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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...

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GEOFF TATE Says He Was Paid 'Large Amount Of Money' For His Share Of QUEENSRŸCHE Name

On August 20, former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was interviewed on the "Daytime @ Nine" lifestyle program in San Antonio, Texas. You can now watch the segment below. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the QUEENSRŸCHE "farewell" tour: Tate: "Well, it's...

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AC/DC's PHIL RUDD Talks To Australia's TRIPLE M About Solo Album 'Head Job' (Audio)

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd and Allan Badger, who plays on Rudd's solo album, "Head Job", were interviewed last week on Australia's long-running rock station Triple M. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. "Head Job" will be released on August 29 via Universal Music Australia. The offic...

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THE AGONIST Interviewed By Austria's MetalUnderground.at (Video)

MetalUnderground.at conducted an interview with Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers THE AGONIST in Vienna, Austria. You can now watch the chat below. THE AGONIST will release its new album, "Eye Of Providence", on November 11 in North America (one day earlier internationally) via...

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THE HAUNTED: 'Cutting Teeth' Video Released

"Cutting Teeth", the new video from Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's band's new album, "Exit Wounds", which will be 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 l...

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GEOFF TATE Declares Himself 'Winner' In QUEENSRŸCHE Legal Battle

On August 20, Jay Nanda of the San Antonio Metal Music Examiner conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerps follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his upcoming trilogy project: Tate: "I've been working on it for a coup...

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Ex-DIO Guitarist CRAIG GOLDY Taps WAYNE FINDLAY, CHRIS MOORE For New Project

Ex-DIO guitarist Craig Goldy and former QUIET RIOT frontman Mark Huff have recruited guitarist/keyboardist Wayne Findlay (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) and drummer Chris Moore for their new project. The band is rounded out by bassist Dario Seixas (FIREHOUSE, STEPHEN PEARCY, JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE). Sa...

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WOLF's NIKLAS STÅLVIND Interviewed By Spain's GoetiaMedia.com (Audio)

Jorge Fretes of Spain's GoetiaMedia.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Niklas "Viper" Stålvind of Swedish metallers WOLF. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. WOLF's video for the song "Shark Attack" was helmed by Owe Lingvall at Dreamday Media, who prev...

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'Metal Down Under': A History Of Australian Heavy Metal DVD Now Available

One of the most anticipated projects in Australian heavy music history has been released. "Metal Down Under" was an epic undertaking, over two years in the making and chronicles over 40 years of Australian metal heritage. Since the late 1970s, a thriving underground scene of extreme music has contin...

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GEOFF TATE Is 'Looking Forward To The Freedom Of Being Able To Create Music Without A Predetermined Moniker'

Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate recently spoke to Lauren Wise of the Phoenix New Times about the settlement agreement with his former bandmates over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name and his decision to carry on as OPERATION: MINDCRIME, named after QUEENSRŸCHE's epic concept album from 1988. "I...

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JOE PERRY: First 'Rocks: My Life In And Out Of Aerosmith' Book-Signing Appearances Announced

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry will release his long-awaited memoir, "Rocks: My Life In And Out Of Aerosmith", on October 7 via Simon & Schuster. Perry worked with author David Ritz, who has written books with B.B. King, Jerry Wexler and Bettye LaVette. In the tradition of the mega-bestseller "Li...

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GEOFF TATE Interviewed On '92 Minutes Of Hair With Mel' (Audio)

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was interviewed on the "92 Minutes Of Hair With Mel" show on the Las Vegas, Nevada radio station KOMP 92.3. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Named after QUEENSRŸCHE's epic concept album from 1988, "Operation: Mindcrime", Tate's new...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Says He 'Didn't Even Think It Was Possible' For Him To Get Fired

In a brand new interview with GoUpstate.com, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate 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 QUEENSRŸCHE name. "...

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Former QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE: 'I'll Always Perform The Music I Wrote'

Jon Ballard of Fresno, California's 105.1 The Blaze radio station recently conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether it's a bittersweet...

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THE AGONIST: Fourth 'Eye Of Providence' Studio Video

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers THE AGONIST will release their new album, "Eye Of Providence", on November 11 in North America (one day earlier internationally) via Century Media. The band's first CD with new vocalist Vicky Psarakis was recorded at The Grid studio in their hom...