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KISS To Receive ASCAP Founders Award
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will present rock heavyweights KISS with the prestigious ASCAP Founders Award at its 32nd annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards on April 29 in Hollywood. The exclusive, invitation-only gala takes place at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Ange...April 1, 2015
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GARY HOLT Says He Would Have 'No Shortage Of Riffs' If He Was Asked To Write For SLAYER
In a brand new interview with Fuse.tv, Gary Holt was asked how his status as the touring guitarist in SLAYER is different from his normal duties in EXODUS. "In EXODUS, I do most of the heavy lifting," he said. "Whereas SLAYER, that would be carried by [bassist/vocalist] Tom [Araya]. [With SLAYER] I...April 1, 2015
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Video: U.K. Band TESSERACT Performs On Gigantic Igloo
Cast your mind back to the coolest gig you've ever been to. Does it come anywhere close to a band playing on a gigantic igloo the length of three and a half double decker buses? Thought not. Progressive rock band TESSERACT has landed back in the U.K., having performed the world's first "Gigloo" — a...April 1, 2015
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How TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Helped STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Return To EXODUS
This past week, San Francisco's Fox affiliate KTVU got a chance to speak with two major figures from the Bay Area's influential thrash-metal scene when TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy and recently returned EXODUS lead singer Steve "Zetro" Souza visited the TV station's studio. You can now watch the c...March 29, 2015
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Video: STEEL PANTHER Performs KANYE WEST Song In Wiesbaden
Fan-filmed video footage of STEEL PANTHER's March 26 performance in Wiesbaden, Germany can be seen below. STEEL PANTHER's current setlist includes the Los Angeles-based band's musical response to Kanye West following the rapper's unexpected appearance onstage this year's Grammy Awards. The track, in...March 27, 2015
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SLAYER's New Album To Feature One Song Recorded Before JEFF HANNEMAN's Death
SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya spoke to Revolver magazine about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's eleventh studio album, due later in the year. "We're in kind of the beginning stages of the finishing stages, if that makes any sense," he said. "We're doing the mixing and master...March 27, 2015
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AXEL RUDI PELL's Cover Of RAINBOW's 'Since You Been Gone' Featuring GRAHAM BONNET (Video)
German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell will release "Magic Moments - 25th Anniversary Special Show" on CD, DVD and Blu-Ray on April 28 (one day earlier internationally) through SPV/Steamhammer. The weather gods smiled on Axel Rudi Pell on that memorable magic evening of July 11, 2014 at the Bang Your Head!...March 27, 2015
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EXODUS Singer STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA: 'GARY HOLT And I Have A Really Great Relationship Now'
Don de Leaumont of The Great Southern Brainfart recently conducted an interview with EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Great Southern Brainfart: In my opinion, ANTHRAX made one of the best albums of their career when Joey Belladonna came back int...March 25, 2015
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LIPS: Why Bands Like METALLICA And SLAYER Haven't Taken ANVIL Out On Tour
Guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow was interviewed on the March 22 edition of "The Louvau Show" on the 93.9 KWSS radio station in Scottsdale, Arizona. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked why the so-called "Big Four" bands of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, SLA...March 25, 2015
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Suspended at Aphelion
Virginia-based WHILE HEAVEN WEPT consists of the core seven players of Rain Irving (lead vocals),Jim Hunter (bass),Jason Lingle (keys/vocals),Scott Loose (electric guitar),Tom Phillips (electric and acoustic guitars and synths),Michelle Schrotz (keys/vocals) and Trevor Schrotz (drums/percussion...March 23, 2015
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Collaborating With MARZI MONTAZERI On Music For 'Hairmetal Shotgun Zombie Massacre' Film
Singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Marzi Montazeri (PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS) are writing and recording music for the fictional band WITCHES' LIPS portrayed in the movie "Hairmetal Shotgun Zombie Massacre". They have four original songs done so far...March 21, 2015
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EXODUS/SLAYER's GARY HOLT: KIRK HAMMETT 'Showed Me My First Chords' And 'My First Licks'
EXODUS and SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt was interviewed on the February 20-22 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. A couple of excerpts follow. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it air...March 17, 2015
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HELLYEAH's TOM MAXWELL Explains Lack Of 'Party Metal' Songs On 'Blood For Blood'
Capital Chaos conducted an interview with HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell on February 8 in Sacramento, California. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the lack of "party metal" songs on HELLYEAH's fourth album, "Blood For Blood", Maxwell said: "I pretty much wrote everything on this album —...March 16, 2015
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Reunited SKINLESS To Release 'Only The Ruthless Remain' In June
Reunited New York death metallers SKINLESS will defile the ears of the living this June with their first new studio offering in nearly a decade. Titled "Only The Ruthless Remain", and featuring the band's classic late '90s lineup, SKINLESS's new CD is described in a press release as "a prime slab of...March 16, 2015
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AEROSMITH To Perform At Pro Football Hall Of Fame Concert
The 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival will feature more legends than ever before. AEROSMITH will perform at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in the Pro Football Hall of Fame's first-ever "Concert for Legends" on August 7. The concert will pay tribute to the legends of the Game on t...March 12, 2015
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