN in our ho...

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ABSU, TSJUDER Confirmed For Norway's INFERNO Festival

ABSU and TSJUDER have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Inferno festival, set to take place April 4-7, 2012 at the Rockefeller and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway. Also scheduled to appear on the bill are BORKANAGAR, ARCTURUS, WITCHERY, AGALLOCH and ANAAL NATHRAKH. The Inferno metal fest...

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Updated: STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Frontman Diagnosed With 'Inflamed Vocal Cords'

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS were forced to postpone the last four shows of their summer tour after lead singer Scott Weiland was diagnosed with "inflamed vocal cords." The band was scheduled to perform last night (Tuesday, September 13) at the Taft Theater in Cincinnati, Ohio. But per Weiland's physician's...

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Heavy Metal Quilter Interviewed on NPR's 'All Things Considered' (Audio)

San Francisco artist Ben Venom (a.k.a. Ben Baumgartner),who makes quilts from t-shirts of heavy metal bands, was interviewed on this past weekend's edition of "All Things Considered" show on NPR (National Public Radio). You can now listen to the segment at this location. In a recent interview with...

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AGALLOCH, ANAAL NATHRAKH Confirmed For Norway's INFERNO Festival

American avant garde folk metal band AGALLOCH and Britain's most necro black metal act ANAAL NATHRAKH have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Inferno festival, set to take place April 4-7, 2012 at the Rockefeller and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway. Also scheduled to appear on the bill ar...

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GWAR Frontman Featured In New Original Series On FEARnet

GWAR frontman and lead throat thing Oderus Urungus has just been confirmed to be a featured cast member on FEARnet's first original series, "Holliston". Oderus Urungus joins TWISTED SISTER's Dee Snider as well as stars Adam Green and Joe Lynch on the offbeat multicamera buddy comedy series created b...

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman 'Feeling Terrible' About Leaving Family To Deal With Hurricane

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider has posted the following message on his Twitter profile: "Well, this blows. Heading to airport for TWISTED show [at the Rock Jam festival] in Colorado tomorrow and leaving my family to deal with hurricane. Made sure things were secure before I left, but still.... "...

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TWISTED SISTER: Full-Length Track From 'Live At The Marquee Club' Available For Streaming

Hell-bent for eyeliner and ready to rock the world, TWISTED SISTER stormed the stage at London's famed Marquee Club in March of 1983 for two intense shows that cemented the band's live legacy in the U.K. Recordings from those legendary nights reveal the Long Island quintet raw, hungry and catching f...

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman Interviewed On Ohio's 104.9 THE EAGLE (Audio)

Ryan Wrecker of the 104.9 The Eagle radio station (web site) in Lima, Ohio recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below.

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman Part Of Voice Cast For English Dub Of 'Ronal The Barbarian'

According to ScreenDaily.com, the voice cast for the English-language dub of the upcoming 3D animated feature "Ronal The Barbarian" will include TWISTED SISTER vocalist Dee Snider. The recording is underway now in New York City. Nordisk will release "Ronal The Barbarian" in Scandinavia on September...

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MOTRHEAD: New Video Interview With LEMMY

A video interview with MOTRHEAD frontman Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister conducted at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival on Saturday, August 6 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany can be seen below. MOTRHEAD's new album, "The Wrld Is Yours", sold 7,000 co...

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DEE SNIDER Says He Is Working On Book, 'Broadway' Album

Pat Prince of Goldmine magazine recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Goldmine: "Under the Blade" (1982) was a great album. It has been said that the production wasn't very good but I love the raw sound. Snider: You'...