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JOHN SYKES/MIKE PORTNOY Project Is No More

The much-anticipated new band featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) and guitarist/vocalist John Sykes (WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER, THIN LIZZY) is no more. Portnoy and Sykes announced their collaboration during a July 2011 taping of season eight of VH1 Classic...

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LYNCH MOB Recruits VAINS OF JENNA Singer For Upcoming Tour, Album

Vintage Rock's Junkman conducted an interview with legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, SOULS OF WE, TOOTH AND NAIL) at the 2012 NAMM show on January 21 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below. Regarding the current status of LYNCH MO...

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Former ANTHRAX, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Members Perform Classics At 'NAMM Metal Jam' (Video)

Vocalist Neil Turbin (DEATHRIDERS, ANTHRAX),drummer/vocalist Jeff Martin (RACER X, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, BADLANDS, DOKKEN, PAUL GILBERT, GEORGE LYNCH) and bassist Rev Jones (STEELHEART, MOUNTAIN, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, FUEL, BLACK SYMPHONY) are among the musicians who took part in the NAMM Metal...

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'Megadeth: Another Time, A Different Place' Photography Book Due In March

Due on March 13 via MTV Press, "Megadeth: Another Time, A Different Place" gives the audience a front-row seat into the early days and meteoric rise of this young band who would become one of the most influential groups of all time and, with ANTHRAX, SLAYER, and METALLICA, consistently touted among...

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ACE FREHLEY 'Budokan' Les Paul Custom Guitar Unveiled

When KISS hit the stage at Nippon Budokan in Japan in 1977 with guitarist Ace Frehley behind a Cherry Sunburst, three-pickup Les Paul Custom, the entire package — band, guitarist, guitar — embodied the height of glam-rock excess and success for the '70s. This was the ultimate marriage of pop and hea...

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COREY TAYLOR Says 2012 Will Be 'A Strengthening Year' For SLIPKNOT

Nancy Dunham of Loudwire recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loudwire: You are so down to earth. That's something a lot of your fans must find so surprising. Corey: It's important. The people I respect t...

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MASTODON Drummer Talks Band's 12th Anniversary, Collaboration With FEIST

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with drummer Brann Dailor of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: Since it was the 12-year anniversary of when you got together as a band for the first time,...

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METALLICA Frontman Celebrates Half Brother's 60th Birthday

According to Beautiful Brea Old And New, METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield came to Brea, California several weeks ago for his half brother David Hale's 60th birthday. They jammed METALLICA songs as well as music from the '60s for two hours at Virtuo Music Studio in Brea, where James spotte...

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PRIMAL FEAR Singer: 'Over The Years We've Grown Together As A Great Writing Team'

David E. Gehlke of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Ralf Scheepers of German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Blistering.com: You guys are always so productive and it's not like churning out subpar albums. Where does the work e...

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LUNAR PATH To Release 'Memento Mori' Next Month

Finnish melodic gothic metal/rock band LUNAR PATH will release its debut album, "Memento Mori", on February 1 via Inverse Records. According to a press release, "Memento Mori" is "a concept album about a downward spiral in depression and death, set out to stretch the boundaries of traditional melodi...

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WOODS OF YPRES Mainman Remembered In Latest MSRcast Episode

A very special lengthy episode of MSRcast (Mainstream Resistance Radio) dedicated to David Gold — a founding member of the Ontario, Canada-based black and doom metal band WOODS OF YPRES, who was killed on December 21 in a car accident near Barrie, Ontario — can be streamed using the audio player bel...

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THRESHOLD Singer's Illness Forces Shows Cancelations

British progressive metallers THRESHOLD have announced the cancelation of all their shows that were planned for April. THRESHOLD is currently in the studio recording its ninth album, "March Of Progress", but regretfully vocalist Damian Wilson has been taken ill so all of the band's plans are now del...

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'Lost' THIN LIZZY Tapes Resurface 26 Years After PHIL LYNOTT's Death

According to the Belfast Telegraph, a mysterious benefactor has emerged with hundreds of unreleased THIN LIZZY songs, stored in secret since the death of frontman Phil Lynott in 1986. Universal Music will release a selection of these recordings in June, working with the full co-operation of the band...

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MEGADETH Bassist Featured On Former LIZZY BORDEN Guitarist's KNIGHT FURY Project

Bassist David Ellefson (MEGADETH),drummer Ken Mary (ALICE COOPER, IMPELLITTERI, FIFTH ANGEL) and vocalist William King are among the guest musicians who appear on "Time To Rock", the debut album from KNIGHT FURY, the project led by former LIZZY BORDEN guitarist Chris Sanders. Regarding the KNIGHT F...

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Details of Formal Service For WOODS OF YPRES Mainman Revealed

A formal funeral service for David Gold — a founding member of the Ontario, Canada-based black and doom metal band WOODS OF YPRES — will be held on Wednesday, December 28 at Northwood Funeral Home, located at 942 Great Northern Road. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., with service to fo...