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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Guitarist Talks Politics, Religion In New Video Interview

During a recent interview with the Los Angeles radio station KROQ (see video below),SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist and SCARS ON BROADWAY mainman Daron Malakian shared his views on the upcoming presidential election and the role of religion in modern-day politics. "Anybody who thinks that [President Bar...

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OBITUARY Guitarist Talks Barbecue Sauce, Upcoming Presidential Election

Shaxul Records recently conducted an interview with guitarist Trevor Peres of Florida death metallers OBITUARY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Shaxul Records: So you have a barbecue sauce. How did that come about? Trevor Peres: I love to cook. I have a smoker. I smoke my own meat ....

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PAUL STANLEY On Musicians And Actors Talking About Politics: 'It's So Embarrassing'

During a recent interview with AOL's Noisecreep, KISS frontman Paul Stanley made it clear that he didn't share his bandmate Gene Simmons' views on voicing their political opinions publicly. "I don't know what's more embarrassing, these musicians and actors talking about politics in interviews or the...

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New KISS Slot Game To Premiere At Global Gaming Expo

A rock and roll experience like none other is set to take over the gaming industry's largest trade show with the debut of the new KISS slot game from WMS Gaming Inc., a subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc., at the twelfth annual Global Gaming Expo (G2E),October 2-4 at the Sands Expo and Convention Cen...

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SERJ TANKIAN Slams MITT ROMNEY, PAUL RYAN

During a recent interview with American Rock Scene, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and political activist Serj Tankian, shared his views on the upcoming presidential election. Speaking about the two-party system that dominates American politics, Tankian said, "Here's the thing: if y...

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EDDIE VEDDER Blasts MITT ROMNEY Over '47 Percent' Comments

According to The Pulse Of Radio, PEARL JAM singer Eddie Vedder blasted Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney over the latter's "47 percent" comments during a fundraiser for incumbent President Barack Obama. Romney has drawn harsh criticism for comments he made at a May fundraiser, which were d...

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Second 'Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund' Awards Gala: More Details Revealed

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the world-renowned voice of DIO, BLACK SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL, will host its second awards gala on Halloween night, Wednesday, October 31 at the Avalon nightclub in Hollywood, California. Awards will be presented to sev...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist Says He Is A 'Definite Old-School Republican'

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry recently told AOL's Noisecreep that he's a "definite old-school Republican" who believes that politics has become more about branding than ideas. As he explained, "I was taught that you get what you put into it. You can be anything you want to be if you work hard enough...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist To Speak At 'American Atheists National Convention'

According to Atheists.org, TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French has been confirmed as one of the speakers at the 2013 American Atheists National Convention, set to take place March 28-31, 2013 in Austin, Texas. The 50th-anniversary 2013 convention will host up to 1,500 atheists at the Hyatt Regen...

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MEGADETH's 'Countdown' Expanded 20th-Anniversary Reissue Rocks Times Square

A photo of the upcoming expanded, commemorative 20th-anniversary reissue edition of MEGADETH's "Countdown To Extinction" album being advertised on the world's largest digital display system located in New York's Times Square via the 126-foot-wide, 47-foot-tall Reuters sign can be seen below. The 7,4...

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GEEZER BUTLER's Wife Was Maid Of Honor At WENDY DIO's Wedding

Wendy Dio (pictured below),the widow of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, HEAVEN & HELL),married her boyfriend of the past two decades, Omar Gimenez, this past Sunday, September 9 in a private ceremony among family and friends in Montecito, California....

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MEGADETH's 'Countdown To Extinction' Album Remastered And Expanded For 20th-Anniversary Edition

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine has personally overseen a new 20th-anniversary edition of the band's most popular album, 1992's double platinum-certified "Countdown To Extinction", to be released November 6 by Capitol/EMI. After wrapping up their "TH1RT3EN World Tour" this fall, MEGADETH will perform the a...

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PHIL LYNOTT's Mother Objects To MITT ROMNEY Using THIN LIZZY Music

According to Guardian.co.uk, the mother of the late THIN LIZZY frontman Phil Lynott has objected to the Mitt Romney campaign using the band's music at last week's Republican National Convention. Philomena Lynott, 81, said her son would not have approved of the Republicans playing the THIN LIZZY clas...

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ATTIKA 7's RUSTY COONES Joins 'Sons Of Anarchy' Season 5 Cast

ATTIKA 7 guitarist Rusty Coones will play nomad charter president Quinn on the upcoming season of FX's "Sons Of Anarchy" The wildly successful show is now on its fifth season. Rusty is not new to television, having appeared on the Discovery Channel's bike club series, "The Devil's Ride", this past s...

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Is Tampa Still The 'Death Metal Capital' Of America?

The Tampa, Florida death metal scene was part of Rachel Maddow's August 28 segment debunking stories in the day's news on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show". In the five-minute clip below, Maddow separates fact from fiction on conventional wisdom about Tampa's relative stripperiness and its death-meta...