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GUS G. Says 'FIREWIND Might Be On Hiatus For A While'

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with FIREWIND and OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G.. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: Recently, [FIREWIND] had a change in vocalist. Apollo Papathanasio, who has done the vocals on all of FIREWIND's...
March 8, 2013
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BATTLE BEAST: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed

Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST — who last fall parted ways with lead singer Nitte Vänskä and replaced her with Noora Louhimo — have completed work on their second full-length album. Produced, mixed and mastered by the band at JKB Studios in Helsinki, the CD will simply be entitled "Battle Beast" and...
March 8, 2013
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JOHN 5: Guitar-Lesson Videos Available

Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com is now featuring a round of guitar lesson videos with guitarist John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON). At PlayThisRiff.com you will find the following lesson videos by John 5: * "Banjo Rolls" (G Major) * "Banjo Rolls" (E Minor With Blues Notes) * "Banjo Rolls" (D...
March 8, 2013
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LOCK UP/CRIMINAL's ANTON REISENEGGER To Guest On HATEFX Album

Anton Reisenegger (LOCK UP, CRIMINAL, PENTAGRAM) will lay down guest vocals on the title track of "Under Destruction", the new album from HATEFX, the Fresno/Livermore, California-based metal band featuring guitarist Glen Alvelais (FORBIDDEN, TESTAMENT, LD/50). Commented Anton: "I was really happy to...
March 7, 2013
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DORO PESCH Interviewed In Rochester (Video)

David "Gus" Griesinger of BackstageAxxess.com conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch before her February 8 concert at Montage Music Hall in Rochester, New York. You can now watch the chat below. Pesch's latest album, "Raise Your Fist", sold 585 copies in the United States in its f...
March 7, 2013
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ABORYM: New Album Details Revealed

"Dirty", the sixth full-length album from Italo-Norwegian hard-industrial-electro extreme metallers ABORYM, will be released on May 28 in Europe and June 11 in North America via Agonia Records. The 10-track double album (cover below) will be made available in digipak, jewel case and gatefold double...
March 7, 2013
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BLOOD TSUNAMI: 'Metal Fang' Video Released

Indie Recordings has announce the signing of BLOOD TSUNAMI, the Oslo, Norway-based thrash metal band featuring drummer Bård G. Eithun (a.k.a. Faust; SCUM, ABORYM, EMPEROR). The band's new album, "For Faen", will be released on March 8 in Norway, March 15 in Germany and Austria and March 11 in the re...
February 28, 2013
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MANDY LION To Release 'Get Some' Single

Vocalist Mandy Lion (WORLD WAR III, WICKED ALLIANCE) will release a new single, "Get Some", on March 26 via HighVolMusic (HVM). Additional singles will follow throughout the year, each one of them containing unique artwork and becoming part of a larger concept project. As previously reported, Jimmy...
February 26, 2013
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JOE SATRIANI, GUS G, MICHAEL AMOTT Battle For Supremacy In 'Eternal Descent Vol. 2'

Continuing to explore the unholy alliance that has long existed between the worlds of heavy metal and fantasy comics, multi-media phenomenon Eternal Descent returns with the second volume of the much-heralded comic saga. Collecting six single issues, an exclusive "Cobalt" one-shot, and extensive art...
February 26, 2013
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Metal Musicians Weigh In On SLAYER Drummer Drama

Several metal musicians have weighed in on SLAYER's decision to replace drummer Dave Lombardo (pictured below) for the upcoming Australian tour following a disagreement over internal financial issues. According to the drummer, 90% of SLAYER's tour revenue is "being deducted as expenses, including th...
February 21, 2013
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JOURNEY's NEAL SCHON Talks New Signature Guitars At NAMM (Video)

David "Gus" Griesinger of BackstageAxxess.com conducted an interview with Neal Schon of JOURNEY at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention that took place January 24-27 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now w...
February 19, 2013
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FIREWIND: New Audio Interview With GUS G. (Audio)

On February 13, Josh Rundquist (a.k.a. That Drummer Guy) conducted an interview with FIREWIND and OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. (real name: Kostas Karamitroudis) before FIREWIND's concert at Mill City Nights in Minneapolis, Minnesota with TURISAS and STOLEN BABIES. You can now listen to the chat in...
February 15, 2013
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Video: STONE SOUR Performs 'Do Me A Favor' Live For First Time

STONE SOUR performed its new single, "Do Me A Favor", live for the first time this past Tuesday, Febraury 12 at Rialto Theatre in Tucson, Arizona. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. "Do Me A Favor" is the first single from "House Of Gold & Bones - Part 2", the second...
February 15, 2013
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NIGHTRAGE Mainman Interviewed On Sweden's 'Backstage-TV' (Video)

Marios Iliopoulos, the leader of multinational thrashers NIGHTRAGE, was interviewed for a recent episode of the "Backstage-TV" program on the Swedish TV channel Öppna Kanalen Göteborg. You can now watch the in-depth chat below. Due to scheduling conflicts, singer Antony Hämäläinen was unable to perf...
February 13, 2013
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KISS' TOMMY THAYER Discusses Signature Guitar With 'Backstage Axxess' (Video)

David "Gus" Griesinger of BackstageAxxess.com conducted an interview with Tommy Thayer of KISS at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention that took place January 24-27 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now wa...
February 13, 2013