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DON DOKKEN On GEORGE LYNCH: 'There's Something Wrong With That Guy Between The Ears'

Peter Lindblad of Powerline recently conducted an interview with DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline: You had vocal surgery in 2010. Your voice seems to have come through it remarkably well. What kind of rehabilitation did you have to do and how wou...

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JON LORD's Last-Ever Interview: 'I'd Like To Get To My Father's Age'

A week before he died this past July, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord gave his last-ever interview, to Classic Rock, for the U.K. magazine's September 2012 issue. During the chat, Lord seemed optimistic about his prognosis a year after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. "When you get to...

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Cryptopsy

Often a veteran band comes off as uninspired when they take the easy way out by self-titling an album well into their careers. Said maneuver suggests an in-house restructuring or a rebirth, but often self-titling is trite and it's a cheat. Montreal death grinders CRYPTOPSY, however, suffered the tor...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Sofia Concert Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of Tim "Ripper" Owens' (DIO DISCIPLES, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) September 23 performance at R.B.F. Club in Sofia, Bulgaria can be seen below. Released in May 2009, Owens' first solo album, "Play My Game", landed at position No. 66 on the Top N...

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DOKKEN Interviewed On 'Rockline'; Audio Available

Melodic hard rockers DOKKEN were interviewed on last Wednesday's (September 19) edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn . You can now listen to the program at RocklineRadio.com. DOKKEN's new video, "Empire", can be seen below. The clip was directed by Devin De...

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CENTURY MEDIA Vc. ICED EARTH Illegal Downloaders: Copy Of Label Manager Declaration Available

A copy of the declaration from Century Media Records' European Label Manager Antje Lange that was included with the lawsuit filed by a New Jersey attorney on behalf of the label that collectively targets more than 4,000 people for allegedly using peer-to-peer networks to unlawfully distribute "Dysto...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: New Performance Footage From European Tour

Fan-filmed video footage of Tim "Ripper" Owens' (DIO DISCIPLES, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) September 7 performance at Kubox in Kuurne, Belgium can be seen below. Also available is footage of the following night's concert at De Pit in Terneuzen, The Netherlands. Released...

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LOVE.MIGHT.KILL: '2 Big 2 Fail' Audio Samples Available

Audio samples of the tracks that will appear on "2 Big 2 Fail", the sophomore album from LOVE.MIGHT.KILL, the German/Italian melodic metal band led by drummer Michael Ehré (GAMMA RAY, FIREWIND, ULI JON ROTH, METALIUM),can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. Due on October 19 in Europe via Massac...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Sings THE WHO, DEEP PURPLE Classics At 'Sunflower Jam'; Better-Quality Footage

Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN),Ian Paice (DEEP PURPLE),Brian May (QUEEN),Alice Cooper, John Paul Jones (LED ZEPPELIN) and Uli Jon Roth (SCORPIONS) are among the musicians who took part in the 2012 edition of The Sunflower Jam, which took place on Sunday, September 16 at the Royal Albert Hall in Lo...

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ANIMETAL USA: Video Interview Posted Online

Shonen Jump Alpha recently conducted an interview with ANIMETAL USA, the American counterpart to ANIMETAL, the Japanese heavy metal band which specialized in metal covers of popular Japanese anime/tokusatsu theme songs. You can now watch the chat below. ANIMETAL USA made its U.S. live debut on June...

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DOKKEN: 'Empire' Video Released

"Empire", the new video from melodic hard rockers DOKKEN, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Devin DeHaven (WHITESNAKE, P.O.D., BUSTA RHYMES) and features a post-apocalyptic take on the band's signature sound of catchy melodies, hot riffs and monster production. "Empire" comes off DOKKEN's...

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NILE Drummer's 'Intense Metal Drumming II' DVD: Official Trailer Released

The official trailer for "Intense Metal Drumming II", the new instructional DVD from NILE drummer George Kollias, can be seen below. The disc will be released soon through Hudson Music. Commented Kollias: "This new DVD stands on the same concept as 'Intense Metal Drumming' did back in 2008. There is...

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DOKKEN Guitarist Discusses Possible Project With MICHAEL SCHENKER, DON DOKKEN

During a recent interview with "The Classic Metal Show", DOKKEN guitarist Jon Levin revealed some of the details surrounding his rumored project with DOKKEN vocalist Don Dokken and legendary German axeman Michael Schenker. An excerpt from the chat follows below. The Classic Metal Show: We've heard t...

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BRUCE DICKINSON, BRIAN MAY, ALICE COOPER, ULI JON ROTH Perform At 'The Sunflower Jam' (Video)

Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN),Ian Paice (DEEP PURPLE),Brian May (QUEEN),Alice Cooper, John Paul Jones (LED ZEPPELIN) and Uli Jon Roth (SCORPIONS) are among the musicians who took part in the 2012 edition of The Sunflower Jam, which took place on Sunday, September 16 at the Royal Albert Hall in Lo...

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THREAT SIGNAL Frontman Featured In New T.A.N.K. Video

Canadian singer Jon Howard (THREAT SIGNAL, ARKAEA) makes a guest appearance on "Spasms Of Upheaval", the sophomore album from the French melodic death metal band T.A.N.K. (THINK OF A NEW KIND). The official video for the track "Inhaled" featuring Howard can be seen below. The clip was directed by Ro...