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DREAM THEATER Drummer Talks About State Of Rock, 'American Idol'

Jon Chattman of The Huffington Post recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Huffington Post: What do you think of the state of rock? Portnoy: Well, the state of the "music industry" is at its most fragile that it's...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman Issues Update

Vocalist Dani "Filth" Davey of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH has posted a lengthy update on the band's MySpace blog. A couple of excerpts from the entry follow below. "The video for 'The Death Of Love' is now finished and [can be viewed below]. The premise for this track is very much ...

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MASTODON Interviewed By DROWNED IN SOUND

Drowned In Sound recently conducted an interview with Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. Watch the chat below. MASTODON will team up with the lifesize version of DETHKLOK, the animated band from Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse", for a co-headlining tour in October/November. Also scheduled to appear...

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SLIPKNOT, ALICE IN CHAINS, MACHINE HEAD Members Interviewed At KERRANG! AWARDS

ITN Music has uploaded interview footage from the "red carpet" at this year's Kerrang! Awards, which was held last night (Monday, August 3) in London, England. According to ContactMusic.com, SLIPKNOT walked away with "Best Live Act" and "Best International Band" at the event, which frontman Corey Ta...

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METALLICA, SLIPKNOT Honored At KERRANG! AWARDS; Photos Available

According to ContactMusic.com, SLIPKNOT and METALLICA have been honored with the top prizes at the 2009 Kerrang! Awards in London. SLIPKNOT walked away with "Best Live Act" and "Best International Band" at Monday's (August 3) event, which frontman Corey Taylor co-hosted. He branded the double award...

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MASTODON, DETHKLOK To Team Up For North American Tour

Atlanta's hard rock icons MASTODON will team up with the lifesize version of DETHKLOK, the animated band from Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse", for a co-headlining tour in October/November. Also scheduled to appear are CONVERGE and HIGH ON FIRE. The 34-city trek will kick off October 2 and will scorch t...

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BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST Featured On 'Madden NFL 10' Soundtrack

BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST are among the featured artists on the soundtrack for Madden NFL 10 from Electronic Arts Inc. Since 2001, the annual Madden NFL soundtrack has become music's most essential launching pad for such artists as AVENGED SEVENFOLD, FRANZ FERDINAND, LUPE FIASCO an...

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PARADISE LOST Confirmed For U.K.'s SONISPHERE Festival

U.K. gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST have been confirmed for the METALLICA-headlined inaugural Sonisphere festival, set to take place on August 1-2 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. They will appear as "special guests" at 11:50 a.m. on the Saturn Stage. Sonisphere is headlined by...

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MASTODON Drummer Schedules Copenhagen Signing Session

Drummer Brann Dailor of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will take part in a signing session for Meinl Cymbals on July 28 at the Musikhuset AAGE Jensen in Copenhagen, Denmark from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. MASTODON recently launched a "Crack The Skye" tour page featuring pictures, videos, setl...

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SOIL Confirmed For U.K.'s SONISPHERE Festival

Chicago heavy rockers SOIL have been confirmed for the METALLICA-headlined inaugural Sonisphere festival, set to take place on August 1-2 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. Commented bassist Tim King: "We are extremely excited to be part of the Sonisphere festival this year. We have ju...

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16 Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Los Angeles, California's 16 has issued the following update: "After his second and most recent stint behind the drum kit for 16, Jason Corley has announced he's moving on to explore other opportunities. We wish him luck. Filling Jason's shoes is none other than Mateo Pinkerton. You may have seen hi...

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DESPISED ICON: New Song Available For Streaming

A new DESPISED ICON track, "MVP", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the Montreal extreme metallers' new album, "Day Of Mourning", which is scheduled for release on September 22 via Century Media Records. The CD was produced by Yannick St-Amand, while the mixin...

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MASTODON: New Video Interview With BILL KELLIHER Posted Online

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with guitarist Bill Kelliher of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. Watch the chat in four parts below. MASTODON recently launched a "Crack The Skye" tour page featuring pictures, videos, setlists and fan commentary for each show on the band'...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer: 'Our Sound And Style Has Endured The Test Of Time'

DREAM THEATER's publicity firm, MSO, has released the following question-and-answer session with the band's drummer, Mike Portnoy: Q: Congrats on the massive global success that has greeted "Black Clouds & Silver Linings": a #1 debut on the Billboard European chart and 12 Top Ten album chart deb...

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Woman Dies Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her tent at this year's With Full Force festival, which was held July 3-5, 2009 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. According to German media reports, the woman died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the source of which has not yet been determined. Two of...