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EDDIE VAN HALEN's First Meeting With RONNIE MONTROSE

Several months before his death, the late, great Ronnie Montrose contributed to hardcover coffee table photo book, "Eddie Van Halen", by legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower. The Van Halen News Desk has the exclusive on the guitarist's story of meeting Eddie Van Halen. Montrose: "The first tour...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Interviewed On Albany's PYX 106 (Audio)

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen was recently interviewed on WPYX (PYX 106),a classic rock radio station licensed to Albany, New York. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. DEF LEPPARD will make a return to the United States this June with a massive summer tour which wi...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM's Cover Of DROPKICK MURPHYS' 'Boston' Available For Streaming

A previously unreleased cover version of the DROPKICK MURPHYS song "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" from Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below. The track will appear on "Holiday At Lake Bodom (15 Years Of Wasted Youth)", a very special CD+DVD career retrosp...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer Interviewed On Omaha's KFAB (Audio)

Crash Davis of the Omaha, Nebraska radio station KFAB recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. DEF LEPPARD will make a return to the United States this June with a massive summer tour which will include fellow r...

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Ex-MELIAH RAGE Frontman MIKE MUNRO Records Piano-And-Voice Cover Of BLACK SABBATH Classic

Micah Sheveloff, co-founder of THE VOODOO JETS, will release a collection of piano-based songs called "Exhibitionist" on July 1, featuring a host of guest artists. The first track to be unveiled, a piano-and-voice cover of BLACK SABBATH's "Heaven and Hell" recorded with former MELIAH RAGE singer Mik...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG Named Greatest Guitar Player In Australian History

According to The Daily Telegraph, AC/DC's Angus Young has been named the greatest guitar player in Australian history by Australian Guitar magazine. Tommy Emmanuel, COLD CHISEL's Ian Moss, Chris Cheney from THE LIVING END and Rick Brewster from THE ANGELS round out the Top Five. AC/DC guitarist Malc...

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Former DEATH Guitarist RICK ROZZ Auctioning Guitar For 'Chuck Schuldiner Fund'

Guitarist Frederick "Rick Rozz" DeLillo (MASSACRE, DEATH, MANTAS) is auctioning off one of his prized BC Rich guitars. He'll have as many ex-DEATH members sign it as possible at the "Death To All Tour 2012" stop in Orlando, Florida. Proceeds will go to "the Chuck Schuldiner fund," which is an accoun...

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VINNY APPICE: The Good And The Bad Lessons I Learned From Working With RONNIE JAMES DIO

Tom Theurer of MusicFrenzy.net recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, KILL DEVIL HILL). You can now listen to the chat in six parts below. When asked about what lessons he learned from working his former DIO, BLACK SABBATH and HEAV...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Keyboardist ADAM WAKEMAN Discusses HEADSPACE Debut In New Audio Interview

The Age Of Metal recently conducted an interview with HEADSPACE/OZZY OSBOURNE keyboardist Adam Wakeman. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. Progressive rock outfit HEADSPACE will release its first full-length album, "I Am Anonymous", on May 22 in North America (one day ea...

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Rare Recordings From CHUCK SCHULDINER's Pre-DEATH Band MANTAS: More Details Revealed

The next chapter in Relapse's DEATH reissue campaign is an extremely historic and essential release. The label has painstakingly collected all of of death metal legend, pioneer and groundbreaker Chuck Schuldiner's pre-DEATH material from his first band MANTAS into a deluxe collection, entitled "Deat...

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EXODUS: Three-Guitar Attack Planned For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

As previously announced, former EXODUS guitarist Rick Hunolt will be joining the band's vocalist Rob Dukes, drummer Tom Hunting, bassist Jack Gibson, and guitarist Lee Altus for their appearance at the Scion Rock Fest in Tampa, Florida on June 2 and the group's upcoming European shows. Hunolt will b...

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FURYON: Making Of 'Gravitas' Part 3 (Video)

The third in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Gravitas", the debut album from U.K. metallers FURYON, can be seen below. The CD was released on March 23 in Europe and March 27 in North America via Frontiers Records. FURYON is a new band from the U.K. who...

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CHRIS CORNELL Talks About Writing Process For New SOUNDGARDEN Album

ARTISTdirect.com editor in chief Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: What sparks your writing? Cornell: Lately, I decide to write and I have an overall mood in mind that has nothing to...

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HOTEL DIABLO: Audio Sample Of New Song Available

An audio sample of "Bury You", a track from HOTEL DIABLO — the new band featuring vocalist Rick Stitch (LADYJACK, ex-ADLER'S APPETITE),guitarist Alex Grossi (QUIET RIOT),bassist Mike Duda and drummer Mike Dupke (both of W.A.S.P.) — can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The song comes off the...

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METALLICA Frontman: 'We Do Things Because We Feel The Need To Do Them'

METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich were interviewed for a cover story in the May 2012 issue of U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the progress of the songwriting sessions for the next METALLICA album: Lars: We're circlin...