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KIRK WINDSTEIN Is Not Opposed To Making New Music With DOWN

Kirk Windstein says that he is not opposed to making new music with DOWN Last month, Windstein confirmed that he will be part of DOWN's upcoming 2020 shows to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the group's debut album, "NOLA". A founding member of DOWN, Windstein left the band in 2013 in order to foc...

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Former MACHINE HEAD Members Team Up With MEGADETH Bassist, BLEEDING THROUGH Singer

Former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel has recorded the track "The Permanent Decay", featuring an all-star cast, including BLEEDING THROUGH vocalist Brandan Schieppati, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, and SACRED REICH (and ex-MACHINE HEAD) drummer Dave McClain. The track wi...

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GEORGE LYNCH, BRAD GILLIS, CARMINE APPICE, JACK RUSSELL, Others To Pay Tribute To RONNIE MONTROSE

Iconic American rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose will be saluted by a stellar lineup of musicians whose own careers were influenced by the legendary and powerful Montrose sound at "Ronnie Montrose Remembered" — one of the most-talked-about shows of NAMM 2020. This celebratory concert highlighting Mont...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Singer On Guitarist JASON RICHARDSON: 'We Didn't Wanna Get Someone That Was Gonna Try To Be OLI HERBERT'

ALL THAT REMAINS singer Phil Labonte says that he is "excited to write" with Jason Richardson. A former member of BORN OF OSIRIS and CHELSEA GRIN, Richardson joined ALL THAT REMAINS as the replacement for longtime guitarist Oliver "Oli" Herbert, who passed away in October 2018. In a recent interview...

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MACHINE HEAD's New Drummer MATT ALSTON: Drum-Cam Footage Of 'Ten Ton Hammer' Performance From Gdansk

Drum-cam footage of MACHINE HEAD drummer Matt Alston performing the song "Ten Ton Hammer" with his bandmates on October 18 at B90 in Gdansk, Poland can be seen below. MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn recently spoke to France's HEAVY1 about the addition of Polish guitarist Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka (DEC...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Is Once Again Warming Up To Idea Of One Day Writing His Autobiography

Former PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo appears to be once again warming up to the idea of one day releasing his autobiography. Anselmo and BloodyDisgusting.com writer Corey Mitchell in 2013 secured a deal with Jeremie Ruby-Strauss, senior editor at Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books imprint, for A...

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JOE ELLIOTT 'Wouldn't Say No' To Proper DEF LEPPARD Biopic

Joe Elliott says that DEF LEPPARD's 2001 biopic was a "low-budget experiment that wasn't really great." "Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story" was produced by VH1 and was described as "the true story of one of the most successful pop-metal bands of the '80s." Upon its release, it was slammed by Deseret...

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HELLYEAH Guitarist TOM MAXWELL: 'Losing VINNIE PAUL Was Hard'

HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell spoke to the Edmonton Journal about the band's decision to perform covers of PANTERA's "I'm Broken" and "Walk" during its recent tour as a tribute to HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (formerly of PANTERA),who passed away a year and a half ago. "We've never done any...

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SLIPKNOT's MICK THOMSON Meets Fans At New York's SAM ASH (Video)

This past August, SLIPKNOT guitarist Mick Thomson stopped in to meet all of his adoring fans at Sam Ash's New York City store to take photos and sign their gear, including his new Jackson Pro Series Signature Mick Thomson Soloist SL2. Check out a video recap below. As previously reported, Thomson a...

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LAST IN LINE's ANDREW FREEMAN: 'I Don't Know How Long This Band Will Last'

LAST IN LINE frontman Andrew Freeman says that he has gotten "mostly positive" feedback from people about his interpretations of classic DIO songs that were originally sung by legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Formed in 2012 by drummer Vinny Appice, bassist Jimmy Bain and guitarist Vi...

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Listen To GARY MOORE's 'Since I Met You Baby' From Upcoming 'Live From London' Album

The career of Gary Moore was a jagged timeline, full of twists, turns and wild tangents. And yet, through it all, the Irishman never lost faith in the power of live music. On December 2, 2009 — just fourteen months before his tragic death aged 58 — the fabled guitarist played a special one-off club...

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SLIPKNOT's JIM ROOT And MICK THOMSON Named World's Best Heavy Metal Guitarists

SLIPKNOT's Jim Root and Mick Thomson have been named winners of this year's Music Radar poll for "Best Metal Guitarists In The World." The pair received over 17,000 votes, beating out such names as James Hetfield (METALLICA); James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Welch (KORN); Olavi Mikkonen and Jo...

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MACHINE HEAD's New Drummer MATT ALSTON: Drum-Cam Footage Of 'Take My Scars' Performance From Milan

Drum-cam footage of MACHINE HEAD drummer Matt Alston performing the song "Take My Scars" with his bandmates on October 25 at Live Club in Milan, Italy can be seen below. MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn recently spoke to France's HEAVY1 about the addition of Polish guitarist Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka (...

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It's Official: KIRK WINDSTEIN Rejoins DOWN For 'NOLA' 25th-Anniversary Tour

Kirk Windstein has confirmed that he will be part of DOWN's upcoming 2020 shows to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the group's debut album, "NOLA". A founding member of DOWN, Windstein left the band in 2013 in order to focus on CROWBAR and his family life. He was replaced by Bobby Landgraf, DOWN's...

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SHINEDOWN's BRENT SMITH Says PANTERA And DEATH Were Early Influences

Singer Brent Smith of SHINEDOWN, which plays melodic hard rock heavily indebted to grunge bands of the early 1990s, says that he has also drawn influence from the era's more extreme metal acts, including some that most people wouldn't associate with his group. "I'll just say it straight up, man — a...