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ICED EARTH: A Look At JON SCHAFFER's Road Gear (Video)

American power metallers ICED EARTH have uploaded a nine-minute video clip (see below) featuring a look at the equipment guitarist/founder Jon Schaffer uses on the road. "Even if you're not a gear head, you'll still enjoy this peek behind the scenes," the band says. ICED EARTH's latest album, "Dysto...

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Cancer-Stricken Former DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist Says He Is 'Doing Well'

Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord, who revealed this past summer that he was fighting cancer, has released the following statement: "Happy New Year to all of you and thank you so much for your wonderful, kind and inspirational messages over these last few difficult months. I have been mightily...

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OLIVA, CAFFERY To Perform SAVATAGE's 'Hall Of The Mountain King' At BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the Florida-based band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, will play SAVATAGE's classic 1987 album, "Hall Of The Mountain King", in its entirety at the warm-up party for next year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place July 13-14, 2012 in Balingen, Germany. Joining JON O...

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JUDAS PRIEST's 'Painkiller' Spotlighted In 'Mars Attacks' Podcast

This month's edition of the "Mars Attacks" Classic Albums column focuses on JUDAS PRIEST's "Painkiller" album. Written comments about "Painkiller" from an assortment of people— including former JUDAS PRIEST lead singer Tim "Ripper" Owens; the album's producer, Chris Tsangarides; Kirk Windstein of CR...

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STAIND: End-Of-Tour Video Recap

Massachusetts rockers STAIND have posted a 10-minute end-of-tour recap video. Check it out below. STAIND recently made it official that Sal Giancarelli, the band's drum tech for the past 12 years, was taking over for original drummer Jon Wysocki. Wysocki left STAIND after 17 years of service followi...

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Metal Singer Claims Responsibility For JON BON JOVI Death Hoax

According to the Asbury Park Press, Jeffrey Goho of the Philadelphia-area metal band MINUTIA claims to have started the Jon Bon Jovi death hoax because he felt the singer's non-musical pursuits were taking time way from the things that really mattered. Goho posted a fake press release on a WordPress...

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ICED EARTH Mainman's SONS OF LIBERTY Project Releases New Five-Song EP

ICED EARTH mastermind Jon Schaffer's SONS OF LIBERTY project has released a brand new five-song EP, "Spirit Of The Times", via iTunes and "other digital channels." Schaffer states, "We have chosen to not involve a record label for now. We wanted to do this directly from us to you." Schaffer develope...

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ALICE COOPER Says It's 'Almost Impossible' To Make Money On Record Sales Nowadays

Jon Gillooly of the Marietta Daily Journal recently conducted an interview with legendary rocker Alice Cooper. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Marietta Daily Journal: Are you still on a high from having the band inducted into the Rock And Rock Hall Of Fame? Cooper: 2011 was a big ye...

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HEATHEN: Performance Footage From EINDHOVEN METAL MEETING

Video footage of HEATHEN performing the song "Opiate Of The Masses" on December 16 at the Eindhoven Metal Meeting at the Effenaar in Eindhoven, Holland can be seen below. HEATHEN played its first show with returning bassist Jason VieBrooks on February 4 at Madhouse in San Francisco, California. VieB...

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Singer MARK BOALS Guests On New AMADEUS AWAD Album

Legendary hard rock vocalist Mark Boals (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ULI JON ROTH, ROYAL HUNT) makes a guest appearance on "Time Of The Equinox", the new album from the Lebanese guitarist Amadeus Awad. Due on January 13, 2012, the CD will feature Boals in the progressive metal trilogy "Paper Dreams", which co...

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STAIND: New Video Interview With MIKE MUSHOK

In The Now magazine conducted an interview with guitarist Mike Mushok of Massachusetts rockers STAIND. You can now watch the chat below. In a recent interview with NY Rock Music Examiner, Mushok stated about STAIND's split with longtime drummer Jon Wysocki, "Well, losing Jon wasn't an easy decision...

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ICED EARTH Mainman Interviewed In Cyprus (Video)

Nick Azinas of Peek From The Pit conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/leader Jon Schaffer when the band played at the Pavilion in Nicosia, Cyprus on December 15. The 15-minute clip, which includes performance footage, can be seen below. ICED EARTH's latest album, "Dystopia", sold around...

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ICED EARTH, BLIND GUARDIAN Leaders Promise Another DEMONS & WIZARDS Album

The fifth in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from ICED EARTH's European leg of the 2011-2012 "World Dystopia Tour" can be seen below. In the latest four-minute clip, ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer and BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch discuss the future of their long-ru...

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VOLBEAT, ICED EARTH Leaders Planning Collaboration

Michael Poulsen of Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT joined ICED EARTH on stage on December 3, 2011 at Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark to perform the classic ICED EARTH song "Watching Over Me". A video message from Poulsen and ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer recorded shortly after the concert...

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CRYPTOPSY Bassist Quits

Guitarist-turned-bassist Youri Raymond of Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY has issued the following statement: "I am officially announcing my departure of the band CRYPTOPSY. At this time, we feel it's in the best interest of both the band and I to part ways. "As a musician, moving from guitar t...