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DREAM THEATER's PORTNOY Performs With ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA In NYC; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy taking over lead vocals and sitting behind the kit for two FRANK ZAPPA songs — "Bobby Brown Goes Down" and "Willie the Pimp" — during ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA's August 9, 2009 concert at the Beacon Theater in New York City can be viewed below (courte...

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EUROPE Guitarist JOHN NORUM Interviewed At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

Baconmusic's James Allman conducted an interview with guitarist John Norum of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. Watch the chat below. Also available is performance footage from the event (...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Schedules Tokyo In-Stores

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will make two Tokyo, Japan-area in-store appearances — on Saturday, August 29 at Rock Inn in Shinjuku, and Sunday, August 30 at Rock Inn in Kashiwa. Both begin at 5 p.m. At each event, Marty will take part in a meet-and-greet and question-and-answer session,...

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Mother Of DIMEBAG's Killer Featured On Tonight's 'Secret Lives Of Women'

The mother of Nathan Gale, the ex-Marine who killed PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and four other people at a Columbus, Ohio, nightclub in December 2004, is one of several mothers who are profiled in tonight's (Tuesday, August 18) episode of WE's "Secret Lives of Women". Accor...

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MASTODON To Play 'Secret' Show For San Diego Radio Station

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have agreed to play a "secret show" for a select group of "insiders" (registered members) of the San Diego, California radio station FM 94/9 when the band is in town for the Street Scene festival on Friday, August 28. To be eligible to win a chance to see the p...

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ARJEN LUCASSEN's GUILT MACHINE: 'On This Perfect Day' Video Trailer Available

A four-minute video trailer for "On This Perfect Day", the debut album from AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen's new project, GUILT MACHINE, can be viewed below. The CD will be released via Mascot Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland: August 28 Rest of Europe: August 31 North...

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THEM CROOKED VULTURES: Photos Of Chicago Concert Posted Online

THEM CROOKED VULTURES, the new supergroup featuring Josh Homme (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE),John Paul Jones (LED ZEPPELIN) and Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS),made its live debut at the Lollapalooza after-show party on Sunday, August 9 at the Metro in Chicago, Illinois. Check out photos of the concert at P...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's PADGE: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Instructional DVD Available

Guitarist Michael "Padge" Paget of the Welsh metal band BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE is working on a new instructional DVD for Rock House, the leader in music instruction. Behind-the-scenes footage from the DVD filming can be viewed below. According to "sarge1875" of The Rock House Blog, Padge's DVD will...

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THANATOSCHIZO: Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Portuguese avant-garde maniacs THANATOSCHIZO have uploaded the first in a series of video reports from the recording sessions for the band's new, semi-acoustic album. The band chose "RAWoid" (a theme that merges "RAW" from the group's first album, "Schizo Level", and "Void" from their third effort,...

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SECRET SPHERE Announces Lineup Changes, Begins Writing New Material

Italian symphonic power metal band SECRET SPHERE has issued the following update: "After ten years of SECRET SPHERE, we decided to change to members of the band: [Paolo] Paco Gianotti [guitar] and Antonio Agate [keyboards]. Antonio will continue to arrange the music for the new album but he is not a...

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EDGUY Frontman Discusses Forthcoming AVANTASIA Album

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's official web site has been updated with a brand new interview with the singer/songwriter about the forthcoming album from his AVANTASIA project. The question-and-answer session follows below. Q: Tobias, how are things going in the studio? Sammet: I am pretty damn busy,...

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HOMME, GROHL, JONES To Perform At LOLLAPALOOZA After-Party?

THEM CROOKED VULTURES, the new supergroup featuring Josh Homme (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE),John Paul Jones (LED ZEPPELIN) and Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS),is rumored to be playing a last-minute Lollapalooza after-show party on Sunday, August 9 at the Metro in Chicago, Illinois. An image (see below) adv...

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EUROPE: New Audio Interview With JOEY TEMPEST Available

MetalSymphony.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Joey Tempest of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE. The chat is now available for streaming at this location. "Last Look At Eden", the new album from EUROPE, will be released in Germany on September 18 via earMUSIC/Edel Germany GmbH. The CD wi...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Says LIMP BIZKIT's DJ LETHAL Is Acting Like 'An Internet Tough Guy'

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has issued the following update: "Just played Sonisphere [festival at] Knebworth [in United Kingdom]. HOLY SHIT!!!!!! Fucking UN-BELIEVE-ABLE!!!!!!! "DJ Lethal from LIMP BIZKIT's response to my comment about how we were going to CRUSH them was hilarious. He said, 'Th...

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LIMP BIZKIT's DJ LETHAL To MACHINE HEAD: 'The Only Thing Crushed Was Your Egos'

LIMP BIZKIT's DJ Lethal (a.k.a. Leor Dimant) has responded to MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn's assertion that MH was going to "crush" LB when the two bands shared the stage earlier today (Sunday, August 2) at the Sonisphere festival at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. MACHINE HEAD, wh...