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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO Talks MASS MENTAL Project In New Video Interview

Argentinean rock journalist Lucas H. Gordon, who currently resides in Hollywood, California, recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo about Robert's resurrected MASS MENTAL project. You can now watch the chat below. MASS MENTAL was reactivated for a couple of appearance...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's SCOTT ROCKENFIELD: 'Every Day Keeps Getting Better And Better'

QUEENSRŸCHE's Scott Rockenfield spoke to Gary Graff of The Oakland Press about the group's future following the settlement agreement between the band and its former lead singer, Geoff Tate, over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name which gave the moniker to the drummer and his bandmates Eddie Jackson...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT: 'People Should Be Happy That PINK FLOYD Are Doing A New Record'

Peter Hodgson of iHeartGuitarBlog.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. iHeartGuitarBlog.com: "Pale Communion" is such a headphones record! Mikael: That's good, I like to h...

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AC/DC's PHIL RUDD Is 'So Proud' Of His Solo Album 'Head Job'

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd recently spoke to Libel Music about his debut solo album, "Head Job", which was released at the end of last month via Universal Music Australia. The songs on the CD were penned primarily by Rudd with the assistance of Allan Badger and Geoffrey Martin — musicians Phil met on ....

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GEOFF TATE Symbolically Removes TriRyche Logo From His Belt At 'Final' QUEENSRŸCHE Concert (Video)

Geoff Tate's version of QUEENSRŸCHE performed its final show on August 30 at Tailgaters Sports Bar & Grill in Bolingbrook, Illinois. To mark the occasion, Tate symbolically removed the QUEENSRŸCHE's logo — the so-called TriRyche symbol — from his belt before the final encore song. Fan-filmed vid...

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THE HAUNTED: Entire 'Exit Wounds' Album Available For Streaming

"Exit Wounds", the new album from Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED, is available for streaming in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. Released on August 25 in Europe and September 2 in North America via Century Media. the CD was once again recorded with the group's longtime producer Tue Mad...

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RACHEL BOLAN Says SKID ROW's Refusal To Reunite With SEBASTIAN BACH Proves That 'It Is Not About Money'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Classic Rock Revisited: Are you satisfied with SKID ROW's legacy, or do you think you're still making it? Rachel: A little bit of both. I am really proud o...

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PHIL RUDD Talks To New Zealand's THE ROCK FM About Solo Debut, New AC/DC Album (Audio)

Tracey Donaldson of The Rock FM radio station in New Zealand recently conducted an interview with AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd. You can now listen to the chat at this location. Rudd released a solo album, "Head Job", on August 29 via Universal Music Australia. The official lyric video for the CD's first...

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THE AGONIST Featuring New Singer VICKY PSARAKIS: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Entire SUMMER BREEZE Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of THE AGONIST's entire August 15 performance at the Summer Breeze festival in Dinkelsbühl, Germany can be seen below. THE AGONIST will release its new album, "Eye Of Providence", on November 11 in North America (one day earlier internationally) via Century Media. The band's...

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Author JOEL MCIVER Discusses 'Know Your Enemy: The Story Of Rage Against The Machine' Book (Audio)

Renowned author and biographer Joel McIver's "Know Your Enemy: The Story Of Rage Against The Machine" is available in hardcover, paperback and Kindle editions on Amazon. McIver wrote this compelling, insightful and entertaining look into RAGE's convoluted 25-year history, uncompromising politics and...

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Video: GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE Performs In Wichita

Fan-filmed video footage of the August 28 performance by Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE at The Cotillion in Wichita, Kansas can be seen below. In a brand new interview with the Daily Herald, Tate once again admitted that he is still perplexed as to why his former bandmates fired him from QUEENSRŸCHE in Ju...

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AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY Says His Memoir 'Goes Deeper' Than A Lot Of Other Autobiographies

In a brand new interview with AccessAtlanta.com, AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry spoke about his upcoming memoir, "Rocks: My Life In And Out Of Aerosmith", which is coming out on October 7. "I just got off the phone with our main guy at Simon & Schuster and there was literally a one-word change an...

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Drummer SIMON WRIGHT Talks About His Time With AC/DC, Working With GEOFF TATE

On July 26, Glenn Milligan of Metalliville.co.uk conducted a lengthy interview with drummer Simon Wright (DIO, AC/DC, UFO, DIO DISCIPLES, Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalliville.co.uk: I bet you've been asked this a million times, but how did you meet up wi...

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GEOFF TATE: 'Everything That People Associate With QUEENSRŸCHE, CHRIS DEGARMO And I Did That'

In a brand new interview with the Daily Herald, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate once again admitted that he is still perplexed as to why his former bandmates fired him in June 2012, a move which instigated lawsuits over the dismissal and sparked a protracted legal fight over the rights to the QUEEN...

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Video: METALLICA Bassist ROBERT TRUJILLO's MASS MENTAL Project Plays Whisky A Go-Go

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo resurrected his MASS MENTAL project for a couple of appearances in late August and early September. The first show took place last night (Tuesday, August 26) at the Whisky A Go-Go in West Hollywood, California and will be followed by a performance at Warwick in Mark...