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RUSH's ALEX LIFESON: 'Whatever This Tour Is, It's Not The End Of The Band'
Guitarist Alex Lifeson of Canadian rock legends RUSH was interviewed for the latest episode of VH1 Classic "That Metal Show" co-host Eddie Trunk's podcast, "Eddie Trunk Podcast". You can now listen to it at this location. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how his batt...August 6, 2015
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SLIPKNOT Performs In Mansfield Without Bassist ALESSANDRO 'VMAN' VENTURELLA (Video)
SLIPKNOT performed Tuesday night (August 4) in Mansfield, Massachusetts without the band's bass player, Alessandro "Vman" Venturella, who was rushed to a hospital two days earlier just six songs into the group's concert in Hartford. Fan-filmed video footage of last night's concert can be seen below....August 5, 2015
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KISS Frontman PAUL STANLEY Announces First-Ever SOUL STATION Concert
KISS frontman Paul Stanley has announced the first-ever SOUL STATION concert at The Roxy in West Hollywood, California on September 11. SOUL STATION is a ten-piece coalition of some of today's leading musicians paying tribute to an era of great soul music. "We're living in a time of being fed canned...August 4, 2015
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SLIPKNOT Bassist Discharged From Hospital After Suffering From 'Severe Dehydration'
SLIPKNOT was forced to walk off stage several songs into its show in Hartford, Connecticut on Sunday night (August 2) when bassist Alessandro "Vman" Venturella had to be rushed to the hospital due to a medical emergency. After about a twenty-minute break, SLIPKNOT returned to the stage without Ventu...August 3, 2015
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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Interviewed For 'Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church' Documentary
About 100 miles south of Atlanta, next to a field just outside the town of Byron, there stands a plaque erected by the Georgia Historical Society marking the location of the second Atlanta International Pop Festival, where from July 3 to July 5, 1970, "over thirty musical acts performed, including r...August 3, 2015
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SLIPKNOT Bassist Rushed To Hospital During Hartford Concert; Band Completes Set As Eight-Piece
SLIPKNOT was forced to walk off stage several songs into its performance earlier tonight (Sunday, August 2) in Hartford, Connecticut after their bassist, Alessandro "Vman" Venturella, had an unknown medical emergency and was rushed to the hospital. Concert attendee Nick Mucha tells BLABBERMOUTH.NET...August 2, 2015
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FRANKIE BANALI Says CARLOS CAVAZO 'Shut Himself Out' Of Return To QUIET RIOT
QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali says the band's former guitarist Carlos Cavazo "shut himself out" of a possible return to the group more than a decade ago. Cavazo was a member of QUIET RIOT during the band's most commercially successful period. After replacing Randy Rhoads in the 1980s, he remaine...August 1, 2015
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Interviewed By THE RAVE TV (Video)
The Rave TV's Alex Stafford conducted an interview with Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE before the band's July 31 concert at The Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. You can now watch the chat below. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach recently finished laying down vocals on five songs for the b...July 31, 2015
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FRANKIE BANALI Says QUIET RIOT Documentary Has Elevated Interest In The Band
Following the critical success of "Quiet Riot: Well Now You're Here There's No Way Back", the feature documentary on the seminal heavy metal band QUIET RIOT, drummer Frankie Banali is enjoying a newfound appreciation both for his contributions to music and devotion to keeping the memory of his frien...July 31, 2015
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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Backing Campaign To Save U.K. Venue
JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has recorded a message of support to a group of rockers who want to reopen the Sir Charles Napier rock pub, a long-standing Michelin Star high-end gastropub in the center of Blackburn, Lancashire, England, in which a strong community has formed over the years. Halfo...July 30, 2015
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METAL ALLEGIANCE: Fourth Studio Webisode Feat. TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY
METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — which debuted on MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat cruise last year, and performed at this year's NAMM show and on the ShipRocked cruise, will release its self-titled debut album on...July 29, 2015
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In the six years since their last album, "Congregation of the Damned", metalcore favorites ATREYU took a sabbatical from each other to devote time to family and new projects such as I AM WAR, FAKE FIGURES and HELL OR HIGHWATER. Guitarist Travis Miguel did a stint with TRAPT a couple years ago until...July 27, 2015
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MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT, EXODUS, MASTODON Members Set For METAL ALLEGIANCE CD-Release Concert In NYC
METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — which debuted on MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat cruise last year, and performed at this year's NAMM show and on the ShipRocked cruise, will celebrate the release of its self-title...July 23, 2015
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COREY TAYLOR On SLIPKNOT's Plan To Record Double Concept Album: 'It's An Interesting Idea'
SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor has confirmed that the band is considering writing and recording a double concept album to follow last year's ".5: The Gray Chapter". ".5: The Gray Chapter" was released in October 2014 following a six-year hiatus during which founding SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray died and...July 22, 2015
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METAL ALLEGIANCE Featuring PHILIP ANSELMO: 'Dying Song' Preview
METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — which debuted on MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat cruise last year, and performed at this year's NAMM show and on the ShipRocked cruise, will release its self-titled debut album on...July 22, 2015
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