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METALLICA's TRUJILLO Financing Film About Late Bass Legend JACO PASTORIUS
According to USA Today, METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo is financing a movie about the late Grammy-winning jazz bass virtuoso Jaco Pastorius. Tentatively titled "Jaco", the documentary is being directed by Stephen Kijak, who helmed 2010's "Stones In Exile", the 2010 film about the recording of the...May 24, 2012
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DEE SNIDER Interviewed By PsychoBabbleTV.com (Video)
On May 12, Mike Preston of PsychoBabbleTV.com conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider in Skokie, Illinois. You can now watch the chat below. Dee Snider filmed a video for the song "Mack The Knife", with his son, Cody Blue Snider, in the director's chair. Producing the clip was...May 23, 2012
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MANTAS: 'Evil Dead' Demo Track Available For Streaming
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 23, 2012
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KYUSS LIVES! On JOSH HOMME Lawsuit: We Have 'Decided To Stand Up For Our Rights'
Ex-KYUSS members John Garcia (vocals) and Brant Bjork (drums) have agreed to answer questions from RollingStone.com over e-mail about the lawsuit filed by their former KYUSS bandmates Josh Homme and Scott Reeder over the use of the KYUSS name. Garcia, Bjork and ex-KYUSS bassist Nick Oliveri reunited...May 21, 2012
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BLEEDING THROUGH Guitarist Schedules Clinic Tour
BLEEDING THROUGH guitarist Dave Nassie has announced several clinic appearances for May and June, all sponsored by his partners at Charvel and Fender. Each of these clinics is FREE to the public. Dave will be joined by other members of BLEEDING THROUGH at some events, including bassist Ryan Wombache...May 19, 2012
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NIKKI SIXX Interviews SEX PISTOLS Legend JOHNNY ROTTEN
On last night's (Friday, May 18) edition of "Sixx Sense With Nikki Sixx", host Nikki Sixx welcomed one of his punk rock heroes, John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten) from the SEX PISTOLS and PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. Sixx and his co-host Kerri Kasem talked to the famed musician/singer-songwriter about his legen...May 19, 2012
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3 INCHES OF BLOOD Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO With 'Look Out' Lyric Video
As a tribute to metal legend Ronnie James Dio, and in honor of the two-year anniversary of his death, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD have released a lyric video for their song "Look Out". Vocalist Cam Pipes explains, "It was hard to find the right words for a s...May 16, 2012
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EDDIE VAN HALEN's First Meeting With RONNIE MONTROSE
Several months before his death, the late, great Ronnie Montrose contributed to hardcover coffee table photo book, "Eddie Van Halen", by legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower. The Van Halen News Desk has the exclusive on the guitarist's story of meeting Eddie Van Halen. Montrose: "The first tour...May 16, 2012
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WITCHCRAFT Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
Nuclear Blast Records has announced the signing of Swedish doom metal kings WITCHCRAFT. After a five-year recording hiatus, WITCHCRAFT is currently tracking the follow-up to 2007's "The Alchemist" with renowned producer Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (KREATOR, OPETH, AMON AMARTH, PARADISE...May 16, 2012
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DEE SNIDER Interviewed On LONE STAR 92.5's 'Bo & Jim' Show (Audio)
TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider called in to the "Bo & Jim" morning show on the Dallas, Texas radio station Lone Star 92.5. During the chat, which can be streamed below, he talks about why he decided to do showtunes, his book, how life after age 30 has been totally surprising, whether he's be...May 11, 2012
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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist Talks Next Album In New Interview
ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell spoke to RollingStone.com about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2009's gold-certified "Black Gives Way To Blue", which debuted in the Top 10 of The Billboard 200 and scored multiple Grammy nominations. "It's time to get to work a...May 10, 2012
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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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