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PHILIP ANSELMO Says 'There Will Be Some More Ambitious Songwriting' On Next DOWN EP

ARTISTdirect.com editor in chief Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: [The new DOWN EP] "Down IV - Part Two" embodies what DOWN was always meant to be. It's a natu...

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METAL CHURCH Singer RONNY MUNROE To Release 'Electric Wake' Solo Album; First Studio Clip

The first clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Electric Wake", the forthcoming third solo album from METAL CHURCH frontman Ronny Munroe, can be seen below. Due later in the year via Rat Pak Records, the CD will feature guest appearances by George Lynch (KXM, LYNCH MOB, ex-DOK...

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METAL CHURCH: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Eindhoven Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of METAL CHURCH's April 27 performance at Dynamo in Eindhoven, The Netherlands can be seen below. "Generation Nothing", the tenth studio album from METAL CHURCH — Ronny Munroe on vocals, Kurdt Vanderhoof and Rick Van Zandt on guitar, Steve Unger on bass, and Jeff Plate on dr...

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DEF LEPPARD's RICK SAVAGE Selling Irish Home For $2.57 Million

According to The Irish Times, DEF LEPPARD bassist Rick Savage is selling his Irish home for an advised minimum value (AMV) of €1.85 million (approximately $2.57 million). The musician and his wife, Paige, bought the house just over a year ago for €1.8 million and are said to be headling back to the...

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SLAYER Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Last night at the Revolver Golden Gods awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, SLAYER surprised the capacity crowd with an unannounced performance, kicking off the show with a three-song set that included the global premiere of "Implode", the band's first new studio recording in five years....

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Audio: SLAYER Debuts New Song 'Implode' AT REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS Awards Show

Legendary thrashers SLAYER debuted a brand new track, "Implode", during their surprise three-song opening set last night (Wednesday, April 23) at the Revolver Golden Gods awards show at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. The tune, which was recently laid down in the studio with producer Terry Da...

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Campaign To Save SOUNDGARDEN And PEARL JAM Mixing Console Falls Short Of Goal

According to The Pulse Of Radio, the mixing console that was used to record albums like PEARL JAM's "Ten" and SOUNDGARDEN's "Louder Than Love" has been reported as being in desperate need of repairs. So the owners at Seattle's London Bridge Studio launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise money to...

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Video: BRUCE DICKINSON, GLENN HUGHES, IAN PAICE Pay Tribute To Late DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist JON LORD

Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, CALIFORNIA BREED),Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN),Ian Paice (DEEP PURPLE),Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE, OZZY OSBOURNE, RAINBOW),Rick Wakeman (YES),and Micky Moody (WHITESNAKE) are among the musicians who celebrated late DEEP PURPLE keyb...

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SLIPKNOT: 'Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses' Double Clear Vinyl Reissue Set For 'Record Store Day'

A double clear vinyl reissue of SLIPKNOT's "Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses", which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year (original street date: May 25, 2004),will be released as part of this year's Record Store Day on April 19. Produced by Rick Rubin, "Vol. 3" features classic SLIPKNOT anthems l...

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VINNY APPICE 'Would Love' To Play With BLACK SABBATH Again: 'I'm Here For Them If They Need Me'

Fredrik Polback of classic rock program "Radio Fireball" (Twitter) in Jönköping, Sweden recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, DIO, LAST IN LINE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On Ronnie James Dio: Vinny: "We were lik...

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Report: Suspect In Calgary's 'Worst Mass Murder' Posted Title Of MEGADETH Song And Album Hours Before Stabbings

According to Postmedia News, the man who is suspected of killing five young people at a Calgary, Alberta, Canada house party Tuesday night posted the title of a MEGADETH song, "Dread And The Fugitive Mind", and album title, "The World Needs A Hero", on his Facebook page in the hours before the ...

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BLACK SABBATH Touring Drummer TOMMY CLUFETOS: OZZY, TONY And GEEZER 'Rock Harder Than Any 20-Year-Olds I Know'

Jason Rockman, SLAVES ON DOPE singer and on-air announcer/host of "Amped With The Rockman" on the Montreal, Quebec, Canada radio station CHOM 97 7, conducted an interview with BLACK SABBATH's touring drummer Tommy Clufetos before the band's April 7 concert in Montreal. You can now watch the chat bel...

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MASSACRE's TERRY BUTLER Speaks To Spain's GoetiaMedia.com (Audio)

Jorge Fretes of Spain's GoetiaMedia.com recently conducted an interview with bassist Terry Butler of resurrected 1990s Florida-based death metallers MASSACRE. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. MASSACRE's long-awaited comeback album, "Back From Beyond", was released on March 2...

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DEF LEPPARD Rocks The PreSonus ADL 700 Channel Strip For Upcoming Studio Album

Having worked with U.K. rockers DEF LEPPARD in the studio and as concert front-of-house engineer for well over a decade, Ronan McHugh has had ample opportunity to try out lots of different gear with the band. McHugh has been using the new PreSonus ADL 700 tube channel strip to record the band's firs...

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PHILIP ANSELMO On PANTERA's 'Far Beyond Driven': 'There Was No Way In Hell I Was Going To Go The Commercial Route'

ARTISTdirect.com editor in chief Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with Philip Anselmo of PANTERA about the 20th-annviersary reissue of the band's classic 1994 album, "Far Beyond Driven". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: "Far Beyond Driven" feels like PAN...