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SHINEDOWN And BREAKING BENJAMIN To Join Forces For U.S. Co-Headlining Tour
SHINEDOWN and BREAKING BENJAMIN will join forces for a co-headlining U.S. tour this fall. The cross-country trek kicks off on October 16 at Wichita, Kansas's Intrust Arena and continues until the tour finale on November 24 at Portland, Maine's Cross Insurance Arena. Tickets go on sale to the general...August 10, 2015
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FRANKIE BANALI Says QUIET RIOT Likely Won't Release New Music Again
QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali says that he will only release new music from the band if he has a good reason to do so. Banali revived QUIET RIOT in 2010, three years after DuBrow's death, along with veteran bassist Chuck Wright, who played on several of the tracks on the classic QUIET RIOT album...August 7, 2015
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What Would It Take For MARTY FRIEDMAN To Play With MEGADETH Again?
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman was interviewed for a recent episode of the "Metal Brainiac" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether his disillusionment with the American rock scene...August 4, 2015
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QUEENSRŸCHE: Pro-Shot Footage Of WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance
Professionally filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's July 31 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Anarchy-X 02. Nightrider 03. Breaking The Silence 04. The Whisper 05. En Force 06. The Warning 07. The Needle Lies 08....August 3, 2015
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Laments State Of Record Industry, Says 'There's No Consequence To Stealing Music Online'
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that bands won't be able to make records anymore and tour as much as they used to due to the continuing alteration of the way fans consume music. Despite the fact that Spotify, iTunes and other digital outlets have made music easier to purchase, more mobile and cheap...August 1, 2015
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Video Released Of Thousand Fans Playing FOO FIGHTERS Song
A video surfaced on Thursday (July 30) of a thousand musicians, dubbed "The Rockin'1000," playing the FOO FIGHTERS hit "Learn to Fly" as a way to ask the band to come and play in Cesena, Italy. FOO FIGHTERS responded via their Twitter account, writing, "Che bello, Cesena," which translates to "How l...July 31, 2015
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MARTY FRIEDMAN: 'The Best Thing About BABYMETAL Is The Fact That It's Very Polarizing'
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman Metalholic.com that he is a huge supporter of BABYMETAL, the offshoot of the Japanese pop idol group SAKURA GAKUIN that performs a distinctly Japanese mix of schoolgirl J-pop and heavy metal. Takayoshi Ohmura, the guitarist in Friedman's own solo band, is als...July 30, 2015
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FOR TODAY Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST
FOR TODAY, the American Christian metalcore band from Sioux City, Iowa, has inked a deal with Nuclear Blast. The label will release the incendiary group's next album internationally. Said Markus Staiger, owner of Nuclear Blast: "I am very happy to work with one of my absolute favorite American bands...July 30, 2015
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FEAR FACTORY's DINO CAZARES Says MAYHEM FESTIVAL Co-Founder 'Has A Point'
In a brand new interview with Overdrive, FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares was asked about Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival co-founder Kevin Lyman's recent comment that metal has gotten "gray, bald and fat," and that it had no worthy future headlining acts to take over from the classic bands...July 29, 2015
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ADRENALINE MOB Guitarist MIKE ORLANDO Launches A BEAUTIFUL DISASTER
A BEAUTIFUL DISASTER, the brand new band featuring renowned guitarist Mike Orlando (ADRENALINE MOB),drummer Chris Bones (THE DRAMA CLUB),bassist Mike Morgan (THE DRAMA CLUB) and vocalist Nick Coyle (LIFER, THE DRAMA CLUB),will enter Orlando's Sonic Stomp Studios to begin recording its debut album...July 22, 2015
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CHRIS BRODERICK, GUS G. Talk Influences And Trade Licks In New GUITAR WORLD Video
Chris Broderick (ACT OF DEFIANCE, ex-MEGADETH) and Gus G. (FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE) are both on the cover of the September 2015 issue of Guitar World magazine. To celebrate, these shredders sat down to talk about their influences, trade licks, and remind us why they're so incredible. Check out the f...July 21, 2015
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BLOOD EAGLE Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement
BLOOD EAGLE, the Danish death metal band featuring members of ex-VOLBEAT, MNEMIC, HATESPHERE, ILLDISPOSED and RAUNCHY, has parted ways with bassist Mikeal "Gammelfar" Ehlert and replaced him with ex-THE PSYKE PROJECT bass player Jeppe "Panzer" Skouv. Commented BLOOD EAGLE: "Unfortunately, we have to...July 18, 2015
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'There's A Danger Of Younger Artists Coming Close To Extinction'
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich says that streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music are good for music but accepts that streaming platforms benefit established artists more than they do the aspiring ones who have yet to break through. METALLICA famously sued the Napster file-sharing service in 2...July 14, 2015
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Video: BREAKING BENJAMIN Performs Acoustic Cover Of TOOL's 'Prison Sex'
Video footage of BREAKING BENJAMIN performing an acoustic cover version of "Prison Sex" by TOOL at the studios of "HardDrive Radio" can be seen below. BREAKING BENJAMIN's new effort, "Dark Before Dawn", sold 141,000 copies in its first week of release to enter The Billboard 200 chart at position no....July 11, 2015
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BREAKING BENJAMIN: 'Angels Fall' Lyric Video
The official lyric video for the song "Angels Fall" from BREAKING BENJAMIN can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new effort, "Dark Before Dawn", which sold 141,000 copies in its first week of release to enter The Billboard 200 chart at position no. 1. The sales number is the best sin...July 10, 2015
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