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GUNS N' ROSES, TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD, EXTREME, Ex-MEGADETH Guitarists Perform At 'Randy Rhoads Remembered'
Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME, RIHANNA),Marty Friedman (MEGADETH),Gus G. (OZZY OSBOURNE, FIREWIND),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT),Phil Demmel (MACHINE HEAD),Brad Gillis (NIGHT RANGER),Kiko Loureiro (ANGRA),Rowan Robertson (DIO),Tracii Guns (L.A. GUNS) and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES) are amo...January 26, 2014
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PRIMAL FEAR, DIO DISCIPLES, Ex-ANGRA Members Join Forces In BLACKWELDER
Hailing from the four corners of the world, BLACKWELDER is a brand new metal experience featuring some of the top names in power prog metal today. One of the best singers in all of metal, Ralf Scheepers (PRIMAL FEAR, ex-GAMMA RAY) fronts this extraordinary outfit at the top of his game, alongside gu...January 25, 2014
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TIM ' RIPPER' OWENS, MARK BOALS To Guest On 'The Legend Of Valley Doom' Metal Opera
Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, DIO DISCIPLES) and Mark Boals (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ROYAL HUNT) are among the guest musicians who will appear on the new metal opera "The Legend Of Valley Doom". Also scheduled to appear are vocalists Artur Almeida (ATTICK DEMONS),George...January 24, 2014
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AZORIA To Release 'Seasons Change' Next Month
Swedish heavy/power metal band AZORIA will release its debut album, "Seasons Change", on February 5 in Japan and February 28 in the rest of the world. AZORIA was founded in early 2013 by the band leader and lead guitarist Alexander Oriz. Oriz has spent the last few years working as a producer, songw...January 24, 2014
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MICHAEL SCHENKER Says Making Of 'Bridge The Gap' Was A 'Very Unusual' And 'Interesting' Experience
Patrick Prince of Powerline magazine recently conducted an interview with legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker (UFO, SCORPIONS). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline: Compared to the last album (simply titled "Temple Of Rock"),this album ["Bridge The Gap"] kicks ass rig...January 22, 2014
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ZAKK WYLDE Defends His Comments About RONNIE JAMES DIO Era Of BLACK SABBATH
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman and former OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Zakk Wylde has clarified his recent comments regarding the Ronnie James Dio-era BLACK SABBATH in which he stated that the Dio-fronted version of the band sounded too different from the group's previous output to be rightfully called BLAC...January 18, 2014
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MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'I Am Fascinated By A Single String And Distortion'
Mark Kadzielawa of Illinois Entertainer recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Michael Schenker (UFO, SCORPIONS). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. llinois Entertainer: I've had the pleasure of interviewing you in the last 15 years or so, but I've never seen you as h...January 16, 2014
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KILL DEVIL HILL: Mentor Concert Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of KILL DEVIL HILL's November 22, 2013 performance in Mentor, Ohio can be seen below. KILL DEVIL HILL is the band featuring legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) alongside Rex Brown, Mark Zavon (RATT, W.A.S.P., 40 CYCLE HUM) on guitar and Jas...January 14, 2014
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CHASTAIN's LEATHER LEONE Interviewed By Metalholic.com (Audio)
On January 12, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with CHASTAIN singer Leather Leone. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. The official lyric video for the song "Rise Up" from CHASTAIN can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's comeback album, "Surre...January 13, 2014
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Review: TESTAMENT Tour Manager MARK WORKMAN's 'One For The Road' Book
By Ray Van Horn, Jr. So you wanna be a rock 'n roll star, THE BYRDS once posited at the height of the turbulent Sixties. Well, how about being a rock 'n' roll tour manager? Mark Workman, tour manager and lighting designer for some of heavy music's biggest names including TESTAMENT, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX...January 13, 2014
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World of Evil
Allentown, Pennsylvania is not just the focal point of Billy Joel's catchy ode to Americana. It's a gritty town with gritty folk and therefore it should come as no surprise it's home to SINISTER REALM, a classic-themed heavy metal act that has quickly received international acclaim through three alb...January 12, 2014
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Video: TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Sings JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH At Brazil's ZOOMBIE FESTIVAL
Fan-filmed video footage of singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, DIO DISCIPLES) performing on December 15, 2013 at the Zoombie Festival in Rio Negrinho, Brazil can be seen below. In a recent interview with J. Thorn, Owens was asked what it is like playing in DIO DIS...January 10, 2014
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ZAKK WYLDE Says BLACK SABBATH With RONNIE JAMES DIO Is 'Not BLACK SABBATH'
Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: I think a band that never gets the credit is the original KISS lineup, which wrote some really great songs as well. Zakk: I was ne...January 10, 2014
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LAST IN LINE Begins Work On New Material
LAST IN LINE, the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO members Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain and Claude Schnell, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previously fronted HURRICANE and LYNCH MOB, has begun writing original material, according to a new Facebook p...January 9, 2014
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OPETH Mainman On Next Album: 'It's A Metal Record And A Progressive Record And Something Else Too'
Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH spoke to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2011's "Heritage". "I have eight songs written and the direction is going straight into the territory of 'all ov...January 8, 2014
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