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MARTY FRIEDMAN On Songwriting: 'I Look At My Guitar As Almost Being A Vocalist'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman was recently interviewed by Meltdown of the Detroit radio station WRIF. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked whether it gets more challenging to create instrumental music as he gets older, Friedman said: "Luckily, the more things...

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Ex-MORBID ANGEL Frontman DAVID VINCENT: 'I'm A Metal Guy' And 'Always Will Be'

Former MORBID ANGEL and current I AM MORBID/HEADCAT frontman David Vincent was interviewed on a recent installment of the "Talk Toomey" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his country music career: Vi...

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BUMBLEFOOT Agonized Over Decision To Leave GUNS N' ROSES: 'I Was A Headcase'

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal says that he agonized over his decision to leave the Axl Rose-fronted outfit three years ago, explaining that he "wanted it to be something that [he] knew it wasn't ever gonna be." Thal never officially announced his departure from the GN'R, but a...

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SOIL Releases 'Gimme Some Lovin'' Video

Chicago-based heavy rock outfit SOIL will release "Scream: The Essentials" on September 15 via Pavement Entertainment and AFM Records. Celebrating the band's twenty-year career, this release will feature tracks from their humble beginnings, rise to fame, and also include alternate versions and mixes...

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POWER QUEST Releases Lyric Video For 'Kings And Glory'

POWER QUEST, the renowned melodic power metal band based in the U.K., has released a lyric video for "Kings And Glory", the first single from its long-awaited sixth album, "Sixth Dimension". The disc will be released on October 13 via Inner Wound Recordings in Europe and USA and on October 11 in Jap...

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EVANESCENCE's AMY LEE On Working With Orchestra: 'It's Not Cheap' But 'It's Worth It'

Philadelphia's 93.3 WMMR radio station recently spoke to singer Amy Lee about EVANESCENCE's forthcoming album, "Synthesis", which will reimagine some of the band's past catalog with full orchestration and electronic backing. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed b...

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GEORGE LYNCH 'Got Spanked' For Discussing TIM LAMBESIS's Release From Prison

George Lynch says that he had a "little falling out" with members of AS I LAY DYING because he revealed in an interview that Tim Lambesis had been released from prison after serving less than half of his six-year sentence for conspiracy to commit murder. In May 2014, the AS I LAY DYING singer was se...

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MADAM X Feat. VIXEN Drummer ROXY PETRUCCI: 'Monstrocity' Album Due In October

Detroit hard rockers MADAM X have signed a deal with EMP Label Group, the U.S.-based label of MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. MADAM X's long-awaited sophomore album, "Monstrocity", will be released on October 31 on CD and digital, with a limited-edition vinyl release planned for November. Produced...

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Go Behind The Scenes Of Making Of METALLICA's 'Lords Of Summer' Song

METALLICA has uploaded a nineteen-minute video featuring footage from the writing and recording sessions for "X-Dust", the song that later became "Lords Of Summer". The bonus track on METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct", "Lords Of Summer" was first performed live in March 2014...

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TED NUGENT Says Facebook Is 'Lying' About The Number Of Followers On His Page

Outspoken conservative rocker Ted Nugent claims that Facebook is "lying" about the number of his followers on the popular social media platform, insisting that he has more than seven times the fans than the officially reported figure. Nugent currently has three million and three hundred thousand Fac...

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MAX CAVALERA Says He Is 'More Metal' Than His Brother IGOR

Former SEPULTURA guitarist/vocalist Max Cavalera spoke to the "Wall Of Sound: Up Against The Wall" podcast about the "Return To Roots" tour during which he and his brother Igor Cavalera (drums) are celebrating the twentieth anniversary of SEPULTURA's classic album "Roots" by performing the LP in its...

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CORE 10 Feat. Original KORN Drummer DAVID SILVERIA: Teaser For 'Unforgotten' Video

CORE 10, the band featuring original KORN drummer David Silveria, will release its new single, "Unforgotten", on September 15. The song was produced by Grammy-nominated producer Ulrich Wild, who has previously worked with WHITE ZOMBIE, PANTERA, DEFTONES and STATIC-X. A teaser for the accompanying vi...

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JERRY CANTRELL Says ALICE IN CHAINS Is Working On New Tunes

During an August 21 appearance on the "Trunk Nation" show on SiriusXM channel Volume (106),ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell spoke about the progress of the writing and recording sessions for the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2013's "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" album. He said: "We're in...

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BRUCE DICKINSON's Solo Catalog To Be Released On Vinyl And As Limited-Edition Box Set

BMG will reissue the solo catalogue on vinyl from IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson on October 27. Dickinson's six solo albums span from 1990 to 2005 and have been cut from the original masters for reissue on heavyweight, black 180-gram vinyl in artworked sleeves. Two of the titles — "The Chemica...

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Zero Days

Don't you wish "Headbangers Ball" was back? Not just for the obvious reasons, if you're a metalhead. The Gen X'ers who made The Ball their Saturday night Sabbath will confirm that what made the show so damned great, and at the same time so damned awful, was just as much about the intro and commercia...