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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Says New Album Is 'More Than 50 Percent Written'

Metal Sanaz conducted an interview with TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick at last month's NAMM show in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the progress of the songwriting sessions for TESTAMENT's follow-up to 2012's "Dark Roots Of Earth", Skolnick said: "TESTAMENT t...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK On Getting Married: 'It Took Fifteen Years To Find The Right One'

Frankie DiVita of the 95.5 KLOS radio station conducted an interview with former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick at this year's NAMM show, which took place January 22-25 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking ab...

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TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Performs At Montreal's SHOW HARLEY (Video)

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider performed at the 2015 Show Harley in Montreal, Quebec. Snider was joined by openers THE DAWN TRUTH and EAGLE TEARS at the 36th Show Harley, which saw over 50 Harley-Davidson and custom motorcycles riding around in the Bell Centre, a presentation of the most spectac...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON: 'STEVE HARRIS Really Opened My Eyes To What A Bass Player Could Do'

In a brand new interview with TheMusicBiz.org, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked how he managed to develop a distinctive bass style at a time when no one quite knew how to be a metal bass player, especially in terms of thrash. "Well, y'know, for me, I grew up on a farm in ...

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TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Says He Is 'Testing The Water' With Three Brand New Solo Songs

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider will release a career-spanning compilation, "Rock And Roll Ain't Dead - Dee Snider Essentials 1983-2015", in March through Rhino. The collection will feature music from all of Snider's projects over the years — including TWISTED SISTER, WIDOWMAKER, DESPERADO, VAN H...

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CARMINE And VINNY APPICE's 'Drum Wars': Official Fan-Filmed Video

Drumming demi-gods Carmine and Vinny Appice have both had extraordinary careers behind the drum kit, beginning with Carmine's tenure in such legendary classic rock bands as VANILLA FUDGE and CACTUS as well as supporting stints with Rod Stewart and Ozzy Osbourne. Meanwhile, younger brother Vinny made...

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TESTAMENT In The Studio Demoing New Material; Photos Available

Vocalist Chuck Billy and guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT are back in the studio demoing material for the follow-up to the band's 2012 album "Dark Roots Of Earth". Several photos from the latest writing sessions can be seen below. In a recent interview with Josh...

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Swearing Words in Glasgow

Last year, ANTHRAX guitarist and scene mogul Scott Ian went on a spoken word tour throughout Europe and North America. Now before you start wondering if this gig is a thrasher's patter for mutineers and literati as Henry Rollins has conducted over the years, take a look at the title of this package...

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PAUL STANLEY Explains Why He Was Last Original KISS Member To Write Autobiography

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley was interviewed on a recent edition of the TRAIN frontman Pat Monahan's weekly podcast, "Patcast". You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked why he was the last of the four original KISS members to write an autobiography (last year's...

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QUIET RIOT Documentary To Air On SHOWTIME, Be Made Available On iTunes, DVD

"Well Now You're Here, There's No Way Back", the feature documentary on the seminal heavy metal band QUIET RIOT, will air on Showtime on January 29. Four months later — on May 19 — it will be made available to purchase via iTunes and on DVD, with pre-sales starting in April. A trailer for the ...

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BRUCE KULICK Weighs In On Possibility Of KISS Continuing Without PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS

Journey Of A Frontman recently conducted an interview with former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On KISS possibly continuing to perform as a band without Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley: "We're not there yet. [laughs] I know that Eric [Singer, drums] made...

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VINCE NEIL's LAS VEGAS OUTLAWS: Video Footage Of Cheerleader Audition

Las Vegas Top Picks has uploaded video footage of today's (Monday, January 5) audition held by MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil's Las Vegas Outlaws Arena Football League team for the team's Posse cheerleader squad. Check out the clips below. "We are going to have the 10 hottest, sexiest girls in Las Ve...

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KID ROCK Offers Views On Politics, Same-Sex Marriage And More

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Kid Rock has written a piece for The Guardian in which he airs some of his views on politics, social issues and even the fact that he is going to become a grandfather shortly at the age of 43. Rock wrote, "I don't FaceTweet or whatever people ...

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VINCE NEIL's LAS VEGAS OUTLAWS Will Have '10 Hottest, Sexiest Girls In Las Vegas Leading The Team'

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil's Las Vegas Outlaws Arena Football League team will hold an audition on January 5 for the team's Posse cheerleader squad. "We are going to have the 10 hottest, sexiest girls in Las Vegas leading the team, the best beauties in the league," Neil tells Robin Leach of the

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PAUL STANLEY: 'The 'Farewell' Tour Was Us Wanting To Put KISS Out Of Its Misery'

KISS frontman Paul Stanley says that the band's tumultuous "Farewell Tour" in 2000 was nothing more than an attempt by the group to "put KISS out of its misery" after years of ego clashes and disagreements over songwriting credits between the band's original members. In 1996, the original KISS fours...