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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...

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Welsh Metal Band In Hot Water Over Graffiti Attack

According to BBC News, the south Wales metal band BLIND AMBITION (MySpace page) is in hot water with a local council over graffiti after the group asked its fans to use their imagination to help promote the act. BLIND AMBITION initially asked people for help via its Facebook site. But following ...

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DROWNING POOL Guitarist Interviewed On 93.7 KCLB ROCKS!

This past Friday (August 27),Kevin Conklin of the 93.7 KCLB Rocks! radio station (web site) in Palm Springs, California conducted an interview with guitarist C.J. Pierce of Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL. The chat can now be streamed using the audio player below. Ayden Rose, the three-year-old s...

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ANTHRAX Singer JOEY BELLADONNA: 'I'm The Easiest Guy To Get Along With'

Peter Atkinson of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX vocalist Joey Belladonna. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. KNAC.COM: Were you able to gel again with the guys doing [the recent "Big Four" festival] shows, or was the focus more just on playing the gigs and worki...

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BEHEMOTH Frontman Says He Is 'A Strong Son Of A Bitch'

Adam "Nergal" Darski, the 33-year-old guitarist/vocalist from Poland's greatest extreme-metal export, BEHEMOTH, was recently diagnosed with a life-threatening form of leukemia, a cancer of blood-forming tissues of the bone marrow Since Nergal's health issues were first made public, the band, its man...

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DESULTORY: 'Counting Our Scars' Track Listing Revealed

Reactivated Swedish death metallers DESULTORY recently completed work on their first album in 14 years, "Counting Our Scars", for a late 2010 release via Pulverised Records. The follow-up to 1996's "Swallow The Snake" was recorded at Necromorbus Studio (WATAIN, NOMINON, AVERSE SEFIRA, FUNERAL MIST,...

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SLASH Files For Divorce

According to TMZ.com, legendary guitarist Slash (real name: Saul Hudson) has filed for divorce from his wife of nine years, Perla Ferrar. Slash cites irreconcilable differences. Slash and Perla have two boys, aged 6 and 8. Court documents, which can be viewed at this location (PDF file),indicate th...

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DROWNING POOL Singer's Son 'Severely Injured' In Accident; Benefit Concert Planned

Ayden Rose, the three-year-old son of DROWNING POOL/ex-SOIL singer Ryan McCombs, was severely injured in a riding lawn mower accident that left severe damage to his right leg. Ayden will need multiple surgeries and has a long road of recovery ahead of him. McCombs' family and friends are asking thos...