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JASON NEWSTED Says 'Private And Personal Circumstances' Caused His Band To Pull Out Of SOUNDWAVE

NEWSTED — the new band featuring former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted and STAIND guitarist Mike Mushok — has confirmed that it will no longer be coming to Australia for the Soundwave festival, which begins tomorrow (Saturday, February 22) in Brisbane. Said Jason in a...

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CARCASS' JEFF WALKER Interviewed On Italy's 'Moshpit' Radio Show (Audio)

Eduardo Vitolo of the Italian heavy metal radio show "Moshpit" recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. CARCASS' new album, "Surgical Steel", sold around 8,500 co...

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HIRAX Singer KATON W. DE PENA Speaks To RockEyez (Audio)

On February 9, Brian Rademacher of RockEyez conducted an interview with HIRAX singer Katon W. De Pena. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. HIRAX will release its new album, "Immortal Legacy", on March 4 (February 24 in Europe) via SPV/Steamhammer. It will be made available as a...

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Ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer HOWARD JONES Talks DEVIL YOU KNOW In 'Metal XS' Studio Report

DEVIL YOU KNOW, the creative union of Howard Jones (ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE),Francesco Artusato (ALL SHALL PERISH) and John Sankey (DEVOLVED),will unleash its inaugural effort on Nuclear Blast Entertainment this spring. The highly-anticipated debut, "The Beauty of Destruction", will be made available...

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MARK TORNILLO's Pre-ACCEPT Band TT QUICK To Reunite For 'Rock N' Roll Heaven Presents' Concert

Singer Mark Tornillo's pre-ACCEPT band TT QUICK will reunite once again for a performance at the "Rock N' Roll Heaven Presents" event on May 3 at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. Also appearing on the bill will be KING'S X, THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX and the BLACK SABBATH cover band BLACK REIGN...

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WHITESNAKE's DAVID COVERDALE Interviewed By EDDIE TRUNK At Brazil's MONSTERS OF ROCK Festival (Video)

New York radio personality and VH1 Classic "That Metal Show" co-host Eddie Trunk conducted an interview with former DEEP PURPLE and current WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale before WHITESNAKE's October 20, 2013 performance at the Monsters Of Rock festival in São Paulo, Brazil. You can now watch th...

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NEWSTED Pulls Out Of Australia's SOUNDWAVE Festival?

Update: Australian touring mogul and Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah has posted a message on Twitter saying that he is "trying to find NEWSTED and figure out what is going on.' He added: "The band's equipment just arrived in Brisbane so not sure what's up." He also wrote: "I can't get hold of any of [J...

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FOZZY Guitarist RICH WARD Talks To 'Maximum Threshold' About Making Of Band's Next Album (Audio)

FOZZY guitarist Rich Ward was interviewed on the latest edition of the "Maximum Threshold" radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. FOZZY recently entered a studio in the northern suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia to begin recording its new album for a tentative late spr...

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MASTODON's BILL KELLIHER Discusses New Song 'High Road'

MASTODON guitarist Bill Kelliher, GOJIRA vocalist/guitarist Joe Duplantier and KVELERTAK singer Erlend Hjelvik took part in a group interview with ARTISTdirect.com editor in chief Rick Florino about their upcoming joint North American tour. Asked what song he's written means the most to him up to th...

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SLASH, ALICE COOPER, VINCE NEIL To Perform At Las Vegas Charity Event

Slash, Alice Cooper, MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil, GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum, SYSTEM OF A DOWN drummer John Dolmayan are among the artists set who will perform at the Keep Memory Alive Center in Las Vegas on February 27 as part of a special benefit to raise awareness about the neurological...

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BLACK SABBATH's Touring Drummer TOMMY CLUFETOS Speaks To U.K.'s RHYTHM Magazine (Video)

In the four-minute preview for the brand new issue of U.K.'s Rhythm magazine, BLACK SABBATH's current touring drummer Tommy Clufetos talks about playing with the legendary heavy metal band, his huge kit and the importance of hard work. Clufetos explained why he took the SABBATH job despite fan disap...

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Ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer's DEVIL YOU KNOW: More Video Footage Of First-Ever Live Show

DEVIL YOU KNOW, the creative union of Howard Jones (ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE),Francesco Artusato (ALL SHALL PERISH) and John Sankey (DEVOLVED),made its live debut this past Saturday night (February 15) at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California. More fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen b...

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BILL WARD Pays Tribute To DAVE LOMBARDO, JOHN BONHAM On 'Rock 50' Radio Show (Video)

Legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward kicked off his return to his radio show "Rock 50" by announcing a year-long salute to drummers starting in this episode with his tribute to Dave Lombardo (SLAYER) and John Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN). Ward played several tracks from Lombardo's latest project PHILM...

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Video: Ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer's DEVIL YOU KNOW Performs Live For First Time

DEVIL YOU KNOW, the creative union of Howard Jones (ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE),Francesco Artusato (ALL SHALL PERISH) and John Sankey (DEVOLVED),made its live debut last night (Saturday, February 15) at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. DEV...

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MIDNIGHT To Headline Tonight's WJCU Benefit Concert

Cleveland, Ohio based speed/black metallers MIDNIGHT will headline WJCU's 2014 Radiothon Benefit Concert, set to take place tonight (Saturday, February 15) at the Agora Ballroom in Cleveland. Also on the bill are BLACK DEATH RESURRECTED, WRETCH, VENOMIN JAMES, VULGAR DEVILS and QUEEN OF HELL. Admiss...