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HELLYEAH Interviewed In Australia (Video)

Christina Rowatt conducted an interview with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott and vocalist Chad Gray of HELLYEAH during the band's recent Australian tour. The chat can now be viewed below. HELLYEAH is headlining the Jägermeister Second Stage at the first annual Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival. Perfo...

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ZOE BONHAM Added To 'Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same'

Zoe Bonham, daughter of late LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham, has been added to the list of performers honoring John Bonham at a special concert at the Key Club in Hollywood, California. Event co-organizer and current WHITESNAKE drummer Brian Tichy says, "The energy going around us drummers in rega...

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Singer JAMES LABRIE: 'We Are More Than Pumped To Continue The Legacy Of DREAM THEATER'

Three of the remaining DREAM THEATER members — singer James LaBrie, guitarist John Petrucci and keyboardist Jordan Rudess — have issued separate statements commenting further on the departure of drummer Mike Portnoy, the band's co-founder and leader for 25 years. James LaBrie: "Thought I would give...

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HELLYEAH To Tour Europe With STONE SOUR, AVENGED SEVENFOLD

The metal juggernaut known as HELLYEAH — featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE),Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEPLAN) — has scheduled the following European tour dates: With STONE SOUR: Oct. 22 - GER, Berlin Huxleys / C-Hal...

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SLASH Interviewed On Australia's 'The Matty Johns Show'

Legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) was recently interviewed on "The Matty Johns Show", an Australian variety television show starring former rugby league player Matthew "Matty" Johns. You can now watch the chat below. Slash filmed a video on August 27 for the song "Beautiful...

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MIKE PORTNOY Discusses DREAM THEATER, Other Projects In Video Interview

One of the final interviews drummer Mike Portnoy gave as a member of the progressive metal band DREAM THEATER — conducted in May 2010 by The Crooked Step — can be viewed below. Portnoy yesterday announced his decision to quit DREAM THEATER, the band he formed and led for 25 years. Portnoy wrote an e...

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MURDERDOLLS: New Video Interview With WEDNESDAY 13 Available

Italian news blog Musica Metal conducted an interview with MURDERDOLLS singer Wednesday 13 a few hours before the band's September 5, 2010 concert in Milan, Italy as the opening act for GUNS N' ROSES. You can watch the chat in two parts below. Photos of the MURDERDOLLS show in Milan are available on...

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STONE SOUR's 'Audio Secrecy' Projected To Sell 40K-45K First Week

"Audio Secrecy", the third album from STONE SOUR — the band featuring SLIPKNOT members Corey Taylor (vocals) and Jim Root (guitar) — is likely to sell between 40,000 and 45,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate wa...

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MIKE PORTNOY: Don't Blame AVENGED SEVENFOLD For My Decision To Quit DREAM THEATER

Drummer Mike Portnoy says that his current involvement with AVENGED SEVENFOLD had nothing to do with his decision to quit DREAM THEATER, the band he formed and led for 25 years. "I BEG of the fans to please NOT hold [AVENGED SEVENFOLD] responsible for MY decision... They are just as shocked as you g...

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MIKE PORTNOY Quits DREAM THEATER

Drummer Mike Portnoy of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER has released the following statement: "I am about to write something I never imagined I'd ever write. "After 25 years, I have decided to leave DREAM THEATER... the band I founded, led and truly loved for a quarter of a century. "To many...

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HELLYEAH: Tulsa Show Canceled

HELLYEAH has been forced to cancel its appearance at tonight's Tulsa, Oklahoma stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival at the Bank Of Oklahoma Center "due to weather and flight cancellations keeping a few of us from getting to the show," according to a statement released by the band. HELLY...

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MURDERDOLLS' 'Women And Children Last' Cracks U.S. Top 50

MURDERDOLLS' sophomore album, "Women And Children Last", sold 8,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 43 on The Billboard 200 chart. Released on August 31 via Roadrunner Records, the CD was recorded at a studio in Hollywood Hills, California with produ...

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DISTURBED Bassist: 'Asylum' Is 'Our Most Epic Record To Date'

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with DISTURBED bassist John Moyer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: Did you have a complete vision for [the new DISTURBED album] "Asylum" from the get-go? Moyer: There's never a master plan that al...

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AIRBOURNE: New Video Interview

Sami Jarroush of Rock it Out! Blog conducted an interview with Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE when the band played the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey as part of the Uproar tour with DISTURBED, STONE SOUR, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, HELLYEAH and HALESTORM. You can now watch the chat below. "N...

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GREGG ALLMAN's Daughter Rocks Out With PICTURE ME BROKEN

PICTURE ME BROKEN, the San Francisco Bay Area poppy metalcorists featuring Layla "Brooklyn" Allman — the 17-year-old daughter of legendary Southern rocker and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Gregg Allman — on vocals, released their debut album, "Wide Awake", in early July via the legendary metal label M...