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DEVILDRIVER's FAFARA: 'I Have Books Of Lyrics That Will Probably Never Make It To Music'

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with vocalist Dez Fafara of Californian metallers DEVILDRIVER. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: If you want to start off by talking about the new album, "Winter Kills"... Dez Fafara: Well, we started a little bit at home be...

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TESTAMENT Parts Ways With Bassist GREG CHRISTIAN, Announces Return Of STEVE DIGIORGIO

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT have released the following statement: "It is with much respect that we announce our mutual parting with bassist Greg Christian. Metal fretless bass pioneer Steve DiGiorgio will be returning to TESTAMENT. "Steve previously was a member of TESTAMENT on...

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From the MR. BUNGLE school of weird comes British maverick Ginger Wildheart, best known for his time in THE QUIREBOYS, THE WILDHEARTS and HEY! HELLO! as well as riding shotgun with HANOI ROCKS singer Michal Monroe. Wildheart has issued the caveat that his exploratory noise metal project MUTATION is...

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From the Vault: Tortured and Broken

Back in the day, L.A. power metallers HERETIC became a cult legend, mostly in correlation with of the history of METAL CHURCH. The original unit only played from 1985 to 1988 before they disbanded once their third vocalist in as many years, Mike Howe, went on to front METAL CHURCH, another band in d...

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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...

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Former And Current Members Of WHITESNAKE, ANTHRAX, OBITUARY To Take Part In 'NAMM Metal Jam'

Current and former members of WHITESNAKE, ANGRA, ANTHRAX, OBITUARY, SCAR SYMMETRY, CHASTAIN and EXCITER are among the musicians who will take part in this year's NAMM Metal Jam, set to take place Wednesday, January 22 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Michael Angelo Batio will co-...

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SUICIDE SILENCE: 30-Minute MITCH LUCKER Documentary Posted Online

On December 21, 2012, the metal community came together in an amazing way to celebrate the life of SUICIDE SILENCE singer Mitch Lucker and raise money for his daughter's future education (with an unforgettable evening of collaborative performances between past/present SUICIDE SILENCE members and eli...

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SUICIDE SILENCE's 'Mitch Lucker Memorial Show' CD/DVD: Second Trailer Available

On December 21, 2012, the metal community came together in an amazing way to celebrate the life of SUICIDE SILENCE singer Mitch Lucker and raise money for his daughter's future education (with an unforgettable evening of collaborative performances between past/present SUICIDE SILENCE members and eli...

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MARAGOLD: 'Paradigm Tsunami' Video Released

"Paradigm Tsunami", the new video from MARAGOLD, the band featuring guitarist Greg Howe alongside Meghan Krauss (vocals),Kevin Vecchione (bass) and Gianluca Palmieri (drums),can be seen below. Written by Howe and Vecchione and produced by Howe, the song is the second single off MARAGOLD's self-tit...

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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Doesn't Believe In Re-Recording Classic Albums

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: One of my favorite songs from when you were a member of METALLICA was "Blackene...

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PARADISE LOST's STEVE EDMONDSON Speaks To Germany's Metal-Trails.com (Audio)

Metal-Trails.com conducted an interview with bassist Steve Edmondson and guitarist Greg Mackintosh of British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST before the band's November 7 concert at Colos-Saal in Aschaffenburg, Germany. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. From the harrowing...

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SUICIDE SILENCE: 'Mitch Lucker Memorial Show' CD/DVD Coming In February

On December 21, 2012, the metal community came together in an amazing way to celebrate the life of SUICIDE SILENCE singer Mitch Lucker and raise money for his daughter's future education (with an unforgettable evening of collaborative performances between past/present SUICIDE SILENCE members and eli...

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THE CHRIS SLADE TIMELINE Announces New Singer

Still celebrating his "50 layers of time," former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade hits the road in the U.K. again and for the latest phase of the tour welcomes a new member to THE CHRIS SLADE TIMELINE "family" — Paul Davis will be lending his powerful vocals to the AC/DC material in the set. Paul was ...

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Former Members Of 24-7 SPYZ, CAGE, TOURNIQUET Launch SEVENTRAIN

SEVENTRAIN is the name of a new San Diego, California-based blues-influeced metal band which features former CAGE guitarist Eric Horton, drummer Joel Maitoza (24-7 SPYZ, SHOCKHEAD),guitarist Jef Poremba (6ONE9, COFFI BAKER),vocalist Jon Campos (DIVE BOMBER),and bassist Steve "Dino" Andino (TOURNI...

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CARCASS' WALKER: 'I'm As Guilty As NEIL PEART For Swallowing A Dictionary Or A Thesaurus When It's Necessary'

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: How different was it working on "Surgical Steel" than CARCASS' earliest albums? Jeff Walker: We...