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Video: VINNY APPICE Performs DIO's 'Holy Diver' In Waterloo
Fan-filmed video footage of legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) performing the DIO classic "Holy Diver" on March 12 at Lizards Tailgator Lounge in Waterloo, New York can be seen below. Drumming demi-gods Carmine and Vinny Appice have both had extraordinary careers...March 14, 2015
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KISS's PAUL STANLEY: 'We Are The Essence Of Rock And Roll'
James Tobin of Australia's Yahoo! 7 TV conducted an interview with KISS leaders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons during the band's recent Japanese tour. You can watch the report below. Said Stanley: "We are the essence of rock and roll, because we give the middle-finger salute to everybody who tells us...March 14, 2015
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Video: DEATH TO ALL Performs In Vienna
Fan-filmed video footage of DEATH TO ALL's March 12 performance in Vienna, Austria can be seen below. The current lineup of DEATH TO ALL (DTA) — which features former members of DEATH celebrating the life and music of Chuck Schuldiner — includes Gene Hoglan (also of TESTAMENT, DARK ANGEL, DETHKLOK),...March 13, 2015
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Former DARK ANGEL Frontman DON DOTY Sings 'Darkness Descends': New Recording Posted Online
Former DARK ANGEL frontman Don Doty has posted a new clip of him singing the band's classic song "Darkness Descends". He says: "[it's] just a quick one-one time [with] take no effects." Check it out below. Doty is not involved in DARK ANGEL's current reunion, which includes Gene Hoglan (drums),Eric...March 13, 2015
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GENE SIMMONS Says GUNS N' ROSES' 'Appetite For Destruction' 'Had An Honesty That Rock And Roll Had Been Missing'
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently selected GUNS N' ROSES' debut album, 1987's "Appetite For Destruction", as one of his thirteen favorite LPs of all time. Speaking to The Quietus about the effort, Gene said: "The thing about that record is that it had an honesty that rock and roll had been...March 7, 2015
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Stopped Being A KISS Fan After 'Alive II'
During the latest "That After Show" segment of "That Metal Show" on VH1 Classic, ANTHRAX members Scott Ian (guitar),Charlie Benante (drums) and Frank Bello (bass),along with Alex Skolnick of TESTAMENT, spoke about when they stopped being fans of KISS's music. Said Ian: "I was already way into AC/D...March 2, 2015
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KISS Admits To Using Backing Tracks While Performing New Single 'Samurai Son'
Legendary rockers KISS, who are currently taking part in a brief tour of Japan, have admitted to using backing tracks while performing their new single, "Samurai Son", one of two songs they recently collaborated on with Japanese pop group MOMOIRO CLOVER Z. Said KISS in a tweet: "Recorded 'Samurai So...February 24, 2015
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Resurrected VIKING To Release Long-Awaited Comeback Album 'No Child Left Behind' In March
Los Angeles thrashers VIKING will release their long-awaited comeback album, "No Child Left Behind", on March 4. The CD features drummer Gene Hoglan (DETHKLOK, DARK ANGEL, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD),bassist Michael Gonzalez (ex-DARK ANGEL),and original VIKING member Ron Daniel Eriksen on vocals and guit...February 21, 2015
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TESTAMENT And EXODUS To Join Forces For 'Dark Roots Of Thrash II' Tour
San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal legends TESTAMENT and EXODUS will join forces for the "Dark Roots Of Thrash II" tour. The trek will conquer North America for five weeks, beginning April 1 in San Francisco, and will include select TESTAMENT and EXODUS festival performances. Support on the tour wi...February 17, 2015
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ANVIL's LIPS: 'Maybe GENE SIMMONS Is Right. Maybe Rock Is Dead.'
Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what he would do differently if his band was starting out today, Lips said: "I don't think there's anything that can be...February 12, 2015
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Prefers The Pre-Internet Days When People Bought Records
Niclas Müller-Hansen of RockSverige.se recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RockSverige.se: These days, everybody's got a book out, you're out telling stories from your life, ANTHRAX posts studio reports on the new album. I...February 3, 2015
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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...February 3, 2015
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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...January 31, 2015
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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...January 31, 2015
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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 ...January 28, 2015
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