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JASON BECKER May Issue Previously Unreleased Songs Written With DAVID LEE ROTH

Mark Strigl of the "Talking Metal" podcast (web site) in December 2014 conducted an interview with Jason Becker, a onetime guitar prodigy first known as part of the metal duo CACOPHONY, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's Disease) at age 20, shortly after join...

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ULI JON ROTH Revisits SCORPIONS Classics On New Double Album

UDR will release guitar legend Uli Jon Roth's brand new double album of 19 re-invented SCORPIONS tracks, titled "Scorpions Revisited", on March 10. For over four decades, Uli Jon Roth has forged new frontiers in the world of guitar, both in terms of approach and style. He even managed to invent the...

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Guitarist HERMAN FRANK Says It's A 'Shame' He Wasn't Allowed To Write Any Music For ACCEPT

Former ACCEPT guitarist Herman Frank recently spoke to Metalholic's Rustyn Rose and Metal Wani's Owais "Vitek" Nabi about PANZER, the new German "supergroup" comprised of Frank; vocalist and bassist Schmier, best known as frontman of DESTRUCTION; and drummer Stefan Schwarzmann (ex-ACCEPT, RUNNING WI...

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Original GUNS N' ROSES Drummer STEVEN ADLER Returns To Studio With ADLER Band

ADLER, the band led by former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, returned to the studio two weeks ago to record its first new material since the release of ADLER's debut album, "Back From The Dead", which came out in November 2012 via New Ocean Media. Helming the sessions once again is producer Jef...

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Only to Rise

It'd be tacky to grab an easy pun and say here's a match made in you-know-where, yet an alliance between STRYPER's Michael Sweet and guitar hero George Lynch is most definitely a match. This pairing only seems awkward upon first glance, but there's a perfect logic to these guys hooking up. Michael S...

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THE DARKNESS Recruits Female Drummer EMILY DOLAN DAVIES

British rockers THE DARKNESS have recruited Emily Dolan Davies (pictured) as their new drummer. The band has just completed recording its new album, tentatively titled "Cliffhanger", for a March 2015 release via Wind-Up. Emily Dolan Davies, who has previously worked with Bryan Ferry and Tricky, has...

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KISS To Perform Entire 'Alive!' Album On 'The Kiss Kruise V'

For 40 years, KISS has been in the business of rock and roll, recruiting legions of fans from all walks of life and every corner of the globe. The time has come to take on your next mission which will surely be the most epic adventure the high seas have ever seen... The Kiss Kruise ...

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SCORPIONS: More 'Return To Forever' Album Details Revealed

"There's something unreal about the number," reckons Klaus Meine. The video for "Wind Of Change" has been viewed more than 108 million times on YouTube to date. VEVO meticulously recorded the view requests and certified them. With this, the SCORPIONS are the first German band cracking the 100 millio...

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GUNS N' ROSES' BUMBLEFOOT To Focus On His Solo Career: 'I've Tried To Do Both, And It's Been Really Difficult'

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal says that he is focusing on his solo career after spending eight years playing in the Axl Rose-fronted band. Thal, who is putting the finishing touches on his next solo album, held a press event on Friday, December 12 at The Good Room in Greenpoint, Broo...

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IRON MAIDEN's New Christmas Card Offers Hint Of Possible Return To The Studio

The Christmas card sent out this year by British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN to members of their fan club, Iron Maiden Fan Club, features an image (see below) of the band's official mascot, Eddie, running out from a studio and with a sign that says "UROTON 51", perhaps offering a hint that IRON...

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CHRIS CORNELL To Join MIKE MCCREADY, DUFF MCKAGAN At MAD SEASON's 'Sonic Evolution' Concert

SOUNDGARDEN's Chris Cornell will perform with MAD SEASON featuring Mike McCready (PEARL JAM) and Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) plus the Seattle Symphony orchestra at a special "Sonic Evolution" concert at Seattle's Benaroya Hall on January 30. Tickets start at $50 and may be purchase...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist DJ ASHBA Talks Makeup At LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS (Video)

GUNS N' ROSES and SIXX: A.M. guitarist Daren Jay "DJ" Ashba and his wife, Colombian model Nathalia Henao, were interviewed by Red Carpet Rumba at the Latin Grammy Awards on November 20 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what brand of eyeliner...

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STUCK MOJO, TREMONTI Members Join Forces In GOD TO GRAVITY

GOD TO GRAVITY, the new band featuring Corey Lowery (STUCK MOJO, STEREOMUD, DARK NEW DAY, EYE EMPIRE) on bass, Corey's brother Dustin Lowery (VIASAVA, ETHER SEEDS) on vocals, Pat Deeb (CHROMOSOME 180) and Troy McLawhorn (DARK NEW DAY, DOUBLEDRIVE, EVANESCENCE) on guitars, and Garrett Whitlock (TREMO...

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COAL CHAMBER Completes Recording New Album

COAL CHAMBER, the reformed '90s alt-metal band fronted by current DEVILDRIVER singer Dez Fafara, has completed recording its comeback album at Audiohammer studio in Sanford, Florida with producer Mark Lewis (DEVILDRIVER, CANNIBAL CORPSE) for a tentative early 2015 release via Napalm Records. COAL CH...

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Mass & Volume

Perhaps one of the unlikeliest breakouts in metal is PIG DESTROYER. Their superb grindcore blaster "Book Burner" was one of 2012's best slabs and for the band's fans, the long-shelved "Mass & Volume" EP finally sees the light of day. Its main attraction is to expose a different dimension to the...