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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY Continuing Work On 'Ascending To Infinity'
In August 2011, RHAPSODY OF FIRE guitarist Luca Turilli and keyboardist Alex Staropoli announced their decision to go their separate ways. Due to legal reasons, Staropoli will continue under the RHAPSODY OF FIRE name. Turilli, on the other hand, will make his future efforts available under the RHAPS...February 9, 2012
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A Different Kind of Truth
Releasing "Tattoo" as the first single introducing the second David Lee Roth era of VAN HALEN was ill advised, as it gives the impression that the entirety of "A Different Kind Of Truth" is a second-rate attempt at a comeback, not to mention a lyrical disaster made worse by Roth's attempt at reinven...February 9, 2012
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FURYON: Making Of 'Gravitas' Part 2 (Video)
The second in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Gravitas", the debut album from U.K. metallers FURYON, can be seen below. The CD will be released on March 23 in Europe and March 27 in North America via Frontiers Records. FURYON is a new band from the U.K...February 8, 2012
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CANNIBAL CORPSE: U.S. Headlining Tour Announced
Florida-based death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE will embark on a U.S. headlining tour in April. The "U.S. Torture Tour 2012" will commence on April 5 in Jacksonville, Florida and level 23 stages before coming to a close on May 3 in Gainesville, Florida. Support on the near month-long trek will be...February 7, 2012
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TESTAMENT Guitarist Talks About New Album, Getting Older And Love In New Video Interview
Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick at the 2012 NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention which took place January 19-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Califor...February 7, 2012
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DAVID LEE ROTH Interviews VAN HALEN Brothers (Video)
A nine-minute black-and-white video clip in which VAN HALEN lead singer David Lee Roth interviews the band's guitarist Eddie Van Halen and drummer Alex Van Halen can be seen below. To celebrate the release of VAN HALEN's new album, "A Different Kind Of Truth", the band has teamed up with ESPN.com fo...February 6, 2012
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HOLY GRAIL Checks In From the Studio
California-based traditional metal revivalists HOLY GRAIL, who have spent the past couple of months in the studio with Grammy-award winning producer Matt Hyde (SLAYER, CHILDREN OF BODOM) working on the follow-up to 2010's "Crisis In Utopia", have confirmed a string of U.S. dates in March. The shows...February 6, 2012
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TESTAMENT Guitarist Says He 'Was Expecting To Be Publicly Flogged' By Jazz Community
Dave Reffett of GuitarWorld.com recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT/ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO guitarist Alex Skolnick. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. GuitarWorld.com: Who were your musical heroes growing up, and what has it been like to meet and/or play with several of them? Al...February 6, 2012
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Ex-Bassist: 'ANVIL Have Found Themselves Once Again In A Position Of Irrelevance'
Alex Barbieri of Hardrock Haven recently conducted an interview with former ANVIL bassist Glenn Gyorffy (a.k.a. Glenn Five or G5). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Hardrock Haven: What happened in ANVIL that made you want to leave after 16 years? Glenn: I wouldn't say anything in par...February 5, 2012
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DAVID LEE ROTH: 'I've Been Rich And I've Been Poor. Rich Is Better. Totally Better.'
Guardian.co.uk recently conducted an interview with VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On whether it was ever hard work appearing to be having that much fun all the time: Roth: "I was a surgical tech right out of high school, I sold clothes; I shovelled ...February 5, 2012
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SUICIDE SILENCE Drummer Talks Bullying In Video Interview
Drummer Alex Lopez of California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE taped a 10-minute public service announcement (PSA) for the Musicians Opposed To Bullying (M.O.B.) web site addressing the ever-growing problem of bullying, and especially cyber-bullying — the use of technology such as the Internet a...February 3, 2012
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HOTEL DIABLO: Pro-Shot Footage Of EP-Release Show Posted Online
Professionally filmed video footage of HOTEL DIABLO's January 28 performance at the Key Club in Hollywood, California can be seen below. HOTEL DIABLO is the new band featuring vocalist Rick Stitch (LADYJACK, ex-ADLER'S APPETITE),guitarist Alex Grossi (QUIET RIOT),bassist Mike Duda and drummer Mike...February 3, 2012
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TESTAMENT Would Like GENE HOGLAN To Become Permanent Member
Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! recently conducted an interview with singer Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. TESTAMENT will tentatively release its new album, "The Dark Roots Of Earth", on April 27 via Nuclear Bl...February 2, 2012
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MASTER: New Album Details Revealed
Legendary death metallers MASTER have set "The New Elite" as the title of their eleventh album, due later in the year via Pulverised Records. The CD, which was once again recorded, mixed and mastered at Shaark Studios, contains "11 tracks of unambiguous death metal in its wretched form, in perfect c...February 2, 2012
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Black Metal Documentary 'Out Of The Black' To Be Released For Free Via Web
The producers of the black metal documentary titled "Out Of The Black" have decided to release the long-overdue film for free on the Web in the next four weeks. Executive producer Will Shackleford says, "This thing has taken way too long to complete. We have had financial difficulties, technical dif...February 1, 2012
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