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TOOL's DANNY CAREY, DEBORAH BONHAM Added To 'Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same'

TOOL's Danny Carey and singer Deborah Bonham, sister of late LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham, have been added to the list of performers at "Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same", a special concert honoring John Bonham on Saturday, September 25 at the Key Club in Hollywood, California. Event co-organi...

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HATEBREED Guitarist, Drummer Interviewed On 'Démentièllement Vôtre' (Audio)

Guitarist Frank Novinec and drummer Matt Byrne of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED were interviewed separately on September 9 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and on September 10 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada by "Démentièllement Vôtre" on Québec City's CKRL 89.1 FM. The interviews have now been...

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THANATOSCHIZO: 'Origami' Artwork Unveiled

Portuguese avant-garde maniacs THANATOSCHIZO will release their fifth album, "Origami", in October via Major Label Industries. The CD was produced by Guilhermino Martins (THANATOSCHIZO guitarist) and will be mastered by Mike Jussila (RAM-ZET, NIGHTWISH) at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland. "Orig...

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ACCEPT: West Hollywood Concert To Be Streamed Live Online

The October 19 concert by reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California will be streamed live around the world via Stickam.com. Tickets for the show now on sale exclusively at EnterTheVault.com until September 21 at which point they will be made available through...

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SODOM Mainman's DIE KNAPPEN: Debut Album To Surface In November

Bassist/vocalist Thomas "Angelripper" Such of veteran German thrashers SODOM has joined forces with longtime friend Detlef "Magic" Lauster in a brand new project called DIE KNAPPEN (old German word for "miner"). The group's debut album, "Auf Kohle Geboren", will be released on November 12. DIE KNAPP...

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Bassist FRANK WATKINS: 'I Am NOT Playing With OBITUARY Anymore'

Bassist Frank Watkins has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that he is no longer a member of the veteran Florida death metal act OBITUARY. SIX FEET UNDER/ex-MASSACRE bassist Terry Butler has been playing bass for OBITUARY on some of the band's most recent dates, leading to speculation that Watkins had l...

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JOE SATRIANI: New Single Available For Free Download

Joe Satriani's new single, "Light Years Away", is available for free download at this location in exchange for a tweet or a Facebook post. "Light Years Away" comes off "Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards", Satriani's 14th studio album, which was produced and recorded by Mike Fraser (AC/DC, METALLICA)...

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JIMI HENDRIX: 'West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology' Detailed

Legacy Recordings and Experience Hendrix LLC have announced the highly-anticipated release of "West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology", featuring more than four hours of rare and previously unreleased Jimi Hendrix music on a five-disc (4 CD/1 DVD) deluxe box set, available Tuesday, Nove...

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LEMMY To Guest On New MICHAEL MONROE Album

Michael Monroe, iconic rock and roll frontman and founding member of hugely influential Finnish outfit HANOI ROCKS, has entered a Los Angeles studio with legendary producer Jack Douglas (AEROSMITH, JOHN LENNON, CLUTCH, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, NEW YORK DOLLS) to begin recording Monroe's new solo album, ten...

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BUMBLEFOOT: As More Time Goes On, People Are Gonna Start Appreciating 'Chinese Democracy' More

Denmark's Gaffa web site recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Gaffa: You became a member of [GUNS N' ROSES] a few years before the release of "Chinese Democracy", but you ended up playing on all the songs...

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OBITUARY Wants TERRY BUTLER To Be Band's New Permanent Bassist

Contraband Candy's René Ackermann conducted an interview with Trevor Peres and Ralph Santolla of Florida death metal legends OBITUARY at this year's edition of the Hole In The Sky festival (a.k.a. Bergen Metal Fest XI),which was held August 25-28 in Bergen, Norway. You can now watch the chat below....

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ZOE BONHAM Added To 'Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same'

Zoe Bonham, daughter of late LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham, has been added to the list of performers honoring John Bonham at a special concert at the Key Club in Hollywood, California. Event co-organizer and current WHITESNAKE drummer Brian Tichy says, "The energy going around us drummers in rega...

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JOE SATRIANI To Guest On U.K.'s PLANET ROCK

Joe Satriani, one of rock music's most renowned guitarists, will debut the first track from his new album, "Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards", exclusively on U.K.'s leading classic rock radio station Planet Rock on Monday, September 13. The song "Light Years Away" will air alongside an exclusive int...

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EPICA, Ex-AFTER FOREVER Members Launch MAYAN, Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST

The following update has been posted on the official web site of the Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA: "Although EPICA has been touring around the world for months, [guitarist/songwriter] Mark [Jansen] found the time to put another band together, which he takes very seriously: MAYAN. "Mark founded M...

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MICHAEL MONROE Signs With UNIVERSAL MUSIC

Michael Monroe, iconic rock and roll frontman and founding member of hugely influential Finnish outfit HANOI ROCKS, has entered into a recording agreement with Universal Music. The first fruits of this international deal will be a brand new live album, "Another Night In The Sun/Live In Helsinki", se...