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OBITUARY Bassist: We've Never Tried To Sound Like METALLICA Or SLIPKNOT

Simon Milburn of The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with bassist Frank Watkins of Florida death metallers OBITUARY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On whether he thought OBITUARY would still be going hard at it at more than 20 years since the band's inception: "That's a...

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DAATH Guitarist Interviewed By JamPlay

JamPlay recently conducted an interview with Emil Werstler of Atlanta's DAATH, an up-and-coming talent in the guitar scene and the newest JamPlay instructor. Watch the chat below. In a recent entry of his "Jumping Darkness Parade" blog for MetalSucks, DAATH guitarist Eyal Levi revealed that he and W...

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SLIPKNOT's A&R Man Discusses 10-Year Anniversary Of Debut Album

A six-part interview with Roadrunner Records' A&R "legend" (in his own mind) Monte Conner regarding the 10-year anniversary of SLIPKNOT's self-titled debut album is available for streaming below. The special-edition CD/DVD reissue of SLIPKNOT's self-titled debut album sold around 4,600 copies in...

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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist Talks About Performing With JAMES HETFIELD, Touring With METALLICA

Metallic Doormat conducted an interview with guitarist Phil Demmel of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD at this year's Hellfest, which was held on June 19-21, 2009 in Clisson, France. The chat has now been posted online and can be viewed below. MACHINE HEAD recently recorded a version of...

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KISS' STANLEY, THAYER Interviewed On 'Metalheadz' Radio Show; Audio Available

KISS members Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer were recently interviewed by Peter Bailey of the Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom-based "Metalheadz" radio show. You can listen to the chat using the ReverbNation TuneWidget below (click on "Songs" tab and then click on "KISS INTERVIEW" to launch audio). KISS...

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DEVILDRIVER To Tour U.S. With SUFFOCATION?

Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER will hit the road in the U.S. for a five-week headlining trek from January 7 until February 13. According to singer Dez Fafara, "This tour will be what you've all been asking us to do! 'Put a heavy metal package together!' The bands coming along for the ride a...

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SLASH To Perform Song From Upcoming Solo CD At LAYN Benefit Concert

Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) will perform a song off his upcoming self-titled solo album with WOLFMOTHER's Andrew Stockdale at a benefit concert on November 22 at the Avalon in Hollywood, California. The show, billed as "Slash & Friends", will be a fundraiser for the Los Angeles Youth...

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DREAM THEATER Scraps Plans For U.S. Tour, Announces 'God Of War 3' Participation

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has issued the following update: "As 2009 is finally winding down and no DREAM THEATER plans have been made public yet for 2010, I'd like to just give a quick rundown of what we have planned to prevent any rumors or speculation that I'm starting to see brew.... "As...

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EVANESCENCE's WILL HUNT Laying Down Drum Tracks For New METHODS OF MAYHEM Album

Video footage of Will Hunt (EVANESCENCE, STATIC-X, DARK NEW DAY, TOMMY LEE) laying down drum tracks on the new METHODS OF MAYHEM album at MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer and METHODS OF MAYHEM mastermind Tommy Lee's recording studio called The Atrium in Calabasas, California can be viewed below. In an interview...

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Artist Behind DIMEBAG 'Assassination' Painting Responds To Heavy Metal Detractors

Tom Sanford, the New York-based artist behind the controversial 2005 painting "The Assassination of Dimebag Darrell", has posted a lengthy update on his official web site addressing the criticism of his work by metal fans who found the painting to be in poor taste. His message is re-published below...

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SLASH's New Single To Feature OZZY OSBOURNE; More Guest Singers Revealed

Mistress Carrie of the Worcester/Boston, Massachusetts radio station WAAF has posted the following message on her official blog: "One of the benefits of being the Music Director of WAAF is hearing new music WAY before anyone else! "Today I got a chance to hear some of the new Slash [VELVET REVOLVER/...

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DEVILDRIVER: Enschede Footage Available

Video footage of DEVILDRIVER's November 3, 2009 performance at Atak in Enschede, Holland can be viewed below (courtesy of "letthemetalflow"). According to a new online post by DEVILDRIVER bassist Jon Miller, the Santa Barbara, California-based metallers have six songs "in the bag" for the group's fo...

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SLASH's Version Of 'Paradise City' Featuring CYPRESS HILL, FERGIE Available For Streaming

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has just released a two-track CD single in Japan containing the song "Sahara" (featuring singer Koshi Inaba of the Japanese hard rock duo B'Z) and a version of the GN'R classic "Paradise City" (featuring CYPRESS HILL and Fergie [a.k.a. Stacy Ann Fergu...

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DEVILDRIVER To 'Go Faster And Heavier' On Next Album

According to a new online post by DEVILDRIVER bassist Jon Miller, the Santa Barbara, California-based metallers have six songs "in the bag" for the group's forthcoming album, which they "are looking to record sooner than later." He adds, "We want to go faster and heavier on this one to answer any qu...

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SLASH 'Extremely Happy' With Solo Album

Guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has issued the following update: "We're a little more than two weeks away from the LAYN [Los Angeles Youth Network] 'Slash & Friends' fundraiser, November 22nd at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, California. George Lopez is hosting an indulgent...