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DEFTONES Frontman On New Album: 'We Reached A Peak On Our Dynamics On This Record'

Sacramento's DEFTONES has tentatively set October 9 as the release date for its seventh album, which will follow up 2010's "Diamond Eyes". That disc was the group's most successful and acclaimed outing in years, and lead singer Chino Moreno told Billboard.com why the band got back to work faster tha...

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DEFTONES Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

According to EW.com, DEFTONES has set a tentative October 9 release date for its seventh album. Regarding the musical direction of the follow-up to 2010's "Diamond Eyes", DEFTONES vocalist Chino Moreno said, "Obviously we're an aggressive band — not the heaviest, but there's a lot of attack. But the...

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EXODUS Bassist On RANDY BLYTHE Concert Incident: 'If You Come On Stage, You're Trespassing'

Nick Azinas of Peek From The Pit conducted an interview with bassist Jack Gibson of San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS earlier today (Friday, June 29) prior to the band's performance at the Tuska open-air festival in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts foll...

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STATIC-X Is Back... Sort Of

Industrial metal band STATIC-X will embark on a tour this summer. The group, fronted by singer/guitarist Wayne Static, will hit the road beginning July 15 at the Ink Life Tattoo Convention at the El Paso Coliseum. Commented Static: "I had a great time over the past few years doing my 'Pighammer' alb...

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Former THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Guitarist To Release New Solo Album

James Iha is excited to announce the release of his new solo album, "Look To The Sky", out September 18 on The End Records. As a member of A PERFECT CIRCLE, the power pop super-group TINTED WINDOWS, and of course, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, Iha has gathered musical depth and craftsmanship inspired by hi...

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TRIVIUM Drummer Talks Blast-Beat Technique With U.K.'s RHYTHM Magazine

Drummer Nick Augusto of Florida metallers TRIVIUM took time out after the band's Download festival performance to share some tips on getting to grips with blast beats with U.K.'s Rhythm magazine. Check out the clip below. TRIVIUM, AS I LAY DYING, CALIBAN and UPON A BURNING BODY will join forces for...

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THE DARKNESS: New Single Released

"Everybody Have A Good Time", the new single from British rockers THE DARKNESS, can be streamed at Spin.com. The video for the song will debut on Vevo.com on Thursday, June 28. "Everybody Have A Good Time" is available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Rhapsody and everywhere online. The track comes off t...

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RUSH Frontman Talks About Singing NEIL PEART's Lyrics (Video)

Video footage of RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee of Canadian rock legends RUSH talking about singing drummer Neil Peart's lyrics can be seen below. RUSH's 20th studio album, "Clockwork Angels", debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard album chart, selling 103,000 copies in its first week of release. The di...

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RUSH Guitarist: 'We Feel A Very Relaxed Confidence About Our Music And Our Songwriting'

Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Lifeson of Canadian rock legends RUSH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On "Clockwork Angels" marking RUSH's return to a concept album: Lifeson: "We did a number of strictly concept pieces, but a long time ago...

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RUSH: More 'Clockwork Angels' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

RUSH's first new collection of original material in over five years and their first studio release via Anthem/Roadrunner Records, "Clockwork Angels", has registered the following first-week chart positions: Canada: #1 USA: #2 Japan: #2 Norway: #10 Germany: #11 Holland: #11 Switzerland: #21 "Clockwor...

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RUSH's 'Clockwork Angels' Opens With More Than 100K Copies, Lands At No. 2 On BILLBOARD Chart

RUSH's first new collection of original material in over five years and their first studio release via Anthem/Roadrunner Records, "Clockwork Angels", sold 103,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart. RUSH's 18th studio album,...

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THE BURNING CROWS Release 'Never Had It So Good' EP

U.K. rockers THE BURNING CROWS are about to unveil their lavish musical mayhem with their aptly named "Never Had It So Good" EP. After spending innumerable hours on the road and playing countless shows to master their craft, the band recently took some time out to record at the world-famous Rockfiel...

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KYUSS LIVES!: New Video Interview Posted Online

GetYourRockOut.com conducted an interview with KYUSS LIVES! drummer Brant Bjork at this year's Download festival, which was held June 8-10 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. The current KYUSS LIVES! lineup features former KYUSS members John Garcia...

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RUSH's 'Clockwork Angels' Projected To Sell 85K-95K First Week

RUSH's first new collection of original material in over five years and their first studio release via Anthem/Roadrunner Records, "Clockwork Angels", is likely to sell between 85,000 and 95,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double...

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PUYA/ANKLA Guitarist Releases Solo Album

Ramon Ortiz, the virtuoso guitarist of metal bands PUYA and ANKLA, has just released his first solo album, "Ortiz", digitally via www.ramonortiz.net and online music outlets. After many years in the music industry as a composer, musician and producer and touring U.S. and Latin America, Ortiz's solo...