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Rare Recordings From CHUCK SCHULDINER's Pre-DEATH Band MANTAS: More Details Revealed
The next chapter in Relapse's DEATH reissue campaign is an extremely historic and essential release. The label has painstakingly collected all of of death metal legend, pioneer and groundbreaker Chuck Schuldiner's pre-DEATH material from his first band MANTAS into a deluxe collection, entitled "Deat...May 10, 2012
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MEGADETH, ANTHRAX Bassists Talk To Fellow Metal/Hard Rock Musicians At 'Revolver Golden Gods'
Zoom and Samson Technologies tapped MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello to conduct interviews with various hard rock and heavy metal musicians backstage at the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods awards, which was held on April 11 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, Cal...May 10, 2012
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'Great Gypsy Soul' Tribute To Late DEEP PURPLE Guitarist TOMMY BOLIN: Teaser Trailer Available
In the annals of rock history, Tommy Bolin occupied a brief, but shining stint as a brilliant guitarist who wowed those in the know with his mastery of many genres —rock, fusion, funk, reggae and heavy metal among others. Along with a much-lauded solo career that, pushed the boundaries of rock/jazz...May 10, 2012
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ICED EARTH Mainman: 'RONNIE JAMES DIO And I Had Talked About Doing A Project Together'
Metal Shock Finland's Mohsen Fayyazi recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. A couple of excerpts follow. On whether he knew Ronnie James Dio personally and if he ever had any dreams of collabor...May 9, 2012
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Rare Recordings From CHUCK SCHULDINER's Pre-DEATH Band MANTAS To Receive Official Release
This is where it all began. For the first time ever, Chuck Schuldiner’s pre-DEATH band MANTAS's recordings have been officially collected into one fully authorized compilation. "Death By Metal" is the brutally raw sound of an entire genre being born out of the basement of Chuck Schuldiner's Florida...May 9, 2012
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GEORGE LYNCH: Video Footage Of Nicaragua, Costa Rica Guitar Clinics
Legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, T&N, SOULS OF WE) took part in Randall-sponsored clinics in Nicaragua and Costa Rica at the end of April. Video footage from his appearances in both countries can be seen below. RatPack Records has just released George Lynch's new EP. "Legacy"...May 7, 2012
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'Revolver Golden Gods': Video Interviews From FULL METAL JACKIE
Jackie Kajzer, better known as Full Metal Jackie, conducted interviews with various hard rock and heavy metal musicians on the "black carpet" at the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods awards, which was held on April 11 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, California. Featured artists include membe...May 6, 2012
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KISS, STEVEN TYLER, MATT SORUM Featured In 'Adopt The Arts' PSA
KISS, AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler and former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum are featured in a new public-service announcement for Adopt The Arts, a charity dedicated to preserving the arts in schools and founded by Sorum. You can watch the four-minute PSA below. On March 18, Adopt The Arts hosted a k...May 5, 2012
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ZAKK WYLDE, SLASH Talk About Passing Of JIM MARSHALL (Video)
Artisan News spoke to Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) and Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) at the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods awards about the passing of revolutionary amp pioneer Jim Marshall OBE. You can watch the report below. As previously reported, rock and roll's b...May 5, 2012
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Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Musicians React To Passing Of BEASTIE BOYS' ADAM 'MCA' YAUCH
A number of hard rock and heavy metal musicians have commented on the passing of Adam "MCA" Yauch, a founding member of the pioneering rap band BEASTIE BOYS, who died Friday after a nearly three-year battle with cancer. Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES): "Sad day. MCA was fucking awesome. RIP m...May 4, 2012
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DEEP PURPLE Drummer Launches New Signature Pearl Kit (Video)
DrumWright and Pearl Drums unveiled twelve limited-edition Ian Paice (DEEP PURPLE) signature kits at DrumWright in Berkshire, England on April 23. Ian personally demonstrated the kit at the launch, which was timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of DEEP PURPLE's iconic "Machine Head" album. Ea...May 2, 2012
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DAVE GROHL Officially Announces 'Sound City' Documentary
According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has confirmed several months of rumors and word-of-mouth by officially announcing that he is directing and producing a feature-length documentary called "Sound City". The film, about the legendary and now defunct recording studio in V...May 2, 2012
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Skull 13
The metal world has benefitted from a slew of reunions these past few years. While just as many have made us regret the decision to reform, several others have proven to us that some bands do in fact get better with age or at least reinforce why we loved those early releases in the first ...May 1, 2012
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Sorrow and Extinction
The band is PALLBEARER and the album title is "Sorrow and Extinction". If that doesn't tell you that this is a long player that smothers the listener (in melancholic doom metal, then you probably never cared to begin with. "Sorrow and Extinction" is five long (eight to twelve minutes) tracks of weig...May 1, 2012
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DEE SNIDER: 'Mack The Knife' Video Released
Dee Snider, the unmistakable frontman of the rock band TWISTED SISTER, filmed a video for the song "Mack The Knife", with his son, Cody Blue Snider, in the director's chair. Producing the clip was Robby Starbuck, who has previously worked with TIMES OF GRACE, AUGUST BURNS RED, SILVERSTEIN, A STATIC...May 1, 2012
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