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VOLBEAT Frontman: 'METALLICA Take Good Care Of Their Support Bands'

Cygnus of Sonic Shocks recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen of Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sonic Shocks: What do you feel about the very good reception that the [new VOLBEAT] album ["Beyond Hell/Above Heav...

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RON JARZOMBEK Issues Update On WATCHTOWER, BLOTTED SCIENCE And Upcoming DVDs

Acclaimed San Antonio, Texas-based guitarist/composer Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER, BLOTTED SCIENCE, SPASTIC INK) has issued the following update: "Basically, what's going on is I have quite a few things in the works right now, but haven't completed much of anything since the BLOTTED SCIENCE 'The Machi...

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ACCEPT Guitarist: 'We Are Already Thinking About And Writing For The Next Record'

Metal Asylum recently conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Asylum: When ACCEPT reformed in the '90s, the songs on "Objection Overruled", "Death Row" and "Predator" were either hit or miss. C...

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VINCE NEIL Says SHARON OSBOURNE 'Should've Gotten Her Timeline Straight'

MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil has just released his 320-page hardcover autobiography, "Tattoos & Tequila: To Hell and Back with One of Rock's Most Notorious Frontmen". The book made news before it came out when it was revealed that in the memoir, Neil calls Ozzy Osbourne's wife and manager Sha...

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Drummer GIL MOORE On TRIUMPH Reunion: 'All I Wanted To Do Was Get My Friend Back'

Greg Olma of 69 Faces Of Rock recently conducted an interview with Gil Moore, drummer for Canadian hard rock legends TRIUMPH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. 69 Faces Of Rock: Why did decide to put out a "Greatest Hits Remixed" CD now? Gil Moore: Well, we've been listening to ...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Talks PANTERA, Current Metal Scene, BP Oil Spill

Hard Rock Hideout recently conducted an interview with DOWN/ex-PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Hard Rock Hideout: Why do you think PANTERA fans are so loyal to the band to this very second? Anselmo: I think it's the camaraderie we always had with the...

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INDESTRUCTIBLE NOISE COMMAND: 'God Loves Violence' Video Released

"God Loves Violence", the new video from reunited late '80s Connecticut thrashers INDESTRUCTIBLE NOISE COMMAND (I.N.C.),can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's new album, "Bleed The Line", which the group hopes "will propel [I.N.C.] back onto the scene and cause a bit of mayhem when it h...

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SAXON, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, MURDERDOLLS, DIMMU BORGIR Confirmed For Australia's SOUNDWAVE

SAXON, ONE DAY AS A LION (the project featuring Zack De La Rocha [vocalist for RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE] and Jon Theodore [former drummer of THE MARS VOLTA]),BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, MURDERDOLLS, BRING ME THE HORIZON and DIMMU BORGIR are among the newly confirmed bands for the 2011 edition of Austr...

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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS: 'Dreams Can Definitely Come True'

Sterling Whitaker and Jeb Wright of "Long Live Rock" recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. (Note: The interview was conducted before the announcement that drummer Mike Por...

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'One Thing You Can Expect From PAPA ROACH Is The Unexpected,' Says Bassist

Aiden R. of myYearbook recently conducted an interview with bassist Tobin Esperance of Californian rockers PAPA ROACH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. myYearbook: On the new album, there are five new songs and some of PAPA ROACH's most powerful live tracks. What made you guys decide...

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JORDAN RUDESS: 'DREAM THEATER Is Full Of Ideas And Energy About The Future'

Keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER has posted the following statement on his official blog regarding the departure of drummer Mike Portnoy, the band's co-founder and leader for 25 years: "Closing this chapter is difficult because Mike and I are really close friends,...

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ARCH ENEMY Featured On CNN INTERNATIONAL's 'Connect The World' (Video)

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY were featured last night (Friday, September 10) in a segment on CNN International's "Connect The World", dubbed "Global Connections". The three-minute report, focusing on the countries Sweden and Malaysia, included a short video message from ARCH ENEMY sin...

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Singer JAMES LABRIE: 'We Are More Than Pumped To Continue The Legacy Of DREAM THEATER'

Three of the remaining DREAM THEATER members — singer James LaBrie, guitarist John Petrucci and keyboardist Jordan Rudess — have issued separate statements commenting further on the departure of drummer Mike Portnoy, the band's co-founder and leader for 25 years. James LaBrie: "Thought I would give...

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FULLFORCE Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album

FULLFORCE — the new Swedish melodic metal project featuring Mike Andersson (CLOUDSCAPE, SILENT MEMORIAL, PLANET ALLIANCE) on vocals, Stefan Elmgren (HAMMERFALL) on guitar, Anders Johansson (HAMMERFALL, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) on drums, Carl-Johan Grimmark (NARNIA) on guitar, and Tommy Larsson (HEED) on ba...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's ZAKK WYLDE Talks About The Making Of 'Order Of The Black', Health Issues

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) took part in a live media teleconference on August 3 where he answered questions from a number of journalists — including Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com — regarding the new BLACK LABEL SOCIETY album, "Order Of The Black". A few excerpts from the c...