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KIKO LOUREIRO Releases Final 2015 MEGADETH Audition Video: 'Symphony Of Destruction'

In April 2015, it was announced that Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro had joined MEGADETH, replacing Chris Broderick, who had left the band five months earlier. Loureiro has now released the final video he sent to David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine five and a half years ago of him performing the song...

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GLENN HUGHES Discusses Lyrical Themes On THE DEAD DAISIES' 'Holy Ground' Album: 'It's About Autobiographical Stuff'

THE DEAD DAISIES — the hard rock "collective" founded by Australian musician and businessman David Lowy — will release its fifth album, "Holy Ground", on January 22, 2021. The LP was recorded at La Fabrique Studios in the south of France with producer Ben Grosse. The follow-up to 2018's "Burn It Dow...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: DAVID LEE ROTH 'Has All The Right In The World' To Perform VAN HALEN's Classic Songs

Wolfgang Van Halen says that David Lee Roth has "all the right in the world" to perform VAN HALEN songs live with his solo band. Wolfgang made the comment during a new interview with Razor, the mid-day jock on the Tucson, Arizona radio station KFMA while promoting the upcoming debut album from his s...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says Recording Sessions For New MEGADETH Album Are 'Moving Along Well'

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke to SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk" about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. He said: "[MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine] is in vocal land now. And guitars are being put down. Dirk [Verbeuren, drum...

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GEORGE LYNCH Launches THE BANISHMENT, Reveals Debut Single 'Lost Horizon'

Legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) has launched a new project, THE BANISHMENT, in which he is joined by programmer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Joe Haze. Self-proclaimed as "dream punk," THE BANISHMENT has premiered its debut single, "Lost Horizon", and launched an Indieg...

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DAVID LEE ROTH's Shares New Artwork Featuring References To SAMMY HAGAR

David Lee Roth has shared a brand new piece of artwork in which he makes several references to his replacement in VAN HALEN, Sammy Hagar. As he has done before, Roth styled the image in the form of a newspaper called The Daily Catastrophe and he incuded several front-page headlines that mention Haga...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON On Why He Switched To Playing With A Pick: 'It Was Literally A Survival Tactic'

In a new interview with Guitar Summit, MEGADETH's David Ellefson was asked if he ever played with his fingers before switching to playing with a pick/plectrum and if so, what prompted the change. He responded (see video below): "I learned how to play with my fingers. As I got into the real world of...

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BILLY SHEEHAN Says New TALAS Studio Album Is Shaping Up To Be 'Really Cool'

Billy Sheehan spoke to the "Music Matters" podcast about the progress of the recording sessions for the new studio album from TALAS, the 1970s upstate New York band which initially earned its name while performing gigs in the Buffalo and Rochester scenes. Although TALAS started out by playing covers...

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Will There Ever Be A 'Definitive' VAN HALEN Documentary? BANGER FILMS' SAM DUNN Would Love To Get A Crack At It

Canadian documentarian Sam Dunn of Banger Films says that he would love to make the "definitive" documentary about VAN HALEN. "VAN HALEN, for me, has always been a bit of a Holy Grail story, particularly the David Lee Roth years, up to '83, '84," Dunn told DEATH ANGEL's Ted Aguilar as part of the "A...

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DAVID ELLEFSON: New MEGADETH Music Will Arrive In 2021

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke to Decibel Geek about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. He said (see video below): "Basic tracks are done. Overdubs now are continuing. I'm sure 2021 will see some new MEGADETH music of some form — hopefu...

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TARJA TURUNEN: 'Music Has Saved Me'

In a new interview with Heavy New York, former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen was asked if she ever thinks about the impact a song will have on the listener while she is working on new music. She responded (hear audio below): "Not necessarily I'm thinking about when I sit down to write a song how wi...

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Former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Members JEREMY SPENCER And JASON HOOK Reunite On New PSYCHOSEXUAL EP

Looking for a twisted take on the classics this holiday season? Las Vegas-based theatrical rock band PSYCHOSEXUAL is celebrating Black Friday with the surprise release of a brand-new covers EP, "Songs To Stalk You By". It is available across all streaming and digital platforms, and on vinyl, CD and...

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MEGADETH's 30-Years-Sober Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Isn't Tempted By Alcohol On The Road

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, who celebrated the 30th anniversary of his getting sober in March, was asked in a new interview with "The Chuck Shute Podcast" how he avoids the temptation of alcohol while spending so much time around people who drink on the road. "I'm the alcoholic," Ellefson expla...

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RESIST & BITE Feat. Former TESLA Guitarist TOMMY SKEOCH: Music Video For 'The Myth I'm Livin''

RESIST & BITE, the new band featuring former TESLA guitarist Tommy Skeoch, has released the official music video for its first single, "The Myth I'm Livin'". Joining him in the group are ex-LYNCH MOB lead vocalist Nathan Utz, guitarist Steve Stokes, drummer David Parks and bassist Brian Powell....

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Listen To Remixed Version OF ICED EARTH's 'Funeral' From 30th-Anniversary Edition Of Debut Album

The 30th-anniversary edition of ICED EARTH's self-titled debut album will arrive on December 18 via Century Media Records. The new version of the 1990 LP features a remix by Chris "Zeuss" Harris, who previously worked with ICED EARTH on the group's latest effort, 2017's "Incorruptible", and brand ne...