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'Mosh Potatoes' Book Author Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)

On November 19, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with longtime rocker Steve "Buckshot" Seabury and author of "Mosh Potatoes - Recipes, Anecdotes And Mayhem From The Heavyweights Of Heavy Metal". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Four years i...

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GRAHAM BONNET Talks RAINBOW, MSG And ALCATRAZZ In New Interview

Bruce Forrest of Braingell Radio recently conducted an interview with legendary hard rock singer Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Braingell Radio: How did you come to Ritchie Blackmore's attention? Was there an...

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DYING FETUS To Headline Europe's BONECRUSHER FEST Tour

Maryland-based extreme metallers DYING FETUS will headline of the 2011 edition of the Bonecrusher Fest. Support on the trek — which will kick off on February 18 in Aschaffenburg, Germany and end on March 11 in Kassel, Germany — will come from KEEP OF KALESSIN, CARNIFEX, ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY, FL...

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DAVE LOMBARDO, STEVE SMITH To Perform At Guitar Center's Drum-Off Finals

Guitar Center's Drum Off finals, the culmination of the world's largest drum competition, has announced a lineup of special performances by music's most legendary drummers, hosted by Stephen Perkins (JANE'S ADDICTION). Headlining the show — which will take place on Saturday, January 8 at The Music B...

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DUFF MCKAGAN: 150,000 Words Penned So Far For Upcoming Autobiography

Duff McKagan's (JANE'S ADDICTION, VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) wife, model and swimwear designer Susan Holmes, revealed via Twitter that Duff has "penned more than 150,000 words thus far" for his upcoming autobiography, tentatively due in November 2011 via Touchstone Fireside, a division of Simon...

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PARADISE LOST To Perform Entire 'Draconian Times' Album At Seven Exclusive Shows

British doom/goth metal pioneers PARADISE LOST have announced the re-release of their seminal 1995 album "Draconian Times"; 16 years since it first stormed the charts. Sony Music will reissue "Draconian Times" through the "Legacy" series; which will feature the entire digitally re-mastered album inc...

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DEEP PURPLE's First Manager TONY EDWARDS Dies At 78

Tony Edwards, DEEP PURPLE's first manager, died on November 11 at The London Clinic at the age of 78. Simon Robinson of the Deep Purple Appreciation Society writes, "It was without doubt Tony's love of spotting an opportunity which sparked life into the embryonic contacts between musicians which evo...

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DYING FETUS: Performance Footage From Beijing Posted Online

Video footage of Baltimore death metallers DYING FETUS performing the song "Homicidal Retribution" on September 22, 2010 in Beijing, China can be viewed below (courtesy of Blank TV). The clip was filmed by Frank Huang during the band's Southeast Asia tour. DYING FETUS is currently on the road with C...

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BLEEDING THROUGH Frontman Says New Album Has Been Received Very Well Despite Weak Sales

Simon "Astrocreep" Crampton of Sonic Shocks recently conducted an interview with vocalist Brandan Schieppati of Orange County, California's BLEEDING THROUGH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sonic Shocks: How are feelings in the BLEEDING THROUGH camp at the moment, how are you feelin...

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RITA HANEY, WENDY DIO Talk About Success Of 'Dimebash 2010' Event (Video)

Artisan News Service conducted interviews with late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's longtime girlfriend Rita Haney and Ronnie James Dio's wife/manager Wendy Dio at last month's Dimebash 2010 event, which was held in honor of Dimebag at the world-famous Key Club on the Sunset...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER Preparing To Enter Studio

Celebrated "true heavy metal band" THE GATES OF SLUMBER will enter England's Orgone Studios later this month with producer Jaime Gomez Arellano (GHOST, ANGEL WITCH) to begin recording its new album for a spring 2011 release via Rise Above Records. THE GATES OF SLUMBER recently announced the addition...

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WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH: New Video Interview Posted Online

PitCam Production recently conducted an interviw with Paul Seidel (drums) and Simon Hawemann (guitar) of from Berlin, Germany's WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH. You can now watch the chat in two parts below (interview conducted in German, with English subtitles). WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH's third album, "MM...

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EVAN SEINFELD Says New BIOHAZARD Material Is 'Almost Too Good'

BIOHAZARD is putting the finishing touches on its tenth studio album for an early 2011 release via an as-yet-undisclosed label. The follow-up to 2005's "Means To An End" is being produced by Toby Wright, who has previously worked with KORN, SLAYER, MÖTLEY CRÜE, KISS, FEAR FACTORY, IN FLAMES, STONE S...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: 'Empire' 20th-Anniversary Edition Available For Streaming

Seattle progressive rockers QUEENSRŸCHE have partnered with Capitol/EMI for the November 9 release of an expanded 20th-anniversary edition of the band's triple platinum-certified breakout album "Empire". The new 2CD and digital packages both include the remastered album, featuring six hit singles, i...

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SOLEFALD: More New Album Details Revealed

"Me eig dykk, og me meiner ålvor/ Me kann få dykk i tale med motorsagi" ("We own you, and we mean business / We can make you talk with our chainsaw") the song "Eukalyptustreet" from the new SOLEFALD album, "Norrøn Livskunst" ("Norse Art Of Living") proudly exclaims. For the Oslo/Berlin-based avant/b...