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METAL CHURCH Guitarist's 'Horrible Realization' About The Music Business

Matt Coe of DeadRhetoric.com recently conducted an interview with METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. DeadRhetoric.com: When Ronny Munroe left METAL CHURCH in 2014, how did the process flesh out with getting Mike Howe back on vocals? As I've read in ot...

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Suffice it to say, Lita Ford's had herself quite an odyssey the past few years. Letting the ruts lie within the rough roads weathered, Lita follows up her fan-pleasing 2012 album "Living Like a Runaway" in pretty sizable fashion. She drops a new autobiography, "Living Like a Runaway: A Memoir" this...

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OVERKILL Has Eleven Songs 'Fully Demoed' For Upcoming Album

New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL are scheduled to enter the studio in early May to begin recording their 18th album for a tentative October 28 release via Nuclear Blast. Eleven songs have been written and demoed so far for the follow-up to 2014's "White Devil Armory", which sold around 8,40...

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METAL CHURCH: Official Lyric Video For 'Reset' Song

The official lyric video for "Reset", a brand new song from hard rock titans METAL CHURCH, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "XI", which will be released on March 25 via Rat Pak Records. Produced by Kurdt Vanderhoof and co-produced by Chris "The Wizard" Collier, the ba...

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GREG LAKE Wasn't Shocked By KEITH EMERSON's Suicide

Greg Lake has told U.K.'s Express that he wasn't shocked by the tragic death of his EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER bandmate Keith Emerson. The 71-year-old keyboard legend died last week as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In addition to confirming the death as a suicide, the Los Angeles Count...

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KIRK HAMMETT Confirms Identity Of METALLICA's New Album Producer

Kirk Hammett has confirmed to Alternative Press that METALLICA has "pretty much" tapped Greg Fidelman to produce the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic" album. "As far as what the final outcome will be, I don't know," the METALLICA guitarist said. "We have not brought in any [ot...

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KEITH EMERSON Feared He Could No Longer Perform Perfectly For His Fans, Says His Girlfriend

Keith Emerson's girlfriend has told U.K.'s Daily Mail that the EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER keyboardist killed himself because he was concerned about the nerve damage to his right hand which had affected his playing. Mari Kawaguchi found the 71-year-old musician's dead body around 1:30 a.m. Friday aft...

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Report: KEITH EMERSON's Death Investigated As Suicide

According to TMZ, Keith Emerson died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. Law enforcement sources tell the site the EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER keyboardist had a single wound to the head when his girlfriend found him in their home in Santa Monica, California. Sgt. Erika Aklufi of the Santa Monica...

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KURDT VANDERHOOF Says METAL CHURCH Was 'A Big Joke' To NIRVANA: 'F**k Those Guys'

METAL CHURCH founding guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof was interviewed on a recent edition of the "Talk Toomey" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. Speaking about METAL CHURCH's relationship with the bands from the early Seattle "grunge" scene like NIRVANA, Kurdt said: "I know...

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KREATOR Frontman Misses METALLICA's 'Rebellious Spirit'

During a recent appearance on the official podcast of Canadian rocker Danko Jones, KREATOR frontman Mille Petrozza spoke about his love for early METALLICA and where he hopes to see James Hetfield and Co. go on their next studio release. "I really wish that METALLICA would put out an album that blow...

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ACE FREHLEY: Quality Footage Of Beverly Hills Concert

Heavy Metal Greg has uploaded video footage of original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley's March 5 concert at Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, California. Check out the clips below. Frehley will release "Origins Vol. 1", a collection of twelve newly recorded classics from Ace's formative years featuring so...

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METAL CHURCH Taps SAVATAGE Guitarist CHRIS CAFFERY For Upcoming Tour

TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and SAVATAGE guitarist Chris Caffery will fill in for METAL CHURCH's Rick Van Zandt on the latter band's upcoming U.S. tour, which commences March 24 in Portland, Maine. Rick had to go in for emergency eye surgery to repair a detached retina and will be unable to join the gr...

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Doom Metal Legends THE OBSESSED Are Back!

THE OBSESSED, one of the early BLACK SABBATH-influenced doom metal bands on the American continent, has reformed and is working on a new studio album. THE OBSESSED frontman Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who has also played with SAINT VITUS, SPIRIT CARAVAN, THE HIDDEN HAND and SHRINEBUILDER, announced THE O...

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New SCOTT WEILAND Book 'Memories Of A Rock Star' Tells Inside Story Of Late, Great Rock Singer

From late 1992 and throughout the remainder of the decade, if you spent any amount of time watching MTV or listening to rock radio, you were bound to come in contact with a tune by STONE TEMPLE PILOTS. With such classic releases as "Core", "Purple" and "Tiny Music… Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop"...

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ALEX LIFESON, GEDDY LEE Talk RUSH's Future: 'Right Now We Don't Have Any Plans For Anything'

RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson and bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee appeared on the latest episode of "Sound Opinions", the long-running Chicago Public Radio program hosted by Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot. They talked about a variety of topics, including the future of their iconic band. Alex said: "I think rig...