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GAMMA RAY Drummer's MURDER ONE: Previously Unreleased 2000 Album Sees Light Of Day

MURDER ONE was a band founded by Michael Ehré and Frank Schütte in 1997. After the release of their first album, "Murder One", in 1998, the band returned to the studio in 2000 to work on an even more impressive piece of music. On this album, Sven Lüdke and Dennis Krüger appeared for the first ...

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JIZZY PEARL To Release 'Crucified' As Solo Album And Not As LOVE/HATE Record

LOVE/HATE and QUIET RIOT frontman Jizzy Pearl has decided to release his new six-song mini-album "Crucified" as a Jizzy Pearl solo record rather than as a LOVE/HATE effort, because, in his words, dealing with ex-members just isn't "worth the hassle." In another move to avoid confusion, Jizzy has ren...

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Video: JON OLIVA Brings 'Storytellers Tour' To St. Petersburg

More than thirty years after the start of his career with SAVATAGE, and successive projects/bands like TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and JON OLIVA'S PAIN, now-legendary songwriter and performer Jon Oliva brought his "Storytellers Tour" to State Theatre in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday, December 14....

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JIZZY PEARL's LOVE/HATE To 'Call It A Day' After U.K. Tour

LOVE/HATE and QUIET RIOT singer Jizzy Pearl has released the following statement: "Want everyone to know that LOVE/HATE is and was a great wonderful musical experience with many many ups and downs. But it's time to call it a day. It's not worth the hassle, mentally and especially financially, to dea...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's ARIN ILEJAY Speaks To METAL HAMMER Magazine (Video)

Metal Hammer magazine spoke to AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Arin Ilejay backstage at the band's concert in Manchester, England. You can watch the chat below. AVENGED SEVENFOLD has released the animated series based around the band's sixth and latest album, "Hail To The King". The six-episode series is...

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DETTE On Losing SLAYER Gig: If BOSTAPH Makes Them Feel More Comfortable, Then More Respect To Him

Marko Syrjala and Arto Lehtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Jon Dette (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, ICED EARTH). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal-Rules.com: Let's start with this most current thing, the ICED EARTH tour. This was another last-m...

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JON OLIVA Interviewed On 'Noize In The Attic' (Audio)

Jon Oliva (SAVATAGE, JON OLIVA'S PAIN, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) was interviewed on a recent edition of the weekly two-hour classic hard rock and metal show "Noize In The Attic" (web site). You can now listen to the program using the widget below. (Note: The Oliva interview begins around the 29-minu...

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JIZZY PEARL Talks New LOVE/HATE Mini-Album, Joining QUIET RIOT (Audio)

LOVE/HATE and QUIET RIOT frontman Jizzy Pearl was interviewed on the latest edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. LOVE/HATE is back with a brand new sing...

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GUNS N' ROSES, WHITESNAKE, MACHINE HEAD Guitarists Confirmed For 'Randy Rhoads Remembered'

"Randy Rhoads Remembered: A Celebration Of A Legend" is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California. From the creators of "Bonzo Bash" (the celebration show for LED ZEPPELIN's John Bonham),Brian Tichy and Joe Sutton bring you yet another celebra...

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TRANSATLANTIC: Cover Of YES' 'And You And I' Available For Streaming

Progressive-rock supergroup TRANSATLANTIC, featuring Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, Roine Stolt and Pete Trewavas, will release its fourth studio album, "Kaleidoscope", on January 27, 2014 via InsideOut Music. "Kaleidoscope" will be released on four different formats, including a limited-edition deluxe a...

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VOLBEAT's JON LARSEN Interviewed By Holland's FaceCulture (Video)

On November 21, Holland's FaceCulture conducted an interview with drummer Jon Larsen of VOLBEAT. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. VOLBEAT released a "tour edition" of its latest album, "Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies", on November 4. The new version of the Danish/American rock act...

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EXODUS, Ex-HEATHEN Members Perform BUDGIE, ANGEL WITCH Classics At JON TORRES Memorial Show

Video footage of QUINTANNICA — the band featuring guitarist Doug Piercy (formerly of HEATHEN and ANVIL CHORUS) and drummer Tom Hunting (of EXODUS) performing the BUDGIE classic "Melt The Ice Away" and the ANGEL WITCH song "Atlantis" live at the Jon Torres memorial show on December 7 at 23 Club in Br...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: 'Hail To The King' Animated Series Released

AVENGED SEVENFOLD has released the animated series based around the band's recently issued sixth album, "Hail To The King". The series consists of six episodes and is available on Machimina's HappyHour channel on YouTube (see all six episodes below). The series serves as a prologue and back story fo...

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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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INCURA Signs European Deal With InsideOut Music

Canadian theatrical hard-rockers INCURA will release their self-titled debut album in Europe on February 24, 2014 through InsideOut Music. Vocalist Kyle Gruninger had this to say: "I'm beyond thrilled to have our album being released in Europe in February on InsideOut/CenturyMedia where talent and p...