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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist's Mother Dies At 86

Keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER has released the following statement: "It's with great sadness that I share the news that my mom, Rita Rudess, has passed away at the age of 86. She dedicated so much of her life to taking care of my musical spirit. Driving me back...

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Original DESTINY Singer Dies

On January 17, Therese Hanserot, the original lead singer for long-running Swedish metallers DESTINY, passed away at the age of 48. Hanserot joined DESTINY in the fall of 1982, when she was just 18 years old, and she left the band in the summer of 1983. During this time she recorded six songs for th...

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ZAKK WYLDE Taks About Upcoming ROCK & ROLL ROAST In New Interview

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: When did Guitar World approach you with the idea of the Rock & Roll Roast? Zakk: I'm good buddies with all...

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SEVENDUST: Flint Footage Available

Video footage of SEVENDUST performing the song "Splinter" on December 3, 2011 at the Machine Shop in Flint, Michigan can be seen below. The clip was recorded on a GoPro camera and was edited by "Metal Mike" Ames. SEVENDUST's latest album, "Cold Day Memory", sold around 27,000 copies in the United St...

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SKINLAB/Ex-RIKETS Guitarist Launches EVERYBODY PANIC!

Former RIKETS and current SKINLAB guitarist Provo Provenzano has launched a new project called EVERYBODY PANIC! The band, which is rounded out by Ty (LURE, WHITEFALL) on vocals, Gog (WHITEFALL, GOG & GRUBBS) on bass and TJ (HORSE CALLED WAR, MEMORY DRIVEN) on drums, will make its first single, "...

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EXODUS, FORBIDDEN Members Comment On Upcoming Tribute To PAUL BALOFF

EXODUS, POSSESSED, FORBIDDEN and HEATHEN are among the bands who will perform at a special concert to mark the 10-year anniversary of former EXODUS singer Paul Baloff's passing. Dubbed "Bonded By Baloff: A Decade Of Remembrance", the event will take place on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the Oakland...

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VAN HALEN Singer's Ode To Uncle Manny At Cafe Wha? (Video)

VAN HALEN returned to the stage for the first time since the end of its 2007/2008 reunion tour on Thursday night (January 5) when the band performed at the tiny Cafe Wha? nightclub in downtown Manhattan. The gig also served to kick off the promotional campaign for "A Different Kind Of Truth", which...

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BRUTAL TRUTH: 'Lottery' Video Released

"Lottery", the new video from the seminal grindcore/extreme metal outfit BRUTAL TRUTH, can be seen below. The clip was directed by David Hall of Handshake Inc. Stated Hall of the creation of the video and working with BRUTAL TRUTH: "I think Kevin Sharp is a seriously underrated lyricist and therefor...

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SEVENDUST Members Launch CALL ME NO ONE Project

SEVENDUST members Clint Lowery (guitar) and Morgan Rose (drums) have launched a brand new project called CALL ME NO ONE. They will begin recording their debut album before the end of the month for a late spring release. "[It's] gonna be very exciting," says Lowery. In other news, SEVENDUST will begi...

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VAN HALEN: NYC Concert Setlist Revealed; First Tour Dates Announced

VAN HALEN played its first live show since 2008 earlier tonight (Thursday, January 5) at the tiny Cafe Wha? nightclub in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. The show at the 250-person venue was the band's first since it ended its hugely successful 2007/2008 reunion trek with original singer David Lee Rot...

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FOR THE IMPERIUM's Debut To Receive Wider European Release Via LIFEFORCE

The self-titled debut album from the Finnish band FOR THE IMPERIUM will receive a wider European release on April 9 via Lifeforce Records. The CD was originally made available in Finland in August 2011 via Warner Music. On FOR THE IMPERIUM's eponymous debut CD, "your ears will come across everything...

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GORGUTS/DYSRHYTHMIA Guitarist Releases Second Solo Album

Kevin Hufnagel (DYSRHYTHMIA, GORGUTS) has just released his second solo guitar album, "Transparencies", via his own imprint, Nightfloat Recordings. The effort can be streamed in full and purchased at BandCamp.com, along with Hufnagel's past recordings, including a rare, self-released cassette demo f...

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ZAKK WYLDE Talks Christmas In New Interview

Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: Have you ever dressed up as Santa Claus? Zakk: No, I haven't done that yet. We've never done that but we've...

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METALLICA: Official 33-Minute Video Recap Of Second 30th-Anniversary Show

METALLICA has posted a 33-minute video recap of the second of four intimate shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco as part of the week-long celebration of its 30th anniversary as a band for fan club members only. Check it out below. Lou Reed, King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE),Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FAT...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, JOHN 5, GLENN HUGHES, RUDY SARZO Remember DIMEBAG At 'Dimebash' (Audio)

The latest episode of comedian Jim Florentine's "Comedy Metal Midgets" podcast features interview Jim conducted with Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, DIO DISCIPLES),John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON),Rudy Sarzo (DIO, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, OZZY OS...