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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Bassist: Having A 'Stable' Singer Is A Very New Feeling

Earlier this week, Tom Mann of Australia's Faster Louder conducted an interview with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS bassist Robert DeLeo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the band's split with lead singer Scott Weiland: "It was plain to see nothing was going to get done anymore with these fo...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Drummer Interviewed By PopCultureMadness.com (Video)

Kristyn Clarke of PopCultureMadness.com conducted an interview with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS drummer Eric Kretz on September 7 at the House of Blues in Atlantic City, New Jersey. You can now watch the chat below. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS will release a new five-song EP called "High Rise" on October 8. The dis...

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TESTAMENT: 'Rise Up' Performance Clip From 'Dark Roots Of Thrash' DVD

"Dark Roots Of Thrash", a DVD/2CD release documenting Bay Area veterans TESTAMENT's sold-out headlining performance at the Paramount in Huntington, New York this past February, will be made available on October 11 (Europe) and October 15 (North America) via Nuclear Blast Records. "Dark Roots Of Thra...

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Ex-MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA Interviewed On 'Focus On Metal' Podcast (Audio)

Former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza was interviewed on the latest episode of the "Focus On Metal" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Menza has been writing, recording and producing constantly but only releasing sporadic singles for years. That will all change when h...

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HOGLAN On DARK ANGEL Reunion: 'We Don't Wanna Come Out And Even Be Great; We Wanna Be No. 1'

During an appearance on this past Sunday's (September 8) "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show, drummer Gene Hoglan (TESTAMENT, DETHKLOK, FEAR FACTORY, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) spoke about the status of the planned reunion of his former band, classic late '80s/early '90s California thrashers DARK ANGEL. "We a...

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TROUBLE Guitarist On Writing New Album: 'We Really Didn't Care If People Were Going To Dig It Or Not'

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with guitarist Rick Wartell of Chicago doom metal legends TROUBLE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: It's been six years since the band's last release, "Simple Mind Condition". Why did it take such an extended period o...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Bassist: 'It Feels Good To Be Productive Again'

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS bassist Robert DeLeo recently spoke to The Star-Ledger about the band's split with vocalist Scott Weiland and addition of LINKIN PARK's Chester Bennington. "[Chester has] made it clear that he grew up on our music," said DeLeo. "He knows it well. But the thing that sold me was th...

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Communication Between SCOTT WEILAND And Rest Of STP Started Breaking Down In 1994

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS members Chester Bennington and Dean DeLeo spoke to Artisan News about why the band had to fire its original lead singer, Scott Weiland, and replace him with the LINKIN PARK frontman. Check out the report below. Asked when the communication between Weiland and the rest of the band...

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KISS Drummer ERIC SINGER Interviewed On Honduras' 'Hard & Heavy' Radio (Audio)

On August 6, Honduras rock journalist Alvaro Villatoro (a.k.a. Lemmy Simmons) of Hard & Heavy conducted an interview with KISS drummer Eric Singer. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. KISS unveiled its brand new stage show this on June 1 at the opening concert the E...

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Ex-MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA Interviewed On 'The Classic Metal Show' (Audio)

Former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza was interviewed on the latest edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Menza has been writing, recording and producing co...

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Former DARK ANGEL Singer DON DOTY Joins Forces With FORBIDDEN Drummer In New Project

Former DARK ANGEL singer Don Doty has announced the formation of an as-yet-unnamed new project that will revisit the band's classic "We Have Arrived" and "Darkness Descends" albums, as well as introduce fans worldwide to new material. Joining Doty in the new group is drummer Sasha Horn, who has prev...

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RATT Drummer Interviewed On 95-7 THE ROCK STATION (Audio)

On August 14, Spence of the 95-7 The Rock Station conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Speaking to "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" this past January, Blotzer stated about the band's current status: "We're getting re...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Guitarist Talks To JUMP METAL (Audio)

Jump Metal recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Gilbert of Arizona metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM will play a special concert at the Keep It True XVII festival, set to take place April 25-26, 2014 at T...

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The Distortion Field

Only their second studio album within an eighteen year block, Chicago doom legends TROUBLE are back. Well, without Eric Wagner and Jeff "Oly" Olson, anyway. That's the bad news. The good news is that TROUBLE is in the capable hands of former FLOODGATE and EXHORDER vocalist Kyle Thomas. While a large...

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DON DOTY: If There Is No Room For Me In DARK ANGEL, I Will Find My Place Somewhere Else

Don Doty, the original lead singer of classic late '80s/early '90s California thrashers DARK ANGEL, has released the following statement regarding the band's upcoming reunion plans: "Our dearest fans, "It is with sadness that I see the events of the last days... and I cannot believe how far things h...