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KANSAS To Release 'Leftoverture Live & Beyond' In November

KANSAS, America's legendary progressive rock band, will release its new live album "Leftoverture Live & Beyond", on November 3. This is the first live album since 2009 for the band that has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, and is famous for classic hits such as "Carry On Wayward Son" and...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Recalls Getting Guitar Lessons From JOE SATRIANI: 'He's Always Played Incredibly'

In a new interview with the Vancouver radio station CFOX, METALLICA's Kirk Hammett spoke about the experience of getting taught how to play guitar by Joe Satriani more than three and a half decades ago. "I took lessons from him in 1981," Kirk said (see video below). "We knew each other way back when...

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Late MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA: Part Of 'Megalife' Video Series Released

Part two of a three-part video series featuring footage compiled during the research and writing of late MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza's memoir, "Megalife: Nick Menza The Book" by J. Marshall Craig can be seen below. In this episode, Nick takes the viewer around his drum kit. Discussing and illustrat...

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PEARL JAM Bassist Says Musicians Have Right To Speak Out On Politics

According to The Pulse Of Radio, PEARL JAM bassist Jeff Ament and his bandmate Richard Stuverud from side project RNDM discussed politics and music on a recent Pearl Jam Radio special. Stuverud remarked: "It's always a difficult thing to go there as a songwriter going into any kind of politics, it c...

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Ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Vocalist MICHAEL VESCERA Was Amused By Guitarist's Disparaging Comments About Former Singers

Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN vocalist Michael Vescera says that he was amused by the Swedish guitarist's disparaging comments about some of the singers that have worked with him in the past. In a recent interview with Metal Wani, Malmsteen said that he had no interest in collaborating with vocalists like...

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IRON MAIDEN: 'Legacy Of The Beast' Comic Book To Debut In October

The first-ever official IRON MAIDEN comic book series is coming from leading U.S. science fiction, fantasy and horror publishers Heavy Metal Publishing. The comic books are based on the band's hit mobile role playing game Iron Maiden: Legacy Of The Beast, where players battle as Eddie across the man...

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Ex-DIO Bassist JEFF PILSON Says RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Would Have Approved' Of Hologram

Former DIO bassist Jeff Pilson believes that Ronnie James Dio "would have approved" of the legendary singer's hologram, which made its debut at last year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. Created by Eyellusion, the surprise appearance of the heavy metal icon during DIO DISCIPLES' set closed out...

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ARCH ENEMY's MICHAEL AMOTT: 'The Writing Never Really Stops'

TotalRock DJ Ník Alexander recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the songwriting process for ARCH ENEMY's new album, "Will To Power", Michael said: "The writing never really stops; I'm always fiddling around on t...

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Video: ANNIHILATOR Performs New Song 'Twisted Lobotomy' At BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

Fan-filmed video footage of Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR performing a brand new song called "Twisted Lobotomy" on August 12 at the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom can be seen below. "Twisted Lobotomy" is expected to appear on ANNIHILATOR'...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Frontman: 'We're Living In A Society Where We Embrace Excuses'

Jerry Loud Mouth of Finland's Rauta conducted an interview with frontman Mike Muir of crossover legends SUICIDAL TENDENCIES prior to the band's June 30 performance at the 20th-anniversary edition of the Tuska festival in Helsinki, Finland. You can watch the full interview below. A few excerpts follo...

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SONS OF APOLLO Feat. PORTNOY, SHEEHAN, BUMBLEFOOT, SOTO, SHERINIAN: Listen To 'Signs Of The Time' Single

SONS OF APOLLO, the new band featuring former DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian alongside Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOGS, MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE),will release its debut...

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WEAPONS OF ANEW To Release 'The Collision Of Love And Hate', Hit The Road With TESLA

WEAPONS OF ANEW, the new band featuring Freddy Ordine, Ray West, Stefan "Reno" Cutrupi, Chris Manfre and Kris Norris, will release its debut recording, "The Collision Of Love And Hate", on September 15 via OK Good Records. The quintet will then hit the road with TESLA from September 19 through Octob...

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ARCH ENEMY Performs New Single 'The World Is Yours' Live For First Time (Video)

ARCH ENEMY performed its new single, "The World Is Yours", live for the first time on Friday, August 4 at the Rock Pod Kameňom festival at Sninské Rybníky, Snina, Slovakia. Fan-filmed video footage of the live premiere can be seen below. "The World Is Yours" is taken from ARCH ENEMY's new album, "Wi...

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Two People Stabbed During RANCID, DROPKICK MURPHYS Concert In Chicago

According to NBC 5, a man and woman were stabbed at Tuesday night's (August 8) RANCID / DROPKICK MURPHYS concert inside the Huntington Bank Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. An argument broke out between the two victims and their attacker just before 9:30 p.m. in a bar area and spilled into the concert...

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ARCH ENEMY's MICHAEL AMOTT Explains JEFF LOOMIS's Lack Of Songwriting Contributions To 'Will To Power'

U.K. journalist Malcolm Dome recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and singer Alissa White-Gluz. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if ARCH ENEMY's lead guitarist of the last three years, Jeff Loomis (formerly of NEVERMORE),has contributed to the songwriting p...