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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI: 'We're Not Selfish, But We're Going To Do What We Want'

Mistress Carrie of Boston radio station WAAF recently conducted an interview with drummer Mike Mangini of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether DREAM THEATER fans point out the band's mistakes...

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COREY TAYLOR Teases His New SLIPKNOT Mask (Again)

Corey Taylor took to Instagram on Saturday (April 20) to post a teaser photo of what appears to be his new SLIPKNOT mask. He wrote in an accompanying caption: "Soon." Taylor is working on the mask with special effects legend Tom Savini, whose extensive career in the film industry and especially the...

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EXODUS Rejoined By Guitarist RICK HUNOLT For Special Appearance At METAL ALLEGIANCE Concert

Ex-EXODUS guitarist Rock Hunolt rejoined his former bandmates Gary Holt (guitar),Tom Hunting (drums) and Steve "Zetro" Souza (vocals) to perform several of the group's classic songs during last night's (Saturday, April 20) METAL ALLEGIANCE concert in San Francisco, California. The Fillmore show fol...

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Former SODOM Members Launch BONDED

Former SODOM members Bernd "Bernemann" Kost (guitar) and Markus "Makka" Freiwald (drums) have launched a new metal band called BONDED. Joining them in the group are Ingo Bajonczak (ASSASSIN) on vocals, Marc Hauschild (bass) and Chris Tsitsis (ex-SUICIDAL ANGELS) on guitar. BONDED is in the process o...

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JORDAN RUDESS Says LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT Reunion Will Happen 'At Some Point'

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess recently spoke with Keefy of Ghost Cult magazine about his new solo album, "Wired For Madness". The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the release of "Wired For Madness" coming right on the hee...

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JEFF PILSON On FOREIGNER: 'I'm Not Sure If There's Gonna Be A Whole Record Of New Material Again'

FOREIGNER bassist Jeff Pilson has confirmed that there are no plans for the band to make a new studio album anytime soon. "We have had new songs on various packages that we put out — we had two new songs out just a couple of years ago, on our 40th anniversary," he told the Rock 100.5 radio station i...

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TOM MORELLO Agrees That Black Hole Should Be Named After SOUNDGARDEN's CHRIS CORNELL

Chris Cornell's AUDIOSLAVE bandmate Tom Morello says that he "would be happy" to add his name to the online petition to re-name the recently photographed black hole after the late singer. The very first image of the cosmic phenomenon was revealed last week — and some music fans want it named in trib...

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Why Does DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI Set His Cymbals So High? He Explains

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini has uploaded a new video to his YouTube channel in which he explains why he sets his cymbals so high while performing live. He says: "I'm getting a lot better isolation for sound; they're more up out of the way out of James's [LaBrie, vocals] microphone; and they'r...

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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS On 'Distance Over Time': 'This Album Is A Bit Of A Return To Roots and Getting Back To Basics'

"Bods Mayhem Hour" recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he feels DREAM THEATER is "lucky" to still be releasing new music...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says '80s Rock Bands Had Their Own 'Identifiable Sound'

Former MTV VJ Alan Hunter conducted an interview with ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach at the 80s In The Sand music festival, which was held last November in the island paradise of Punta Canta, Dominican Republic. The chat, which will premiere this coming Sunday (April 14) as part of AXS TV's all-n...

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MY DYING BRIDE: 'A Harvest Of Dread' Box Set To Include Rarities And Previously Unheard Pre-Production Demos

Peaceville will release MY DYING BRIDE's "A Harvest Of Dread" on May 24. It is described as "a deluxe 12-inch 92-page hardback book five-disc set celebrating the rise of the U.K. doom metal legends." The book features interviews with band members past and present plus others associated with the scen...

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Watch DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI Play Epic Bucket Drum Solo

DREAM THEATER's Mike Mangini is arguably one of the greatest drummers in the world. So when the band came through Boston on April 8 to perform at the the Orpheum Theater, local radio station WAAF decided to put his skills to the test using a drum kit made out of buckets, pasta collanders, a trash li...

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RUSH's 'Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland' To Be Released On Vinyl In June

In 2010, RUSH took a break from recording what would become the band's final studio album — "Clockwork Angels" — to launch its "Time Machine Tour". During that tour, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers recorded their April 15, 2011 performance in Cleveland. It was a fitting tribute to the city, which w...

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DEE SNIDER On NIKKI SIXX's 'The Heroin Diaries': I've Never Met A Heroin Addict That Could Find His Own Dick, Let Alone A Pen Or Pencil

Dee Snider says that he has never met a heroin addict who has been lucid enough to take notes on his or her experiences. The TWISTED SISTER frontman made the comment while responding to a fan on Twitter about MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's memoir, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shat...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist JORDAN RUDESS: 'I Don't Have Any Shortage Of Musical Ideas'

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess recently appeared on the "Talk Toomey" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below (interview starts around the 17-minute mark). A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his extensive discography, both with DREAM THEATER and as a...