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ALICE IN CHAINS Collaborates With ELTON JOHN On New Album

Among the many highlights on "Black Gives Way To Blue", the highly anticipated new album from ALICE IN CHAINS, is a special guest performance by Elton John. The two rock legends collaborated on the album's stunning title track, "Black Gives Way To Blue", a heart-stirring tribute to ALICE IN CHAINS'...

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THE FLOOD To Resume Recording Full-Length Debut

Seattle, Washington-based heavy rockers THE FLOOD are preparing to resume recording their debut full-length album with Grammy Award-winning producer Sylvia Massy (TOOL, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, JOHNNY CASH, SMASHING PUMPKINS) at her Radiostar Studios in Weed, California. The CD will be released via the ind...

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DAATH Interviewed In New York City; Video Available

Metal Injection caught up with Georgia metal titans DAATH on July 23, 2009 at the New York City stop of the "Conquer and Curse" tour. During the interview, the bandmembers talk about their new record, "Concealers", recording with producer Jason Suecof, hilarious mispronunciations of their band name,...

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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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DREAM THEATER: JORDAN RUDESS iPhone App Available

Jordan Rudess, the world-renowned keyboardist of DREAM THEATER, has collaborated with Amidio Inc., the leading developer of iPhone music apps, in releasing JR Hexatone Pro — a unique iPhone sound sequencing app. JR Hexatone Pro is a next-generation 6-directional loop generation tool that uses artifi...

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DAATH: Video Interview With SEAN Z Available

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with vocalist Sean Z of Atlanta's DAATH when the band played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on July 26, 2009. Watch the 15-minute chat below. "Day Of Endless Light", the new video from DAATH, was shot in March in the band's hometown with director Robin Fuller (GHOST...

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CONTRIVE Taps DEVIN TOWNSEND For New Album Mix

Australia's CONTRIVE has tapped Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR) to mix its second album. The follow-up to 2006's "The Meaning Unseen" was recorded at Toyland Studios in Melbourne with producer Adam Calaitzis. Commented drummer Andrew Haug: "Unless you live in a cave,...

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ISIS Frontman Says REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS Was 'A Ridiculous Event'

Kurt Orzeck of the IndiePit blog recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Aaron Turner of ISIS, the innovative Los Angeles-by-way-of-Boston-based band. An excerpt from the chat follows below. IndiePit: I noticed that you put out the vinyl releases before the CD. Are you tempted to jus...

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TOOL Frontman Opens Wine-Tasting Room

The Pulse of Radio reports: TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan continues to expand his wine-making business in Arizona, opening a tasting room in his adopted hometown of Jerome. A statement announced that the Caduceus Cellars & Merkin Vineyards tasting room opened its doors on July 4, with Keena...

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OPETH Offered Support Slot On TOOL Tour

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "OK, good people, time for another boring post about some retarded little boy that thinks it's fun to pose like me and write 'fun' posts about new OPETH album titles etc....

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DAATH: 'Day Of Endless Light' Video Available

"Day Of Endless Light", the new video from Atlanta's DAATH, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in March in the band's hometown with director Robin Fuller (GHOST OF A THOUSAND, SHAPED BY FATEEyal Levi: "I hate music videos. Always have. There's been a few exceptions over the years like the ...

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MCQUEEN Parts Ways With Guitarist

U.K. all-girl band MCQUEEN has parted ways with guitarist Cat De Casanove. The group explains, "Unfortunately, as with many relationships in life, people grow apart and ultimately want different things. After these six years and many ups and downs, Cat has decided that she would like to pursue other...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Announces Tour Dates

ALICE IN CHAINS are giving fans a sneak preview of their highly anticipated upcoming album, "Black Gives Way To Blue" (Virgin/EMI) by posting a brand-new song online. The seven-minute-long track, titled "A Looking In View", can be heard on www.aliceinchains.com. A companion video for the song is for...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist: 'Our Next Album Will Be Just As Important As Our First Album'

FLmetal.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Glenn Tipton of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. FLmetal.com: Let me ask you about your guitar setup. I know you have the Hamer guitars, and you have one favorite guitar that you play...

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TOOL, LINKIN PARK, ALICE IN CHAINS Confirmed For EPICENTER Festival

TOOL, LINKIN PARK and ALICE IN CHAINS are among the confirmed bands for the Epicenter festival, set to take place August 22 at the Fairplex in Pomona, California. Also scheduled to appear are Australian metal act WOLFMOTHER and Tom Morello's latest project, STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB, along with HOL...